Commonwealth v. Mohn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to th,e Court of Quarter Sessions of Northampton county. This was a prosecution against Blenora Mohn as a common scold.
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Certiorari to th,e Court of Quarter Sessions of Northampton county. This was a prosecution against Blenora Mohn as a common scold. The indictment contained two counts:— “ 1. That Elenora Mohn,'’on the 30th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1865, and on divers other days and times as well before as since, at the county aforesaid, was and is a common scold and disturber of the peace of the neighbourhood, and of all good citizens of this Commonwealth, to the common nuisance of all the good citizens of the Commonwealth, and to the evil example of all others in like case offending, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 15th 1866, by
Woodward, C. J.
The defendant was indicted in two counts: the first of which charged that she was on a day certain and divers other days, a common scold and disturber of the peace of the neighbourhood, and of all good citizens of the Commonwealth, &c., to the common nuisance of the citizens of the Commonwealth; and in the second count she is charged with being an evil-disposed person, and, contriving and intending the morals as well of youth as of divers other citizens of this Commonwealth to debauch and corrupt, did openly and publicly…
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