The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-25
VlOLATORS OF The
LAW ON TRIAL

what rs Going on at the Court o
Justice.
Court opened in Honesdale OF
Monday, with Judge Staples, o
Stroudsburg, on the bench.
On Tuesday morning the case O.
the Commonwealth VS.. William
Campbell was brought for trial
Campbell plead guilty to the charges
of assault and battery and aggra.
waited assault and battery. The
prosecutrix was his wife, Mrs. Jes-
sic Campbell. Mrs. Campbell was
called to the stand and said that on
the 31st of May the defendant came
home drunk. Had been drinking
for some time and she was afraid
of him. That morning she was
preparing to leave the house and
Campbell broke open the door of
her room and stabbed her with a
pocket knife. Campbell is AZ years
of age and is stone mason by
trade. After making promise to
mend his ways Judge Staples told
him sentence would be suspended
and he would be released upon pro-
baton. This is under a new law
which goes into effect June 30th.
Campbell will be compelled to stay
in the county Jail until July 1st.
The following cases were con-
tinued: Charles A. Kordman VS..
Lafayette DEMO, Charles Lackmer
and John Lackmer, trespass.
Josephine Oleszefski VS.. William
Taylor, rape.
Com. VS.. Eugene Woodmansee,
fornication and bastardy.
Com. vs.. Fred and Michael Weld
ner, assault and battery; Peter Her.
zog prosecutor.
The following cases were settled:
Com. VS.. Frank Mills, assault and
battery; Josephine Mills prosecu-
trix.
Com. VS.. F j. Reynolds, defraud-
ing proprietor of hotel; j. L. Car
lin prosecutor.
John Curran VS.. c.. A. Cortright
& Son; demand $122 due for 20
barrels of apples at $1.7O per bar
rel.
J. B. Keiser VS.. Erie Railroad Co.;
trespass.
F. c. Ledyard VS.. township of
Clinton; trespass. Count negli-
gence in failing to provide guard
on township bridge crossing Chal-
ken creek and defendant fell from
bridge to rocks below.
The first criminal case to be
brought for trial was that of Com. |
VS.. Ben" White on the charge of
assault and battery preferred against |
him by John Brussels, a neighbor.
stated that White was
cutting weeds on his (Brussells) |
property and that he had torn down |
part of the fence. They had a few |
words and White struck him with
scythe cutting cash about three
inches long in his back. On the
other hand White claimed that
Brussell was cutting weeds on his
own property and Brussell came af-
.er him with a stick. They both
ell to the ground and Brussell cut
by falling on the scythe.
George Mackle testified that he
saw Brussell go down into the field
% where White was, and showed
White where the line was, and that
he latter became angry and struck
with the scythe. Brussell
ook the scythe from White and
hen called to me, and l went to
lis assistance.
Judge Staples called White before
lim and after a severe reprimand
entenced the prisoner to one year
n the county Jail and to pay a fine
# $40.
White is an old offender in the
ounty courts. 1t is only few
lonths ago that he was released from
all after serving a sentence on the
barge of stealing chickens.
In the matter of petition for
ounty bridge between Lehigh town
hip and Lackawanna county: Per-
lission given to present report of
levers to next grand Jury for ap-
roval
In matter to divide Clinton town
hip into two election districts:
appointment of commissioners
ontinued to October sessions.
In matter of appointment of
levers to vacate public road in d
alem township and lay out another
Dad: Petition read and filed and
loses Cobb, Charles Simons and
sa Jones appointed viewers.
In the matters of appointment of c
levers to lay out public road in /
outh Canaan and Lake townships:
etition read and filed and Moses l
Obj, T. Nicholson and Leroy Pei I
IN appointed viewers. 4
In matter of county road in Man
hester township: Petition for ap-
ointment of viewers read and filed
nd A. V. Tyler, J. G. Hill and G. a
Abraham appointed.