Case Name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. R. A. Balph et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1886-04-12
Citations: 2 Sadler 258
Docket Number: 
Parties: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. R. A. Balph et al.
Judges: Mr. Justice Gordon and Mr. Justice Clark concur in this dissent.
Reporter: Cases in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; being those cases not designated to be reportedÉ
Volume: 2
Pages: 258–261

Head Matter:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. R. A. Balph et al.
The supreme court having, by certiorari, removed a criminal cause from an court of quarter sessions of one county of the commonwealth, before trial,, upon application of the district attorney of said county, sent the record' to the court of quarter sessions of another county, with instructions to proceed to try the indictment in all respects as if the same had been originally in the latter court.
Note. — The decree in this case follows the making absolute of a rule to-show cause why a certiorari to remove proceedings from a lower court should not be granted, as reported in Com. v. Balph, 111 Pa. 365, 3 Atl„ 220. As the full supplemental decree, and the dissenting opinion, is not. printed therein, it is given here.
Indictments ma,y be removed to the supreme court for trial upon cause-shown, or be transferred, at its direction, to other counties. Com. v.. Balph, 111 Pa. 365, 3 Atl. 220; Com. v. Delamater, 145 Pa. 210, 22 Atl. 1098; Com. v. Smith, 185 Pa. 553, 40 Atl. 73; Quay’s Petition, 189 Pa. 517,. 42 Atl. 199.
(Decided April 12, 1886.)
Motion for an order for trial of the criminal cause removed' by certiorari from the Court of Quarter Sessions of Warren, County, before trial, to the Supreme Court.
Granted.
An indictment was found against the defendants in the court of quarter sessions of Warren county. A rule to show cause-was granted, which was afterwards made absolute. 1 Central' Reporter, 663.
The district attorney of Warren county then made the above-application.
William Swanson, District Attorney, A. B. Force, S. P.. Johnson, A. B. Richmond, and J. M. Stoner for commonwealth.
D. T. Watson, Ball & Thompson, John Dalzell, and W. Q. Moreland for defendant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
And now, April 12, 1886, the indictment and proceedings in the above case having been brought up upon the writ of certiorari upon the application of the district attorney of the county of Warren, and of the counsel of the defendants, it is ordered:
First. That the said indictment and record of proceedings be sent down to the court of quarter sessions of Lycoming county with instructions to proceed to try the said indictment in all respects as if the same had been originally found in said court, at the next September sessions thereof, unless upon legal cause shown said trial shall be continued to another term of said court; said trial to be at the expense of the county of Warren.
Second. That the said defendants and each of them shall appear for trial in said court of quarter sessions of Lycoming county on the first day of the September sessions thereof, being the 6th day of September next, and at such other time or times as said court for cause shown may continue the same, and shall further abide the order of said court in the premises.
Third. It is further ordered that the prothonotary of this court make two copies of this order duly certified under the seal of this court, and transmit one copy thereof to the clerk of the court of quarter sessions of the county of Warren, and the other copy with the said indictment and record to the clerk of the quarter sessions of the county of Lycoming.