Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-03-01
Court News.

Court COlNeueNi oh -J
n M. with Hons. r. M. Durham,
president judge. and John 1onKih
and Nj. J. Phillips, associate judges
on the bench. The constables OF
the several precincts of the county
were called and made their returns.
These papers were handed to the
President Judge and after looking
them over he announced that all but
one. was wrong, that they failed TO
state whether or not the constable
had made monthly visits to licensed
houses. as is required by law. This
was corrected by the officers OF
their uttornies and made satisfactory
! 10 the court. With this over the
Grand jury was sworn and the
CHARGE of the court to this body was
excellent. Nothing was left unsaid
by Judge Dunham that would DC OF
assistance to the jurors. III was
perhaps the most complete charge
ever delivered to a grand jury in
Sullivan county.
The licenses were taken up at 3
p. m. All of the old applicants were
granted license on sight, except
those whom remonetrances had been
filed against. OF this number
the following were included, the
Forksville House, g. III. Seeley pro-
prietor, Allegheny House, Eagles
Mere. G. Peale jr. and Wm. Van-
buskirk, proprietors, Hotel Eagles
Mere, E. Y, Ingham, proprietor ana
the new house of J. ii. Stackhouse
near Eagles Mere.
The remonstrances against the
Eagles Mere hotels were filed
with the clerk of the Quarter Ses-
sion one day after the time fixed by
law, but Notwithstanding this fact the
court took the papers and remark
ed that they would give them such
attention rs they were entitled to.
The only remonstrance that cut
any figure before the court. was that
filed against the Seeley House in
Forksville; Attorney Rush j. Thom.
son represented the remonstrance
and Atty. j. G. Scouten the arpli-
cant. There were large number Of
ladies present among whom were
several of Forksville. Much intcr>
est was manifested in the result by
friends of either side. Major Seeley
was quoted as being good landlord
by witnesses called by both Mr.
Thomson and Scouten. He certainly
has made pleasant travellers home
of the "what was known as the old
Forksville house" This fact crn
not be disputed by even the repre>
sentatives of the remonstrance.
Whether or not he has violated the
law in the selling Of liquors, we
know not.
With the witnesses heard in this
case, the court announced that q
date for license court would be fixed
for the future, and suggested to the
members Of the bar, either the third
Monday in February or the first
Monday in March, The first Mon
day in March was agreed upon.
This move on the part of the court
was complimentcd by the Lax payers,
inasmuch as it will save for the coun-
ty many hundred dollars, as the jur-
ors and witnesses in attendance, will
not be compelled to wait the doings
Of the granting of the licenses, but
can proceed to business at once.
On Tuesday forenoon common
wealth cases in which Judge Durham
had not been employed, were heard.
Judge Peck of Towanda arrived on
the 3 p. IN. train Tuesday and
took charge and will preside the re-
mainder Of the week. He has made
favorable impression upon the bar
and public.
LATER Licenses were all grant>
ed rs advertised, except that Of G..
E. Jackson for a restaurant license
in Bernice, which is held under
adyisement. See court proceedings
| elsewhere.
In granting the Seeley license,
Judge Dunham remarked that he
was ovcrruled by his associates.
The attorneys for Judge Durham
filed their bill of particulars in the
Sittser- Durham contest case on
Wednesday evening of last week.
The bill sets forth that there were