Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-06


FOrnicatiOn and bastardy. Prosecutrix;
Emma George Not true bill and
county to pay the costs.
Com. vs. John Watts. Charge, form
icatiOn and bastardy. Prosecutor Daisy
l.. ShOttsberger. A true bill. Bench
warrant issued to bring defendent into
Court
Com. VS. Robert Palm. Charge, Lar
ceny of TIMBER. Herbert Mealman,
Prosecutor. Not true bill and pros
ecutor to pay the costs.
Com. VS.. w. Elmer Harris. Charge
non support of his wife Annie Harris,
who was the prosecutrix. Tried and
defendant discharged Costs put upon
the prosecutrix.
Com. VS.. A. J. Fisher. Charge, form
icatiOn and bastardy. PrOsecutrix Mary
f. Burns Settled by the parties.
Com VS.. Clinton Warner. Charge,
seduction and fornicatiOn and bastardy.
Prosecutrix, Jennie Warner. Case con-
| tinued.
| The case that occupied the boards all
afternoon Monday was that Of the Com
| mOnwealth vs. Augustus SchrOpp. Mr..
Schropp was charged upon oath OF
James ID. Williams with assault and
battery; carrying concealed deadly
weapons, and with wOntOnly pointing
a revolver at the prosecutor.
From the evidence it seems the de-
fendant and his wife were at one time
on the stage in the capacity Of actor and
actress. = They then became profession
al musicians and firing Of that drifted
into Juniata county where they are now
farming and raising poultry. The pros
ecutOr and defendant at the time Of the
trouble lived neighbors in Fermanagh
| township and had had trouble over the
trespassing Of prosecutors cattle on de-
fendant's land. The consequences
was bad blood between the neighbOrs.
The defendant and his wife when on
the stand gave evidence of their stage
training. Mrs. Schropp was particu-
larly bright and smooth upon the stand
and her repartee to questions of Com
mOnwealth counsel on cross examina'
ton was entertaining to the audience
who are not often treated to an elOcu.
tionary entertainment in the court
room. The evidence showed defen'
dants had penned up II sheep belong
ing to prosecutor and which were found
trespassing on defendants land. De
fendant notified prosecutor to come AND
get his sheep and pay the damages
When the prosecutor came he demand
ed six dollars before he would allow TIN
sheep to leave. An alteration follow
ed. and while the evidence was very
contradictory, it was not denied tina
defendant hit the prosecutor stingint
blow at the base of his right ear, the de
, fendant contending that he struck tn
prosecutor while the latter was trying
to get into the stable where the sheel
were locked up, and the prosecute
/ claiming he was hit while his back wa
turned and he was in the act Of leav
. ing defendants property in pursuanc
Of an order to leave. After the prosecu
tor received the blow, he announces
his intention Of whipping the defend
ant and made an effort to take of hi
? coat, when the defendant drew q revol
} yer, and in the language Of Mn
, Schropp "flOurished it i'm the air." bu
did not point it ut the prosecutor. wh
Immediately left the defendants prop
erty at the sight Of the revolver aud ri
, terwards recovered his sheep by WI
. Of replevin. The jury found the defend
) ant guilty Of assault and battery ant