The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
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Elmer Baldwin was convicted of as
sault and battery upon information of
Augustus Hecker, the jury rendering a
verdic; without retiring from the box.
Baldwin was sentenced 10 pay costs Of
prosecution, a fine ofsl, and to undergo
imprisonment in the county Jail for a
period of sixty days.
Lafayette Sweitzer, charged with rape,
etc, on information of Annie Flanagan.
aged l5,.was convicted on another count,
fornication, in the bill of indictment. The
jury found him not guilty on the other
counts.
The Court dismissed the case of the
Commonwealth vs.. Henry Haselroth,
who was alleged 10 hayedefrauded Samuel
Elrick out of So in horse deal, for want
of jurisdiction, the sale OF the horse hay
ing been made in the State of Maryland
Fred Dupont, of lockwood, WAS con-
victed of aggravated assault and battery
on information of NJ. III. Snyder, of the
same place. Dupont and Snyder got into
a quarrel about their children and when
the latter called Fred liar he resented
the imputation by striking Mr. Snyder in
the face.
Irwin kimmel, of Black township, was
bound over TO keep the peace on infor-
tion of his wife.
Chas. kann, OF Berlin, charged with
stealing lot of chickens from farmer
Albert Cober, of fBrothersvalley township,
was acquitted.
The grand jury devoted more than
day To examining witnesses in the ease
against Joseph Hershberger, of Hoovers-
vile, charged with violation of the liquor
law, and finally ignored the indictment
and placed the costs Oh the county. The
prosecutor WAS a woman named Kegg
and she now has the satisfaction of know
ing that she has put the county of Somer-
set to the expense of several hundred
| dollars, or sum sufficient 20 purchase
several kegs.
Henry \ Werner, OF Allegheny town
ship, WAS acquitted on a charge ofl,r-
| ceny.
George Fogel, charged with libel on in
formation of Cornelius Alexander, was
found not guilty.
At Thursday evening session the Court
took up the applications for retail liquor
dealers license Ofthe thirty-one appli
cantS, the twenty eight who held license
last year were granted permission To sell
during the next twelve months. and the
three new ones-G. p. Shafer, of Conilu-
ence; Sidney Holsopple, of Benson, and
Samuel Buchanan, Of lockwood
held over for further consideration. Fol
lowing is the list of these granted: Ad-
Olson owuship-Charles \. Mitchell and
Ed Nicklow; Berlin-A. B. Fa!kner and
Andrew McQuade: Coniiuence-William
4. Swan, J. VI. Dodds, and Scott Sterner;
Davidsville-JohnK Kurtz; El.1l;ck town
ship-Thomas S. Williams; Hoovers-
yille-Joseph IIershberger; Jenner town
ship-H. q. Stahl Larimer township
J. J. Kennel; Meyersdale-J. c. Reed,
John ii. Slicer, John w. Guthrie, and
Nathaniel Slicer; Rockwood-S. 4.
Haines and Reuben Marietta; Salisbury
c. T. Hay AMI Henry Loechel; el;;..Somerset-
George III. Tayman, Charles ;. Nannear,
jacob B. Winters; Somerset township
William III. Tayman; StoyestOwn-John
II. Hite and Samuel Custer; Summit
tOwnship-kiser Kimmeil; Ursina-John
+. Zimmerman.
Prior 10 granting the licenses Judge
Long Geleche' repeated the admonition
given the landlords of Bedford county a
few weeks ago, in regard TO closing their
bars at 10 o'clock and abolishing free
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no authority to order the bars closed at a
certain hour, but that any violation of
this request would be considered rs evil
dence operating against applicants in the
future.