. The annals of the families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, who settled in York County, respectively, in 1729, 1732, 1732, and 1751 : with biographical and historical sketches, and memorabilia of contemporaneous local events. Stevenson, Esq., is recorded as prosecuting attorney for our SovereignLord, the King. John Proby was indicted and plead guilty to selling liquor bysmall measures without legal authority. He was sentenced to pay a fiue of ^5 inEnglish currency, which George Stevenson, clerk of the Courts, received and wasordered to pay it over to the Secretar
. The annals of the families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, who settled in York County, respectively, in 1729, 1732, 1732, and 1751 : with biographical and historical sketches, and memorabilia of contemporaneous local events. Stevenson, Esq., is recorded as prosecuting attorney for our SovereignLord, the King. John Proby was indicted and plead guilty to selling liquor bysmall measures without legal authority. He was sentenced to pay a fiue of ^5 inEnglish currency, which George Stevenson, clerk of the Courts, received and wasordered to pay it over to the Secretary of the Province. George Ross and DavidTrout were attorneys for the defendent. In another case at this Court a defendentwas found guilty by a jury of twelve men, of feloniously stealing one linen shirtand one pair of stockings, and was sentenced to immediately receive on his bareback, at the public whipping post, fifteen lashes, and go to the County goal (jail)twelve days for the cost of the prosecution, being unable to pay them. This caseillustrates how our ancestors put into full force the English laws. The whippingpost was in common use jn England at this date. It was used quite frequently inthis country during its early FIGURE OF JUSTICE. Rear of the Judges Bench i YORKS FIRST COURTS. 497 The next Court convened on April 24, 1750. Nineteen men formed the GrandJury; William Peters, Esq., was prosecutor for the King. Several cases were July session, 1750, two of the Grand Jurors who were drawn presented them-selves, but refused to be qualified according to the demands of the Court, where-upon they were fined, and were then allowed to depart in peace to their this session John Lawrence, Esq., was prosecutor for the King. An incidentoccurred which created considerable confusion—an impetuous Scotch-Irishmanlost his temper while testifying before the Court as a witness in a somewhat im-portant case, and used violent oaths, whereupon the Court senten
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