The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-15
Court Proceedings.

/ IN the FREEMAN:
Commonwealth vs. William Boyer. rob-
berry and receiving stolen goods. jury find
defendant guilty. of larceny
! Commonwealth v. II. Franklin HorDer.
assault and battery. July find defendant
not guilty and the prosecutor. c. J. BeegIe.
To pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Edward Nagle. as
sanIt and battery. Defendant plead guilty
and was sentenced To pay fine of 50 ana
| costs and three months in jail
! Commonwealth v. Ben NanorSdaH. sell
ing LIQUOR without license. Defendant
plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a
/ line OF 500 ana costs and three months IN
! Jail
Commonwealth v. Joseph Miller and
| Alden Stit1ler, assault and battery. Jury
| hnd defendants not guilty and divide the
! costs between the prosecutor. James F.
shade, and Joseph Miller. one Of the de
| PENDANTS.
! Commonwealth vs. Ferd Schmidt, sell
| ing and furnishing liquor on Sunday Not
true bill and the prosecutor. Louis Shat
! fer, to pay the costs.
! Commonwealth vs.. Samuel Hoffman.
/ forciblc entry and detainer Not true
! bill and the prosecutor. Daniel Allison. To
| pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Peter Henock false
/ pretense. Not true bill and the prose.u-
! tor, + j. Geager. to pay the costs.
, Commonwealth vs. y. B. Harvey burn
| ing Shop, attempt To burn shop. etc.
! Not true bill and the prosecutor. james
| > Rracken, to pay the pay the costs.
! Commonwealth vs.. Michael McArdIe.
robbing freight cars. Defendant plead
| guilty and was sentenced to pay u fine OF
/ 500 and costs and one year and nine
months in the Western penitentiary
Commonwealth V. Daniel sullivan and
Charles Gleason. larceny and receiving
stolen goods Jury find defendants guilty
Commonwealth ". William PeJrukwith,
fraudulently making. altering, and fraud
UIently uttering Il written instrument.
Jury find defendant guilty.
Commonwealth ". Ben Shaffcr and NJ.
c. Baldwin, burglary. Defendants plead
guilty Sentenced To jointly pay fine of
500 aud costs and Shatier to term Of six
months in jail and Baldwin 10 two years
and six months in the pentcntiary.
Commonwealth v. Richard Lewis, en-
tering building with intent to commit
felony. jury find defendant not guilty.
Commonwealth V. Lee Good, larceny.
Jury find defendant guilty.
Commonwealth ". Martin Anderson.
defrauding boarding house keeper Jury
find defendant not guilty.
Commonwealth " Henry Dunlap. JOS
eph Lloyd and Matthew Myers. entering
shop with intent TO commit felony. lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods. y mol
pros as to Dunlap and Lloyd and jury found
Myers not guilty.
On Friday afternoon the case of the
Commonwealth ". Ellis Il. Reed. Of Has
tings. was reached. The defendant was
.ajicted for rape and on being arraiguci
pleaded not guilty. The victim Lcoua
Spencer. aged 13. the daughter of L. +.
Spencer, druggist at Hastings. on being
called TO the witness stand. told the fol-
lowing:
''On the evening Of the 18th Of February
l went dewn to Mr.. Reeds TO ask Goldie.
his adopted daughter, % go with me TO the
opera: Godie had to finish washing the
dishes: Mr. Reed asked me to come from
the kitchen To the dining room: hc took
me 10y the arm and led me up stairs and
into a dark room: he threw me- on
the bed and outraged me; l went down
stairs and talked 10 Goldns and was with
her when she dressed for the opera: Della
Richards came in and was there part of the
tfrpa while G,Idia was rr.,rir,, r.,,t,.. az,
ali tIr. wont tI,,,,,..,, I,,,,,-. ,,,,-.,F.,
,,o,,r Lo,,., fr,., ,f,.. ,,,..,, ,..,,.-. ~,
mana and r,,,rnrp.,. Ter. ~. On, bor,,I ,nId
mamma of what had happened to me at
the hands of Mr.. Reed. The, crn-S-eyau-
in,-fon dpve;,r.d rorbfno ua,v and -Irr,-
,,Ii.d o,,r, minor Jat,iI. in ,b.. ,.b,f,, IF
t.srimopv
When The defendant tool, tl,. stand ~ ,
witness in his own bab.rf ba fasrff.d ~
nearly all rho circumstances id.r,fraIIv
the same as the proseruriup lie ay,,I,fr,-
ed that he ,;,fIad Ieopa out.,f tho Lit,.bnr
TO ask her why she came there TO get Col
Ole 10 go with hti 10 the opera mousse
Mrs Reed was absent. he SAID aud
needed GoidIe at nome TO attend 10 the
work. uiu hol 90 up STAIRS with Leuha'
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cahuy 10 d eIr'. MS HiiI "aH a'teI
wards put on the stahd anu coiFouoIated
the defendant testimony ne EIfi >alu
she had oteh al hteu piace % o"S '"iu'
al ABOUT the liule oI 'h' l''''.u "c. I'll ''l't-
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