NEWS: Items from the Morning Tribune, January 14, 1891, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Items from the Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, January 14, 1891 CRIMINAL COURT. The Proceedings of Yesterday's Session at Hollidaysburg. The criminal courts reconvened at Hollidaysburg yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, Hon. John Dean on the bench. The following business was passed upon by the court and jury: Jacob Ledley and John Hunter were discharged from imprisonment in the county jail under the insolvent laws. Baldridge - H. C. Lorenz was appointed guardian of Amelia Rhodes. Smith, Robert - A divorce was granted to Delia Schwartz from the bonds of matrimony with William Schwartz. Same - A divorce was granted to Martha Albright from the bonds of matrimony with Henry Albright. The grand jury made return of the follow bills of indictments: Commonwealth vs. Annie Richter. Larceny. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Annie Richter. False pretense. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. George Bender. Assault on W. H. Wynekoop with intent to kill. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Rose Kennedy. Larceny. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Charles Reed and William Denniston. Robbery. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Albert Bowman. Violation of boarding house act. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. J. G. Diamond. Violation of boarding house act. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Daniel Bell. Violation of boarding house act. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Anton Buckberger. Assault and battery on Charles Teufel. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. S. W. Opelinger. Violation of boarding house act. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Charles J. Merdith and Edward Rodgers. Larceny. Not a true bill. Commonwealth vs. Hannah Fay and Ada Mauk, alias Jennie Jones. Keeping a disorderly house. Not a true bill, and the prosecutor, Martin Runyan, was sentenced to pay the costs. Final disposition was made of the following criminal cases on the list for trial: Commonwealth vs. Blair Penlow. Damaging a building belonging to the Pennsylvania Railroad company in Altoona. The defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail for ninety days. Commonwealth vs. Blair Brown. Shooting at Moses Brown, his father, while in a state of intoxication, in Hollidaysburg. The defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay the costs of the prosecution. On promise of the defendant that he would lead a more temperate life in the future further sentence was suspended. Commonwealth vs. Charles Chambers. Aggravated assault and battery on Millard F. Bentley. This case was on trial when court adjourned Monday evening. The defense called Lawrence McDonald, a journalist, and John Keyes to the stand to prove that Bentley first struck Chambers with an umbrella, and that the defendant had sufficient provocation for beating him. Chambers was also on the stand and, under the sharp probing of the commonwealth's council [counsel?], recited the details of his past life. He claimed to be a woodchopper, working in the woods for a livelihood; never was a stoolpigeon for a gambling house, and had confined his speculations chiefly to the Altoona bucket-shop, in common with other leading citizens. Mr. Asa Bentley, of Hollidaysburg, brother of the prosecutor, testified that he had overheard certain witnesses for the defense "agree to swear their case through;" he denied that he had offered any money to the defendant to settle the case. The jury found the defendant guilty of simple assault and battery. Commonwealth vs. Charles Bauer. Fornication and bastardy, with Mrs. Kate Heinsman, in Altoona. The defendant pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to pay the costs, $30 lying in expenses, and the maintenance of the child for seven years. Commonwealth vs. Sylvester Weth. Assault and battery on Catharine Myers with intent to commit a rape. The defendant pleaded not guilty. A jury was sworn, the case tried and the jury found the defendant not guilty, and divided the costs between the prosecutrix and defendant. Commonwealth vs. Annie Richter. Larceny and false pretense. The defendant submitted. Commonwealth vs. George Bender. Assault on W. H. Wynekoop, with intent to kill. The defendant submitted. Commonwealth vs. Edward Weakland. Robbery of a watch and other articles from Zephania Rogers, in Altoona. A jury was sworn in this case, and the evidence had closed when court adjourned. Court adjourned to meet on Wednesday morning at _ o'clock. WILLIAMSBURG WAIFS. A little daughter of Mr. Will Lower going from the kitchen door slipped on the ice and made a clean break of both bones in her arm above the wrist. She had the vim to try and set them herself and had partly succeeded. Mr. Miller Isenberg, of Oreminea, is a regular genius. He made a complete miniature steam engine of one-horse power. It does not measure over twenty inches in length and about one foot high, perfect in every part and runs smooth and noiselessly. It is really a marvel of mechanical art and beauty considering the disadvantages Mr. Isenberg labored under. It was sent to Johnstown. In Other Counties. While coasting on Saturday last Miss Delia Valentine, of Hyner, Clinton county, had her leg broken. Joseph Waggoner, of Tyrone township, Perry county, recently had his leg broken by a log rolling on it. Mrs. Mary Gardner, of Eagleville, and John Wilson, aged 75 years, of Beech Creek borough, are recent deaths in Clinton county. Recent deaths in Centre county are: Frank Pile, aged 30 years, of Bellefonte; William Morris, aged 35 years, of Milesburg; Daniel Lutz, of near Zion, aged 50 years. Ex-Sheriff Cooke, of Centre county, thinks he has at least struck the train of John Wilson, the escaped murderer. He is of the opinion that he went to New York state and may have crossed over to Canada. The Most Popular Lady. Miss Annie Wilson, of 4002 Green avenue was voted to be the most popular lady at the Glass Blowers' exhibition last night. To-night a price will be voted to the handsomest miss under 16. Those desiring to appear are requested to report at Music Hall Thursday morning. Matinee, 2 to 4; evening, 7 to 10 o'clock. Admission 10 cents, including votes and present free. Serious Coasting Accident. A serious coasting accident occurred shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday morning on Eleventh street just below Seventh avenue, and the victim was Clinton Szink, the 14-year-old son of Mr. Harry Szink, 1112 Sixth avenue. Clinton was guiding what is known as a family sled and there were seven other boys on it. Just ahead of them was another and similar sled, with the exception that it had a gong on it, the sounding of which was a signal of warning to pedestrians and others. Just below Seventh avenue stood a sled with a horse attached to it. It is stated that the gong of the first family sled was sounded about the time the horse was reached. Be that as it may the animal became frightened at something and as the sled on which young Szink and his companions were passing him, he made a jump. Fortunately he jumped over the boys, thus preventing what might have been a fatal accident, but as it was the result was serious. The horse dragged the sled with it, however, and this came down on young Szink's right leg, breaking it between the knee and hip. He was carried into the residence of Mr. James Lotz, Seventh avenue, and afterward to his home. Physicians were summoned, the broken limb was set and the lad was resting comfortably last evening. His companions escaped injury, and the horse - well, it stripped itself of its harness and departed at a goodly rate of speed. HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS. Mrs. A. C. McCoy, accompanied by her daughters, Frankie and Clare, and Mrs. Robert Lindsay, will take her departure this morning for South Carolina, where she and party expect to remain for several months. They will visit Mrs. Dr. Anderson, a sister of Mrs. McCoy. LEAMERSVILLE ITEMS. Mr. John Sell is preparing to build a barn this coming summer. Mr. John Shade has his new home completed and is living in it. Martin Greenleaf and son, Jacob, are busily engaged in hauling hay at the present time. Miss Irene Greenleaf is visiting her parents at Leamersville. She is employed in the Roaring Spring blank book bindery. Mr. James A. Sell and D. D. Sell were going to take out ice on Monday, but on account of the rain on Saturday and Sunday they were disappointed. TYRONE TOPICS. Our granger friend, David Grazier, of Warriorsmark valley, will soon become one of us, having yesterday purchased the well-fitted residence of Elmer E. Lytle, on North Main street, for $3,000, cash, and in which he soon expects to make his home. Willie, a 7-year-old son of ex-Constable Joseph Hull, suffered an injury on Monday evening in having the contents of a tea-kettle of boiling water upset upon him, scalding him severely about the shoulders and back. Careful dressing and nursing have brought him to the surface and if continued will soon recover. FROM SINKING VALLEY. Last Saturday night the strawstack in Mr. O. P. Fleck's barnyard fell over and completely buried a cow and a hog. By an hour of rapid work the animals were liberated and thus saved from death, which would have ensued in a short time.