The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-16
MARCH COURT
IN SESSION
JUDGE STAPLES HERE
March Term of Wayne County Court
Began on Monday-All Hotel Lii
censes Granted But One-Judge
Staples is Assisting Judge Searle.

Staples is Assisting Judge Searle.
Regular Marcn court was opened
on Monday afternoon, Judge A. r.
Searle presiding
Monday was license court; all the
/ applications for license now existing
were granted, with the exception of
the license of S. c. Sisbee Oh Pres
ton, which was held in allegiance un-
til the remonstrance against same
was heard. No new licenses were
granted.
The following accounts were con-
firmed nisi:
First and partial account of 7. l..
Medland and Lizzie NJ Betz, execu-
/ tors of the estate of Thomas Med
land, late of the borough of Homes
dale, deceased.
First and final account OF F. j.
O'Reilly, executor of the estate of
Margaret OReilly, late of the town
ship of Cherry Ridge, deceased.
First and final account of Jacob
I Wasman, late of the township of
Texas. deceased.
First and final account of Robert
j. Miller, executor of the estate of
Jacob Miller, late of the borough of
Honesdale, deceased.
First and partial account of Geo.
w. Frey, administrator of the estate
of Margaret Fasshauer, late of the
township of Texas, deceased.
First and final account of Nj. J.
Hanlan, administrator of the estate
of Thomas F. Duff, late of the town
ship of Texas, decd
First and final account of f. A.
Penniman, administrator of the es-
tate of Frances b. Penniman, late of
the borough of Honesdale, decd.
First and final account of Charles
b. Smith administrator of Lafayette
Smith, late of Waymart, deceased.
First and final account of the Com
monwealth Title Insurance and Trust
Company, trustee, Samuel B. Dairy
mple, deceased
The application of William Weber
for a restaurant license in Texas
township was heard. Weber had two
witnesses who testified that there
was necessity for restaurant at the
place in question. Tuesday morn
ing Judge Searle refused to grant
the license applied for and said in
regard to his decision: with three
hotels and one bottling license at
White Mills we are clearly satisfied
that the evidence does not show a
legal necessity for granting this ap-
plication and it is therefore refused"
After disposing of the licenses,
Judge Searle took up the case of the
Commonwealth against Fred Bran
ming and Frank Wood, charged with
breaking and entering school prop
erty. The following jury was i'm
panelled: Samuel Kimble, Henry
Theobald, James Hensey, J. Young,
George Swingle, B. S. Hull, l. w.
Kipp, Frank Hauenstein, S. c. Bates,
Ralph Dillon, Clifford Gray, Thomas
Gray and Thomas Bates. The COM
monwealth called the following wit
nesses: Anne Lestrange, w. j. War
wick, w. j. Barnes, James Stuart,
Mrs James Stuart, Mrs. Chas. Wood,
Charles Wood, Clarence Givert, esse
Decker, c. H. Givert. The defense
had as witnesses besides the two de-
PENDANTS, Benz. Branning, Harrison
Wood and James Ryder.
The commonwealth evidence
showed that the school house in Ber-
lin township was broken into on the
night of December 5th, 1909. The
window lights were broken out, door
broken, desks broken and other in
ri IN
was also blood upon the floor near
the broken panes of glass. The de-
PENDANTS were drso shown to have
been in the vicinity of the school
house on the night in question, in an
intoxicated condition. They appear
ed later at Mrs. Stuart's and had
their hands bandaged.
Defendants statements before w.
j. Barnes, Justice of the Peace, were
contradictory. They first stated that
they were home that evening, but
changed their testimony when Mrs.
Stuart said they were at her house.
In court they admitted that they
passed the school house but testified
that they did not go in. Wood testi-
fed that he injured his hand while
boxing that evening Stated that his
glove came off and that he accidently
thrust his hand through a pane of
glass. Branning testified that he
burned his hand on the stove and
that this accounted for the blood
upon his hands.
Bert Branning testified that he
passed the school house with them
and that they did not enter it. Be
fore the Justice of the Peace how
ever, he had testified that he left
them at the school house.
The case continued until Tuesday
morning and was then given to the
jury who brought in a verdict of
guilty and recommended the prison.
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