Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-03

Commonwealth vs.. b. K. Shoemaker tht
grand jury ignored the bill.
The bill was also ignored in the cast
of Commonwealth vs.. John Kessler
Hawley Bitter, William Martin, Joseph
Morrall, Lloyd Morrall, Allen Moody
and Roy Robinson. who were charged
with the larceny of pears from the pre-
misses of Henry Densberger, Gulick's
Addition. The costs in the latter case
were put upon the prosecutor.
In the case Of John Quinn, in which
the charge was larceny, the bill was ig-
nored.
A true bill was found in the case OF
Common wealth VS.. Amos Campbell, the
char.e being "Defrauding Boarding
house Keeper"
The greater part OF the time Thursday
was occupied by the case of Common
wealth vs.. Clark Hunter, in which the
charge is statutory rape. The case at
tracted great deal of morbid curiosity,
the court room being packed. A large
number Of witnesses were heard on both
sides involving great deal of testimony
widely contradictory and most unsavory
in its nature.
The prosecutor is Mrs. Flea nor Eden,
of this city. The Injured party in the
case is Tillie Davis, girl 13 years OF
age She was subjected TO severe
ordeal upon the stand. She made sew
eral sensational admissions which in
volved number OF other people. The
girl is at present in jail, awaiting trial
for larceny, the grand jury Thursday
returning true bill in her case.
Ralph Kisner, Esq, is defending
Clark Hunter, District Attorney Welsh
the Commonwealth un-
assisted.
The following persons are on the jury;
Abram Hendrickson, James Pursell, w.
II. Dye, Isaac Acor, John Eisenhart,
Matthew l.. Sheep. John Qugg, Charles
Kehl, Jacob Reeser, William f. Timber
ger, George Tillson and Thomas F..
Kerswell.
The jury in the case of Commonwealth
VS.. Clark Hunter, returned verdict OF
not guilty after dellberation Of less
than fifteen minutes.
The defense rested at IL O'Clock Fri
day forenoon. The interim between
that hour and noon was occupied by
the charge Of the court. The case was
given to the jury at ~ O'Clock. The
verdict was sealed and the twelve men
slightly beIated sauntered out of the
temple of justice for their dinners.
Tilie Davis, herself, was the defend
ant in the next case. She was charged
with the larceny of silver dollar from
Ida Fox of this city. She was without
an attorney and the court appointed
Charles V. zimmerman to defend her.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the
charge, but owing to her tender age-l3
years-the court declined to accept the
plea and directed that a plea of mot
guilty" be entered and the trial of the
case proceed.
The testimony for the prosecution all
tended to show that the defendant had
acknowledged taking the money. The
defense offered no testimony. The jury
vas out an hour, returning with yer
dict of mot guilty"
The case Of Commonwealth VS.. Amos
Campbell, the charge being defraudin2 6
boarding house keeper, WAS called fol
trial at 3 p. III. The prosecutor was Mr.
Susanna Brumbaugh, Church street. The
defendant, an old soldier, who receives
q pension of $l2 per month, came TO he
house as q boarder on May II last, tn,
rate of board being 81. 90 per week. Th,
','erdant remained three months, fall
mg in arrears t32. so for board. Accord
in2 to the prosecutor, he made man!
= omIses although the only money h
/ paid Was s., which as for washing ant
I ! kr S,Iyice. When he received his pen
/ siou, she said he denied having it anC
finally SAID some one had stolen hi
/ mo- ey.
The defendant being sworn acknow
ledged that he was in arrears for board
/ lie admitted that he received his pen
sion and that he went to Rieck's hoteI
Returning to his boarding house in th
night he secreted his money-S2O-i
the bed. He soon after had occasion
to 90 down stairs and when he returne
the money was missing, At dltferen
times, he said, he paid money on az
count and had no intention Of defrauC
ing Mrs, Brumbaugh. The defendan
was represented by Major c. P. Geal
hart.