Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-12-07
COURT PRoCEEDlNGs.


The regular term of Court con-
vened on Monday, the 9Th inst.
The crowd in attendance was light.
There we're no civil cases upon the
trial list. But three criminal cases
were presented to the grand jury.
No case was tried before a jury and
both grand and petit jurors were
discharged before noon on Monday.
1t was the lightest Court in the
memory of any of the members of
the ba-. The following is brief
statement of the proceedings !:
Constable James NJ. Fry was ap-
pointed to wait upon the grand
jury.
Constables Albert Hackenberger
and Kurtz OberhOltZer were ap-
pointed tipstaves to wait upon the
Court.
| The case of the Commonwealth
VS.. John NJ. Swales. Charge, carry
ing concealed deadly weapons, was
ignored by the grand jury and the
costs placed upon the prosecutor,
Robert ID. Harter.
! Commonwealth VS.. Allen n.
Rhine. Charge, fOrnication and
bastardy, PrOsecutriX Elsie N Law
son. The defendant having fed
the jurisdiction of the Court with
ont being arrested, the Court grant
ed the District Attorney leave to
send the bill to the grand jury
without a previous binding over.
The grand jury returned a true
bill.
| Commonwealth VS.. Albert Fort
ney. Charge, assault with intent
to commit a rape upon the prose
cutrix, Daisy f. Stitt, of Lack
township. The defendant plead
guilty and was sentenced to the
Huntingdon Reformatory.
| Commonwealth VS.. Ralph Pal
mer. Charge, fornication and bas-
tardy. ProsecutriX, Annie B..
Laughlin. Child not being born,
case was continued.
| Commonwealth VS.. George Lay
Walton. Charge, fornication and
bastardy and seduction. Prose
cutrix, Maggie A. Sheriff. Case
settled.
| Commonwealth VS.. VIM. j. War
ner. Charge, desertiOn and non
maintenance. ProsecutriX, Mary
Warner. Case continued until
next term.
Commonwealth VS.. Harry Shower.
Charge. assault with intent to con-
NIT rape on the prosecutriX,
Blanche NJ. Hughey. Case settled
by the parties.
Commonwealth VS.. Winfield Cas-
ner. Charge, desertion and non
maintenance. PrOsecutriN, Emma
Casner. The prosecutriX in an
swer to questions put to her by the
Court said that under no circum-
stances would she return and live
with her husband, the defendant.
The Court dismissed the case.
Commonwealth VS.. VIM. Swales.
Charge, desertion. ProsecutriX,
Mary E. Swales, who had with her,
two young children, told how they
had been married in 1892 and lived
in Lack township and that de
fendant deserted her and her chill
dren. Defendant had no counsel
and in his answers to the Court
was impudent and appeared to be
satisfied that the Court should do
the worst it coulG with him. He
was sentenced to pay his wife 81 %
per week, payable monthly, the
costs of prosecution, and enter d
bond with approved security in
the sum of 10000 to secure per-
formance of sentence, and be in the
hands of Sheriff until sentence ~
complied with. He is now in .taIl.
In the matter of the partition of
real estate owned by Levi Light
and Ellen Jane 'FRONT.' as tenants
in common, the Sheriff made his
return appraising the real estate at
the sum of S5il 90. Rule was
then granted upon all parties in
interest to accept or reject the
property at the appraised value.
BY decree Of Court, Henry a.
Auker and Elizabeth Auker adop-
ted Elizabeth Ellsesser a minor
child of John Ellsesser, as their
child.
j. Ambrose Martin. Samuel ID. |
Watt and Joseph Sieber were ap-
pointed to view and lay out q road |
in Monroe township, beginning at
d point in the public road leading
from Stony Run school house to
Richfeld at or near the residence
of Eli IeiGers to point in the
public road at or near NeimOnd's
church.
IN the estate Of Mary y. Dunn,
order 10 sell real estate
granted.
In the estate of Sarah Harry, de
ceased, return to order to sell real
estate made, and sale confirmed.
Hon. W. y. Sterrett was ap-
pointed guardian of Annie Foltz,
minor child OF Daniel FOltz, de-
ceased.
IN the estate of Geo. b. William
son, deceased, appraisement of de-
cedents real estate to the widow
and confirmed by the
Court.
DR.. W. III. Banks was appointed
guardian of Clyde A., John N,
and Chester 4. EaSick. minor