Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-03-23
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Court opened by President Judge
L lrdy Monday with Associate
Iil'e Judge Houck not being pre-.
sent on account of the III bealth Of
his father but took his seat Tuesday
morning.
All the constables made returns
and &c. NJ Pierson, of Blooming
Grove, and c. S. Haas, of Shohola
we're appointed to wait on the Court
and B G. Totten, of Westfall, on
the Grand Jury The grand jurors
all answered when E. Highly, of
Shohola, was excused and A. w
b ,loh, Sr., of Matamoras was ap-
pointed foreman.
Accounts on the following estates
were confirmed: Louis Dalloz decd,
J icob Klienhans decd, Julia Ann
Van Gordon decd and Clyde E Van
Auken also Auditors reports etates
j &. baltimore, Francis Manly and
jacob Elwanger
All applications for licerses were
inted there being no objections To
any.
Alexander Bellies was appointed
guardian of the minor children Of
Clyde e. Van Auken decd and Geo
Rhodes Of Mary, "A minor child of
Henry and Olive Rhodes decd.
The committee on the application
of j. Wallace Van Gorden, of Mat
qnoras, for admission to the bar re.
ported favorably and he was duly
sworn as attorney.
Grey VS.. Grey divorce. A Nit
chell Palmer Esq, of Stroudsburg,
appointed examiner.
j. b. Westbrook petitioned for re
lease of lien of Sheriffs recognizance
from lands, which was granted.
w. S, Rogers ct. al. VS.. r.. w.
Ross ct. al. writ in patition award
ell
Commonwealth VS.. Frank Kelly.
Indictment refusing to pay over
money as constable. The defendent
was convicted at former term, a
new trial was granted AMI the court
now allowed the defendant to with
draw his plea and then sustained a
motion to quash the indictment.
G. f. Seitz appointed Auditor for
bingham Tsp.
Petition for vieweIs on road from
near house of V. b. Case in Lacka
waxen to bridge near grist mill of
John Perkins in Berlin, Wayne Co
Frank Schorr. A Griswold and John
Smith appointed.
The Grand Jury recommended
that adequate light be provided for
the gentlemans toilet, and that the
accommodations be enlarged and
properly partitioned.
That the Jail and living rooms be
thoroughly renovated and bars
placed from the top of the back Of
the cells to the walls of the corri
dors to prevent prisoners from
climbing to top of cells and escaping
through the ceiling over them.
Godfrey Gephardt, Henry A'dricl
and Frank Schorr were appointed
viewers on county line bridge across
the Paupac near Cromwelltown.
On account of the incapacity
through illness, of court crier Chas
II. Wood to attend to his duties hi.
son Charles Wood was temporarily
appointed until further order of III,
Court
Common wealth VS.. Charles B
Quinn. Indictment F. and b. Yer
dict guilty
Commonwealth VS.. M. S. Earl!
indicted for assault with intent t,
commit murder Continued
Inqusition on the body of Wesl.
Rodgers Court disapproyes SAM
for the reason that there is nothing
in the return which shows any De
cessity for holding same.
Commonwealth VS. Frank Hennes
sy. Indicted for larceny of a watch
Deft plead guilty and the court i'm.
posed a sentence which expires Ma!
first, and a fine of ten dollars.
Com with VS. Cornelius Dreaming
Indicted for larceny of hound
The court directed a verdict of no
guilty. The costs to be paid by tn
county, in this case, amount to tn
snug sum of 1852 9s.
Sale of Centre Square Hotel by OF
der of Orphan Court confirmed.
Market Day.
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