Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-10-22
PIKE COUNTY COURTS.
October Term Well Attended
This Week.
An Interesting and Busy session-Crimi-
nal and Civil Cases Disposed-Fun
Report to Date-The Sratamoras Case


Disposed of.
The session convened with Presi-
dent Judge Purdy and Associates
Houck and Klaer present.
Constables as follows made re-
turns: Lehman, w. S. Van Aulken !;
Delaware, J. D. Brooks Dingman,
J. A. Fisher; Milford Borough, A.
Terwilligerj Milford township, G.
Hermann Westfall, B. G. Totten j;
Shohola, Geo. J. Englehart Lacka-
waxen, Frank Kelly palmyra, ,Alvah
Quick: Greene, Eugene Butler /;
Blooming Grove, E. N. Pierson ;
Porter, G.. II. Smith.
Alvah Quick was appointed to
wait on the Grand Jury and G. Her
mann and G. T. Englehart on the
court.
M. G. Westbrook was appointed
foreman of the Grand Jury and af-
ter receiving the usual charge it re-
tired to begin it's work.
The accounts of A. D. Brown,
trustee, estate of c. OFT, deceased
Arthur Lederer,a. d. b. n. C. t. a. of
Jacob Ottenheimer and Mary Mil
lott, administrators of George Mil
lott, deceased, were confirmed nj. 81.
Bartlett L. Smith, who plead
guilty at March term to taking a
small roll of wire and sentence sus-
pended was sentenced to three
months imprisonment in the county
Jail to pay costs and $40 fine.
E. Kimble, administrator, pres
ented petition for sale of real es-
tate of Phebe Heater, deceased,
which was granted and the bond
fixed at 5000.
Anna A. Pinney VS.. Thomas M.
Pinney. Subpoena in divorce
awarded.
In the cases of the Commonwealth
VS.. Howard Wager, and same VS..
August Wagner, nolle prosequis
were entered, the costs having been
paid.
Commonwealth VS.. H. L. Rosset
surety of the peace after hearing
the court dismissed the complaint
and sentenced Howard Wager to
pay the costs. Failing to do this he
was escorted by the sheriff to his
rather unpretentious but commodi-
GUS hotel
Viewers on county bridge neal
Burchers: John G. Westbrook, Au-
gust Witte and John Fl. Smith
Bridge at Bushkill Frank Schorr
Frank Van Auken and Chas. L.
Heller.
Commonwealth vs. Samuel Full.
Ter, assault. Bill ignored and Her
man Koehler, pros. for costs.
Commonwealth VS.. James Reser
larceny. true bill. Continued.
Petition presented for a county
bridge across Lackawanna near the
mouth of same. John G, West
brook, Jr., Reuben Bell, ia mes e
Nyce app pointed viewers.
Mary Houseman Z VS.. Christian
Houseman, divorce. Subpoena
awarded.
Marvin VS.. Conkling, ejectment
for land in Westfall, Oct. goth an
agreement is filed that Judgment bt
entered for plaintiff with stay o.
possession until March 18TH.
Inqusition on body of unknown
man near Mongaup fled, costs So. 95
approved.
Same on body of unknown man at
Shohola, bill SO. 50 approved.
Commonwealth VS.. J M. Nelson
embezzlement continued.
Commonwealth VS.. Gustav Hohn'
and Arthur Hohne, Indictment dis
charging fire arms with intent t.
kill. Prosecutor Vido Zekich. True
bill continued.
Commonwealth vs.. VIM. Stein
metz. indictment, selling liquo
without license. True bill,
Commonwealth VS.. Frank Drillel
and Henrietta Driller. This case be
tween Matamoras parties was sharp
lly contested. It was alleged tina
Mrs. Lomsche, Lizzie Hartz and
Mary Hams were riding bicycl
without a light and ran into Mrs
Driller. That a fight grew out o
this a short time afterwards il
which a fence picket, pulling hail
and whiskers and other kindred
hconduct was INDUCED in during
which Gertrude Hurtz the mothe
of Lizzie was seriously injure q
The jury after :deliberating all nigh
found Frank Driller guilty of assaul
and battery on the person of Ger
trude Hartz and acquitted his wifi
Henrietta Driller
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
westfall. James c. Rose,et. ux