Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-05-28
CANAL Reported
A nuisance

dent Judge o. y. Evans, and Associates
Frank G.. Biee and Hon. L. W. We'll
liver on the bench.
taken throe of whom reported the
neglect of duty and violation of law.
W. E. Young, constable Of the first
ward of Danville, reported the ab
andoned Pennsylvania canal as nuis-
ance. In entering into the matter he
explained that the atmosphere is pol
luted by the old waterway and that
the stencil arising during the night
time can be detected as far away as
the post office. During the day time
during warm and sultry weather the
foul odors can be detected square
from the canal.
The court referred the matter TO the
district attorney with instruction to
prepare an indictment charging the
D. L. & w. railroad company and the
borough of Danville with maintaining
nuisance and to present the same to
the grand jury at the present term of
court.
The constable of West Hemlock
township reported that the roads of
that township are generally in bad
condition. The constable of Valley
township reported that guard rails are
needed in Benfield's hollow, and that
the bridge at that point is in bad re-
pair; also that the index boards need
attention. In each of the latter cases
the court directed the district attorney
to take the matter up with the super
visors Of the respective townships to
the end that necessary repairs may be
made.
Rev. @. D. Lerch was appointed
foreman of the grand jury. Benton B.
Brown was appointed tipstaff to wait
upon the grand jury.
The traverse jurors being called all
responded to their names. f. W. Fet-
terman was excused from attendance
at court.
OOSIS AXE DIVIDED.
The first case called was that Of
Commonwealth VS.. Hunter Ickes. Sur
ETY. Of the peace. The case was heard
by the court. Harvey Lamberson being
called told his story, alleging that the
defendant had made threats, as the re-
suit of which Lamberson was fearful
Of bodily harm. The prosecutor lives
at lonely spot along the canal about
midway between Lovers Leap and
Chulaskey. The defendant had been
arrested FOR trespassing on Lamber-
sons land. He later returned and had
some words with Lamberson, during
which, it was alleged, the defendant
threatened Lamberson that he would
fix him..
The defendant being called to the
stand explained that he bad no inten-
tion of doing Lamberson bodily harm.
He said he had heard that Lamberson
was maintaining fish screen and that
he had gone down to investigate.
When he told Lam mberson he would
: fix him he declared on the stand
that he meant nothing more serious
than that he would prosecute him for
illegal fishing.
The court directed that Harvey
Lamberson and Hunter Ickes each pay
half the costs of prosecution and en-
ter in his own recognizance in the
sum Of one hundred dollars to keep the
peace toward all good persons, more
especially toward each other.
NINETY DAYS FOR SEITZ.
John Seitz, who pleaded guilty to
furnishing liquor to minors, was sent
eneed to ninety days in Jail. Seitz on
being called before court acknowledge
ed that he had furnished liquor to
Montgomery Gibson, Edward Gibson
and Gotleib Gearhart, minors. He was
unware at the time, he said, that the
boys were under age. a" He procured
two quarts, and he along with the 9TH
ers drank of it. The drinking took
place in shauty in the fourth ward
and the occasion was the one on which
John Mowry lost his life.
The court reminded Seitz that he
had no right to furnish liquor to min
ors by sale, gift or otherwise. The
sentence of the court was that in the
Gotleib Gearhart case John Seitz pay
the cost Of prosecution, fine of fifty
dollars and undergo Imprisonment in
the county Jail for period Of ninety
days. In the case of the Gibson boys
the court informed the defendant that
sentence would be suspended; that if
on the expiration Of his term Of i'm
prisonment he shows a disposition to
make a man of himself sentence in the
other cases may never be imposed 1t
will all depend upon his future con.
duct, however
HARRY MOWRY'S STATEMENT.
Harry Mowry, father Of the boy who
lost his life ON the occasion that John
Seitz furnished the liquor, appeared
before court to make a statement He
took exception to the conduct of the
inquest and the verdict rendered by
he jury alleging that death was due