The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

Daley, one OF the defendants VINO
said his home was in Elmira, testified
that he met Gaughan on the rail road
and that he told him there was some
beer in the woods, that he should GO
there and wait for him. That subse.
quently he met Varnish, who said he
lived at Mt Joy, and told him about
it, and together they went and drank
some Of the beer. Varnish testified to
substantially the same thing.
The other defendant, Joseph Har.
rigan, who gave his home as Pittston,
said that he was coming along the
railroad, and seeing a smoke in the
brush, went to it and found there the
two defendants asleep beside the beer.
He drank some of it, and the next
thing he knew they were all arrested
anu in the station house at Centralia.
Lawrence Gaughen testified that he
never saw the other defendants until
he met them in the county Jail. That
he stole the beer and that the defend.
ants had nothing to do with it.
After able argument by the counsel
and an impartial charge to the jury by
the Court, the case was given to them.
The next case called was the Com
monwealth VS.. James Hile of Frank
lin township, who was charged with
removing fences, &c. A great deal of
time was consumed in the trial of the
cause, more than the importance of
the case warranted. The title to land
was questioned and the principal evi-
dence was that given by the survey
ors. District Attorney Hanly had
charge of the prosecution, whilst the
interest of the defendant was taken
care Of by w. H. Rhawn.
AT the commencement of the trial
a motion was made by counsel for the
defendant to quash the indictment on
the grounds that the information was
made under the Act of Assembly of
1860, charging removal of trees, and
the indictment charged the removal Of
fences under the Act of 1865. The
Court overruled the motion and the
trial proceeded, which resulted in the
jury finding the defendant not guilty,
but that he pay one half the costs, and
the prosecutor Sylvester Hover, the
other half.
Commonwealth VS.. c. B. Kelchner.
Assault and battery, true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. George Caron.
Assault and battery, a true bill.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The sheriff acknowledged the follow
ing deeds;
To Alexander Billmyer for the prop.
erty of Peter Diehl, consideration
$22oo.
To Agnes E. Smith for property OF
James {. Montgomery, consideration
$3.50.
10 James T. Fox for property OF
Allison Derr, consideration $3.50.
To same for property of same, con-
sideration $500.
To o. B. Millard for property OF
Thomas Liddicoat, consideration $as.
To c. G. Murphy for property OF
same, consideration $77o.
Commonwealth VS.. G. B. Kelchne-
Assault and battery. The defendant
in this case was mere boy and had
some difficulty with his father who
lives in Light Street. 1t was the opin.
ion of great many of the spectators
that this, like many other cases had
better be settled at home than in the
courts. The boy plead guilty, and
the Court, after giving him some
wholesome advice, suspended sentence
and permitted him to return with his
parents. He was directed to pay the
costs.
VIM. V. Lawton was appointed
guardian of Myra A. and Lizzie e.
Lawton. The bond was filed and ap
proved.
John S. Cole was appointed guar.
dian of Raymond H. Cole.
In the case of Commonwealth VS.
James Daley, James Harrigan and w
H. Varnish, the jury returned a YER
dict finding the defendants guilty.
In the case of Commonwealth VS.
Lawrence Gaughen, the Court sen
fenced the defendant to pay costs Of
prosecution, fine of $Ioo to the
Commonwealth and restore the prop
erty stolen if not already done, anc
undergo Imprisonment in the Hunting
don state reformatory until discharged
according 20 law, the sheriff to be al
lowed one assistant in conducting hin
there.
In the case of the Commonwealth
VS.. James Daley, the sentence of the
Court was that the defendant pay tn,
costs OF prosecution, fine of $a5 tC
the Commonwealth, restore the prop
erty stolen if not already done, anC
undergo an imprisonment in the East
ern State penitentiary for one year
and stand committed until the sen
tence is comDlied with. The Sheri,