The Patton courier., December 13, 1894, Image 1

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PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1894.
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LOTS OF CASES TRIE D.
The Following Report is Taken From the
Johnstown Dally Tribviine: !
Coart convened at Ebengburg, Toes-
day morning, December 4th, at 9
(g/elock, and, after the nsual routine
and the children will be happy.
“have just received the finest fine of
- Holiday Goods
eng to this section by any
firm and it will make your eyes water
to see our stock of
TOYS, DOLLS, GAMES,
BOOKS, ALBUMS and a whole store
full of other holiduy goods too numer-
ous to mention.
~. We are going to
KEEP EVERYTHING.
In other words a full lin: of
suitable for a Christmas or New
present. Suitable for oid or young.
Come Early
- And See Us,
C. W. HODGKINS,
wealth va. Thomas Jones, malicious
mischief, assanlt and hattery, J. B.
McManamy, prosecutor, was resumed.
it having been opened Monday after.
noon. The jury returned a verdict of
not gailty, and divided the costs be-
tween the principals. :
Tuesday, December 4
A somewhat sensational case was
taken up after the disposal of the
: above—one that was held over for two
‘tails is almost ansurpassed in the his-
: iid tory of crime in Cambria county.
; PATTON PHARMACY, James 8. Bracken, of Morrellville, was
i — TT ! ; arranged on the charge of sodomy,
PA : ON, P A. preferred by Rachael Harvey, a four-
| teen-year-oid girl, of the same place.
YOU CAN
These facts were developed by the
SAVE MONEY
testimony: Rachael Harvey, who
lived as a domestic in the bome of
Bracken, was sent on the 20th day of
| April, 1864, to the barn by Mrs Brack-
en to watch the action of the defend-
ant.
the cow and horse stalls were situated
‘was a fracture of the weather-boarding
| that had been made by the kicking of
one of the horses. Peering through
i the crack, the prosecutrix saw Bracken
lin the act of committing the ‘henious
) | crime.
| The defense was conducted by At-
torneys F. P. Martivi and F. A. Shoe-
By Stopping at the
ECONOMY,
Carrollitown,Pa.,
i > : | Rachsel Harvey's statement. The
‘cause occupied much of the day, and
In buying Clothing, Dry after exhaustive pleas by the defend-
Goods, Boots and Shoes and! | ant’s lawyers and the District Attorney,
the matter went to the jury which,
Gents Furnishing Goods. In after a retirement of two hours, found
thes day s of sensational adver- a verdict of not guilty.
4 5 s The case of the Commonwealth vs.
‘tising is to pick the tore on William Dryburg, a
which you can rely. We mod- | | Thomas Laverick, William McFarlin,
estly claim ours as one. Of jana Hany Ball, lasceny by bales, P.
3 H. Wall prosecutor, wns taken up in
course, there are others, but | rain and was so long that an
we doubt if there is another evening session was necessary in order
one where you can purchase 0 let the case go to the jury before
. < i Wednesday. P. H. Wail is saperin-
the right sort of Dry: Goods, tendent of the Cresson & Coalport
Clothing, Boots and Shoes and |Coal & Coke company, at Fragality,
‘and represents the company in this
effort to recover the possession of a
number of band instruthents purchased
by the company for the Frugality
Cornet band. The defendants were
members of the band at. one time, and,
when it disbanded and they moved
away from Frugality, they kept the
instruments and refused to give them
up on the demand of the company.
The defense, in the hands of Mr. Mc-
Cloud, of Coalport,and Mr. McKenrick,
of Ebensburg, claimed that the instru-
ments had been paid for by the mem-
bers of the band, who raised the money
by voluntary contributions, dances,
‘etc., and the receipts were produced
| showing the band, as an organization,
| to be free of indebtedness to the com-
pany.
" Gents Furnishing Goods at
the low figures we charge.
You know that paying cash
for every piece of goods that
comes into our store enables
us to hand them to you at
about the same price the other
shop keepers pay for their
goods, wholesale.
‘THE GREATEST
Holiday Bargains
Ever offered in this section
at the ECONOMY Store. It
will pay you to see our stock.
returned with a verdict that the de-
fendants— Williman Druybarg, Matthew
Robinson, Thomas Laverick, William
McFarlin, and Henry Bell—were found
not guilty.
: Wednesday, Diermber Sth
The case of the Commonwealth va.
i R. P. Roberts, malicious mischief, John
Lindenburg, - tor, was the first
to be taken up, but, owing to the ab-
sence of some of the most important
witnesses, wag postponed until later. .
William Yeager was called to the
+ bar of justice to answer to the charge
| of larceny and receiving stolen goods,
Dealer .
‘Wines, Liquors,
Beer, Etc.
~ Phoeniy BrewinG Co.'s Beer.
"Flasks, Corks, Jugs, Etc.,
Hastings, Penn’ a.
tH
TW . J. WEIDA
DISEASES OF
EYE, EAR, NOSE
THROAT
¥ A Specialty.
Office in Good Building, Up-Stairs,
admitted stealing oi! from some of the
mines near Hastings, and the court,
| after giving him a severe lecture, sen-
| tenced him to pay the costs of the pros-
cution, $5 fine and to: undergo an
. three months from the time of his com-
mitment.
| ieation and bastardy, Effie Ray,
‘sentence of $6 fine, costs of prosecu-
tion, $20 for lying in expenses, and $1
AND | a week for seven years, the latter for
| the maintenance of the child.
, John Gutwald appeared as prose-
ccutor in the case of the Common-
i wealth vs. Frank Bee, alias Sutton,
| larceny, receiving stolen goods. The
| defendent was charged with stealing a
proceedings, the case of the Common- t
rangrements was unveiled
‘or three terms, and for revolling de-
In the side of the barn in which .
‘clarnd themselves man and
; whereupon the court ordered their
maker, and denied almost the whole of |
ast sentence.
‘ Prankstown Road,
The jury went out at 9 o'clock and
| preferred by Jobn Anstead. Yeager .. _ .. .. io her sister, who_ is the
| defendant’s wife. Verdict:
‘simple assault and battery.
‘ imprisonment in the county jail for’
Theodore Sall pleaded uit to forn-
- pros- |
§ {ecutrix. The court imposed the usual:
Cresson. He steadfastly denied that
le tad taken them feloniounsly, and
delared that be had permission of the
prosecator to use the horse. The jury
innocence of the ac-
cused, for the verdict was not guilty.
Bee then pleaded guilty tothe charge
‘of stealing a wateh from Rebecca Jack.
wn, but, on the request of the prose-
+atrix that the prisoner be leniently
deal: with, the light sentence of $5 fine,
rests, and three months’ imprisonment
from date of commitment was im-
posed,
Same]
he jail
ceiving stolen goods,
nan, prosectit r.
and ordered to py a fine of $25, costs
of prosecution, ari to undergo and im-
prisonment in the Western Peniten-
tiary for one vear and three months.
"A delightful chapter of domestic ar-
after the
above for the delectation of the spec-
tators. Jacch Smith, of Walnot Grove,
was tried before a jury of his peers
on two counts -assault and battery
and aggravated assanit and battery
his wife
the prosecutrix, was found guilty of
simple assault and battery. Sentence:
Five dollars fine, costs, and four
months’ imprisonment, to date from
his commitment.
Frank Andrews pleaded guilty to
selling liquor without license, bat, on
motion of his counsel —Kittell & Lit-
tle sentence was suspended until arg-
ument court.
The case of George Smith, fornica-
tion and bastardy, Elizabeth Poet,
was brought from
answer for larceny and re.
Wiitiam J. Bren-
Snyder:
prosecutrix, was taken op. Smith ad.
but declared his
willingness to marry. As the girl was
mitted his guilt,
also anxious to marry, the necessary
license - was procurred and they de-
- wife,
discharge.
The case of William Wipeburg, fel
‘onions assault and battery, Joseph
Whitmore, prosecutor, was continued
on account of the serious illness of the
defendant’s wife.
Henry Taylor was accused by A. W.
Lackhardt, a Johnstown jeweler, of
stealing a watch frem his store. Taylor
confessed his guilt and was sentenced
to pay a fine of §20, costs of prosecu-
tion and undergo an imprisonment of
one year in the Western Penitentiary.
Michael McCardy stepped to the
bar when called, and owned up to be-
ing the father of the illegitimate child
of Mary McCabe. He received the
One of the most important trials of
this term was commenced immediately
after dinner. Lizzie Thompson, well
known all over Cambria county as a
woman of unsavory reputation, was
held to answer four indictments two
of selling liquor without license,
nishing liquor to minors, and selling
liquor on Sunday. These cases have
been pending through several terms of
coart, but, owing to the non-appre-
- henson of the defendant, were never
tried. Among the witnesses called
were Peter Hartman, Patrick Mco-
(GGinnis and Peter West, all of whom
drove at diffsrent times for C
Hoffman, the Johnstown bottler. Their
eviclence was to prove that beer had
been delivered to the house at No. 96
ferulant was said to be the proprietress.
Andrew Harly, a minor, George Mertz,
Frank Maioy, and others testified to
buying and drinking beer in the ques-
tionable resort known as *‘98,” bat the
Commonwealth failed utterly in its
effort to prove that beer was delivered
"to or bought directly from the defend-
ant, though not a doubt seems to exist
of her guilt. She was found not guiity |
on all four indictments, but the costa
of prosecution in all cases were inu-
posed on the defendant.
" (lara Slogenhope took the role of:
prusecutrix in the case of the Commoan-
wealth va. Harry L. Whitman, felon-
pals are from near Barnesboro, where
Guilty of
Five dollars fine, costs, and four
months! imprisonment, to date from
the time: of his commitment. :
Thursday. Deeczaber 6th.
- The first case on the list for trial was
that of the Commonwealth vs David
McDade, aliss McDevitt, rape and
burglary, Kate McCarty, prosecutrix,
and it was sccordingly called. Mr.
Murphy, as usual, took charge of the
prosecution, while the defense was in
the hands of Mr. Stephens. The jury.
found him not guilty’ on. both indict-
‘ments.
(ieorge Makin, of Sbeasburg, was’
tried for an alleged assault upon A. A.
: ; | GQlnsser, also of Ebensburg. He was
PATTON, PENN'A. [horse and buggy from Gutwald, at
found not guilty, and the costs divided |
He was found guilty ‘battery.
Maggie Smith appearing a8
mation of Elizabeth Wees.
far-
: her there one morning.
| after dinner expecting to meet her, but
not finding her there, decided to go to
Charles
of which the de-.
‘Samuel McAdams, Sr,
Sentence:
between the prosecutor and Jefendant.
Frank Makin, charge of fornication
. and bastardy, by Tillie Randle. He
pleaded guilty and received the sual
Charles Akin pleaded guilty to steal
ing a mackintosh from Joseph H. Cox,
in Johnstown. Sentence: Twenty dol
lars fine, éosts and four months in jail
The case of the Commonwealth va
Prank Ross, false pretense, Peter
Brown, prosecutor. There was no
evidence against the accused and be
was acquitted and the costs put on the.
procecutor.
. Mary Hunter, of Ashville,
Adam Hammond with
charged
assault and
Hammond was found not
guilty, but sentenced to pay
fourihs of the costs and the prosechieix
the other foarth.
James Foley confessed being guilty
of the charge of robbery and receiving
stolen goods, preferred by Andrew
McCay. Ho was given a fine of $20,
the costs of prosecution, and imprison-
ment in the Western Penitentiary for
one year snd three monthe
William Snyder. charged with iar-
ceny, receiving stolen goods, George
E. Crook, prosecutor, pleaded guilty
also and was sentenced to the Hunting S
don Reformatory.
A gentleman of many aliases wisely
concluded to save the time incurred by
the formality of 2 trial and acknow-
leged his guilt. Charles Lane, alias
Charles Ross, alias Charles Alexander,
was indicted for adultery upon infor-
In accord-
ance with his plea, he was given a
fine of §20, costs, and impruoument in
the county jail for one year.
Last July the Johnstown papers con-
tained an account of an oufrage that
was alleged to have been committed in
Westmont apon a little ten year oid
girl named Annie Jacobs. The details
were 80 revolting and the act so inha-
man that much indignasion was aroused
against W. J. FP. McConnell, who was
charged with the crime. The case was
brought to trial and consumed sev-
eral hours of the session. The defend-
ant was without counsel, so the court
asked Mr. D. E. Dufton to take charge
of the cane. The little girl was first
placed on the stand and told of the
defendent taking her up the incline to
Westmont, each time committing the
offense with which he is charged. She
‘wis subjected to 4 severe cross-exami-
nation by the defendant's counsel,
and while in the main unshaken, her
story was discovered (0 have many
weak points Several members of her
.- family gave corroborative evidence.
The defendant had no witnesses and,
when placed ont the stand himself, al-
legred that it was a conspiracy against
him. He claimed to have met a woman
in Morreliville, and, upon ber repre-
sentation that the home of the Jacobs
family was an assignation hoase, met
He returned
Westmont. The little girl appealed to
go with him, and he took her, but de-
nies that anything criminal took piace
between them. After exhaustive arg-
uments ot: both sides, the jury retired
and at the end of two or three hours
returned with a verdics of not guilty
of rape, but guilty of an attempted
rape, adding the explanation for the
peculiar finding that there was no
evidence that an actual rapes had been
committed. =
: Friday, December Ith.
The Shaffer larceny case was finished,
‘but took a pew turn since last heard
of in the papers. Several months ago
and Samuel
McAdams Jr, was committed to jail
for the larceny of a quantity of po-|
' a young man of ability and erergy and
we are glad to learn of bis succes. —
tatoes fron Israel Rager, of Jackson
township. While in jail they related
. a story that implicated George Shaffer
in the crime. He was tried, but as his
defense, couducted by Mr. Charles
(reer, was so strong, the jury quickly
. found him not guilt;
ious assault and battery. The princi- guity.
R. P. Roberts was acctised by John
Lindenburg of assault and battery on
his | Lindenburg’s: wife. The prose-
‘eutor alleges that Roberts entered his
home, near Carvolltown, and, after
vainly attempting to collect, without
authority, a debt of an acquaintance,
stormed about the house, abusing Mrs.
Lindenburg, who was in confinement,
and frightening her to such an extent
that her child was prematurely bore.
Mrs. Lindenburg was placed on the
stand, bnt her story, told in mixed
English and Swedish, could not be
understood by the jury. The severe
cross-examination to which they were
subjected by Mr. William Davis, the
defendant's counsel, found many dis-
crepancies in their stories, and after
hearing the plea on both sides, it did
not take the jury long to come to the
couclusion that the defendant was not
{guilty and the verdict was rendered
not properly cared for afler
three-
Seely
A case that consumed’ avers bours
time to try was that of the Common-
wealth va. C. A. Sherline, cruelty to
animals, Frank MeAnulty, prosecutor.
Briefly, it was ax follows: McAnsity,
who is a liveryman
hired a horse and buggy to Sherline to
drive to Patton. Sherline drove, not
only to Patton, but to several near-by
towns. After his retarn, the horse got
sick and has been so ever sife. Sher-
line claims to have met McAnulty dur-
ing the day and made a new
day. He alleged that the horse was
its retarn
to Barnesboro. A aamber of srithesses
on each side were examined. Mr.
Evang, in conjunction with the Dis
trict Attorney, was for the prosecn-
tion, and Messrs. Shoemaker and
Somerville for the defense. The jury
declared Sherline not guilty, but pot
two-thirds of the costa on him and one-
‘third on McAnuity.
Joseph Peddicord pleaded guilty to
assunit and battery. He was vn
fine of $5 and costa
The case of the Common wealth vi
. D. Eirick, assault and battery, Adam
Huebner, prosecutor. ‘Messrs. Ends
ley and Connor were for the defense
and prosecution, respectfully. The
jury op to 10:30 p. m. had not reached
a verdict. :
Satarday, December Sth,
The verdict of in the Elrick assault
and battery case from Johnstown, was
not guilty of aggravated assanit and
battery, but guilty of simpls assaalt
and battery. The defendant ‘was sen-
tenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs,
which altogether amounted to $87, or
: almost $7.50 for each stroke of the rat-
‘The first case taken op was tha Com-
monweaith va. John Rassell, felonious
assauit and battery, pointing firearms,
carrying concealed deadly ‘weapons;
J. A. Riblett, prosecutor. He was
found guilty in manner and form as
' indieted on both charges.
" Emma Wilks, a woman of unsavory
reputation in Johnstown, was next pat
at Barnesboro,
ATTADRS-
ment with him, whereby he was to
‘have the horse for the remainder of the
THE FUR AND TST
To be Given by the Patton
Fire Company
DURING THE HOLIDAYS
A Noted Fortane Teller, Will he Preacat One
Night Only The Comvinitters. ©
The CovnrEs of the 2th inst. will
give the date on which the fanious
Arabian astrologer and fortune teller
will oosupy a bosth at the Firemen's
fair and festival. Rethellian Beslme-
ara hus just arrived from the Holy
Land. She gained her profession by
her esrnest study with her father;
Shrick Beshneara, from her childhood,
and when he found her of zn excellent
‘supernatural intellect, sent her to Haj-
jaz, Medusa and Mexico where she stud-.
jed all the booke of Daniel and all other
books, etc. relating to her art. She
then went back to Egypt practicing hwr
art with the best magicians and fortune:
tellers. She proves her art by telling
names and events of your pasty life,
‘and prophesying the futmre in regard
to marriage, courtship, ete.
She is 0 excellent that she makes
the one you love love you and ties him
or her, as the case might be, by a spirit.
nal power. She can be consulted at
the yellow and cardinal booths, one
night only.
Following is a list of officers dleciod
and committees appointed to look
oh: : : :
President, Mra. E. A. Mellon; Secre-
tary, Mm E E Cooney: Treasurer,
‘Mrs. BR. M. Kinkead.
Fancy Work Booth: Mm J. Sheid,
Mrs. J. R Cornelius, Mm E F.
Cooney, Alice Ashcroft and Louise
Christmas Tree: Grace Jackson, Vir-
gle Dale, Josephine Dowler, Francis
Gregg, Mm. E. Will Greene and Mrs
‘BE. F. McLaughlin.
through the mill for enticing a girl
under the age of sixteen for the paur-
pose of prostitution. The defiandant is
the proprietress of a hoase of ill-fame
on Haber itreet, and had, among other
inmates a
named Bridget Wertz Practically no
deferme was made and the defenclant
was found guilty is manner and form
as indicted.
- Charles Fisher was ace used by ¢ Nog
ost Fey of stealing some brackets from
a house formerly occupied by the de-
fendant and of which Pey is the
owner. The jury thought Fisher not
guilty, and so decided.
Another uninteresting litigation
closed the day's proceedings. Emily
V. Williams claimed that Thomas W.
Hagan was guilty of assault and bat |
tery on her person. The jury said he
was not guilty, but, divided the costs
between the prosecutrix and the de-
ferdant. : :
WHAT THEY SAY
| About the Patton “Courter” Entering on Its
Second Year.
The Patton COURIER has entered its
second year. The COURIER is a good
local paper. —Reynoldsvilie Star.
local exchanges, starts in on ite second
fourteen-year-oid girl,
The Patton COURIER, one of our best
Young, Hannah McCracken and Many
Fish Pond: Annie Kinkead, Clertie
Noomun, Lou Addleraan and Katie
Wilson.
Lewionade Booth, ‘Rebecca at the
well." Lizzie Warnock attendants,
Mrs. 8. Cornelio, Emma. Bryson and
W. Mellon.
Confectionery: Mollie Mellon, San-
nie Dale, Maggie Asheroff and Mrs
James Tomlinson.
Ice Cream Booth: Mra
Mr J. Spicer. Mors
3 Glass,
Strattiff,
year this week. The COURIES: is a well
edited, bright, bewsy journal, and de
serves the success it is achieving —
Spangler Sentinel.
The Patton COURIER entered upon
its second volume last week. having
‘met with good success, and with bright |
prospects ahead. Mr. E. Will Greene, |
editor and manager of the COURIER, is
Ridgway Advocate.
The Patton COURIER is now going on
ita second year, and although having
gone through very hard times shows a
.determination to go on in filling up its
columns with news. Being personally
acquainted with E. Vill Greene, the
editor, we bespeak for him and his paper
a more fruitful second year than wns his
first one. — Houtndale Journal
Last week the Patton COURIER enter-
ed upon its second year. The CoUmiER
is a neatly printed and well edited
country newspaper. ii has at all times
worked in the interest of i*s town, and
when considered that the town is
about the same age of its. paper, con-
siderable enterprise and no lack of the
“staying qualities” were required to
bridge over its first year of existence.
The COURIER has merrited the success
it has met with. —South Fork Record. ;
intelligence of the death
* Harp and violin mnsic farsished for |
be expected under such difficulties.
Bead the List. |
Following ‘is a list of the articles
which C. W. Hodgkins, the druggist, is
offering at low prices for -the holidnys:
Dolls; Toys, Games, Albums, Work
Boxes, Plush Goods, Mirrors, Pun
Books, Sleds, Trunks, Toba
Pipes, Knives, Scissors,
As the COURIER gues to press a tele-
gram. was received which the sad
of W. Me
Kinney Smuth, who has a lying at
in Bou 46 Biota; Pe