Johnston v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a certiorari issued from the Supreme Court to A. McMaster, an alderman of the city of Pittsburgh, in the matter of a proceeding before him in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. William Johnston. It appeared from the proceedings, that on the 5th September, 1853, the said William Johnston was charged with having, on the 4th September, 1853, performed certain worldly employment on the Lord’s-day, commonly called Sunday.
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This was a certiorari issued from the Supreme Court to A. McMaster, an alderman of the city of Pittsburgh, in the matter of a proceeding before him in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. William Johnston. It appeared from the proceedings, that on the 5th September, 1853, the said William Johnston was charged with having, on the 4th September, 1853, performed certain worldly employment on the Lord’s-day, commonly called Sunday. A summons issued on the 6th day of September, and after service of it, the case was continued. On 22d September, counsel on the part of the Commonwealth and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Woodward, J.
It has been suggested that it does not sufficiently appear from the magistrate’s conviction what the worldly employment was, for performing which on Sunday, the defendant was convictéd; but a reference to the record will show that the suggestion is groundless. Complaint was made before Alderman McMasters, of the city of Pittsburgh, .that the defendant had performed certain worldly employment on the Lord’s-day, commonly called Sunday, the 4th day of September, A. d. 1853. A summons was issued, and when the defendant appeared and ascertained…
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