Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-27
CLARENCE CARR
CASE CONTINUED

Court convened at 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning for the September term
President Judge G. c. Evans and as
sociates Frank G.. Blee and Charles 4.
Wagner occupied the bench.
The list of jurors was called, after
which the consta1les made their re
turns. The constables of Mahoning
and Liberty townships reported the
roads in bad condition. In Mahoning
township Bloom road was specified,
while in Liberty township the bridges
were also reported bad The court re
ferred the roads reported in each town
ship to the district attorney with di-
TectiOns to take whatever action may
be necessary in the premises.
Benton b. Brown was appointed tip
staff to wait upon the grand jury and
George W. Bennett and Mcclellan
DiehI as tipstatfs to wait upon the
court.
w. J. Rogers was excused from the
attendance at court as a grand juror.
Wellington Rote was chosen foreman
of the grand jury, after which the
oath was administered and the court
proceeded with the charge. I'm this the
grand Jurors were reminded of their
prerogative to preserve the utmost
secrecy of their proceedings, to the
end that they might be shielded from
all adverse criticism and be the bet
ter enabled to perform their duties un-
influenced by fear or other considera-
tiOn.
At 10 :45 o'clock the court announc-
ed that it was ready to attach the
case of Commonwealth IS. Peter Diet
rich. 1t was decided, however not to
take up the case until I 80 o'clock
Meanwhile the time was devoted to
miscellaneous business.
When court convened at 80 O. clock
the Peter Dietrich homicide case was
at once taken up and the examination
of jurors began. Peter Dietrich, the de
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Sheriff Maiers Immediately after the
ringing of the bell. He wore "A preoc-
cupied and anxious look, but otherwise
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widow of James 4 Jones tbo victim
Of Djetricb's bulIet occunied = scat at
the Commonwealth table.
In the case of Commonwealth Us.
Clarence Carr. the grand jury return
ed a true bill. Ralph Kisner. attorney
for the defendant, explained to the
court that sister Of the boy had in
terested herself deeply III his case and
tiiat Si'e alleges 10 nave dIscoVeIe"
evidence WhIcn mas no YET peen pre-
Sehteu' MT. hlSiier SaId ne ''ad just
peeh called INTO 'lle case ana WIN lhe
new evidence as Il lac'or more 'iihe
was hee'e' " property present '"e
case. Dlstflct Attorney =. +. OfearIlaTt
ihlorilieu '"e court ''l"' ulue' '.'o oii-
cumstahces ne had no opJectioh 10
oner. Inc court therefore announced
that the case oil commonwealth vs.
Claiollce O"lI ""ui" oo o'ii' '''"o'' oii-
I'll the next term
The witnesses IN the ease were dls-
charged from further attendance at the
present term OF court.
The first man examined for place
in the Jury box was John II. Hunt.
He was challenged by defense for
cause. Other men were called and
accepted or rejected as follows:
BENJAMIN Cook Defense challenged
for cause
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William Robinson - Accented and
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Tobn NJ Robinson Accented and