The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-09

undergo separate and solitary con.
fnement at hard labor in the East
ern Penitentiary for period of four
years; the sheriff to conduct them
there within ten days and be allowed
one assistant.
Commonwealth VS.. Soloman Reed
and George Wheeler. Charge
entering a car with intent to com
NIT felony, etc. Nolle pros. allowed
Grand Jury presented the follow
ing bills:
Commonwealth VS.. Clark Doty.
Charge, aiding prisoners to escape
from Jail. Adam Clayberger pros
ecutor. A true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Clark Dotv.
Charge, rescuing prisoners, etc. A
true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Glenn Nugent.
Charge, Assault and battery.
Emma Richards prosecutrix. A
true bill. Settled
Z. c. Mensch VS.. Charles
Hughes. Petition of defendant to
pay amount of judgment into court
and rule to show why judgment
should not be satisfied filed. Rule
granted on plaintiff to show cause
why he shall not accept the amount
Of debt, interest and costs exclusive
of attorneys fee. Returnable first
Monday of June.
Commonwealth VS.. Trego V.
Milroy, Edward Snyder, Clyde
Keeter anh Charles Jones. Charge
larceny. Nolle pros. allowed as to
Clyde Keefer. Defendants Milroy,
Snyder and Jones plead guilty.
Court sentenced defendants Mil.
roy, Snyder and Jones to pay costs
of prosecution, restore goods or the
value thereof, pay a fine Of $50
each, undergo imprisonment in
the county Jail for sixty days, stand
committed, etc. The court was
disposed to act leniently with the
young men and only passed sent
ence upon one of the indictments.
Sentence on the remaining two in
dictments was suspended.
Grand Jury presented the follow
bills:
Commonwealth VS., Casper Rhawn
Charge, assault and battery. Not |
a true bill. Prosecutor John Nc
Closkey to pay costs Of prosecution.
give bail to sheriff for payment of
same, stand committed, etc.
Commonwealth VS. John McClos-
key. Charge assault and battery.
Not true bill. Prosecutor Casper |
Rhawn to pay costs.
Court sentenced prosecutor Casper
Rhawn to pay costs of prosecution,
give bail to Sheriff for payment of
same, stand committed, etc.
Recognizance Of Charles Cham
berlain in the sum of $Ioo for his
appearance at next term of court.
WEDNESDAY.
In the absence of court crier J. S.
Williams, d. r. Coffman acted in
that capa city.
{. A. Shuman VS.. Jacob Hinder
liter ct al. Sci. Fa. judgment in
open court against terre tenants for
want of appearance and against
Jacob S. Hinderliter as upon pro-
clamation.
Commonwealth VS.. Solomon Reed
and George Wheelr. Charge, des-
troying car by burning, etc.
Commonwealth VS.. George Force.
Charge, larceny. Defendant pleads
not guilty. Myron T. Edwards.
prosecutor. Motion made by de-
PENDANTS counsel to quash the in
dictment. Motion overruled. The
defendant is charged with having
stolen five or six wagon plank from
NJ. Edwards, on or about the 9Th
of, last February. Messrs. w. c.
Johnston, Esq, and S. B. Karns,
Esq, appeared for the defendant
and District Attorney Harman and
Harry Stees, Esq, for the Com
monwealth. The case went to the
jury shortly before the noon ad-
journment.
In the matter of the lunacy of
Elizabeth Zeisloft the following Jury
OF inquest was empaneled John
Cadman, L. B. Cotner, M. A. Com
stock, ]. .Welliver, Elliott Lemon
and V. P. Ewes. The matter was
heard before Judge Kurtz this af-
ternoon in Court Room No. 2.
Grand Jury returned the follow
ing bills:
Commonwealth VS. Chas. Horn
and Robert Horn Charge, assault
and battery. a true bill.
The jury in the case of the Com
monwealth VS.. George Force re-
turned verdict Of not guilty, the
county to paw the costs.