Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11
PIKE COUNTY COURTS.
Herman Paul Schultz on Trial
For Murder

Evidence witnesses who Testif,
Against schultz.
The regular term began June 18th
with Hon, g. 3. Purdy, president
judge, and ass )ciates, Houck and
Klaer, present.
Constables mlde return as fol-
lows: Lehman, w. S. Van AUX m
Milford Borou ,h, Almer Terwilli-
ger; Milford Township, c. Her
mann Westfall, B. C. T)tten Sho-
hola, George X. Engl6hart Lacl1a-
waxen, Frank Kelly Palmyra, Alva
Quick; Delaware, Jas. d. Brooks
Blooming Grove, Elisha M. Pierson.
The court appointed w. S. Van
Auken to wait on Grand Jury E.
w. Pierson, Aim )r Terwilliger and
Frank Kelly to wait on the Court.
The Grand Jury was called, Fred
Dryer, of Wostfall, was s3lcc5sl
foreman and the usual charge given
them by the Court.
On calling tho trial list all civil
cases were continued except that of
Marvin VS.. Conklng, ejectment for
land in Westfall
In the case of the Commonweal, h
against John Shells indicted for
selling railroad tickets. D5fenlont
who had at last term plead not
guilty, by leave of court withdraw
that plea and entered one of guilty
1t was stated that the company
had only desired to establish the
law in relation to ticket scalping to
protect itself and having done so
there was no wish on its part to
punish Shields, who was technically
guilty of the offense. The Court
sentence1 the defendant to pIy
fine of one dolllr and the costs of
prosecution.
Henry Eance and Philip Eckley
of Lackawaxen township, natural.
izel.
Accounts were confirmed as fol-
lows Estate, julius Schussler, ac-
count of Christiana Miller, admins
tratrix; Meyers estate account of J.
E. Olmsted, administrator Mary
Martens estate, first and partial ac-
count of William Mitchell, executor 1;
Widows appraisements of $500 to
Margaret A. Cuddeback and Au.
gusta Bennett.
Report of inspectors on bridge
across Big Bushkill between the
counties of Pike and Monroe near
Howytown filed, and also report of
inspectors of bridge at Mast Hope,
both confirmed nj. 81.
Commonwealth VS.. George Young,
mol. pros. entered by leave of Court.
Commonwealth VS.. Ross b Van
Auken, mol. pros, entered by leave
of Court.
Bartlott L. Smith who last term
pleaded guilty to taking small roll
of wire and on whom sentence was
suspended was still further respited
until October term.
Peter B. Haywood, a lunatic, final
account of Louis Wagner filed and
petition for his discharge.
Teko4o oe n1oo~or no,., II, ~
Baker, Esq. continued auditor to re-
port at first adjourned term.
Commonwealth VS.. Wilhel mena
Steinmetz, Indictment, selling liq-
uor without license.
Commonwealth VS.. Henrietta
Driller. Aggravated assault and bat
terry.
Commonwealth VS.. Abraham Ost
F. and B. Ignoramus, county for
COS is.
The case of the Commonwealth VS..
Herman Paul Schultz was called
and the defendant being brought IN
Court and arraigned pleaded not
guilty. A motion was then made
by his attorneys to quash the panel
of jurors on the ground that the
vsnire issued by the Court directed
$50 names to be placed on the wheel,
and in fact but $40 were placed
therein. The motion was held un-
der advisement and Court adjourned
until O'Clock p. m. On reconven-
ing the Court overruled the motion
on the ground that to sustain it
woald largely affect the finances of
the county and also jeopardize cases
now before the Grand Jury which
is drawn from the same wheel. A
jury composed as follows was then
selected: Robert Vennie, John NJ.
Decker, Alfred Kellam, Edward
Shepherd, Peter Mayer, Jr., Jacob
Rose, George E. Hoffman, NJ. B.
Pitney, Walter II. Warner, B. F.
Schoonover, B. f. Holbert and
James Logan.
Hon. d. NJ Van Auken then
opened the Csc for the Common