The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-12-11
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BENCH. BAR AND JURY.
Criminal Court Prooeedinga.

Criminal Court Proceedings.
The regular term of criminal court
Longenecker, Biesecker and Horner ON
the bench.
Twenty-four-the full panel-of grand
jurors answered to their. names when
Clerk Saylor called the roll. As only
, twenty-three could serve the Court asked
which of the number wished to be excus-
ed. Reuben Johns. of Salisbury. signifi
cd his willingness to retire and he was
, accordingly excused with an order for
one days pay and mileage. The Court
then appointed S. NJ. Housed, Esq, of
Greenville township, foreman, when the
grand jury retired to their room.
The report OF viewers appointed to
view a road from lockwood to Garrett
was presented and confirmed nia.
In the assigned estate of David
LoGue, of Shade township, an or
der was granted the assignee to sell real
estate.
The report of viewers appointed to view
a bridge in Ogle township was present
ell and confirmed aiSi.
On a petition of citizens of Lincoln
township w. f. Kimmell was appointed
Constable of said township.
A petition for viewers to view road in
Jenner township was presented.
The order to sell real estate of Jacob S.
Koontz was continued.
District Attorney Berkey presented Il
petition for a rule to show cause why the
mol pros entered in the case of the Com
monwealth VS. Robert Floto should not
be stricken off. Rule awarded.
Exceptions were filed to report of view
ers on a road in Black township.
An order of sale was granted the as
signee in the assigned estate of David and
George Shaulis-
Report of viewers to view a road in
Lincoln and one in Black township
were reported and confirmed misi.
The Court handed down an opinion
sustaining the exceptions to the report of
the auditor in the assigned estate of
Samuel Buckman and wife.
Exceptions were filed to q report of
viewers on road in Somerset township.
In the assigned estate of Andrew For
rest, ct al. an order to sell real estate was
granted.
In the estate of ii. T. Weld, the order
of sale was continued.
In the estate of John Deaner, an order
of sale was granted.
In the estate of Martin Fleegle, the or
der of sale was continued.
The auditors commission was contin-
ued i'm the estate ot Peter Meyers.
The sale of the real estate in the estate of
Samuel Zerfoss was confirmed.
The widows election in the estate of
Reuben Miller was confirmed.
The widows election in the estate OF
Daniel Holsopple was confirmed.
An order of sale was granted in the es-
tate of Ephraim Swank.
The widows election was confirmed in
the estate of John III. Pew.
The order of sale was continued in the
estate OF JOINT Boyts.
An order of sale was decreed in the es-
tate of Morgan Friedline.
The widows election was confirmed in
the estate Of Albert McClintock.
The auditors report was confirmed in
the estate of Josiah limerick.
The widows election WAS confirmed in
the estate of Levi c. Mishler.
The widows election was confirmed in
the estate of l.. Hochstetler.
The sale of the real estate in the estate
OF Peter ii. Walker was confirmed.
The auditors report in the estate of
Sarah Snowman was confirmed.
The widows election in the estate of
John Gardner was confirmed.
The widows election in the estate of
George Barclay was confirmed.
An inquest was awarded in the estate
of Reuben Miller.
The auditors report was confirmed in
the estate of John J. Snyder.
An order of sale was decreed in the es-
tate of Lydia Hochstetler.
The oath of Office was administered 10
A. J. Colborn, Esq, the newly elected
District Attorney.
| CRIMINAL CASES.
The criminal calendar contains a list of
twenty-four cases. most of them of very
trivial nature. The follo~ing cases were
continued: Com. VS., Henry Dively, lar
ceny same vs.. Bearl Bundle, furnish
ing liquor to minors; same VS.. Frank
POLICEMAN, larceny; same w. Lafayette
Sweitzer, +. & b.. same VS.. same, rape +;
same vs.. Clarence Friedline, +. & B.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS..
W. L. Hoover the grand jury returned
not a true bill, and the prosecutrix-Mrs.
c. 4. Sutton-to pay the costs.
The first case called for trial was that of
the Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Silva.
The charge was aggravated assault and
battery, and the prosecution was brought
by the defendants wife. Defendan.
plead guilty to simple assault and bat
terry, but the Commonw ealth was not
content with this plea and insisted on GO
ing 10 trial on the more serious count in
the indictment. The evidence dis
closed that Silva had treated his wife
in most brutal and shameful man.
ner; that he had frequently kicked and
beaten her, at one time breaking one ot
her arms with broom handle. The
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jury promptly convicted him on the
first count of the indictment. Silva is a
Portuguese who came into this county
at the time work was under headway on
the contemplated South Penn railroad.
He was committed to Jail, pending
sentence.
Joseph Manages plead guilty to an
indictment charging him with commit
ting an assault and battery upon the
person of Samuel Fleegle. Sentence has
not yet been imposed.
The case of the Commonwealth vs..
ID. Wayland, indicted for forgery on
information of c. III. Schmucker, is be-
ing tried rs we go TO press.
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