Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-04-25

The regular April term Of court Wa
commenced at 10 O'Clock .. m. ON Mon
day, the 2srd inst.
Judges Lyons, 6terTett and Swartz
occupied the bench.
The Grand Jury was called, charget
and sworn.
The Constables made their returns.
Constable's Landis, DUNN and Bit
ner were appointed to wait upon th'
Court.
In the estate Of James r. Behel, .
lunatic, order to mortgage said Behel'
| real estate was made.
In the assigned estate Of Joseph Pen
nell, notice Of petition Of w. H. Pen
nell, the assignee to he discharged from
his trust ordered to be given to hi
creditors by publication.
Uriah Shuman was appointed a COM
mittee Of the person and estate Of jacob
b. StrOup, a lunatic.
In the divorce proceedings in tn,
case Of Nancy f. Palm vs. Jesse Palm
alias subpoena awarded.
Henry Shelly was appointed a super
visor i'm and for Greenwood township Il
fill vacancy caused by refusal Of Isaa,
Ferguson, the duly elected supervisor t.
qualify as such officer.
Wilberforee Schweyer, ESD. filed hi
report as auditor In the estate Of Jane
Thompson, late Of Walker township
deceased.
Ii. f. Burchield, Esq, filed his re
port as auditor In the estate Of Elizabeth
Rannels, late Of Port Royal, deceased
In the estate Of J. Z BrattOn, late o
Beale township, deceased. personal pro
perty appraised to the widow.
J. J. Doughton was appointed guar
dian of John I.eitzei, minor child Oi
Sybilla Leitzel, deceased.
In the estate of Robert and Catharine
KingsborOugh, deceased, real estate re-
ported AZ sold to Catharine MemiugeI
for the price or sum of $3.50. Said sale
being confirmed by the Court.
In the estate OfAbby Long, deceased
Arthur b Shuman and Michael r. Bea.
shore, were appointed appraisers to
appFaise to Mary Long and Harrison
Long, their mothers personal estate.
Edward Wilson was appointed guar
dian Of Howard Thompson Fund, a
minor child Of Hazlett g. Funk.
In the estate OfGeOrge G. McCullcch,
late Of Tuscarora township, deceased,
order to sell decedent's interest in real
estate granted.
In the estate of Mamie Z. Brillinger,
miner child of George H. Brillinger,
return to order to sell minors real es-
tate made. Property sold to ..Nm. C..
and Lewis l.. Leonard for $4,000.
In the matter Of the partition of the
real estate of John GoOdling. deceased,
decree of court made, allotting the real
estate to Henry X. GoOdling at the
price or sum Of SlaOO.OO.
In the divorce proceedings between
Linnie Dillon VS.. Oliver Perry Dillon,
order Of publication aw a-dsd.
James F. Hockenber:y vs. Carder G..
Gardner, domestic attachment. Upon
petition attachment was dissolved.
Com. VS.. Edgar Sellers. Charge,
aud bastardy. PrOsecutrix,
Maggie Basom. Case settled
Com. VS.. q. Il. NJ Wisehaupt.
Charge, threatening to shoot Jacob
Zeigler, who was the prosecutor. AZ
ter hearing the evidence the court dis
missed the case and ordered the parties
to pay their own costs.
Com. vs. Richard Cramer. Charge
DesertiOn. PrOsecutriX, Rose Craner.
the defendants wife. When the case
was called, defendant not appearing,
his bail was forfeited,
Com vs. William Ryner and Harry
Ellis. Charge, stealing about 200
pounds of copper wire from the p. r.
Company. Ellis has not been arrested
and Ryner was tried alone. The evil
dence showed that in last November .
large quantity Of copper wire was stOl-
ell in Patterson from the railroad COM
pany; that six hales Of pressed rags
shipped from this station to Cleveland.
Ohio, by John Rapp OF this town were
opened in Cleveland and lot Of cop
per wire taken tberefsOn. This wire
was packed about as near the center OF
the bales of rags as possible. John
Rapp testified that about two O'Clock
OH the night the wire was stolen Rynel
and Ellis wakened him and told him
they had lot of copper for him. This
was wire and was purchased by james
Rapp for Sl6.OO and was worth abOu,
$50 90. The Rapp's asked no questions
baied the wire with rags and shipped
ii When warrents were issued for ths
arrest Of those young men, they both
fled and Ryner was captured in AL
tOOna. He denied altogether the stories
told by the Rapps as to his connection
with the case, but he could not salts.
factOrily account for his flight. Yer.
dict, guilty. Sentenced to pay fine
Of $500 and undergo imprisonment in
county Jail for the period of 30 days.
Com. vs.. Richard Green. Charge
Assault and Battery and assault on
Harry Wise, who YVES tine prosecutor
Green was charged with striking
Wire while the latter was assisting to
eject him from the railroad station plat
form where Green was behaving in q
disOrderly manner. Verdict, guilty.
Sentenced TO pay fine Of$5 90 and un-
dersO AN imprisonment in the county
Jail for 10 days.
John BalcaEqual, 4 native Of Scot
land, was decreed by the court to he a
citizen of the United States.
James MckeOwan and Stella ID.
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