The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-12-06

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confirmed nisi.
The criminal calender was called
over and the cases disposed of as
follows
Commonwealth VS.. George Stanton.
Mol Pros on payment of costs.
Commonwealth VS.. John E. Davies.
Same disposition.
Commonwealth VS.. Edward Walsh,
continued,
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Whit
mire, mol pros on payment of costs.
Same VS.. Hervey Furman, con-
tipued.
Commonwealth VS.. d. c. Black
continued.
Commonwealth VS.. Mary Petrosh
continued.
Sale of real estate ordered in the
estate of David Achenbach deceased.
The District Attorney now called
the case of Commonwealth VS.. r.
Evans. The defendant who is a
practising physician in this town was
charged with cruelty to horse own
ed by John B. Hunt which the prose-
cutor Dennison Brink, was exercising
in the alley adjoining the residence of
the de fendant. The facts in this case
have been previously published in this
paper and hence we will devote no
further space to it. The common
wealth was represented by the District
Attorney and Robt. Buckingham Esq.
looked after the interests of the de-
fendant. The Jury returned verdict
finding the defendant not guilty, each
party to pay one half the costs.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The Grand Jury having completed
their labors made the following re-
port That the Jail and out build
ings are in good condition and are not
needing other repairs than those in
progress. "The new arrangement of
the water-closets in the basement Of
the court house we believe to be a
good and necessary mprovement, as
we'll as the projected vault of the
Register and Recorders Office. We
would recommend that the wood
work on the outside of the back part
of the court house be given coat Of
paint"
In the case of the commonwealth
vs. Harry Keller. The court sentenc-
ed the defendant to pay $500 per
week toward the support of his wife
and two children. Give bail for the
performance of the sentence and
stand committed. The court took
occasion to inform the Sheriff that
this sentence meant imprisonment in
the strictest sense of the term. He
should be fed on simple food, and
kept confined. In discharging the
Grand Jury the court thanked them
for the prompt manner in which they
had performed their duties, and said
that they agreed with the jury in re-
gard to the improvements about the
Court House.
That three or four Grand Juries
had made the recommend dations and
the Commissioners performed their
plain duty when they acted in accord.
ance Herewith, and for this, they
were to be commended, notwith.
standing the fact that certain news
paper had said that the Grand Juries
had been imposed upon, and fooled
into making the recommendations.
The commissioners could have made
the change without any action on the
part of the Grand Jury, but it is Gus
tomary to act on their suggestions.
They should not be censured by
newspapers for carrying out the re.
Communications of the Grand Jury,
bur rather should be honored for it.
The last case on the criminal list
was that of the commonwealth VS..
James Polk. Assault and battery
with intent to commit rape and was
called at 4 o'clock P. M. The prose-
cutrix Mertie Polk who is second
cousin of the defendant testified that
she was on her way from lola to her
home in Pine township when she was
overtaken on the public road by the
defendant who after walking with her
for some distance, threw his arm
around her, and made an indecent
proposal. The defendant positively
denied the story, and endeavored to
show not only by his own evidence,
but by that of people who were travel
ing on the road at the time that 1t
would have been impossible for the
assault to.have taken place as detailed
by the Prosecutrix. He gave an ac-
count Of his actions all that evening,
where he had been and what he had
done. The Commonwealth was re-
presented by the District Attorney
and the defendant by Messrs. Freeze
and Ikeler. The case occupied the
balance of the afternoon and
evening and was given to the Jury
about 9:3o o'clock. They returned a
verdict Thursday morning finding the