The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-18
Court Proceedings.

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quor to minors, and selling liquor on Sun,
day. Defendant plead guilty and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 500. costs and three
months in jail, on the first charge; $50 fine
costs and two months in Jail on the second
charge, and on the last charge sentence
| was suspended.
| Commonwealth VS.. Edward +. Greed and
james Q. A. Kennedy, forcfble entry and
detainer. Jury find defendants not guilty
but that they pay the costs.
| commonwealth VS.. William Hallee. as
sault and battery. Defendant pied guilty
Sentenced to pay fine of $40 and costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Henry McGough. as
sault and battery; aggravated assault and
battery, and obstructing an officer Jury
| find defendant not guilty of assault and
battery and obStructing an officer. the
prosecutor, j. Mowry, to pay the costs;
| gniItv of assault and battery and aggra-
waited assault and battery.
Commonwealth VS.. Eugene Boiler and
| Leonard Rager, larceny and receiving
stolen goods. Defendants plead guilty
! Sentenced to paw fine of $50, costs and
| three months in Jail
| Commonwealth VS.. Robert MarIett lar
| cenY and receiving stolen goods. Jury
Commonwealth vs.. Paul POSonak and
Marco Stomicii. Selling liquor without
license, selling liquor to minors and selling
liquor on Sunday. Jury found Posonak
guilty as indicted on two charges and not
guilty on the third. and Stamcii guilty on
one charge Posonak was sentenced to
pay fine of so and sixty days in Jail on
on one charge; $50 fine aud twenty days
i1nY, 2 ha inif
fenced to pay Il fine of $50 and three
months in Jail.
Commonwealth VS.. J. J. Raymond.
James RhoadeS and George Bumgardner,
election officers OF Dale borough. Neg
lecting and refusing TO furnish a certificate
of election. On motion of Defendants
counsel indictment quaShed.
Commonwealth vs.. John Pender horse
stealing. Defendant discharged
Commonwealth vs.. Clark Davis. larceny.
Jury find defendant guilty. Sentenced to
the Huntingdon Reformatory.
Commonwealth vs.. James Noon. assault
and battery; Michael Bradley. prosecutor
Not a true bill and the prosecutor to pay
the costs.
Same vs.. Michael Bradley, assault and
battery; James Noon, prosecutor. Not a
true bill, and the prosecutor to pay the
costs.
Commonwealth vs.. William Noble. open
lewdness. Defendant plead guilty Sen
fenced TO pay fine of $40, costs, and five
months in Jail.
Commonwealth vs.. John Bradley lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods. Defend
ant plead guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine
of $50, costs and one year and three
months in Western penitentiary.
Commonwealth vs.. John Tracy and Re-
ginald O'Neill, robbery, and assault and |
battery with intent to main, disfgure and
disable. Jury find defendants guilty. |
Sentenced to pay fine of $50. costs and |
two years and three months in Jail.
Commonwealth VS.. John SkelIy, larceny
Jury find defendant guilty. Sentenced To |
pay a fine of so. costs aud three months |
in Jail.
Commonwealth vs.. John Lightner, as
sault and battery, solicitation TO commit |
sOdumy. Jury find defendant not guilty. |
Commonwealth vs.. Ellen Seeley, keeping |
disorderly house. Jury find defendant |
guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of so, |
costs and eight months in county jail
Commonwealth vs.. John G.. Kendell
murder. This case came from Galli,zin. |
where on the 29th dav of March. the de- |
fendant killed William Pritchard, by |
shooting him with shot gun.
The following gentlemen were empan-
nelled on the jury, To wit: CeleStIne Me |
Combie, Henry Jones, William c. Reese, |
q. ID. Findlay, Paul Benshoff, John Gill |
man, John Finn, George Bruce. Samuel |
Nj. Moore, Joseph Sharp, Hiram Patter-
son, w. f. Oaks.
After the case had been opened for the
commonwealth by District Attorney
Murphy.
Mrs. a. Courtney was called and sworn.
who said: | live in Gallitzin and knew
William Pritchard and John Kenden. !
PritcharG was about fifty-one years old |
and in poor health. He had been helping !
kendell move, and had taken dinner with |
him. | saw them move an organ aud did |
not see them again until Just before The |
shooting They had been quarreling dur
ing the afternoon, and KendeIl, when ! |
came out OF nv house at a quarter of six, |
seemed crazed with drink. He came out |
of his house with a gun in his hand |
Pritchard was leaving the place. | said: |
What are you going to dn?" He replied: |
Il am going to protect myself" | said: |
For Gods sake, put the gun away" He |
said: Il will protect myself and my |
children" Pritchaid had turned around !
and was coming back. When he got be- |
tween Kendell's house and Derricott's |
house, kendell shot him. He died at two |
O'Clock the next morning. The other wit
neSSes called all gave practically the same |
versions of the tragedy.
The defendant. kendelI. went on the |
stand and testified as follows: | live al |
Gallilzin. On the 18th of March was |
moving. l remember getting the SECOND |
keg of beer, and hardly anything more: do |
not know if we quarreled; do not know |
whether had gun, and do not know |
whether shot Pritchard; | do not remem-
beT of doing il; the first thing ! remember |
was seeing them wash the blood off him:
l saw the constable coming and walked TO
meet him; had no hard feeling toward my
fatheT-in-law whatever, and we had been
the best OftriendS.
A Number of witnesses were called to
testify to the previous good character of
the defendant. The jury went out at 3:O5
=. NJ, on Saturday and returned their YER
dict at 1:lj, +. NJ, finding the defendant
guilty of murder in the second degree and
recommending him to the mercy of the
court.
SECOND WEEK.
In the civil case of Mrs. j. NJ. Kicker vs.
w. A. RosencranS. Jury find for the de-
fendant.
Nicholas J. WOolfe vs.. John Stifller
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