The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-28
NEWS FROM
THE COURTS
BUSY SESSIONS OF OCTOBER
COURT WEEK-MANY SPECTA-
TORS PRESENT AT EACH SES-
SION.

No recorroborated evidence connect
ing the four young men with the |
crime at Hawley being given, YER
dict of mot guilty" was ordered |
against all four young defendants
Judge Searle gave the young men |
some good advice, saying: Young |
men you have been pretty fortunate. !
Be careful how you meddle with those
cars next time. If you want any |
beer, go and buy it" The jury |
gave verdict in accordance with |
the Judges instructions without !
leaving the box.
In the case of the Commonwealth |
versus Mortimer Arnold for alleg-
ed desertion. E. c. Mumford, at
torney for the defendant, the inter-
ested parties withdrew and after a
conference the court made the fol-
lowing order, expressing its pleas
ure at the settlement of the case,
and directing that the defendant pay
$15 a month either to his wife or
her counsel; that the payments be
made monthly commencing Dec. /
that he enter bond for $500; and
that he pay the costs of prosecution.
The jury was then excused, and
the case of the Commonwealth VS..
Edsall was called. Edsall forfeited
his Ddll, anu HIS ldNHeI pdlu H.
Other Court Notes.
motion was refused, Tuesday,
to quash the indictment in the per-
jury case of Commonwealth VS.. Luke
Richardson. <a@
Petitions for satisfaction of mort
cages in the case of Louis w.
Healy VS.. Charles Pembertson Fox
were granted and notices were di-
rected to be published four success
sive weeks in the three county pa
pers.
Appraisements of $500 to the fol-
lowing widows were confirmed nisi:
Margaret Megargel, widow ANA
son C. Megargel, late of Sterling
township
Azuba Gregory, widow Enos w.
Gregory, late of Dyberry.
Alissa Kennedy, widow Porter
Kennedy, of Mount Pleasant twp.
Mary Ames, widow William c.
Ames, Hawley borough.
In re estate of Sarah H. Hazlatt,
auditors report confirmed nisi
In re estate Albert Whitmore,
late of Honesdale, auditors report
confirmed nisi.
In re sale of real estate of Virgil
Conklin, return of sale filed and ap-
proved.
First and final accounts were
confirmed nisi as follows:
First and final account of Azuba
]. Vaudeville, administrator of the
estate of Lucy A. Decker, Hawley.
First and final account of c. w.
Menk, administrator of the estate
of Lotto Menk, Texas.
First and final account of Y. A.
Wonnacott, administrator of the es-
10 Of w annap6 Wov-
mart.
First and final account of C. w.
Menk, administrator of the estate of
Julia Gresham, Texas.
First and final account of Rein
hard F. Warg, guardian of August
Newman, Annie Newman, Christina
Newman, and Mary Newman, minor
children of Peter Newman, Hawley.
Second and final account of Il. A.
Penniman, executor of the estate of
f. B. Penniman, Honesdale.
First and final account of John T.
Brooking, executor of the estate OF
Rosina A. Mills, Mount Pleasant.
First and final account of Edward
w. Lake, executor of the estate OF
Warren Lake, Mount Pleasant.
First and fianl account of Mary ]
Weeks, executriX of the estate OF
First and fianl account of May A
Plum and Helen B. Rowland, exc
cutrixs of the estate of Jane Me.
Kown. Hawley.
First and final account of Emma
Nevin, Administrative of the estate
of Bernard Nevin, DreheT.
First and final account of Betsey
A. TarboX, guardian of Eveline Tar
box, Scott township.
First and final account of Susie L
B. Hoover and A. B. Stevens, NJ. d.
executors of the estate of Susan Sut
ton, Lake.
First and final account of Dor;
Bryant, administrative of the estat,
of Samuel Bryant, Canaan.
First and final account of Georg,
NJ. Dibble, administrator of the es
tate of Hutchinson McMurray, Star
ruca.
First and final account of Jacol
Gardiner, administrator Of the es
tate of Mary C. Reynolds, Scott
First and final account of Johann
Hon, eXecutrix of the estate of Henr
lloff, Cherry Ridge.
Second and final account of Nelli
Woodward, Administrative of the es
tate of C. II. Woodward, Hawley.
First and final account of r. {
Mumford, administrator of the es
tate of Sarah e. Newcomb.
Wednesday Afternoon Session.
The opening hour of the Wednes
day afternoon session was occupie
by the addresses to the jury of Al
torney Charles p. Searle and DistriC
Attorney M. r. Simons for the prose
cution, and of c. A. McCarty, Esq
for the defense in the Manley case.
The first case taken up was that c
the Commonwealth VS.. WilliaI
Reilly of Hawley. The following sa
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