The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15

l saw Craig later at Martins bar
ber shop where l had a lunch
and bottle of beer. l gave Craig
part of the bottle of beer. Went
out of barber shop something af.
ter IL o'clock. Craig went up as
far as Irwin's store and then
came back and l told him would
take him home. and Reed Gris-
singer and / started down toward
the bridge with him. Craig stop
ped at the end of the bridge, and
1 went on over where the other
fellows were. He said he had a
razor and would cut his way
through. He made motions as
though he had a razor. When he
went toward Wagner, Wagner hit
HIM. Craig then came toward me
and | "handed him one"
Reed Grissinger testified that
he was present when Craig said
that he had a razor and would cut
his way through, but later Craig
said that he was in fun-that he
had no razor. Craig was telling
Wagner that he was Wagner's
friend, and Wagner's brothers.
friend. When Craig said some
thing about Wagner's brother,
Craig was struck. On this side
of the bridge Wagner said to Kel.
ly "What did you hit HIM with ?''
Kelly replied II hit him with a
stone" Kelly asked Wagner
what he hlt him with, and Wag.
ner said 81 hit him with a.stone. "
There were other witnesses,
but the evidence given by them
is substantially as that given
above. The jury returned a YER.
dict of guilty in the first two
counts, and on Thursday morn.
ing the court sentenced them to a
years Imprisonment In the West
ern PenitentlarY, to which place
they were taken by Sheriff Har-
ris.
Commonwealth vs.. Oscar
Davidson and Charles Decker
charged with the larceny of two
hams, the property OF Howard
Layton, which had been stored
In Asa Mellott's granary in
Whips Cove. According to the
testimony of Davidson he, about
the 4th of last May, took them
from the granary and hid them
in the straw in Asa Mellott's
barn. Oscar Davidson had his
home with Asa Mellett. On Sun:
day he went to the home of w. FL.
Decker and stayed there all day.
While there he told about the
hams, and arranged to deliver
them-one to w. H. Decker, and
one TO Charles Decentralization
to receive a dollar and q half for
the meat. That evening he de-
livered the meat-a piece to each
of the Deckers, and received a
dollar. This statement was de-
MED by both W. II. Decker and
Charles Decker on their oaths,
and also Davidson's statements
as to where he had spent the
Sunday were contradicted by q
number of other witnesses. The
Court instructed the jury that
from all the evidence which had
been offered, it would be danger
Gus for them TO find Decker gull
ty of theft, and instructed the
jury to return verdict of guilty
as to Davidson, on Davidson i
own confession. Davidson was
sentenced to the Reform Schoo
at Huntingdon, and the length ot
the term of the sentence will de
pend upon the conduct of DAVID
son while there.
Commonwealth VS.. Albert Hanr
charged with larceny of a sui
of clothes over a year ago. De
fendant plead guilty and was
sentenced to pay the costs Of thu
suit, pay q fine of one dollar, ant
undergo Imprisonment in thu
county jail for period of thre'
months.
In the case of the Common
wealth against Daniel <Knauf
charged with assault and batter,
and aggravated assault and bat
terry, on oath of George, Butter
baugh, the matter was withdraw
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