The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-29
CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.
willian shovman Gets . Dose.

| The regular September term Of court
convened at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
with Judges Longenecker. Horner and
Black on the bench.
| The trial calendar contains sixty
eight cases. a majority of which are of
trivial nature, but the probabilities are
that the entire week will be taken up in
disposing of them.
| Monday afternoon William Berkey
plead guilty To a charge of foI1i1 ct cet..
preferred by Elizabeth Pile, and the usu-
al sentence was imposed.
Kiser Kimmell, the Garrett landlord
was next placed or trial, charged with
keeping gambling house and violating
the State liquor laws. From the testi-
mony gotten from a number of unwil-
ling witnesses it appears that Kiser has
kept sort of "freak'' establishment,
where minors were able to visit a back
room and be served with drinks by un-
known parties. One witness testified to |
finding a drink of wine sitting in glass |
by his chair in the bar room, placed there |
by an invisible hand; the glass was |
drained when it was retu rned to the bar, |
ing messenger TO the Kimmell 'joint''
on the Sabbath day for whisky, and |
while they didn't see the sale transacted. |
declared that when the messenger re-
tured he had the stuff in his pocket.
A number of witnesses told of having |
seen persons playing cards for chickens
IN the wash house on the kimmel prem
ises.
After deliberating for four hours the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty on
both counts in the Indictment but placed
the costs of both upon the defendant.
Amos Kicker. alias Amos Troutman,
and Henry Deal plead guilty to a bill of
Indictment charging them with burglary.
the prosecutor being Phineas Werner.
Greenville township farmer, who was
robbed of 1890 some time ago. The
Court sentenced Troutmaa to Is months
in the penitentiary. aud Deal, who i
mere Lad, % the Huntingdon Reforms-
tory. Troutman and Deal claim that
Charles Bloom, for whom officers have
been looking for some time and who re
Gently escaped from the Meyersdale po-
lics officer, was the instigator OF the
crime, and that he divided the stolen
mocey, keeping a greater portion of q
himself, because his confederates wero
unable to count.
soldier Bill'' Snowman plead guilty
Tuesday morning TO breaking into the
Frease tS Kooser store, in Somerset, and
conveying away couple dollars worth
of groceries, etc. William was given
ID months in the psnitentiary.
James Cummins, charged with attempt
ed criminal assault. on information OF
Elizabeth Shaifer, was placed on trial
Tuesday afternoon. The evidence elicit
ed corroborated the statement of the
case presented i'm last weeks issue of the
HERALD. The jury returned verdict OF
guilty of assault.
The next case taken up was that of the
Commonwealth vs.. Rebecca Kiester,
charged with assault and battery on in
formation of Ellen ]. Null. The parties
in this case hail from Salisbury and it ap
peared from the testimony that the wo-
men met at watering trough in that
place on the 9TH day of last July, when
the Kiester woman charged Mrs. Null
with gossiping about her. One word
brought on another and finally the ladies
clinehed, Mrs. Null being the stronger,
held her opponent until her anger was
subdued. The case was still on trial
when this report closed last evening.
CASES MOL. PRossED.
In the following cases a nolle prosequi
,pas anfaraI hy niSfri..t Col |
born:
Commonwealth vs.. Jonathan limerick,
+. & b, on information OF Emma Ken
nell.
Same vs.. Geo. Spangler. +. & B., on in
formation of Hattie SpaDgler.
Same VS.. Joseph Boden. 4. & b.. on in
formation OF Joseph A. field.
Same VS.. same. malicious mischief, on |
information of Irwin r. Parson.
Same vs.. Austin Critchield. 4. K B.,
on information of Elmer Yutzy.
Same vs.. c. w. Dumbauli, false pre-
tense, on information of III. l.. Sipe.
Same vs.. Howard Harding, +. K b.,
on information of Sadie Albright.
Same vs.. Geo. Penn, violating liquor
laws, on information of p. Conwell.
Same VS.. Freda John, peddling without
license, on information of Lupton Frantz.
Same VS.. Joseph John, same charge,
same prosecutor.
Same VS.. Risher John, same charge,
same prosecutor.
Same VS.. John b. Pritts, +. * b., on in ,
formation of Nancy Gary.
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