Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-09-12
COURT PROCEEDINas.

COURT PROCEEDINGS.
| Court convened at 10 o'clock A. M.
on Monday, September 3rd, 1894,
with President JudgeLyons and As
sociates Wickersham and Barton on
the bench.
The constables made their returns.
One bastard child was reported as
being born in Miflintown borough
and in Tuscarora township by the
con-tables from those districts.
The Grand Jury was sworn and
charged by the court.
Alias subpoena in divorce was
granted in the casa of Anna Llura
Hudson vs. Louis L. Hudson.
Subpoena in divorce granted in the
case of Job F. Haldeman vs.. Louisa
R. Haldeman. y
Alias Subpoena in divorce war
granted in the case of Kate l.. Codes
VS.. Cambridge Coder.
In the divorce proceedings, Tobias
w. Auker vs.. Mary A. Auker, peti.
ton asking for alimony and counsel
fees fled.
In the estate of William Kohler,
deceased, sale of real estate to VIM.
G. Shearer for 81, 500. Confirmed.
In the estate of Abram Whitman,
deceased, leave was granted to mort
gage real estate to pay debts
In the estate of Catherine Kurtz,
deceased. Sales of real estate to
Jacob Brnbaker for 1900 to W. H.
Slaughterbach for $3.50, and to ST.
mon Lyder for $62 was confirmed.
In the estate Of VIM. Hart, decd,
order for sale of real estate granted.
! In the estate of Joseph E. Long.
acre, deceased, order of sale of real
estate granted and widows appraise-
ment confirmed.
In the estate of John Huzzard,
deceased, refundiDg bonds filed bv
the heirs
w. L. Hopes. Esq, filed his re-
port as Auditor in the estate of j. c..
Okeson, deceased
j. N. Keller, Esq, fled his report
rs Auditor in the assigned estate Of
Henry s. Hart
G. B. Crawford, Esq, filed his re-
port in the estate of FIanna Stevens,
deceased.
The hotel license Of the Jacobs
House, Miff1intown, was transferred
bv w. S. Arbogsst to Robert Nixon.
In the matter of the appropriation
of the moneys realized by the sheriff
from the sale of the Obherholtzer
property: Money ruled into court,
ard September Is, 1894, the court
will make appropriation of the same
The report of viewers to assess
damages for laying out cemetery al
ley IL the borough of Miflin.own,
filed.
In the matter OF the proposed
change in the road in Fermanagh
and Walker Twps running between
Van Vert and Miffllntown. rule was
granted on original petitioners to
show cause why exceptions to views
ana review should not be fled nunce
pro tune and answer of original peti-
TONERS was filed to former rule
PANEL Auker was appointed guard,
ian Of the minor children of William
w. Sulouff. deceased.
Fl. II. Hartman was appointed
guardian of the minor children Of
Henry Mcclure, deceased.
Commonwealth VS.. Philip Hine
baugh, Wilson Dressler. Frank
Ischupp, Harvey Froutz, Mart Mark
ley and Isasc r Bostwick. Disturb.
ing religious meeting in st. James
church, Susquehanna township. w.
Scott Switzer. prosecutor. The de-
fendants are boys and Young men,
and on the Goth of July disturbed n
Christian Epdeavor meeting in st.
James Church by loud talking,
laughing and by slamming open the
doors of the church They made a
vigorous defense, but were found
guilty. Sentence was suspen ded un-
til December Term.
Commonwealth VS. James Sheets
Fornication and bastardv Ida M
Berry, prosecutrix When the case
WAS called the defendant did not an
pear. His bail was forfeited, and b
vas tried in his absence Ferm -"
evidence it appeared the s'atu.-- nf
limitations interfered with his COW
nection and the court instructed the
Jury to find verdict of not guilty,
which they did, but imposed the
costs upon the defendant.
Commonwealth IS. Adam Damien.
The indictment was for entering the
dwelling house of John Porter in
Milford township, aud stealing a ra
zor to which defendant pleaded gull
ty.. Sentenced to the county Jail for
the period of 80 days.
Commonwealth VS.. Calvin D Wag
ner. Assault and battery. NJ. A.
Huffman, prosecutor. Not a true
bill and county for costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Edward Luth
er Larceny. Thomas P. Hurley,
prosecutor. Not true bill and va.
Thomas q Hurley, larceny. Not
true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. VIM. G. Brown,
statutory rape. Simon NJ. Logan,
prosecutor. A true bill and against
same defendant. fornlcation and bas
tardy. Rose Bell Logan, prosecutrix.
A true bill. both continued. Com
monwealth VS.. Hiram Smith, assault
and battery, H. D. Thompson, pros
ecutOr Settled.
Commonwealth Va Charles Swarfz
assault and battery. JOHN Mu'doon,
prosecutor From the evidence, it
appeared, Swar.z struck Mn'doon
over the head with a clubOn the 10 h
of Nav. 1894. the blow knocking Mul.