The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
OCTOBER COURT.
Wagner and Kelly Sentenced to One
Years Imprisonment In West
ern Penitentlary.
spRowL WON IN TURNPIKE SUIT.

Court adjourned last Friday
evening. Only one of the three
civil cases was tried. The others
we're continued to March term.
or the com mmonwealth cases, sew.
eral were carried over, and 9th.
ers were settled by the parties
interested. The following is an
outline of the principal items of
business beginning with Wednes-
day morning.
The estate of Hon. VIM. II.
Bender. Order of sale of real es-
tate continued.
Estate of George Cartner de.
ceased. Inquest on real estate
awarded.
Estate of Alexander Skipper,
deceased. Return of sale of real
estate conhr med.
In re.inquest on dead body OF
George Plttman. Costs ordered
to be paid by county unless ex-
ceptions be fled within ten days.
Ada Jenkins VS.. Thomas ].
jenkins. Subpoena in divorce
awarded.
Estate of Henry Long deceas.
ed. Inquisition confirmed and
usual rule on heirs awarded re-
turnable at January term.
Estate of William Layton. In
quisitlon confirmed and usual
rule granted on heirs returnable
to January term.
Court appointed l.. Fl. While,
ESQ.,, to audit accounts of George
A. Harris, Prothonotary, Regis
ter and Recorder, and Clerk of
Courts for year 1908.
Court directed jury commits.
sloLers and sheriff of county to
select from among the electors
of the county the names of 212
sober and intelligent men to act
as jurors In the several courts Of
Fulton county for the year 1909.
AS was stated IN the NEWS last
week, the entire time of the court
on Tuesday was spent in the trial
of the case of the Com monwealth
vs.. Roy Wagner and Charles Kel-
ly This case grew out of a rack
ct In McConnellsburg on the 10Th
OF September. George Craig, a
colOred man aged 80 years, and
who lives at Thomastown a short
distance west Of McConnellsburg,
was, according to his evidence, IN
McConnellsburg that Saturday
evening. He came to town about
SIX o'clock and renamed until
about eleven. Kelly came to him
In the yard at the City Hotel
about 1870, gave HIM part of a
bottle of beer, and sometime af.
ter that Craig started home.
When he got to the bridge, Kelly
and Wagner were there. Wagner
struck HIM with his fist and as he
was falling back, was struck an
other blow and then several blows.
DR.. j. w. Mosser testified that
George Craig came to his Office
the next morning after the occur
renee, and had a cut on his fore
head about an inch long, which
looked as though 1t had been
made with some sharp instru.
ment. Craig had also a cut on
the side OF his face and jaw. The
mark on the forehead Will leave
scar, the cut in jaw may heal
up. The wounds on the head are
serious.
Roy Wagner testified that he
had been out the road with some
ladies' the night of this occur
renee. and when coming home
about eleven o'clock, he met some
parties at the bridge west o.
town, among whom we're Reed
Grssinger, Charles Martin, Rus
sci Sipes, Lon Spriggs and Ale,
Patterson. II stopped with ths
crowd. l was there some Is OF
~ minutes before Craig came up
When Craig came up he SAID hi
mad a razor, and that he woul(
cut his way through. Crarg floul
ished his hand as though he hat
arazor. ! thought he did have
razor, and when he came towars
me hit HIM. Craig started 10
ward Kelly, and Kelly hit him ant
0raig went down. | then kicket