The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-12
Court Proceedings


In the FREEMAN the following cases were
disposed of in court last week:
Commonwealth vs.. Clark Davis ard
Harry White, larceny. Jury find Harry
White guilty aud Clark Davis not guilty.
Commonwealth vs.. William Kepple, lar
ceny. Jury find defendant not guilty.
Commonwealth ". Ulysses a. Long ana
Sohn J. Beltzner, larceny by baiIee Jury
iii d defendants not guilty.
Commonwealth vs.. Joseph Neif, larceny
by bailee. Jury find defendant not guilty.
Commonwealth vs.. Steve KopSha, lar
ceny. Jury find defendant guilty.
Commonwealth vs.. Orvin Dayis, mali
cious mischief. Jury find defendant
guilty.
Commonwealth vs.. George w. Shiffler.
larceny. Grand jury return not a true
bill
Commonwealth VS.. F. 5. MalIoy, misde-
meanor in office. Grand jury return not
true bill and the prosecutor, Henry Fash,
pay the costs
Commonwealth vs.. Henry Fash perjury
Grand jury return not a true bill and the
prosecutor, F. ). Maioy to pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Blair Leamer, as
sau't and battery with intent to commit
rape, and assault and battery; Bertha
Cressey prosecutrix. Grand jury return
not true bill and the county to pay the
costs
Commonwealth vs.. Mrs. Ann Louther,
receiving stoleL goods. Jury find defend
ant guilty.
Peden, misunderstanding visciouS dog
IraV EF,I 1.F.
county pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Thomas McGllen,
assault and battery. Defendant plead
guilty Sentenced to pay a fine of -,
costs and sixty days in county jail.
Commonwealth vs.. Pierce Lacy, surety.
Sentenced to pay fine of g.. costs and to
enter into reconiZance in the sum of $500,
To keep the peace.
Commonwealth VS.. Asa Knepper, as
sault and battery and disturbing a rcIigi-
Gus meeting. Jury find defendant guilty
of assault ana battery and not guilty of
disturbing religions meeting.
Before their discharge on Friday the
grand jury made the following report:
To the Hon. A. y Barker. President JItdge
4t the Court IF Quarter Sessions of
Cambria county.
We, the members of the grand jury of
March sessions. 1897. respectfully report
that we, having examined the county
home, report as follows: We have found
the house very clean and in as sanitary
condition, as the crowded condition would
permit. We indOrSe the addition to
the almShOuSe and Improvements To water
works, as previously recommended by the
grand jury of December term. 1Sa6
We recommend the renovation of the
rooms and offices of the court house and
do respectfully submit that we find floors
in most cases i'll kept and uncleanly. We
wonlC recommend good steel shutters To
be provided for the windows in the pro-
thOnOtary'S and register and recorder de-
partments for the protection of the ducu-
mentS, etc.
We recommend a bath tub to be placed in
the Jail, the present accommodations being
inadequate. We strongly recommend the
repair and rep0inting of the walls of the
jail, and especially the outer walls, which
are in a state of decay and not suficieu;
quart against escaping prisoners; and We
further recommend that steps be taken TO
supply additional and proper ventilation
for the main corridor of the prison. a.. IN
q
is insufficient.
Otherwise we find this public building in
good condition, being cIeanly and well
kept. JOHN II. EVANS, Foreman.
SECOND WEEK
After the calling of the conrt on Monday
morning al 10 o'clock, Judge Barker i'm
posed sentences on the parties convicted
as follows:
Stephe Kopsha, convicted of larceny.
$50 fine, costs and months in county Jail
John Bulis, rape, $50 fine, costs and 8
months in Jail.
Harry White, larceny, sent to the Hun
tingdon reformatory.
Mrs. Ann Louther, receiving stolen
goods, so fine, costs and three months in
Jail. Sentence suspended on second
charge.
Charles Hetzel, forgery, 500 fine, costs
and two years and six months in Western
penUentiary.
Commonwealth vs.. Ludwig Newhousq.
non support. Defendant ordered to paw
the costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Frank Patton, sure
ty. Defendant sentenced to pay the costs
and enter into reconizance 10 keep the
peace.
Commonwealth vs.. Harry Baker, surety.
Defendant discharged.
Commonwealth W. William Swan and
Robert Ford, surety. Defendants SEN
fenced to pay the costs and leave the cOun-
ty.
Commonwealth vs.. John A Williams.
desertion. Defendant ordered to pay :he
costs.
Commonwealth vs.. DIR. NJ. H. Davis. de-
sertion. Defendant ordered to pay the
costs and the case held for further con-
Sideration.
Commonwealth vs.. Edward f. Lever
good and Isaac j. Harris. assault and bat
terry. Jury find defendants not guilty and
divide the costs equally among Isaac J.
Harris. John T. Harris. Ed O. Fisher and
Ed. f. LeYergOOd.
Commonwealth vs. Richard Cobaugh.
embezzlement, two indictments. Jury find
defendant guilty. Sentenced To pay fine
of SO, costs and two months in Jail on one
Indictment and sentence suspended on the
second.
Commonwealth VS. f. ). Maloy, extor-
tion. Jury find defendant not guilty but
that he pay the costs.
CIVIL. LIST
James Packet vS. Charles a. SimmS u
Co. Settled as per paper filed.
j. q. Lloyd vs.. Sarah Amanda McFad-
den, John McFadden and Charles Nc Fad
den, Jr., executors of Charles McFadden
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