The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-24
cRImlaaL COURT.
Thirty six Cases on the Trial Calendar
Most Of Them Of Trivial Nature.

The regular session of criminal court
convened at 1879 O'Clock Monday morn
ing. b. +. Snyder, Of Upper Turkeyfoot
township, was appointed foreman of the
grand jury.
The grand jury was slow in making re-
turns and il was towards evening when
a true bill WAS found against Paul Grove.
charged with selling liquor TO minors and
without license. The case was at once
called for trial. The Commonwealth
showed that the defendant had made a
regular business Of dispensing intoxicat-
| ing liquors to the bibulously inclined
denizens of Shade township, indiscrimi-
nately, without regard to race, age, color,
or previous condition. While engaged
in this unlawful enterprise. Mr.. Grove
also occupied public position as dis
tributor of mails at Daley post office.
Under instruction OF the Court the jury
| without retiring from the box, returned
a verdict of guilty in manner aud form
as the defendant stands indicted" The
Court at once ordered the post master to
stand up for sentence. For selling with
out license, 500 fine, pay the costs OF
prosecution and undergo Imprisonment
in the county Jail for period ot ninety
| days, was the penalty imposed F; for sell
| ing to minors $40 fine and ten days in the
| county Jail, a round one hundred days
that the patrons of the Daley post Office
| will be forced to receive their mail from
al,
master.
The first case called for trial Tuesday
morning was that of the Commonwealth
vs.. Charles Foust, charged whit malicious
mischief. on information of Isaiah Hol-
sopple, of Paint township. The prosecu-
tor was called to the stand and testified
that on recent Sunday evening the de-
fendant came u his house drunk while
he and his family were at supper, and
after Believing around for some time
SHE'D stone through tine dining room
window.
The defendant acknowledged the truth
fulnes OF the prosecutors story and en-
tered plea of guilty, whereupon the
Court sentenced him to pay a fine Of s.,
the costs Of prosecution and undergo i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for period
of sixty days.
The next case taken up came from the
famous ''moonshine district" and many
of the witnesses who figured in the fa
mons "Yony" IIochste,iler murder case
were present as witnesses or interested
listeners. Henry Neiderheiser was the
defendant and W. G. Hochstettler, a son
of the deceased Yong the prosecutor.
The charge was assault and battery. The
testimony disclosed that on an occasion
Of party at "Calfy'' John Miller's, the
prosecutor with several friends showed
up with jug of ''moonshine" in their
buggy, and innumerable drains Of the
same fiery beverage under their belts.
During the evenings festivities, when
the fun had waved fast and furious"
the prosecutor and defendant became
embroiled in an alteration, the cause of
which was net disclosed, but which re-
suited in the defendant giving the prose-
cuior ''bif'' on the head, which the
prosecutor averred knocked him at least
ten feet and cut an ugly cash on his
| Uranium. This ease i still on trial,
having consumed an entire day. as we go
to press.
Just before court adjourned last even
ing the grand jury returned true bill in
the ease against DR.. ". +. Mitchell, in-
dicted for performing a criminal opera
ton upon Sadie L. Beal.