The following excerpts from the Friday, November 3, 1899 edition of The Sharon Herald (Vol. 36, No. 33), were reprinted in The Herald, Sharon, PA, www.sharon-herald.com in the Sunday, November 3, 1999 edition. Thanks to The Herald for allowing us to use this material and to Beverly Liston. Any notes in [ ] are my own remarks and were not in the reprint of the paper. >From page 5 of the newspaper: _________________ MERCER Nov. 1. The case against J.O. and Joan Anderson, on trial when our report cleared last week, resulted in a verdict of not guilty and the county pay the costs. Harry Vernon, charged with burglary, was declared not guilty. The parties to this suit reside in French Creek township, but sixty rods apart, Mr. A.M. Dickson, the prosecutor, came home from grange meeting on the evening of August 12, 1899, and found his house had been entered and a revolver taken. He suspected the defendant and set a neighbor to work to find whether he had the missing article. The detective secured a revolver from defendant which the prosecutor pronounced as his, by certain marks thereon, hence the suit. Defendant proved a good character, his whereabouts that evening and testified that he had secured the revolver from an uncle, in which he was corroborated. The case of Commonwealth vs. C.C. Campbell, alias Charles Cunningham Campbell; indictment, first count, practicing medicine without a license; second count, practicing medicine and surgery without having exhibited a license to the Prothonotary; third count, practicing medicine and surgery without being registered, occupied the entire day Thursday and the jury were out all night. The defendant in this case is a practicing physician in Greenville and been engaged in the practice of medicine for over two years. The prosecutors were the other physicians of that town, ten in number. The Commonwealth offered in evidence the records of the State Medical Council which disclosed that no license had ever been issued to this defendant. The testimony of one of the prosecutors, a physician of Greenville, was also presented, in which the witness said that defendant had told him on several occasions that he was practicing without a license, and that he had failed to pass the examination before the State Medical Board of Examiners. Considerable discussion was had by the counsel for the respective parties as to the admissibility of documentary evidence and as to what books and papers constitute a record, and in this way the time was mostly taken up, the actual testimony being very meager. In defense, the records of Prothonotary's office in Mercer were offered in evidence showing that one Charles Cunningham Campbell was registered, the record also showing that prior to such registration, a license form the Medical Council was exhibited to the Prothonotary. This was connected with testimony showing that the person so registered was the defendant. The court in delivering this charge to the jury, instructed them that a verdict of not guilty should be returned on the second and third counts, and only submitted to them for consideration the first count, or the question of having a license. The jury after remaining out all night returned a verdict of not guilty, and placed one-eleventh of the costs upon the defendant and the balance upon the prosecutors. The Court remarked to the jury that while he found no fault with the verdict, yet he could easily see how they arrive at the conclusion found by them, and that he presumed they considered the defendant a capable man to practice medicine whether he had a license or not authorizing him to do so. A hearing was held before Judge Miller on Friday morning in the surety of the peace case against John Carter. Edward Buckham Jr. , was the prosecutor, and both parties are proprietors of rival bus lines running between the hotels and the stations. The prosecutor alleged that on July 28th of this year the defendant backed his bus in such a manner as to collide with the vehicle of the of the prosecutor which was standing at the Bessemer depot, and that since that time he had on different occasions driven his bus against and broken the wheels of the complainant's hack. The prosecutor testified that he was in fear of the defendant doing injury to his person and estate and asked that he be bound to keep the peace. Witnesses were called who related the occurrence. The defendant testified that he had never on any occasion intentionally driven into Mr. Buckham's bus nor injured him or his property in any way. Judge Miller directed that the defendant enter into his own recognizance in the sum of one hundred dollars to keep the peace for one year towards all men, and particularly towards Edward Buckham, Jr., and to pay the costs of this proceeding. The drivers of the various bus lines were then notified by the Court that there existed too much profanity and loud talk at the stations while waiting for trains, and that there would probably be an assault and battery committed some day, and that in such an event and a conviction by a jury of the offender, he would be committed to jail by this Court. The Court defined the duties of the hack drivers and recommended that gentlemanly and courteous treatment of each other be adopted, and if this was not done, that he would bind each of them to keep the peace as fast as they came up before him. Sheriff Riddle has fourteen boarders, about nine of whom are laboring men. Marriage grants: J.W. Rust, Lawrence County, and Carrie L. Bear, Grove City; George N. Wassner, Cleveland, and Helene R. Seaton, Mercer. Sheep claims: A. Martin, Mill Creek, three killed and flock injured, $12; G.F. Stambaugh, Hickory, seven killed and 32 injured, $55. Trial List for November Court. Trial list for the fourth Monday of November: Hattie Wellar vs. Deering Harvester Co. John Campbell vs. West Middlesex Council No. 217 U.A.M. Patrick Griffin vs. W. C. Runyon, Q.A. Gordon for the plaintiff; J.P. Whitla, for defendant. L.W. Osborn, libellant, vs. Nancy L. Osborn. R. R. Reed vs. R. F. Kelley. Achas P. Quinby vs. Francis F. Davis, administrator. A.W. Williams, for plaintiff; J. P. Whitla, for defendant. I.D. Kirk, vs. W.S. Riddle, sheriff. John E. Geibner, trustee, usc., vs. M.L. & W.A. Zahniser. Alexander McDowell, executor, vs. John and M.V. Cole. J.P. Whitla for plaintiff; W.H. Cochran, for the defendant. George W. Miller vs. Thomas Stone, et al Gillespie & Pettit, for plaintiff; Keck, Whitla & Gibson, for defendant. Mary Price Corre vs. J.A. Fell First National Bank, Sharon, vs. Norman Hall, surviving executor. Q.A. Gordon for the plaintiff; J.P. Whitla, for the defendant. Joseph Bowen vs. Western Insurance Co. of Pittsburg. L.C. McCoy, et al, executors, vs. D.R. McCoy. James Infield, executor, vs. John Infield, et. al. Nancy Hughes vs. W.T. Williams. John D. Giggert vs. H.F. Lininger. L.W. Marr vs. M. V. Smick. Scofield & Co., vs. M.M. Powell. Lewis Myers vs. James Phillis. Gillespie & Hettit for plaintiff; A.W. Williams for defendant. Mary A. Brest, administratix, vs. J. Newton Brest. Eliza J. Gibson vs. Jane Nichols, et al. A.W. Williams for plaintiff; J.P. Whitla for defendant. E.J. McCartney vs. S.H. Laughrey. A.W. Williams for defendant. J.A. Hanna vs. J.E. Gebiner. R.R. Wright, administrator, vs. Cynthia J. Humason. William Goldberg vs. L.S. & M.S.B.R. Co. A.W. Williams for plaintiff; S.R. Mason for defendant. George Gaiser vs. J.H. Carr and D. Bracken. My Back Aches. Then go to John C. Owsley's drug store and get a box of his Electric Kidney Pills. They cure, and cost 25 cents each of five boxes for $1. <more>