The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-09-18

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The case of the commonwealth VS.. Chas.
Rawley, William Beatty, Henry Ward,
| Michael Flynn, James Lonce. Allen Row
| ley and John Betty; breaking into rail-
road car and larceny. on trial when the re-
| port in last weeks FREEMAN closed was
| finished on Thursday evening The dis
trict attorney entered a rlOU pros as to the
four last named. Jury find the others not
| guilty.
The grand jury ignored the following
| bills:
Commonwealth VS.. John Cramlsh and
Frank Short; assault and battery and ag-
| gravated assault and battery. Not a true
bill and the prosecutor, Stranick Ourburn,
| to pay the costs.
| same offense. Not true bill and the
| prosecutor, John Cramey, to pay the costs
| Commonwealth VS.. John Smedlock, Jose
| Smedlock and and Valenty Beds; assault
and battery and aggravated assault and
| battery. Not true bill and John Cramey,
| the prosecutor, to pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Aaron 4. Shaffer:
kidnapping with intent to extort money
for restoration. Not true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Charles Rice; larceny
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fendant guilty. Sentenced to pay fine of
$50, costs and one year aud eight months
| in the penitentarv.
colored, robbery. Jury find defendant not
| guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Julius Bee; selling
and furnishing liquor on Sunday, nine in
| dictments Not a true bill and the county
| 10 pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS.. William Alexander:
| assault and battery. Jury find defendant
not guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. John f. Donaldson;
| assault add battery. Jury find defendant
| guilty. Sentenced TO pay a fine of $40,
| costs and to go to Jail for 30 days.
Commonwealth VS.. Homer Somerville:
| assault and battery. Jury find the de-
fenGant not guilty and divide the costs be-
tween the defendant aad the prosecutor,
| John +. Donaldson.
Commonwealth VS.. Thomas Pitchford
assault and battery. Jury find the defend
ant not guilty and divide the costs between
the defendant and the prosecutor
Commonwealth VS.. James Young; as
sault and battery. Jury find the defend
ant not guilty and divide the costs be-
| tween the defendant and the prosecutor,
Thomas Pitchford.
Commonwealth VS.. Peter Swope: assault
and battery. jury find defendant not
guilty and divide the costs between the
| defendant and the prosecutor, Philip
kIOok.
Commonwealth VS.. Philip Krook; as
| sault and battery. jury find defendant
guilty.
SECOND WEEK
Commonwealth VS.. Thomas Cunning
ham: assault and battery. Jury find de-
fendant guilty on the first count and not
on the second.
Commonwealth VS.. Lum John and Lum
Quin; assault and battery. Defendants
plead guilty and were sentenced to pay the
costs, fine of SO each and to serve 30
| days in Jail.
Commonwealth VS.. Philip Pritch: surety
| OF the peace. Defendant discharged
Commonwealth vs.. John McDougal; de-
| fraudihg clearinghouse keeper jury
| find defendant guilty.
| Commonwealth VS.. Henry c. Kirkpatrick
and Frank Luther; assault and battery
and aggravated assault and battery Not
true bill and the prosecutor, Andrew
PuiSka TO pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Julius Raeer: as
sault and battery and aggravated assault
| and battery. Not a true bill and the
prosecutor, James Null, to pay the costs
| Commonwealth v3. John Helstrom: arson,
| arson aiding and procuring, four indict-
ments. Jury find defendant not guilty on
three indictments and guilty on the fourth
Commonwealth VS.. Edward Streams: as
sault and battery Jury finG defendant
of the court.
Commonwealth VS.. Thomas Younker;
| felonious assault and battery Jury find
defendant guiltv.
Commonwealth VS.. John Riley; assault
and battery. Jury find defendant guilty.
Commonwealth VS. John Puranic; lar
| ceny. Jury find defendant guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. John Sn.edlock ct al
Jury find defendant not guilty and divide
the costs between the defendant and 5.
Ourburn the prosecutor.
Commonwealth VS.. James Gibbon: as
sault and battery. Jury find defendant
not guilty but that he pay the costs. Sen
| fenced accordingly.
Commonwealth vs.. Annie Mccoy: libel,
Emma Dugan, prosecutrix. In accord
| ance with instructions of the court the
jury d verdict OF guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Patrick Walters and
Thomas Meagher; cruelty to animals.
Jury find defendants guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Mary NJ. Gerard;
malicious mischief. Jury find defendant
guilty. Sentenced 10 pay the costs.
DIR. Il. j. Boyer, of Portage, who was
convicted last week on several indictments
| for illegal liquor selling. was sentenced on
one indictment to pay a fine of $500. the
costs, and To serve three months in the
| county Jail. On the other indictments
sentence was suspended with the under
| standing that if the defendant was again
| found guilty of any infraction of the liquor
| laws he would be sentenced upon the old
| convictions.
The following civil cases were disposed
| of:
M. A. Pringle VS.. j. j. Mcdonald, ad-
| ministrator of Felix Tooe the jury found
| for the plaintiff II the sum of S5S7O5.
"A verdict for the ylaintiff in the sum of
| s59.63 was also rendered in the case of
| Milton Westover VS.. V. Toukin
In the case of George Kreuger VS. Pat
rick Boyle the plaintiff recovered the sum
| of 500.
Marriage Licenses.
| The following marriage licenses were is
| sued by the Clerk of the Orphans Court