The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22

he was again placed on trial on a charge
OF larceny. Jesse ". Kimmel, OF Jenner
township, alleging that he stole a turkey
belonging to him, which, he sold to .Jini''
Gillespie, the Jenners hotelkeeper. The
turkey Was brought into court and iden-
tilted by the prosecutor as his property,
and by Gillespie, who declared he had
purchas ed it from tho defendant. and by
Mrs. kimmel, who sSore that she had
I seen Shafier swipe the fowl from the top
/ rail of a fence in front Of their house, one
morning. before sunrise. Shsffer de-
elared that his sister had presented him
with he turkey, and his sister corrobor-
ated his statement The jury, however,
/ found that Shaffer had stolen the turkey.
4 The Co1ss imposed a sentence of SI.O0
fine, the costs OF prosecution, and sus-
pended further sentence until a future
time
In the case Of the commonwealth VS..
Henry Younkin, charged with malicious
mischief, on information of Freeman
Lichty, the jury returned a verdict Of no {
guilty and placed the costs on the prose-
cutor.
Jacob Friedline entered a plea of guilty
to charge of assault and battery, and
was sentenced TO pay a fine Of SLOO and
the costs of prosecution.
Josiah L. Berkey, whose domestic wine
got him into trouble on former occasion,
entered plea of guilty TO selling liquor
without license. Sentence was suspend
ed, pending argument, until next regular
session of adjourned court.
C. L. Hayden acknowledged his guilt
in pointing concealed weapons, and es-
capped with fine of SI.OO and twenty
days in the county Jail.
A plea of guilty was entered by Eliza
beth Forespring, charged with assault
and battery. The Court imposed SEN
tenee of so fine and costs.
The suit brought by Jacob II. Miller
against Jacob Heinbaugh for surety Ofthe
peace, was dismissed at the cost of the
prosecutor.
The costs were equally divided be-
tween the prosecutor, Savilla Mcintyre,
and Lewis Pifer, defendant, in surety
case.
In the case of Tony White, indicted for
surety, the Court directed a mol. pros to
be entered, and the county to pay the
costs.
Jacob Folk, MeyersdaIe German, aged
20 years, was brought before the Court
Wednesday evening TO explain why he
had failed to support his wife, whom he
deserted more than a year ago. The de-
fendant declared that he was positively
unable to assign any reason for deserting
her and that he was perfectly willing 10
return to her. He was required to enter
into recognizance TO pay his wife 500
per week towards her support.
Peter Heider, who worked at the wagon
making business at Garrett, some thir-
teen years ago, and married soldiers
widow in that place, whom he shortly
afterwards deserted and went to Fayette
county, when asked why he had deserted
the woman he had promised 10 honor
and keep in sickness and in health, de-
clared that the separation had been by
mutual consent; that his wife and he
were unable 10 agree and that he had her
permission 10 go. Mrs. Heider agreed in
part TO the statement Of her husband, but
said that she was unwilling for him TO go
away in the company of another woman.
The Court decided that Heider should
contribute slOO per week towards his
wife's support, and directed that he enter
bond TO that effect.
Elias Crissey, an old soldier who, it ap-
pears, has cultivated an appetite TOR pat
ent medicines containing more or less
alcohol, and who left his wife and fami-
ly in abject poverty at Keystone juno
ton, when Mrs. Crissey objected to him
sqIandering his pension money for bit
ters," was compelled TO enter into recog-
nizance for the payment Of 81 per month
towards the support of his wife and
family.
IGNORED BY THE GRAND JURY.
In the following cases the grand jury
returned mot a true bill :" Common
wealth VS.. Charles Butler, horse stealing,
on information of Levi b. Gauntz; same
VS.. II. G. Stahl, furnishing liquor to
minors, the prosecutor, w. o. Stahl, 10
pay costs same vs.. Jane Ream, A. & B.,
the county 20 pay costs same VS.. Harry
cudull-s idEctlNs D. - y iChAoWf pIoot-
cutor, TO pay costs; same VS.. Samuel
Fletcher and Josiah Wicklow, not a true
bill as to Wicklow.
CASES CONTINUED.
Commonwealth VS.. Israel Friedline, F.
Il b. same vs.. Ambrose Berkebile, F. &
B. same vs.. James Cooper, larceny
same vs.. Fred Vannear. larceny; same
VS.. Geo. Boden, burglary; same VS.. NJ.
F. Statler, perjury; same VS.. Howard
Pile, +. * B.; same VS.. James Miller, f.
& B.; same vs.. Michael and William
Friedline, larceny; same vs.. Charles,
Emma and William Richardson, arson ;
same vs. Albert Garlits, f. & B. same
VS.. J. w. Straub and Michael Manion,
false pretense; same VS.. VIM. Belman, F.
& B. same VS.. c. +. Ankeny, +. Il B.;
same VS.. G. w. Saylor, surety.
CASES SETTLED.
The Court directed nolle prosequi to
be entered in the following cases: Com
mOnwealth vs.. Chas. Butler, Chas.
Shaulis, Harvey Glessner, Calvin Schrock