The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-02-05

Oii DloNSh anu dONNllloNh RiOB
erty. l.. A. S. Brown, prosecutor
Motion to quash proceedings over
ruled by the Court and district at
torney directed to lay an indict-
ment before the grand jury under
act OF 1901.
Joseph Shoemaker VS.. Mary l..
Shoemaker. Libel in divorce.
Subpoena awarded.
Estate OF DR.. William Graydou.
Auditors report filed.
Estate of A. 7. Harrison, luna
tic. Auditors report confirmed
nis.
Mr.. Duy's real work before the
Court did not begin until Tuesday
morning. Although it was his
first day in the role he acquitted
himself with an ease and grace that
impressed everybody and handled
the several cases in his charge ad-
mirably.
Estate of Abraham Winter. Re-
port of sale confirmed nisi.
District Attorney Duy presented
petition of Z. H. Kline praying for
the appointment of himself as an
Auditor OF the Town of Bloomsbury
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Morris 5. Broadt.
Grand Jury made the following
returns:
Commonwealth vi. William Evans.
Charge f. and b. Nellie Carter;
prosecutrix. A true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. George H.
Harder and John Lochman. Charge
assault and battery. c. c. Cleaver,
prosecutor. A true bill.
The case against Harder and
Lochman, was one oil assault and
battery. Notwithstanding the fact
that it occasioned considerable inter-
est on account of the many wit
nesses, and served to attract an
audience that filled every seat in
the court room, it belonged to that
class of cases, which could easily
| have been, and should, properly,
have been settled before the Justice
of the peace. Not that the Justice
| is to blame, because where the
parties at issue show no disposition
to settle, there is nothing left for
| him to do but to return it TO court.
| The facts in the case, according
to Cleaver's testimony are as fol-
lows: On the night of Dec. 81
last, he heard loud and boisterous
talk on the street, and he being a
special policeman of the town de-
cided to go out and try and stop it,
which he did. A little later he
met Chief of Police Harder, and
. while relating the occurrence tc
him, two young fellows, Edward
r Kistler and Nose Henrie came
along and stopped near them. They
were inclined to NEEDLE in, al
though Cleaver told them that the
conversation did not concern them
They were ordered to move or
, several times, but did not obey
/, Thir persistence finally aggravated
: the Chief and he grabbed Kistle
Q and showed him into the gutter
E The boys then continued up th'
street, but later on meeting Cleave
n they accused him of being responsi
J, BILE for the trouble. AT this junctur
;. special policeman Lochman appear
n ed OH the scene. The bows an,
Cleaver were getting pretty loud
If and he ordered them to disperse, a
e the same time telling Cleaver to G
:. home, which he refused to dc
Lochman then started after tn
IF chief. He found him and returnin
IS to the scene, the crowd was agai
IF ordered to clear out. Cleaver re
i. fused to move, whereupon he wa
s. set upon by the two officers an
E. severely beaten. Cleaver the
Of made his way to the home of Bui
CESS Sharpless, and there relate
:e the story of the assault upon him
Or Several other witnesses were cal
III ed. and their evidence was corrc
u boration of that of Cleaver's.
The prosecution mere rested il
In case and Harder took the stanc
t. He denied the charge against hin
st He admitted that he had handle
vel Cleaver pretty roughly. but that
lie was only done in the discharge {
his duties and in order to quell IL
or disturbance of which Cleaver was
n. leading factor. He was not und'
to the influence of liquor, as the pr
secution tried to make the jury b
10 leve. His evidence was follow(
he by that of Jefferson Achy, a speci
nd policeman, John Lochman, one
ty the defendants, and Jeremif
ng Cherrington. AT the close of Il
RS, testimony the attorneys, Duy +
tly the Commonwealth and c. !
,e. Small, for the defendants, ma
/ tt,o;r oru,,r,eptc to the IurV IT