The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-12-11
COURT PROCEEDINGS.


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open court.
Daniel Knorr, Sheriff to A. M. Yo-
cum. Land in Scott township.
Daniel Knorr, Sheriff to Catherine
zimmerman. Land in Montour town
ship.
Commonwealth VS.. Charles Smith.
Charge, assault with intent, etc. A
true bill.
Motion by defendant for a contiuu-
ance 10 February session, 1908.
Recognzance forfeited to be re-
spited, case continued to February
session at the cost of the defendant
Bench warrant to issue to the defend
ant.
Commonwealth VS.. Charles McEl-
roy. Charge, assault and battery.
Nole pros. allowed upon payment of
COSTS.
Commonwealth VS.. Nelson Kosten-
bauder. Charge f. and b. Nole
pros. allowed upon payment of costs.
Commonwealth VS.. J.. f. Agnew.
Charge, removing goods from county
after levy. Continued to February
session. Recognizauce forfeited to
be respited, etc.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph White
covage. Charge, forgery. Case con-
tinued. Recognizance forfeited to be
respted, etc.
The jury in the case of Bernhard
Mcclure, charged with robbery,
brought in verdict OF not guilty.
James Mcdonnell and John
O'Brlen, who entered plea of guilty
to the charge of having assaulted
Hungarian in Centralia on the even
in of Mitchell Day, were sentenced by
the court to pay the costs of prose-
cutlon, and each to pay fine to the
Commonwealth of $50.
Lloyd 7. Rider VS.. Charles r.
Hughes. Appeal. Plea, non-assump-
sit.
The plaintiff was represented by
B. F. Zarr and c. A. Small, Esqs.,
while c. E. Geyer and c. E. Kresher,
Esqs., cared for the defendants in
terests.
Grand Jury made the following re-
turns:
Commonwealth VS.. Bertha Taylor.
Charge, adultery. Not true bill.
Prosecutrix Rosa Crawford to pay
costs.
Court sentenced Rosa Crawford to
pay the costs of prosecution, give bail
to the Sheriff for payment OF same
within ten days, stand committed. etc.
Commonwealth VS.. Michael Grant
and James Brennan. Charge, rob-
berry. Not a true bill.
Report of viewers in favor of a
county bridge over Chilisquaque Run
III Madison township, near Jacob Z.
Wintersteen's, approved by Grand
Jury.
Report of viewers IN favor of
county bridge In Center township,
over north fork of Briar Creek, near
residence of John S. Scott, approved
by the Grand Jury.
Bridge over creek in Zehner's Hol-
low, Brlarcreek township, near resi-
dence of Thomas B. Shultz, and
bridge over creek in Zehner's Hollow,
Briarcreek township, near shanty of
Alfred Smith. Report of viewers in
favor OF these bridges approved by
the Grand Jury.
Lloyd T. Rider VS.. Chas. Hughes.
This was a case brought by Mr.. Rider
for the recovery of $96.57 for goods
alleged to have been purchased by
the defendant at a vendue held by
Mr.. Rider in the spring of 1892, while
he was tenant on Mr.. Hughes, farm
in Franklin township. The suit 1t ap-
pears was originally instituted before
Squire Jacoby, but by mutual con-
sent of the parties was discontinued
and the costs paid by Mr.. Hughes.
A little later, on Dec. 20, 1892, the
parties at variance agreed to adjust or
settle their differences by arbitration.
Three practical farmers of Franklin
township were to compose the board,
one to be chosen by each of the litl-
gants and the two thus chosen to
select the third.
| Mr.. Hughes, however, claimed to
have settled in full with Mr. Rider,
the transaction having taken place in
G. E. Geyer's law Office in Catawissa
in Dec. 1892 in..the presence of c. ],
Fisher, then a law student in the
Office. One of the considerations
upon which MI. Hughes alleged the
settlement was affected was his agree
ment not to press claim of 5000
which he held against Mr.. Rider as
follows: $500 for rent, $Ioo for
cutting timber in violation of contrac
and $500 foi careless and Indifferent
farming of the land.