The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29
NEWS FROM THE COURT ROOM.
The Lawyers and the Court Are Kept
Busy This Week.

The Lawyers and the Court Are Kept
Busy This Week.
The case OF the Commonwealth vs.
Fred and Michael Weidner was
brought for trial on Tuesday. The
Weidners we're charged with assault
and battery and aggravated assault
and battery, also assault and battery
with intent to kill, and Peter Herzog
was the prosecutor. On Sunday
morning, June 6th, Peter Herzog was
returning from the creamery. The
plaintiff testified that as he was
driving along the road Michael Weld
ner stopped his horse by taking hold
of the bride and Fred assaulted him
(Herzog) with stick. He was Sc
verely bruised as the result. Dr..
Ely testified that the plaintiff expec-
torated blood for three weeks after
the assault. The defendants testi-
fed that they were standing near a
bridge watching some boys swim
ming. Herzog drove along the road
and stopped to let Charles Marsh out
of the wagon. Fred Weidner step
ped towards the wagon to speak to
him. AS he approached, Herzog
struck him with the whip and Weld
ner returned the assault with num-
Der of blows.
The quarrel was the result of a
family quarrel which has occurred at
different times during the past eleven
years. On Wednesday morning the
jury returned a verdict finding the
defendants guilty of assault and bat
terry.
On Wednesday the case of Lena
Schwarz VS.. Alexa Walker was tried.
1t is claimed that Joseph Jacob as
signed to Alexa Walker VS.. Joseph
G. Schwartz and levy on personal
property in possession of Lena Sch
war; was made. Issue to ownership
of one black mare, one two-year old
colt, one sucking colt, and one buck
board wagon. The plaintiff claims
the property has been purchased by
her money arising from the sale of
personal property owned by her and
paid by her own earnings and money
borrowed from the estate of Matthew
Clemo. The defendant claims that
the property was purchased by Jos.
G.. Schwarz.
Judge Staples of Stroudsburg, pre-
sided at court on Thursday.
William Campbell, of Equinunk,
who has been on probation for the
past four months, was brought before
the court and after a severe repri-
mand, was sentenced to pay fine of
$25, costs OF prosecution, and not less
than A, and not more than years
Imprisonment in the Eastern Peni-
tentiary. Campbell was tried the
last term of court on the charge of
cutting his wife with a knife and
threatening to kill her. At the time
of the alleged assault the defendant
had been drinking. When in that
condition his wife and children could
not live with him. The morning he
assaulted his wife Mrs. Campbell was
bell was arrested and spent some
time in jail. In court he begged for
mercy, and his wife agreed to live
with him again, he promising to be-
have. He was placed on probation
under new Act which went into eff
feet July 1st, and was released from
Jail on that day. He behaved him
self for a while but during the hay
ing season he started to drink and
abuse his family. The sheriff was
notified and Campbell was arrested.
This was the first case of this kind in
this county under the new act.
Yesterday morning the case of
William Harrison and Lafayette
Conklin was tried before Judge
Staples. The defendants are charg-
ed with assault and battery upon F.
Young. The assault occurred while
returning from church on Sunday
evening, Sept. 5th.