Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-09-14
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Court commenced on September 5tt
! at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, with Judges Lyons
Sterrett and Swartz on the bench.
The Grand Jury was called, sworn
and charged.
Constables. Philip Pannebaker. Jesse
Arnold and Edward Gill were appoint
ed to wait upon the Court.
! The crowd in attendance was lighter
| than usual and was confined almost
entirely to litigants and witnesses.
w. l.. Hocpes, Esq, filed his report
as Auditor in the estate of Henry Dunn,
deceased.
Order of publication was awarded in
the divorce proceedings Flora r. Hof-
man W. Milton Hoffman.
In Commonwealth W.. B. +. Junkin,
order to maintain wife revoked and
bail discharged, parties now living to-
gether.
Alias subpoene III divorce was award
ed i'll case of Flora Goshorn vs.. Frank
j. Goshorn.
IN the estate of Arnold Varnes, late
of Delaware township, deceased. Jo-
seph Varnes the executor, was author
:zed TO sell real estate.
The grand jury approved the repor,
of the viewers granting county bridge
to be built jointly, by this county and
Snyder county over west Mahantongo
creek below Richfield.
But one case was tried in the Com
mon Pleas. 1t was that of George
'FRONT.', agent for Mary a. TSchupp vs..
Kurtz Ob@ihOltzer. The plaintiff prov
ed that she had purchased property at
Constables sale Of the goods and
effects of Louis and Sarah Mart.le and
left them after the sale in the possession
of the Markets that Kurt Oberholt-
yer, Constable of Fayette township,
levied upon and sold these goods Us the
property of the Markies, with notice Of
the previous Constable sale 10 plaintiff.
The testimony aS 10 the value Oi the
good soid by oberhoitzer was conflict
ing. Verdict fer plaintiff fer 229. .45.
CommonWealth vs.. Thomas English.
Indictment, larceny of harness from
John Bergey A true bill and defend
ant pleads nolo contendere, and was
sentenced to pay Il fine of $500, costs ri
prosecution and TO be 80 days in the
county Jail.
Commonwealth vs. john +. Kennedy.
assault and battery on Samuel Kinsioe.
Defendant pleads guilty and is senten-
ccd to pay Il fine of five dollars and
costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth vs.. David hoLe, for
nication and bastardy. Mary }. Burris,
prosecutriX. Settled by the parties.
Commonwealth vs.. Harry Shower. as
sauit etc, on Blanche Hughey, Contin-
ued
Commonwealth vs. Samuel NJ. Page,
fornicati0n and bastardy. Mary Miller
prcsecutrix Settled by the parties.
Commonwealth vs.. James Meyer,
malicious mischief, Mrs. Lydia Meyer,
prosecutriX. Defendant had broken
windows, etc, in his parents house,
but it being shown that he had been
subject TO epilepsy since his childhood
and in the fits was unconscious of his
actions, he was acquitted on the grounds
of insanity and prOsecutriX TO pay costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Robert Garman,
assault and battery and surety of the
peace. The two cases we tried together.
l.. w. Kepier being prosecut, r. Yer
dict, sentenced to pay $500 fine and
costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth VS.. J. X Bitner, as
sault and battery on Mrs. Anna B.
Seiber, who was the prosecutrix Mrs.
Seiber testified that she went to the
rent due her, when he became violent
that he ordered her out of the house
and she refused 10 go and he used force
enough to put her out. Verdict, not
guilty, and prosecutriX to pay costs
Commonwealth VS.. a. Mcclure Bry-
ner, surety of the peace, J. w. Bryner,
prosecutor. J. W., did not appear and
complaint was dismissed at his costs.
Court adjourned on Tuesday evening.