The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-09-28
September Court Minutes.


There was a good attendance of Petit
Jurors and witnesses, but the Grand
Jury had been notified last week not to
appear as there were no cases requiring
their attention.
The constables' returns showed that
there were no ofrenses against the crimi-
nal law. Constable A. NJ. Andrews, OF
Hickory township, reported the bridge
on Hickory creek, at the mouth of Otter
creek, as having been down for the past
two years; also that all index boards were
down; and also a bad crossing on the
railroad on the ferry road, above the
Hickory river bridge. The court direct
ed that the attention of the District At
torney should be called to these matters.
The case of the Commonwealth VS..
Thomas Shaffer, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, was mol.
pressed on payment of costs. A like dis.
position was also made of the following
cases: John Harmon, charged with as
sault and battery; Harry York, charged
with false pretense and absconding from
hotel; j. E. McCauley, charged with
furnish ng liquor to a minor. In the
latter case the commonwealth costs we're
placed on the county.
The case of the Com. VS.. ]. T.. Beck,
charged with assault and battery, was
continued to November term.
In the case of the Com. VS.. Bart Ewing,
charged with larceny in taking watch,
cornet, ring and money from T. E.
Martin, OF Endeavor, on July 9TH, the
defendant plead guilty to receiving stolen
goods. After giving him some good
advice, Judge Hinckley sentenced him
to pay fine of S25, costs of prosecution,
to restore the property, and undergo an
Imprisonment of 90 days in Jail. The
court was disposed to be lenient with the
prisoner on account of extenuating cir
cumstances connected with the affair.
L. J. Hopkins was appointed guardian
OF Linus &. Cropp, minor child of W. II.
Cropp, late of Green township, deceased.
Edgar F. Dodge was appointed guar
dian of Mabel B. Dodge, Ira c. Dodge
and Francis E. Dodge, minor children OF
Frank Dodge, late of jerks township,
deceased
A rule to show cause was granted in
the case of Leots Hoover VS.. John Hoover,
on a petition of the plaintiff for attach
ment for non payment of alimony.
The report of the viewers to lay out and
change public road in Barnett township
was confirmed nisi.
The widows inventory and sppraise-
ment in the estates of T. j. Bowman and
John L. Metzgar, late of Hickory town
ship, deceased, we're confirmed nisi.
David H. Henderson and G. W. Van
Horn, executors of the estate OF j. J,
Henderson, late of Barnett township, de-
ceased, we're granted permission TO ex-
tend time for sale of real estate to No
vember court, 1910, and also allowed to
bid at sale.
The bond of 1000 of Chas. A. Black,
tax collector of Barnett township, was
approved.
County Treasurer G. W. Holemsn
acknowledged seventy-eight treasurer's
deeds in open court.
A motion for judgment in foreclosure
of mortgage was granted in the case of A.
r. Brsden VS.. Lille Hillard and A. b.
Hillard.
On petition of citizens of jerks town
ship, u, S. Hines was appointed cons,a-
BILE of jerks township, to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of W. j.
Mohney.
OF the four cases set down for trial on
the civil list, that of A. r. Braden VS..
Leonard Agnew was continued to No.
vember term. The case of II. o. Putnam
VS.. McCabe Lumber Co. was enormously
on the list. The case of B. f. Winsns
VS.. Leon Watson aud A. L. Weller was
also continued to November term.
The big ejectment suit of T. D. Collins
ct al. VS.. l.. S. Clough ct al. went on trial
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, when the
following jurors were selected to hear the
case: Lewis Behrens, of Kingsley town
ship; D. S. Nellis, of Tionesta township;
p. A. Wolf, of Green township; c. II.
Horner, of Howe township; f. F. Dodge,
of jerks township; August Wagner of
Tionesta township; G. j. Nelson, of Howe
township; Lawrence Emert, of Tionesta
township; Daniel Burns, of jerks town.
ship; Charles Emick, of Harmony town
ship; d. j. Beck, of Kingsley township;
Sam. Swanson, OF Howe township. This
case is being heard before Judge John
w. Reed, of Jefferson county, Judge
Hinckley being ineligible to sit IN the
case on account of having been one of the
attorneys for the defendants. There is
formidable array of legal talent engaged
and present, the plaintiffs being repre-
sented by II. f. Ritchey, of Tionesta,
Thomas II. Murray, of Clearfied, and A.
l.. Cole, of Dubois, and the defendants by
A. G. Brown, of Tionesta, ex-Judge
Frank Gunnison and H. f.. Fish, of Erie,
d. l. Ball and w. e. Rice, of Warren.
The question in dispute is the location
of the line between Warrant 5266, owned
by the plaintiffs, and Warrants 52S2, 5lOl
and 5l04, owned by the defendants, all
lying in Howe township. About 800
acres, heavily timbered with hemlock
and various hardwoods, are involved.
The value of the property in dispute is
said to exceed 100000. The case was
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