The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-13
COURT BUSINESS is LIGHT
Court Commenced Monday Afternoon
No Important Cases This Week
Assault Charged Against Chas.
StevenS-70 Licenses Granted.

The bonds of collectors from the
various townships of the county
were examined and approved.
The order of hearing and applica-
tions for hotel and other licenses is
as follows
p. e. McGranaghan, Paul Vaver-
chak and Matthew f. Clemo for ho-
tel licenses will be heard on Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock, March Is,
1912.
Frank Mang, Lafayette Rollison,
hotel licenses and Joseph Herewiten
and George w. Stiles for wholesale
licenses will be heard Monday. Mar.
is, 1912, at p. m.
John Woodmansee for hotel Ii
cense will be heard Tuesday, March
19, 1912, at 10 a. m.
Michael F. Downs for hotel Ii
cense will be held on Tuesday, March
19, 1912, at p. IN.
\ The jury was rapidly chosen and
consisted of A. ]. Wilcox, Clinton;
M. NJ. Peck, Mt. Pleasant; Robert.
j. Miller, Honesdale; Arthur Madi-
gan, Preston; W. II. Marshall Ber-
lin; Philip Frisbie, South Canaan;
Fred Branning, Damascus; Byron
Tresslar, Lake; John Theobold,
Honesdale; j. E. Frable, Salem; Pc
ter Schmitt, Palmyra; Bayless Bull
lock, Dyberry.
The first trial on the docket was
the Commonwealth versus Charles
4 Stevens. of Dreher, for assault and
battery committed against Mrs
Amanda Singer also of Dreher, on
! April 29, 1911. Attorneys Searle
and Simons for the Commonw ealth
and Kimble and Lee for the defense.
The Commonwealth opened the case
and Mrs. Amanda Singer was placed
on the witness stand. She swore
that on Saturday, April 20, 1911, at
ten minutes to O'Clock in the morn
ing while she was engaged with the
cows, Charles Stevens, who lives next
. door, came running toward her and
upon reaching her commenced an as
sault upon her by striking her and
otherwise injuring her so that she
was obliged to secure the services of
several doctors and was for a time
confined in hospital. She testified
that Stevens struck her with his fist
below the left shoulder in the back
and the services of DR.. Parsons, of
Newfoundland, was necessary. She
did not go to him until the Tuesday
following the trouble. She stated
that she did not strike Stevens but
threatened him when he struck her
husband.
On the cross-examination Attorney
Kimble asked her if she did not say
in the presence of Byron Phillips and
Eliza Bird that Stevens never touch
ed her and she said No" She was
excused and William Singer was call
ed. When questioned by Attorney
Kimble he gave about the same
story as his wife did and also stated
that Stevens struck at him with a
stone but that he knocked it from
his hand. He stated that he had
driven his wife to Newfoundland
where DR.. Parson examined her. He
denied that he had told Herbert
Akers that Stevens had not struck
either himself or wife. He stated
that Stevens got on his wagon and
they went to work together but did
not talk over the trouble then. He
hired rig and drove with his wife
to Newfoundland to get a warrant
to arrest Stevens. II. NJ. Jones, JUS
tice of the Peace there, would not is
sue the warrant. Mr. Singer said
that Jones would not issue the war
rant because he (Jones) said he did
not want to mix up in this case. He
stated, though, that Squire Philips
at Hamlin, afterwards issued the
W al ant On MOHudy lOlOWlnR the
trouble. He stated that his wife did
not go to see a doctor until Tuesday
after the affair.
Attorney Kimble attempted to
show that plaintiff walked 4 miles
and If her physical condition was
such that she was able to walk that
distance a Doctors treatment was
not necessary. The Commonwealth
objected however, and the objection
was sustained.
DR.. Parson, of Newfoundland, was
next called and he stated he examin-
ed Mrs. Singer Tuesday and found
finger marks on her back and her
left socket out of place and he stat
ed she complained of a tenderness in
the chest.
Mrs. Kate Singer, mother of Will
liam Singer, was next called and her
testimony did not bring out anything
new. She was cross-eXamined. The
Commonwealth rested their case
here.
The defense attempted to show
that Stevens did not strike Mrs.
! Amanda Singer and that she received
her Injuries from falling against the
barn, door, and that her reputation in
the community for veracity was bad
Charles Stevens was called and
testified that he lived next door from
the Singers in Dreher and that on the
day in question as he was going over
TO get on Singers wagon to go to
work Mrs. Singer saw him coming
and picked up a piece of two-inch
plank about two feet long and struck
him on the arm. IF this don't kill
him I'll get a club that will" He
said he did not strike back. William
Singer then picked up a stone and
was going to throw it at him but he
(Stevens) advised him not to do so
or something would happen. After
that he and William went to work
together. On cross-examination he
told the same story although he ad-
mitted he told Squire A. C. Howe
he was pretty mad when she came
running down where Mr. and Mrs
Singer were.
Mrs. Charles Stevens, wife Of the