Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-28
GRANR JURY RI,
TURNS TRUE BILL

The Grand Jury Monday returnet
a true bill in the case of Common
wealth vs. John Sees. the charge he
ing murder. Sees. it will he I, IN, m.
bered, was arrested eariy last summer
on the strength of statement made
by his wife. who was nigh unto death,
accusing him of causing the death OF
their infant child Mrs. Stes although
given up to die has partially 7. cover
ed and Monday was sable to accom-
pany her parents and the other wit.
nesses to Danville She is mere child
in appearance with delicate refined
looking face, whiCa bears the trace of
much suffering. She unconsciously at
tracted much attention as she moved
about the Court house.
Agreeably to the announcement made
in these columns DR.. S Y. Thompson
and Frank G.. Blee, Associate Judges,
are presiding at the present term of
Court and they get along very nicely.
The session Monday morning began
at 10 o'clock.
The list of constables was called, all
responding to their names, as follows :
Amos Albeck, Anthony township
Philip Boyer, Cooper township George
Pursell. Derry township; Charles L..
Gouger, Limestone township; William
Bogart, Liberty township; Charles H.
Rudy, Mahoning township; @. W
Bennett, Valley township: Mont Gear
hart, West HemlOCk township; w. +.
Young, DanvilIe lst ward: Edward
Ritter, Danville 2nd ward; b. b.
Brown, Danville 3rd ward; Benjamin
Cook, Danville 4th ward; McClelland
Diehl, Washingtouvllle; William f.
Bird, May berry township.
The constables being sworn they
presented their returns to court and
were discharged.
The list of Grand jurors was called,
all responding to their names " ith the
exception of Bartholomew James, who
later appeared and took his place.
Levi Fortner OF Anthony township,
was excused Robert Auten Wa3 sworn
in as foreman OF the Grand Jury.
Judge Staples. who will preside dur
ing the trial of the cases. the bills of
which are to be passed upon. had pre-
pared a charge to the Grand Jury,
which he caused to be presented
to the Associates aud which was read
in open court by Prothonotary Vim
cent.
Judge Staples charge was lengthy
and comprehensive one and if carried
out to the letter will rebound tn last
ing good IN the community. After ex.
planning to the Grand Jurors their
duties in the premises, the nature of
indictments, et1. he adVerted TO some
new laws, which he insisted should be
strictly enforced.
The Act of April Is, 1905, provides
that it shall not be lawful for IA license
keeper, proprietor, owner or sunerin-
tendent OF any pool rooT, billiard
room, bowling alley. or ten pin alley
in this Commonwealth, knowingly to
allow or permit any person under the
age of eighteen years to be present in
such public pool room, billiard room,
bowling saloon or ten pin alley aud
that the owner or superintendent of
such rooms, bowling saloon or ten pin
alley, knowingly allowing or permit
ing any person under the age of eigh
teen years to b. present therein shall
be guilty of misdemeanOr aud upon
thereof be punished by "A
fine Of not less than ten dollars nor
more than one huuIrel d@llars.
Also the Act of March lG, 1908.
which provides as follows: That If
any person or persons shall furnish
cigarettes or cigarette paper by gift,
sale or otherwise to any person or per
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he or she so offending sh Ill he guilty.
of misdemeanOr aud upun cDnvic-
tion thereof shall be sentenced 10 pay
a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars and not less than one hundred
dollars
The Legislature. Judge Staples went
on to say, had III m,n the protection
of the young from evil influences, it
being a conceded fact from experience
that the associations around billiard
rooms, pool rooms. bowling saloons,
ETC.. are not good for youths and 1T
dispute that the use of cigarettes by
young boys and youths under age of
twenty one years has been of great in
jury to their physical growth and has
caused a weaknos3 and de .eIiornti0n
of their mentality. II the minds of
many eminent physicians there is con
doubt whether or not the
effect of cigarette smoking by young
boys has not IA worse effect upon them
than the use of intDXiclt spirits
Judge Staples call d attention to
the distinction in language IN the two
acts above cited Relative to cigarct
tes the fact must appear that the pro-
prietor knowingly" allowed or per
mitted the MINOR to be present. But
with regard to the furnishing of min
ors " it'll cigarrt,es. or cigarette paper
by sale or 9th rwise t will be no iced
that there is no qualification what
ever and even II person should fur
nish the same 10 minor without alb
solutely knowing that IN was such it
would be no excuse To prosecution
1t behooves evury cat z"n of thi, com
muuity TO be At These r@o n"'s II mind
and havinG at hnart TIA 0r'ia. r AT th"