The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-24
COURT NOTES.

Following the departure from the
court room of the Swarts jury, Fri
day morning, motions were made by
several of the attorneys asking for
the postponement OF certain cases to
March term.
Attorney Chas. p. Searle presented
a doctors certificate from Miss jose
phine McKanna, a principal witness
in the case of Miss Emma Conley vs..
Miss Kate McKanna, stating that she
was sick in Deposit, N. Y, and un-
able to be here for the trial. Judge
Searle in granting the continuance
prayed for said: Il have never
known of case where a doctors GER
ti1cate was not received. We will
follow the usual practice and con-
tinue the case"
Upon petition of District Attorney
NJ. e. Simons, cases against G. w.
Swarts, Nos. 4, 5, Z, 8, 9, 10. IL, IL
October term and and January
term were continued by agreement
of the parties, the Court remarking
that they couldn't be tried at this
time and before these jurymen."
The Court handed down an order,
Friday, for making venirs for 20
persons for the grand jury to meet
Monday, March 4; for AS persons for
traverse jury for the week of
March Il; for SO persons for a ira
verse jury for the week commencing
March 25. License matters will
probably occupy the attention Of
Court during the week OF March 18.
The expense of the March term
jury aggregated S643.37 Court was
in session six days. Three cases
were tried, resulting in one convic-
ton, and two acquittals.
A hearing was held, Saturday
morning, in the matter of the appli-
cation of a guardian for Mrs. Mar
garet Markey, an alleged feeble
minded person. The witnesses were
interrogated by District Attorney NJ
z. Simons.
Charle- Markey was the first wit
ness called. He testified that he
was a son OF Margaret Markey. His
mother is 50 years old, and lives at
Prompton with Frank Adams, her
son-in-law. According to Mr.. Markey
his mother his very weak-minded,
and her memory very poor, so that
she can hardly remember anything
from one hour to another. She
owns two places at Seelyville, one at
Gurdon, and has money in the bank.
She is not capable of taking care of
her property. Anybody could get it
away from her. She is unable to
be present at the hearing.
Mrs. Mary Adams testified that her
mother lives with her. Her mind
is gone, she said. She will be S5
years old this coming May /.
Frank Adams, son-in-law OF Mrs.
Markell, testified that she owned two
places in Seelyville, one Of which
would rent for $40 month, and the
other for $50 year. She also owns
a twenty-acre farm in Seelvville.
with a rental value of $50, and has
$500 in the bank.
After hearing the evidence, the
Court adjudged Mrs. Markey unable
to take care of her property, and ap-
pointed her son, Charles Markey, as
guardian, fixing his bond at $1,000.
In the matter of roads and
bridges, Judge Searle decreed that
Nos. SO and 80 go over.
Numbers 40, III, 112, 113, ia
were confirmed absolutely by the
Court, to wit:
No. 10. Road in Damascus. Pc
| tition to vacate road, beginning on
road from Damascus village to Conk-
| lin Hill, $500 feet northerly from
its intersection with road from Da-
mascus to Galilee, and thence
through lands of Lavinia Taylor and
others westerly 5,240 feet to its in
tersection with said Galilee road,
$40 feet southeasterly from intersec-
tion of road from Swago Lake and
said Galilee road.
No. Ill. Road in Damascus. Pc
| n hnUinninU
feet westerly from junction OF roads
| in front OF Peter Alfast estate,
thence northerlv one and three-quar-
ters miles to Welsh road, $50 feet
f~"m Cochecton and Great
Bend turnpike.
=. ~. ,,3. ia. Roads in Pal