Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-02-26
SHORT SESSION
OF COURT


: ever held in this county. Upon con
veuing it was discovered that ther.
was only q small amount Of busines.
pending and practically no cases a..
manding trial 1t was therefore docid.
ed to dispense with the traverse juror.
and the Sheriff was instructed to pro.
ceed at once to notify them that THEN
services would not be needed at
this term
Court convened at 10 o'clock Will
r. r. Little, President Judge, aud as
sociatos, Df 5 Y. Thompson and
Frank G. BIco on the bench. Judge
Edwards of acGawanna county was
I expected to preside. Io arrived on
+ tlo 90 d. L. & w. train and was
present whau court convened. Judge
i little l:st week was holding court in
Luzerne county and he did not know
whether he would get through there
in time to open court here Monday.
He accordingly arranged with Judge
Edwards to preside at court hero dur
ing his absence. \ slight miSundor-
standing, it seems, was responsible for
both jurists appearing on the scene
Monday morning. Judge EdVard
returned to Scranton on the 1919
train.
Philip Boyer was appointed tipstaH
to wait on the Grand Jury and David
Steffin and Andrew Blllmeyer, tip
stats, to wait upon the court.
The constablcs of the various dis
tricts made their returns. No viola
tiOns of law were reported.
Under the rule in force at present
the traverse jary does not appear an
til the second day of court. The grand
jury was on hand John McMahon
was sworn III as foreman.
1t was then discovered that there
was only one civil case open for trial.
The case of Commonwealth vs.. Jesse
Cashner and of Commonwealth VS..
Elmer and William Roam, charged
with breaking into the creamery at
Washingtonville, should true bill be
found, Will have to be tried at a court
OF oyer and termincr and consequent
ly can not be disposed of at the pre-
sent term of quarter sessions. OF the
other cases on the criminal list there
are none ready for trial. Under the
circumstances it was not thought
worth while to incur the expense Of
bringing the traverse jurors into town
and the case which might have bgen
tried was continued.
The court found upon consulting
with the sheriff that nearly ali the
traverse jurors reside in or about the
county seat and coald be reached with
little Inconvenience. The sheriff there
fore was instructed to proceed with
out bit of delay to notify the traverse
Jurors that they would not be wanted
at this term.
Among other business transacted
Judge Little signed a decree in di-
vorce, releasing Jasper B. Perry and
Perry from the bonds of
\ subpoena i'll divorce was granted
in the case of Clara S. Brown and
NJ. Brown.
1t was adjudged that the cost of |
building IA new bridge over the north |
branch of Chillisquaque in Anthony |
t)wnship would be too heavy tor the |
township to bear. 1t was therefore |
ordered that the said bridge aud pro- |
ceedings be entered of record as a !
county bridge
Tho report of the viewers for a new
road in Mahoning township, begin
ming at Charity GilIaspy's barn and
ending at Jacob Becker's house was
confirmed absolutely.
The report of the viewers laying out
A public road in Liberty township and
also vacating Il portion of a public
road in same township was confirmed !
nisi, width of road fixed at 80 and one
third feet
The report of the viewers against
racating the Old Ford road in Cooper
and Mayberry townships was confirm
ed nisi.
In the case Of Commonwealth VS.. W.
l.. Gouger, District Attorney Kisuer
moved that the court proceed to son |
rcnce the prosecutor and the defend
ant Thereupon the court sentenced |
David Ruckol, prosecutor, and William
L Gouger, defendant, to each pay one |
half of the costs of prosecution accord
ing to the verdict of the jury. In the
matter of the motion in arrest of judg |
ment as to David RUckeI. Judge Lit |
tie expressed himself as follows
1--WE invariably instruct the traverse |
jurors and | suppose that we did it in
this case that it woGld be hardship !
to the prosecutor where he brought /
the prosecution in good faith and fail |
ed to maintain the prosecution to place /.
the costs upon him, but wherethc facts .
that the prosecution was not .
from purely disinterestcd
motives the jury can make disposition
Of the costs.
We do not feel like interfering with T.
the verdict in this case in any re-
spect".
There was a short session OF Court
Tuesday forenoon, which was mere
ly long enough to receive the report
Of the Grand Jury and to take its YER
dict in the two Commonwealth cases. .
Rather more than ordinary interest .
attached to the latter which were the
only cases submitted, namely, Com.
VS.. Jesse Caslner and Com
monwealth VS.. Elmer and William
Roam.
The defendants were charged with
breaking into the creamery of Cooper