Commonwealth v. Jayne
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Jan. T., 1899, by defendant, from sentence of Q. S. Wyoming Co., Nov. Sess., 1897, No. 17, on verdict of guilty. Opinion by Smith, J. Indictment for assault and battery. Before.
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Appeal, No. 21, Jan. T., 1899, by defendant, from sentence of Q. S. Wyoming Co., Nov. Sess., 1897, No. 17, on verdict of guilty. Opinion by Smith, J. Indictment for assault and battery. Before. Dunham, P. J. It appears from the evidence that defendant was a policeman appointed by the Wyoming County Agricultural Society under the Act of April 26, 1883, P. L. 14, and at the time of the occurrence of the alleged assault was acting as such officer, during the fair held that year on the society’s grounds. The prosecutor was a hack driver and was conveying persons to and from the fair grounds for…
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Smith, J.,
The Act of April 26, 1883, P. L. 14, authorizes the appointment of policemen by the managers of any agricultural society, “whose duty it shall be to preserve order within and around the grounds of said society.” Among the powers given to such policemen is that of ejecting from the grounds of the society all persons “who shall be guilty of. disorderly conduct, or who shall neglect or refuse to pay the fee or observe the rules prescribed by said society,” together with the legal authority of a constable in making arrests.
The defendant in this case was a policeman appointed…
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