Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16
LEGAL NEWS.
GRAND JURY RETURSs.

| dulludlSs n. W. hItppsr IdlOChy W i-4'
Wise, fornication; Emma Eminger,
f&b; Joe Lewis, fab; Ernest Korn ma
licious mischief; VIM. Mechling, fornl-
cation; David Thompson, false pretense
John Roth, a&b.
Bills against the following We're
ignored: j. J. Shanor, a&b; W. Rod
gers, fab; county to pay the costs in
both cases.
CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Com. VS. A. E. Winner, jury found
him guilty of fab. and dissuadlng a
witness Tuesday afternoon Winner
was brought into Court and sentenced
on the first count to pay costs, a tine OF
$25, and to the mother of the child pay
$50, and 1925 per week quarterly tlIl
the child is seven years old. On the
second count he was sentenced to pay
500 fine. and imprisoned in the work
house for months He was also dis
missed from his Office as constable OF
Karns City.
Com VS. Jack Hamesfahr, desertion,
Nettie Hamesfahr complainant, was
settled with permission of the Court.
Com. vs VIM Wheeler, assault and
and battery Indictment quashed on
motion.
Com VS. John Shook, of Renfrew,
larceny by bailee, jury was ordered TO
find verdict of not guilty, the charge
not being made out.
Com VS. Libbie Smith, assault, not
guilty This was a rather peculiar case.
| Miss Smith. a school teacher, whipped
la pupil severely. When
| the case came before the grand jury
they indicted her for assault. The
Court ruled that teacher, or anyone
having the authority of a parent, could
not commit assault. though an assault
| and battery charge would hold
The assault and battery and surety
| of the peace cases against George +.
Moon and children were settled, the de
| PENDANTS paying the costs and each Civ
ing bond in 5000 to keep the peace for
one year towards Pisor, the complain
ant, and the general public.
Tuesday afternoon Thomas Coxen,
Nick Lowers and Geo. Forester plead
guilty to burglary committed at the
Brown dwelling, in Mercer twp. A
plea Of nolle prosecute was entered on
| the count against George Coxen. Bert
Thompson, who was also indicted, was
| taken back to the Mercer county Jail
where he is awaiting q criminal trial.
Ira Preston and Thcs Coxen were
| brought up from the Western Peniten-
| tiary. where they are serving sentences,
| Preston as witness and Coxen for
| trial. Both were returned to prison
Tuesday A very effecting scene oc-
Cured in the court room when Thomas
Coxen met with his family and rela-
tions, who were present.
A motion was made to quash the in
dictment against j. NJ. Roth for a&b.,
and refused.
James Forbes, of Oneida, who plead
guilty to ABB on his wife and surety of
| the peace, last October, and was releas-
| ed on his promise of good behaYlor, was
up again for he same offense, Last Fri
day, and sentenced ON the former in
dict1nent to pay fine of S25, costs and
| sent to the workhouse for nine months.
Charles Fair plead guilty, on Friday,
| to larceny of some whiskey, raZors,
ETC., from Hindman's drugstore, in
West Sunbury, and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $25, costs, return stolen
goods or value thereof, and undergo i'm
prisonment in the workhouse for three
| months He said Sherd Shull, who was
indicted with him, was innocent of the
| charge.
Thomas jefferson, colored youth,
| last Friday, plead guilty to larceny
committed in Mars, and was sentenced
| to pay costs. $50 fine, return stolen
goods or value, and go to the work
| house for three months.
The case of Com. VS. V. c. Mcclure,
a&b, charge preferred by Mr.. Mcclure,
was settled, the conditions being that
the defendant should hereafter not go
to or about the house of his wife or in
| any way modest hel.
| On Saturday Mabel Cleveland was
| sentenced to pay fine of S25, and costs
| and was committed to the custody of
the Sheriff until same is carried out
VIM Mechling plead guilty to forni
| cation and was required to give recog.
| in the the sum of $500, to appear at the
March Quarter Sessions for sentence.
Com. VS. Frederick Beck, a&b, jury
returned verdict of guilty Tuesday
afternoon, he was sentenced to pay
costs and S75 fine.
Com. VS. George Hawn, f&b., guilty
as indicted Monday afternoon Hawn
married another young lady, who bore
child to him last July.
Com VS. Jennie Duprey, selling liqu-
or without license, was continued until
| March.
| Joseph Lewis entered plea of nolle
contendre to the charge of fab, made
against him and Wednesday morning
| was sentenced to pay costs, SO fine,
| $50 lying in expenses and $50 yearly for
| the maintenance of the child until it is
seven years old.
In the Com. VS. Samuel Taylor, lar
ceny, Wednesday morning the jury re-
| turned a verdict of not guilty without
! leaving the box. Taylor was accused
of stealing a suit of clothes, revolver,
etc, by VIM. Cowan, of Mercer twp,
and was arrested at Cowan's request in
Franklin, Pa. Twenty-four of Cowan' s
neighbors testified that they would not
believe him ON oath If he were interest
| ed. A suit for false arrest was
brought last month by Taylor against
Cowan and after it was begun Taylor S
arrest for the larceny which is claimed
to have occurred last July, was made.
A settlement for money had been
agreed upon by the parties at the time
of Taylor's arrest, in Franklin. The
court ordered that all witnesses sub
poenied at the request of the District
Attorney be paid by the County and
the rest of the witnesses for the prose
cution should look to Mr.. Cowan for
their pay.
Later Mr.. Cowen was arrested on a
charge of perjury.
A. W. Krepps plead guilty of assault
and battery and surety of the peace.
Com VS. VIM. Truxel, a&b., guilty as
indicted. On Sept. 13 last, Truxel met
w. A. Leitholt, while Leitholt was com
ing to Butler on the Kittanning road
with his bicycle, knocked him down
and ran after him when he rode off.
Joseph Hammerly, of Millerstown
: was on Wednesday convicted ON two
counts of larceny and one of stolen
: goods. The defendant stole harness
from VIM. Bread'n and John McMurty
John Hammerly, father of Joseph, was
acquitted of charges of the same ma
ture.
This morning the Jury returned {
ton Mushrush.
The Com. VS. Albert Mcdowell, rape
was continued un til March.
The Mung -Scanlon, aSeb and surety
of the peace cases are on trial as we q
to press.
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