The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
COURT NOTES.

Application for guardian of
Harvey j. Field, person of feeble
mind, ordered sent to hospital for
insane at Rittersville. Hearing to
be held second Monday in August.
Mr.. Field will probably be sent to
the home for Soldiers and Sailors
located at Erie.
Chas. A. McCarty, administrator
of the estate of John Ryan, deceas-
ed petitioned for order to sell real
estate. Petition granted. Bond
fixed at $4,000.
Application for guardian for John
Shaffer, person of feeble mind, now
confined in the hospital for insane
at Rittersville. Hearing in case to
be held second Monday in August.
Witnesses were heard on Monday
in the matter of the appointment of
guardian for Daniel Hogan, ad
judged insane by a commission. Mr..
Moylan was appointed guardian.
A divorce was granted on Monday
| by Judge Searle to Isabelle D.
Whittle from her husband, Harry d.
Whittle. The couple were married
on January 8, 1907 in New York and
| lived at the home of the formers s
father at Mt. Vernon. The wife al
| legged that the husband deserted her
three months after marriage. Whit
tie was a newspaper reporter on a
New York paper at the time of his
marriage.
In the matter of the exceptions to
the re-taXation of bill of costs in the
case of G A. Cortright &c Son VS..
Kreitner Brothers, was dismissed,
in an opinion handed down by Judge
Searle Monday afternoon. The opin-
ion of the court was that originally
the suit was brought alleging dam
age by joint negligence and that a
compulsory non-suit had been grant
ed because joint negligence had not
been shown. Both the plaintiff and
defendants filed bills of costs and
exceptions were taken by the pro-
thonotary who was upheld by the
Court for disallowing plaintiffs and
defendants bill of costs for the June
term of court.
The exceptions of the plaintiffs
and defendants to the finding of the
prothonotary in disallowing the bills
of costs is dismissed and defend
ants bill of costs of $4,000 is dis
allowed and plaintiffs bill of costs
of $75.11 is also disallowed and il
is directed that both parties in the
action divide the costs which may
have accrued upon the proceedings
and to have their respective bills
re-taxed by the prothonotary.
Sentence Suspended on Fred Sher
wood.
Fred Sherwood of Dyberry, was
= brought before Judge Searle Mon
day afternoon for sentence for TAX
, ing chickens from several residents
of that township. He had previous
ly pleaded guilty. Young Sherwood
told the Court that he had madt
restitution to the persons by payins
one-half of the value of the chicken
taken and also one-half of the cost
in the case.
Sentence was suspended. Sher
: wood made good impression on th
Court and was discharged on parol
under the care of S. A. McMullel
for the term Of one year.
Willis Dillmarth, Sherwood
partner in trouble, was to have re
ceived sentence Monday but through
misunderstanding he did not come
!. Sentence in this case was continue,
until the second Monday in August
e. G. Mumford was appointet
auditor to pass upon the exception
filed to the account in the estate o
John Kuhbach, deceased.
R. M. Stocker was appointe,
master to hear evidence in the di
vorce proceedings of Arthur F
! Fasshauser VS.. Mary E. Fasshauser
Proceedings at issue.