Commonwealth v. Cauffiel

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

The appellant was tried and convicted upon an indictment charging assault and battery, and after sentence to pay the costs of prosecution, a fine of $500 and imprisonment in the county jail for a period of sixty days he appealed to this court.

The testimony offered by the Commonwealth, if true, warrants the following statement of facts: Joseph Cauffiel, appellant, is mayor of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In his official capacity as mayor he presides over the police court of that city. While so presiding, on the morning of December 11, 1920, Mary Berzonsky, the prosecutrix, a…