The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-05-14

the costs.
James Yost, charged by Bessie
Brown with {. and b. Bill was ignored.
Jacob Whitcoveck, charged with
illegally issuing fraudulent papet.
Not a true bill. Prosecutor to pay
the costs.
B. T. O'Neil, of Wilkes. Barre. an
attorney for Luzerne County, asked
to file an application for an order of
removal of George Devat from the
poor district of Catawissa to the poor
district of Luzerne County. Permis-
sion granted.
In the case of Charles Smith,
charged with assault with intent to
kill. A jury was drawn, and owing
to the absence OF the prosecutor His
Honor instructed the jury to find the
defendant not guilty and use their own
judgment as TO the placing of the
costs, but recommended that they
should be upon the prosecutor. With
out leaving the box the jury so order
ed.
This being the last criminal case
the Judge discharged all jurors excep,
two panels who were engaged.
Following cases were continued un-
til the September term:
Commonwealth VS.. William Britain.
Charge, a. and b.
Commonwealth vs.. l.. Boston.
Charge, t. and b.
Commonwealth VS.. Lloyd Smith.
Charge (. and b.
Commonwealth VS.. Harry Reb.
Charge, f. and b.
Commonwealth VS.. Lewis Metz.
Charge, f. and b.
Commonwealth VS.. w. H. Nagle
and Ray Hoffman. Charge, man.
slaughter. This case is an echo OF
the unfortunate trolley car accident
at Berwick recently, in which a little
daughter of Robert Swayze was run
over and killed.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Thomp-
son. Charge, surety of the peace.
Commonwealth VS.. William Evans
Charge, {. and b.
Commonwealth VS.. Henry Eckrote
ct al. Charge, neglect.
Commonwealth VS.. James Trump
ct. al. Charge, neglect.
Commonwealth VS.. Jacob Harris ct
al. Charge, neglect.
Commonwealth VS.. William Hostler
ct al. Charge, neglect.
Commonwealth VS.. Samuel Andreas
| Charge, trespass.
Commonwealth VS.. George Harder
ct al. Charge, assault and battery.
Commonwealth VS.. d. F. Yohe
Charge, trespass.
Court adjourned until Friday morn.
ing at nine o'clock.
The unusually large number oi
cases this term made it necessary &c
secure the services of another Judge
Therefore Judge Lynch of Wilkes.
Barre, came down and held ses
sions in room No. 2 on Thursday. and
later relieved Judge Little in Room
| No. I.
In the N. B. Stackhouse-Lymar
Agnew timber dispute was settled
satisfactory to the plaintiffs by the
payment Of $500. No timber to be
cut until same is paid.
The case of T. J. Vanderslice VS.
Catawissa township was the next call.
ed. Grant Herring was counsel for
plaintiff and William Chrisman for
defendant. The first witness callet
was the plaintiff. He testified tina,
when the Bloomsbury bridge across
the river was built, the road or ap.
proach to the bridge ran underneath
the tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail,
road Company. The Commissioners
decided to fill in both sides of the
trestle and cross the railroad track:
at grade. The. Railroad Company
was opposed to the grade crossing
and in order to retard the work
placed cars and distractions upon tht
tracks, whereupon the commissioner
consulted him in regard to the ad
visibility of securing an injunction
against the Company and he tolt
them that the proper parties to pro
ceed against the company were
Harvey J. Shugars and John Huber
the then supervisors of Catawiss;
township. Shortly thereafter Shugar'
\ and Huber came to him and sug
| gested that he secure the services o
another attorney. He proposed th'
present Judge Little, at that TIM
q practiclng attorney, as an assistan
in the institution of the suit. They
were agreed, and the suit was accord
ingly brought, and an injunction
granted. He then presented a bil
| for their services amounting to SI2s