The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-07
Brings Large Number Of People to the
County Seat.
LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALL WEEK.
Costs Divided In KnabIe Case; Prosecutor
Pays Costs In Desbong Suit, and Roy
Wagner Acquitted.

afternoon.
In Belfast township the roads
were reported not in good repair.
y foot-bridge was reported unsafe
and in dangerous condition.
Thompson's constable reported
the need of "A foot bridge over
Licking Creek at John X. Paylor's
fording. The court directed the
district attorney to call the matter
to the attention of the supervisor.
Bastard children were reported
to have been born in the townships
of Dublin, Taylor and Union.
The constable from Dublin re-
ported the road leading from
Burnt Cabins to McConnellsburg
not in good repair; also the road
leading from Hustontown to the
county seat needs attention.
The roads in Licking Creek,
Brush Creek and Union townships
were reported to be in fair condl-
tion.
Clerk Harris then called the roll
of the grand jury, and administer
ed the customary oath. Judge
Swope then charged the jury, de-
fning the different grades of crime
and instructing them how to pro-
ceed with their duties. The grand
jury then returned to their room.
The first case acted upon and re-
turned by the grand jury as true
bill was that of the Commonwealth
VS.. John, Emanuel and Calvin
Cooper, aggravated assault and
battery upon the person of William
Knable. All the parties to the
case reside in Ayr township. VIM.
Kna BILE, the plaintiff, is past So
years of age. From the evidence
offered it appears that on the night
of September Z last Knable and
his wife, the latter a daughter of
John Cooper, one of the defend
ants, and about 25 years old, en-
gagged in quarrel. While this
was in progress John and Calvin
Cooper happened along and sought
to end the scrap" This preclpi-
tated a stone-throwing battle be
tween Knable and one of the de-
PENDANTS, in which the former
claimed to have been considerably
"done up" hence the suit. All
the evidence in the case was pro-
duced by 5 o'clock, and an adjourn
ment was then taken.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Tuesday mornings session open
ed with addresses to the jury on
the Knable-Cooper case by attorn-
eys for both parties. John p.
Sipes, Esq, represented the COM
monwealth, while O. G. Bowers,
Esq, looked after the interests of
the defendants. At the conclusion
of the. charge by the court the
Jury retired. a verdict of not
guilty was rendered. Evidently
the jury was of the opinion that
both parties to the case were some
what to blame in the racket, "
because the costs were equally
divided between the prosecutor
and defendants.
The next case called was that of
the Commonwealth VS.. Roy Wag-
ner, larceny, oath of Bruce Stone.
Taking of testimony was begun
shortly before the noon hour. The
prosecution alleges that the defen-
dant removed from the coat pocket
of the plaintiff "A wallet containing
a sum of money. The coat was
hanging in plaintiffs shop at the
time, and the prosecution seeks to
connect the defendant with the
theft. The jury in the case re-
turned verdict Of not guilty.
CURRENT BUSINESS.
Estate of Charles X. Davis. Or
der and return of sale of real es-
tate. Confirmed.
Estate of Abram King late of
Licking Creek township, deceased,
order and return of sale of real
estate by administratrix. Con-
tirmed.
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