The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
CONTINUED.

Commonwealth VS.. George bogus
tine. Verdict not guilty. Prosecut
or Albert Goodman, and defendant tC
each pay half the costs.
Mrs. Mary Strauser, wife of Aug
ustus Strauser, vs. Jacob l.. Rhoades
1t appearing that the defendant having
failed to comply with the order to file
plea the rule is made absolute and
judgment is entered for the plaintiff in
the sum of SIS with interest, and
costs.
Estate of Peter Hippensteel, de-
ceased. Order of sale of real estate
for payment of debts is continued un-
til next term.
Commonwealth VS.. William Van
Pett, larceny and receiving stolen
goods. District Attorney Harman
stated that the charge of larceny
would be dropped, and the defendant
would plead guilty to receiving stolen
goods.
Senator Herring and C. B. Jackson
appeared In the matter of the free
bridge at Berwick, the former for the
petitioners and the latter for the stock
holders. 1t had been previously fixed
that hearing be had before the
Grand Jury at this time, two o'clock,
as per petition in favor, handed in
by A. l.. Fritz on Monday for confir-
nation nisi. The Court called the
Grand Jury before them and after
reading the Act of 1876 as supple
mented in 1873, under which the
former petition was presented, and
the act of 1899 under which the other
petition was presented, held that the
Act of 1890 does not apply to bridges
over streams which form boundary
line between two counties but only to
bridges wholly within any one county,
but upon request of Senator Herring
said that the petition could be pre-
sented to the Grand Jury.
A petition for the erection of suit
able monument at the cost of the
County, to the memory of deceased
soldiers and sailors was presented and
to be heard by the Grand Jury for
consideration.
Commonwealth VS.. Isaiah Snyder,
assault and battery, not a true bill |
Prosecutor Owen to pay costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Owen Suit, as
sault and battery, not true bill and |
prosecutor Isaiah Snyder to pay the
costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Stanley Hallock,
embezzlement. True bill. On mo-
tion of defendants counsel case con-
tinued to December session.
Sheriff Black acknowledged the
following deeds:
A. & L. M. Hontz property in Ber-
wick to Xavier Warnett.
o. A. Larish property in Sugarloaf
to c. A. Wesley.
Jos. Reese property in Briarcreek
to w. A. Baucher, trustee.
Magee & Ritter property in Blooms
burg to Anglo Am. S. & L. Associa-
ton.
Michael Bender property in Cata-
wissa to Monroe Banks.
Ed. Buck property in Millville to
Simon Richard.
5. II. Harman property in Blooms
burg to Cooperative S. & L. Associa-
ton.
5. II. Harman property in Blooms
burg to Cooperative S. & l.. Assocla-
ton.
John Mccormick property in
Bloomsburg to Locust Mt. S. & l..
Association.
B. F. Crispin, Jr., VS.. c. Dick ct al.
Petition to stay the sale OF Realty,
granted. /
Estate of Lawson Hughes, petition
tor partition. Inquest awarded, and '
A G. Briggs, Chas. Fornwald and B. S
F. Sharpless appointed commissioners {
TO make partition.
Commonwealth VS. Isaiah Snyder, I
forcible detainer. Not true bill, and
County to pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Owen Sultz, as. {
sault and battery. Not true bill and {
prosecutor, Isaiah Snyder to pay costs.
Commonwealth VS. Millard Steph.
ems, rape. Not true bill.
Commonwealth VS. Laura Wildner,
assault and battery. Not true bill,
County to pay costs.
Commonwealth VS. l.. d. Manning,
assault and battery. Mol pros. allowed.
Commonwealth VS. Meade Savitts,
assault and battery. Savitts to pay
the costs of prosecution, sentence sus-
pended, his own recognizance taken
for appearance at next term.
Commonwealth VS. Michl Shitskoski
and Joseph Saduski. larceny. Verdict t
not guilty.
Commonwealth VS. Frank Gels, lar
ceny, Guilty. Sentenced to pay costs