Court News The will of Thomas TRIMMER, late of McDonald, has been probated and letters issued to John McD. TRIMMER. His estate is given his son John. (sic) Edgar EASTER,of McDonald, has been sworn in as a deputy clerk of courts, and will serve in court room No. 1 during this term of criminal court. Wilbert HOPKINS, colored, of Cecil, was found not guilty of carrying concealed weapons and was assessed two-thirds of the costs. The other third was placed on George BROWN, the private prosecutor, also colored. The men had some difficulty ad the prosecutor claimed HOPKINS drew a gun. HOPKINS denied having any weapons. The prosecutor was not in court, but his father, James BROWN, appeared for him. In the case of the commonwealth against Fred LIGGANS, charged with carrying concealed weapons, the jury found the defendant not guilty, and divided the costs between the defendant and the private prosecutor, James BROWN. The parties are colored and are from Cecil. The trouble grew out of the same trouble as that above mentioned, in which Wilbert HOPKINS was the defendant and George BROWN the private prosecutor. On trial before Judge MCILVANE when court was adjourned was the case of the commonwealth against Dominick TAIT, of Raccoon. The private prosecutor was Constable J. K. NICHOLLS, of Burgettstown. The charge against the defendant is felonious assault and battery. He is alleged to have shot a fellow countryman, the bullet taking effect in the fellow countryman's arm, ... through the arm. ... BROWN, colored, of Monongahela ... convicted Tuesday before Judge MCILVAINE on a charge of felonious ... and assault and battery. He was sentenced to pay the costs, fine of $1 and to undergo a maximum sentence of four years and a minimum sentence of one year in the Western penitentiary. A joy ride taken in an automobile by three well known young men of McDonald on July 24 has resulted in their prosecution. Tuesday one of the trio, William STILLEY, went before the court and entered a plea of guilty to the charge growing out of the ride. The other defendants are Stewart MORONEY and Victor MCLANE, who fled and have not been arrested. Young STILLEY was permitted to go upon probation, upon his application to the court to be paroled and his agreement to abide by the trust imposed upon him for one year. Burgess WILES of McDonald is appointed his probation officer and to Mr. WILES the defendant will be responsible for his conduct. STILLEY is 17 years old, a young man of no bad habits, and at present is a student at Duff's college, Pittsburg. He with the other two took the automobile of C. M. WADE, of McDonald, drove it out in the country, and after damaging the machine, left it by the roadside three miles from town. The court warned STILLEY against getting into trouble again telling hi this experience should be a lesson to him. STILLEY paid the costs and the damage that was done to the machine.