The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-12
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Msrcb Term Of Court.


The regular March term of our county
courts opened on Monday afternoon
last, with Hon. George s. Purdy ON the
bench, and all other officers, with
Arthur L. Head, of Towanda, the Of
cial stenOgrapher, in attendance. The
list of jurors was called, and with three
exceptions all answered to their names.
]. A. Robinson, of Honesdale, and Fred.
Robinson, of Lebanon, were excused.
The following licenses were granted:
HOTELS.
Clinton-H. T. O'Nein.
Dreher-H. B. Smith, H. Il. Robacker, Chas.
f. Vert.
Dyberry-Asa X. Kimble. M. K. Kimble,
VIM. +. Dodson.
| Hawley- Christian Lehman Martin Reafier
August III. Frank, George Kohlman, II. J.
Hughes. Charles b. Woods. Jacob Heiss.
Honesdale-Lucy Brandon, T. F. Flynn, Jno.
II. Weaver. W. e. Martin 4 J. L. Carlin, C.
j. Weaver.
Lake-John Schadt.
Lehigh-C. W. Garagan.
Manchester-Wm. F. G. Emerich, william A.
Bleck. ]. W. Flynn.
MOUNT Pleasant-I. w. Bunnell. Francis J.
Preston--Michael Leitinger. P. F. Madiean.
s. G. SilSbee, w. J. Healy.
Salem-H. r. Nicholson. Ralph Foot.
Starrucca-John woodmansee.
Texas-Thomas Gill, Frederick KranE, James
Mundy. Mary Meyer. Frank Mang, Charles
II. Murphy, George Meyer. John G. Smith.
Victor E. MesEler. ]. Monroe Austin.
Waymart- Ferdinand J. CrockenberE.
RESTAURANTS.
Clinton-John Opeea.
Hawley-Mary Deitxer. Mary Mayer. Louis
Gelsler.
ct. John H. Heumann, Fred. o. Colbert, A.
F. voigt, BENJAMIN Loris, yr., Albert 2.
ooonneli Herman HMnsn'eM Meyer MeWR1eeB W. B. Road
knight, Joseph Alderman, J. H. SchiessleP
Palmyra-Peter +. Schmitt.
Texas-Chris. ]. Hook. Jacob Beck.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR.
Hawley-Patrick H. Kearney.
Honesdale-Michael Calvin. Paul Mci rama
gan, Leopold Fuerth.
BoTTLERS.
Palmyra-Luke P. Richardson.
Texas-F. w. Michael & F. A. Reitnauer.
VIM. Meimeyer.
BREWERY.
Texas-Pennsylvanl Brewing Co.
Two of the foregoing list of hotel
licenses are new-one granted TO G. J..
Weaver, who will occupy the former
Coyne House, recently purchased by him,
and now undergoing thorough reno
walton, in April and the other to John
A. Schadt, for the Lake House, Ariel.
A number of applications against which
remonstrances were filed, were laid over
until Monday next for hearings.
The first criminal case called for trial
was that of the Commonwealth v. Mer-
vim Taft, the defendant being charged
by James Peters with assault and battery,
with attempt to kill. On the night of
Jan. 10Th, last, Peters and Mervin were
in the hotel of Frank O'Neill, in Pleasant
Mount, where they had wordy quarrel,
but did not come to blows. Later in
the evening both men started for their
Ihornes, Taft; being accompanied by his
aap- tEhen near -THany'a store The
/ a6arref was resumed and Petefs received
4 stab wound near the heart. Taft was
| arrested the next day and committed by
Justice J. E. Tiffany to the county Jail to
await trial.. A number of witnesses were
sworn for the prosecution, the testimony
tending to show that Taft had renewed
the quarrel in the street with the inten-
ton of using his knife in case he found
himself worsted. The defense attempted
to show by the evidence given by Taft
and others that Peters had been the ag-
gressor both at the hotel and in the
street, had knocked Taft down twice,
and threatened to kill him, and that il
any cutting was done, which was denied
it was in self-defense. The jury, how.
ever, took different view of the matter
and found Taft guilty.
The case of the Commonwealth VS.
Thomas Quincy was tried on Wednes
day. Mr.. Quincy was charged by JOSEPH
Ackerman with the larceny of dog, o
which defendant claimed the ownership
Mr.. Alderman said the dog came to hi
place of business some time ago, ant
that after it had been in his possession
several months Quincy came to Acker
mans restaurant and took the anima
away. Quincy was afterward arrested
on the charge of larceny. Before tn
court heard all the evidence of the de
fense Judge Purdy took charge of tn
case and told the jury that the evidenc
was not sufficient to hold Mr.. Quinne
for larceny. The jury consequently re
turned verdict of not guilty; the prose
cutor to pay the costs.
; VIM. Smale was found not guilty Q
, larceny of wagon, Charles Stegner
prosecutor. This was a new trial grant
/ ed to Smale, after conviction at last term
and Stegner failing to produce his wit
nesses, the verdict was reversed.