The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-06-12

Commonwealth VS.. David ScrudeI; false
pretense. Not true bill and the prosecu-
tor. James I'll. Cant. pay the costs, except
the four dollars to the county.
Commonwealth VS.. James Bourke; lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods. Defend
ant pleads guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. John I'll. Howe; for
nication and bastardy. Defendant plead
guilty. Usual sentence.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Neff; selling
liquor without license. Jury find defend
ant not guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Oliver Davis and
Fred. DriscolI; assault and battery. Jury
find defendants not guilty but that they
pay $40 of the costs and the prosecutor.
Fred Jones. pay the balance.
Commonwealth VS.. Fred. Jones: assault
| and battery. Jury find defendant not
| guilty and divide the costs between the
| prosecutor and the defendant.
| Commonwealth VS.. William Mobiles;
malicious mischief. Defendant plead
| guilty. Sentenced to pay foe of s., costs
and Thirty days in Jail.
| Commonwealth vs. Charles YOcum, alias
John Shoemaker; assault and battery.
| Defendant plead guilty and was sentenced
| to pay the costs.
| Commonwealth VS.. William Shank; lar
| ceny. Defendant plead guilty.
| Commonwealth VS.. Matthew Weakland;
| selling liquor to minors, four counts. De-
fendant plead guilty.
/ Commonwealth VS.. George Jones, Sr.,
and George Jones. Jr; gambling. Defend
| ant plead guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Toney Anchiest and
I ha 70 ii ord
suits for assault and battery. Jury find
AnchIest not guilty but that he pay the
costs. and find Lord guilty of assault and
| battery.
Commonwealth VS.. Charles BrennaL;
forgery. Jury find defendant guilty.
| Commonwealth VS.. Peter Lorenzo; as
salt and battery. Jury find defendant
| not guilty but that he pay half the costs
and Rosario Pieco, the prosecutor, the
| other half.
| Commonwealth VS.. Rebecca Martz: as
saulL and battery. Jury find defendant
guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Mary Burke and
James Burke; adultery. Jury find defend
| ants guilty of fornicatinn.
c, mmonwealth VS.. Joseph Springer;
malicious mischief. Defendant plead guilty
| and was sentenced to pay fine of s., costs
and 80 davs in jail
Commonwealth VS.. William s. Davis;
embezzlemeLt, seventeen indictments.
Jury find defendant not guilty and the
prosecutor paw the costs.
IGNORED BY THE GRAND JURY.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph ConinO, sell
ing liquor without license, two counts;
Frank DeCanno, prosecutor, pay the costs.
Same VS.. Catarina CoLino. selling Hquor
| without license; Frank DeCanno, prose-
cutor, pay the costs.
COmmpnwealth VS.. Henry c. Kirkpat
rick, furnishing liquor Illegally on election
day, five counts; Matthew Weakland,
prosecutor, pay the costs.
Same VS.. Frank de Canno. larceny and
receiving stolen goods; Pasqual Wendonia
| prosecutor
Same VS.. Louis Pegg, first. second and
third counts, keeping gambling house;
fourth, fifth and sixth counts, being COM
mon gambler; George Jones, prosecutor,
pay the costs.
Same VS.. Edward Shaffer, first. second
and third counts. keeping gambling house:
fourth, fifth and sixth counts. being com
mon gambler; George Jones, prosecutor,
paw the costs.
| The Grand Jury finished its business on
Saturday evening and before being dis
charged made the following report:
JUNE 6, 1896.
To the Honorable A. " Barker, President
Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions
of the County of Cambria, Pennsyl-
vania.
We, the Grand Jurors of the June term
Of court, would respectfully report that we
have examined the jail and almshouse and
we find them in good condition. We would
suggest that the upper floors in the court
house be made free from, any refuse that
would be the cause of fires, and would
recommend a bath tub to be placed in the
jail for the use of prisoners.
w. III. REPP,
Foreman
. SECOND WEEK.
Court met on Monday at 9 o'clock with
| Judge Barker on the bench. The prison
ers tried last week were brought over from
= the jail and were sentenced as follows:
Harry Hough, burgIar and David Wat
son, burglary. In the first case agains
them they were ordered to pay jointly
fine of 800 and costs of prosecution and u
serve three years each in the Western
!, penitentiary. Ia the second case they
- were also sentenced to pay joint fine O
n SlOU, anu hOuRn 10 serve Two years IN In
: penitentiary and Watson one year.
John Ream, found guilty of larceny AM
receiving stolen goods, was sentenced L
: paw $50 fine, costs, and serve three years il
the penitentiary.
- James Cramer, assault and battery; 81
fine, costs, and nile months in jail.
William 5. Mccoy, assault and battery
$50 fine, costs, and one year and tw
months in the penitentiary.
Chauncey Myers, larceny and receivin
stolen goods; s25 fine, costs, and ore yea
aud two months in the penitentiary.
William Remington, larceny and re
ceiying stolen goods; S25 fine, costs G
prosecution, and one year and two month
,e in the penitentiary.
John Strumquest, horse stealing; g
fine, costs, and one year and two month
in the penitentiary. Second case agains
= John Strumquest, horse stealing; $25 fin
and costs.
Wesley DOrman, burglary; $50 fine, cost
= and three years in the peni.entiary. SeC
~ ond case against Wesley Dorman, sam
charge; s25 fine, costs, and one year in tt