Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-02
FEBRUARY TERM
OF COURT
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CONbEy IHdl llcI CIilCh6u iIOu5t WAS Uc-
ing raided. She saw two men disap.
pear over the fence with a bag over
the shoulder of one. She was unable,
however, TO identify the defendants as
the two men who stole her chickens,
although they corresponded in size as
she was able to discern them in the
darkness. She saw the men disappear
in the direction of "a loating shanty
maintained at the rear end of a lot
nearby and the next morning found
that the tracks from the hen roOst led
direct TO the shauty in question. at
which place she found a handful of
white feathers, which was the color of
ths chickens stolen. Theodore POeth,
John Flanagan and Jacob Winters
were also witnesses in the case,
The two defendants. who gave their
ages respectively as l6 and II years,
entered the plea of not guilty. They
were without counsel and whel their
prerogative was explained to them
they desired TO 90 upon the stand IN
their own bshalf. They admitted that
they spent the nikht of February IA, in
the losfng shauty, remaining until
o clock in the morning. They denied.
however, that they stole any chickens
or that chickens were brought TO the
shauty by any one during that night.
Que of the boys confessed that he was
unable to read OF write; the other one
said he could write a little" but
was unable TO read. The case was Civ
en- TO the jury at IL o'clock.
The jury returned verdict of not
guilty dividing the cost between the
defendants and the prosecutor, Mary
Winters. The prosecutor declaring that
she was unable 10 pay her share of the
costs was exoneral ed from payment of
the same by the Court. The two de-
PENDANTS, EiwaId and Herbert Keefer,
were sentenced each to pay ne-third
of the costs within ten days and to
stand committed until the sentence is
complied with.
When court convened at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the case of Com
monwealth VS.. George Arnold was at
tached, q which the charge was as
sau.t and battery, the prosecutor be-
ing Mary Beckman. The defendant,
who was one of the principals in the
shooting affray which caused such ex-
citement in the nor hern end of town
Friday night, appeared in court with
his forehead tightly bauda9ed and pre-
sentinR every appearance of being in.
disposed.
The defendant was without Counsel
aud the Court appointed Charles Chh-
FAINT, Esq, to look after his interest
Mrs. Bcekman and her daughter, Mrs
Mary Sarvey in whose house the al
legged assault occurred were the only
two witnesses produced by the Com
Both witnesses testified
to the blows they had received at the
hands of the defendant on Friday even
ing when he returned to town after an
absence of couple OF weeks. The case
was given to the jury at about 3
o clock, after which another jury was
Immediately empaneled aud the case
of Commonwealth VS.. George Arnold
was attached in which the charge wa
aggravated assault and battery with
intent to kill and is one of the two
cases which grew out of the shooting
atfr4y Friday night.
In the counter action of Common
wealth VS.. William Keefer, the Grand
Jury ignored the bill, placing th4 cost
upon the prosecutor, George Arnold
William Kesfer. who hal been cInfin-
cd in jail since his arrest, was accord
Ingly disch .rged from custody.
Shortly before O'Clock The Jury in
the assault aud battery case against
George Arnold returned verdict of
guilty as indicted Charles Ch hIlfaut
an error moved for suspeu.
sion of sentence and new trial.
William Keefer was IN first witness
against Arnold wh ths latter was
placed on trial to answer this chlrge
Of assault and battery with irtent to
kill. He described the circum tannes
of the shooting as made public at the
time of the occurrence. He exhibited
the bullet wound in his abdomen to
the jury, showed the bullet holes in
his coat and identified the revolver
produced as the one VIII CHI he had as
sisted in taking from the prisoner. 1t
was the second shot, he said, which
had taken effect in his abdomen.
William Truitt, OF Buffalo, who is
on the river bridge, was the
next witness. He said he was looking
tor the home of cousin who lives on
Welsh Hill aud with companion
Javins, was passing by the
Railroad crossing when the shooting
He was witness of the
whole transaction. F" Arnold, he said,
was the fir-t to draw a revolver and
shot four times before Keefer replied
with q shot. Iavius also testified cor.
Truitt.
Paul NJ. Andrews. clerk in Coles
Hardware store, where Arnold got the
pistol was the next witness. He told
now the defendant had dIckered for
the revolver and had finally rushed ont
Of the store with the weapon and cart.
ridges without making a settlement.
Robert Barrett was the next witness
TO facts already alleged by
the prosecution.
Policeman John @. Voris was the
next witness. While conducting Ar.
lold to Jail he said, the latter had