The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

With only the usual formality of
Court Crier Taylor's announcement:
"Gentlemen. the honorable judges of
the Superior cuust of Pennsylvania"
the cOmmonwea'th's itinerant appel
late court entered upon its first session
of the year, yesterday afternoon, in the
superior court room at the court house.
Judge John /. Mitchell. the new mem
Der of the court wearing his silken
gown for the first time. took the seat
tn the extreme left of President Judge
Rice formerly occupied by his prede-
Cessor. eX-Judge Dinner Beeber. and
the position by custom assigned to the
newest conner. Judge Smith being ab-
sent. Judge w. w. Porter, of Philadel-
phia. moved up to his seat on the right
Of Judge Beaver, who occupies the seat
Immediately to the right of President
Judge Rice. Judge Orlady. who with
Judges Rice and Beaver comprise the
only members of the court who have
been on the bench since the creation of
the court in 1895. sits on Judge Rice's
left Judge w. u. Porter. of Allegheny.
sits on Judge Orladys left.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
There was such a large attendance
of lawyers and spectators. including a
number Of women, when the judges
came upon the bench that many We're
compelled to stand, until after the call
ing of the list had been concluded when
there was an exodus of attorneys
whose cases We're continued settled or
well down on the list, and of spec
tators who had fully satisfied their
| curiosity.
There was a murmur of disappont-
| ment when the second case on the lis; /,
Commonwealth against Hazlett APP
! pelant. Washington county. was put
over to the Williamsport session. The
attorney for the appellant is Colonel
| w. w. Arnett, of Wheeling. w. Va. a
celebrated criminal lawyer and an un-
usually interesting character. He stands
| about six and half feet high. is awk-
ward and uncainly i'm appearance,
| dresses oddly ana never attempts any
thing in the way of an argument or
examination without first arming him
self with a jack-knifc and a block of
| wood. Even before the Supreme court
he whttles necessarily when makins
an argument. The case in which he is
engaged here was detailed at length in
| NtSttIuty = L tribune. 'tIltT cases were
disposed Of as follows:
| Argued-J. II. Eisenhower. appellant
against the school district of the hor-
ough Of Centrala, common pleas Coium.
| bia county: estate of Emo S. Wheeler
and others, executors, appt llants. against
!. NJ. Potter, common pleas WyominG
county; commonwealth ex rel. school iii
rectors of Meshoppen borough again
Charles ). Wheeler and others, appel
lants. Wyoming county.
Settled-Jacob kintner against Jacoi
Mosier and Mahala Mosier appellants
common pleas Monroe county.
observation-disclosures and others, appel
lants, against Coolbaugh, assignee, ant
others, common pleas Monroe county: II
re-widenng Of Mill street. Luzerne Dor
ough, W. ]. Donlin, appellant, common
pleas Luzerne county.
| Continued-Cotncr. appellant, aSains
Montour county. common pleas Montou
county.
Non prossed--Jenkns. to the use o
| Ruttolomus. against the Quaker City Nh
| tlal Fire Insurance company, appellant
! common pleas I.uzernc county: Mctue
! appellant, against Holclran and Other
. common pleas Luzernc county: Eut
against Uiir and others appellants, con-
| mon pleas Luzernc county.
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