The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-12-17
Court Proceedings Continued.


List of Petit Jurors called. Those ex.
cused were Luther Eyer of Catawissa. Davis
John of Main, Geo. s. McIIenry of Benton.
Thos Sherwood and +. A. Whitman of
Berwick
Report of viewers in favor of a road in
town of Bloomsbury beginning at the shop
of c. X. Richie on North Iron st. and end.
ing at Race bridge confirmed nisi Width
80 feet
Commonwealth VS. Thos. L. Harder and
sons Charles and Guy, Charles Hamin
prosecutor, was tried, charge assault and
battery. Verdict not guilty. and costs
divided between prosecutor and defendants.
Return of inquest estate OF Daniel Morris.
deceased, confirmed nisi
Com VS.. Curtis Honaberger Assault
and battery. True bill.
Following roads, &c confirmed absolutely:
Report of viewers against bridge in Madi-
son lownship near Jacob Wintersteens.
Report against road in Pine township near
Gustavus Dens.
Report in favor of road in Greenwood
township near Jno. G.. Lemons.
Report in favor of road in Benton twp.
near S. II. O'Brien's.
Report in favor of road in Montour town.
ship, near Geo. Y. Mourey's.
Report against road in Catawissa twp.
near John Shuman's
Report widening Third Street, Benton
Borough
Curtis Honabergcr VS.. Gabriel Wetzel,
assault and battery. Verdict defendant
not guilty and each to pay one half the costs.
Report of Grand Jury in favor of county
bridge in Cleveland township.
Sale of real estate of A. K. Smith, late Of
Jerseytown, deceased, ordered and John B.
Casey appointed Trustee to sell same.
Estate of Peter Greasy. Frank Ikeler APP
pointed auditor to make distribution.
The jury in the case against VIM. Harvey,
Philip Hess, Peter Hess, Katharine Nc
Henry, VIM b. Hess, Allie Harvey. VIM.
Bartlett, James Hess, John Hess and Rhoda
Hess, who were charged with forcible entry
and detainer on the premises of J. p. Fritz
and occupied by ]. {. Linn in Sugarloaf
township, brought in verdict of guilty.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
We have examined the public buildings
and find them in fairly good condition, ex-
cept that some repliEs-sre needed in several
of the cells ~ the Jail as follows 70 the
iron bedsteads a number of which have
broken legs and are otherwise racked also
to the plumbing in two or more of the cells
the basins and hoppers in same being broken
and parts OF same gone. We also recon-
mend that some action be taken by the
Court in the case of John Nanderslice now
confined in cell at the Jail, TO the Jury he
seems to be insane and dangerous person,
and that he should be removed to some
more proper place than our county Jail.
c. w. RUNYAN, Foreman.
Com. VS.. J. X. Fowler, charge selling
liquor on election day. Plea guilty. "On
the statements of counsel for the defendant
and the District Attorney that the sale was
made on the evening of November Srd, 1906,
after the polls were closed and the vote an
nounced TO the public and the defendant be.
lieving that he had then right to sell under
the law and for that reason asked for a sus-
pension of sentence so far as the same re-
lates 10 Imprisonment of the defendant, 1t is
so ordered and the sentence of the Court is
that you J. X. Fowler pay the costs of prose-
cution and a fine of $50 to the Common
wealth or give bail for the payment of the
same to the Sheriff within ten DAYS and
stand committed until this sentence is COM
piled with.
BY THE COURT"
Com. VS.. Philip Hess ct. al. Now Dec
ember 10, 1896, the reasons filed in this
case by Defendants Counsel for new trial
and IN arrest of judgment are over-ruled and
while we consider the verdict of the Jury
''bht anu proper according 10 tne evidence
and the charge of the Court, yet in order
that Allie Harvey and Rhoda Hess being
married women acting in the presence of
their husbands shall not and cannot be held
for crime committed, the verdict of the Jury
is set aside as to them, and in order that
James Hess, John Hess and VIM Bartlett
shall not be predjudced by the verdict
or the charge of Court, we set
aside as to them the verdict so far as it
relates to their guilt of forcibe entry, and
sentence them only in reference to their
guilt OF forcible detainer, and that they the
aid James Hess, John Hess and VIM Bart
let each pay one-seventh of the costs of
prosecution and that Peter Hess, Philip
Hess, w. A. Hess, Katharine McHenry
and VIM. Harvey pay fine of one dollar
each to the Commonwealth and that each
also pay one-seventh of the costs of prose.
cution within fifty days of this date and in
case OF non-payment of said fines and costs
at the expiration of that time bench war
rant may issue to apprehend the defendants
sentenced or any of them and commit them
to the custody of the Sheriff
BY THE COURT