The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-10-04
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Assault and battery, with intent etc.
The jury returned verdict of guilty
of simple assault. Defendant held for
sentence.
The following deeds were acknow-
ledged in open court by w. w. Black,
Sheriff
From w. w. Black to the Penn
sylvania Trust Co. Land situate in
Bloomsbury
From w. w. Black to the Cone
wango Building and Loan Association
Land in Bloomsburg.
From w. w. Black to A. !. En-
metz. Land situate in Madison :own-
ship.
From w. w. Black to w. f. Craw-
ford. Land situate IN Madison town
ship.
From w. w. Black to c. w. Neal.
Land situate in Bloomsbury.
From w. w. Black to Anglo .Ameri-
can S. & l.. Association. Land sit
uate in Bloomsbury.
From w. w. Black to J. l.. Dillon.
Land situate in Bloomsburg.
From w. w. Black to l.. Travel
piece. Land situate In Centre town
ship.
From w. w. Black to o. P. Kester
Land situate in Fishingcreek town
ship
From w. w. Black to T. II. Edgar.
Land situate in Orange and Fishing
creek townships.
From w. w. Black to P. c. Bleck-
er. Land situate in Montour town
ship.
From w. w. Black to +. B. Brow
er. Land situate IN Bloomsburg.
From w. w. Black to Christie B.
Welliver. Land situate in Blooms.
burg.
From W. w. Black to Sarah ].
Browns executors. Land situate in
Hemlock township.
Commonwealth VS.. May jeremiah
or Seesholtz. Larceny. Court ap-
pointed w. A. Evert ESQ, counsel for
defendant. He investigated the case,
and reported to the court, that the
young girl was homeless, had not had
any one to instruct her and that in
his opinion her acts were the result
of neglect and improper bringing up,
whereupon the Court inasmuch as
she had already served four months,
ordered her discharged from the Gus
tody of the Sheriff. Her decorum,
during her imprisonment was very
good.
lanes r. Ritter VS.. c. f. Hagen
buch. Lien creditors receipt read and
objection to lien creditors receipt and
acknowledgment of Sherft's deed
filed.
Conewango Building and Loan AS
sociaton VS.. Willis Bowman ct al.
Lien creditors receipt read in open
court.
Pennsylvania Trust Co., vs.. Martha
w. Ellenbogen ct al. Lien creditors
receipt read IN open court.
Remonstrance against granting of
charter to Second Ward Volunteer
Fire Co. filed. His Honor listened
TO objection, but decided that the
matter would take up too much time
from the cases already before the
Court, and Col. J. G.. Freeze was ap-
pointed master and examiner to re-
port upon the law and facts in con-
nection with the case.
On motion of District Attorney at
tachment granted for Robert Evans,
witness in case of Commonwealth VS..
Ritter Goss. Eo die attachment issu-
ed.
The following bills were presented
by the Grand Jury:
Commonwealth VS.. Jack Swelgert.
Larceny. Not true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Fausey.
Receiving stolen goods. Not a true
bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Ritter Goss.
Charge murder A true bill.
On application OF the District At
torney the Court directed Jack Sweig-
ert to be discharged from the custody
of the Sheriff.
Commonwealth VS.. supervisors OF
Greenwood township. Constable's re-
turns. Application for dismissal of
witnesses granted.
Commonwealth VS.. Henry Craw-
ford. Assault and battery. This case
was rather lengthy one. There were
many witnesses called, and the ties,
timony produced was of such nature
as to warrant the jury in bringing IN
verdict of guilty. Attached thereto
was a recommendation to the Court
for mercy.
| Commonwealth VS.. John Hardman,
Assault and battery. Verdict guilty.
Defendant to pay costs of prosecution,
| , 6na of troo and ona p,onth'c in,