The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
DEJgM Der COURT PROOBEDINGs.
The Grand Jury reported the fol-

lowing
Commonwealth VS. Go,lieb Smith,
assault and battery. Bill ignored and
prosecutor to pay costs.
Commonwealth VS. Edward Boone,
assault and battery. True bill
Commonwealth VS. John O'Brien,
larceny. Not true bill and prose-
cutor to pay costs.
Commonwealth VS. Jane Burltt, as
sault and battery. True bill.
Commonwealth VS. David Pursel,
larceny. True bill.
Other cases we're disposed of as
follows:
Commonwealth VS. Orval Bower, f.
and b.. Mol. pros. allowed.
Commonwealth VS. VIM. Robson f.
and b. Settled.
Commonwealth VS. VIM. McHenry,
malicious mischief Mol. pros. allowed
and the boy to be discharged from
Jail.
Commonwealth VS. Bertha Levan,
assault and battery. Mol. pros. al
lowed
The following cases were contin.
ued.
Commonwealth vs. Nathaniel Ney,
embezzlement.
Commonwealth VS. Geo. w. Perkins
embezzlement.
Commonwealth VS. Charles Brobst,
f. and b.
Commonwealth VS. Frank Sanders,
{. and b.
Commonwealth VS. Elias Hampton
{. and b.
Commonwealth VS. Lena Beck anc
Mary Wilder, malicious mischief.
Commonwealth VS. Eva Omlar, as
saut and battery.
Commonwealth VS. Oscar Earnest
+ and b..
Commonwealth VS. Philip Rabuck
malicious mischief.
Commonwealth VS. John O'Brien
charge, making threats against Georg
Joseph. Discharged, County to pa
costs.
Beishline as to tract No. 3 confirme
nisi. Order continued as to tract
Nos. I and 2.
Order of Court filed for Presider
Judge and Jury Commissioners
place names of 500 sober, intelliger
and judicious persons to serve as ju
ors in the several courts for the yea
1900.
Commonwealth VS. Mrs Jane Brit
assault aud battery. This case wa
brought by Ellen McCloskey. It
scene of the affair, which was a qua
rel amodg neighbors, is Centralla. N
witnesses were heard for the detenc
The Jury rendered verdict OF guilt
Commonwealth VS. Minnie Sass
man. The Jury was called into Il
box, when it was discovered that
l.. Shuman, leading witness, h;
disobeyed the subpoena and was n
IN attendance at court for which t
court imposed fine of $a5 90. /.
case was continued till next term.
Commonwealth VS. Pursel, larcer
The defendant, mere youth W
charged ny the prosecutor, Emr
Edgar, with having entered her HI
husbands poultry house and robD
it of four game roosters. The defer
ant denied that he was in the ba
said that Edgar's chickens had be
eating his truck and he decided
put a stop to it. He caught the chl'
ems one by one and informed Ed!
to that effect, telling HIM that
could have them back II he wo'
settle the damages. Several wltnes
testified to the boys good charac'
The case was given to the Jury, VIII
body returned nineteen minutes the
after with verdict of guilty.
Commonwealth VS. John Bosln,
sault and battery. The principals
this case were OF foreign national
could not speak the English langu
and had to be supplied with an IN
prefer They live at Centralla. j
Shencavitch, was the prosecutor
he claimed that the defendant, ao
mentioned had hit on the head VIII
stone. The verdict was not guilty
each pay half the costs. ~
The next case taken up was u
monwealth against Mary Relce on
charge of adultry, preferred by
husband. Mr.. Flynn, attorney Tor
defendant, moved to quash the ln'
ment, on the ground that a man
no right to appear against his wife
such charge. The court over
Mr.. Flynn, and the case procee
resulting in verdict of guilty.
Commonwealth VS. Joseph Lev