The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-02-05
From the County Seat.

Theodore Tiiton lectures here on
Feb. 10th. Subject-"The problem OF
lifs.'' All should hear him.
Daniel Kaibfus, Esq, left fos Wash
ington, d. O., on Monday evening.
A special session of Court will be
held on Feb. 2lst, continuing one
week. .......
Mrs. Sprowl, an old resident of
Mauch Chunk, had paralytic stroke
on Tuesday, and died In about twelve
hours.
John Jones, Esq, of Wilkesbarre,
was in town during Sunday. Mr. Jones
was employed in the prosecution of the
Goldstraw murder trial of Jan. term
year ago. .... .,.. ....
We will have two more hotels in town,
to be opened by the following persons,
Lou. Armbruster and Paul Schweibinz.
Beatrice Cooper, infant daughter of
Jos. and Alice Lynn, died on Monday
afternoon, az the American Hotel. Jh-
terment took place on Wednesday p.
M. at Freemansburg, to which place
the remains were taken on Tuesday
morning.
A grand wedding Is to come off on
the 10th inst, in the afternoon, at the
Presbyterian church. The contracting
parties being Horace Hanlin, clerk at
l.. V. Office, and Miss Mary Brodhsad,
daughter of Hon. A. G. Br0dhead. A
reception, we understand, will he held
Mt the brides home after the ceremon~
les at the church are concluded.
Rev. Babccck, on Tuesday evening
lectured In the Court House,on the sub
ject of Temperance, to quite a number
of persons. He took for his subject the
lessons of history" aud developed
some new ideas on the worn out sub
iect of temper ance. The principal OBJ
ject of the meeting, we think, was to
organize Temperance Lodge, but we
apprehend the principle woul i'nt hold
water in this town, we are sorry to say.
An Arbitration, on book account, be-
tween VIM. Kuntz, Of Weissport, and
Jonas Bennehof, ,ot East Mauch Chunk,
occupied the attention of several of our
lawyers on Wednesday. There was
quibble about some little points as to
the testimony all day, and it was there
fore late before the arbitrators could
listen to the eloquence of counsel. We
presume Kuntz will be the winner but
not to the amount he claims.
NJ. M. Sheridan, fancy notion dealer,
left town very Unexpectedly early on
Monday morning. On Sunday night
he shipped his goods to the depot and
on the following morning, the neigh
.bors seeing that the store was closed,
began to wonder what was the matter
with their friend Sheridan. Several
persons tried to get into the store, but
it was only after breaking the door in
chat they found to their utter surprise,
that the room was emptied of its con"
tents, and on enquiry found that
Sheridan, family and goods we're gone
for parts unknown. No reason is as.
signed other than that the accumula-
'bcaf. yra.Ae
TIE speeches in the murder trial
closed On Monday 3 p. M, Judge Dreh-
or then CHARGED the jury very fully
until 80 p. m. At 4.45 the jury re-
sired 10 their room, and about Z
o'clock had agreed upon a verdict, but
Court having Adjourned before the jury
agreed, they, in consequence, had to
remain in their room until $50 a. m.
next morning, without supper, and
Ghereby gettinga a late breakfast. I'm
medlately on opening of Court, on
Tuesday morning, the jury came in
and the clerk then. asked whether
they had agreed upon verdict, the
response was 1--WE have" and when
asked how, they all answered "guilty
in the first degree" The District At
torney then moved that the prisoners
be sentenced, when Mr.. Reilly offered
the following motion:
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, in and
for the county OF Carbon. Com. VS.. Michael j. |
Doyle And now. to WIT; February lst, 1876
The defendant moves in arrest of judgment and
for a new Trial, and assigns the following rea.
sons therefor l.. one OF the Jurors, namely.
did not stand Indifferent between the Common.
wealth ana the defendant and was not an i'm.
partial Juror in that lie expl lessed an opinion to
The quit OF the prisoner, aud the hope Jnat he
wodd get upon the jury IN the case, that he |
mig NJ hang the prisoner which fact came TO |
the Knowledge OF the prisoner after the jury had
peen impaneled and sworn. Counsel for the |
Commonwealth In the closing address to the |
jury cited the following language, IT you dis- |
driven from the Commoawealtb" & and that @ 'gi
tney the jury did not return verdict OF guilty
IN tnls case II would result in Tho formation of
.ellence committees and resort to lynch-lawv |
ana also that the Coal and Iron Police had pre- |
served the life OF the prisoner from the assaults
OF an outraged immunity" that counsel fur
ther stated TO the jury that large number OF
murders have been committed in the coal re-
glons by particular class OF persons, whereas.
there was 10 evidence before the jury that any
other murder than that lor which the defend
ant was tried ana had been convicted or that
detendant belonged to any particular class that
had committed any OF said murders, by reason
OF which the defendant claims he was prelude.
ed before the jury and suffered great injustice.
(SlRneO) MICHAEL ]. DOYLE.
Carbon County, IS;
Michael ], Doyle, being duly sworn by law
depOses and sayBithat the facts above set forth
are correct and true TO the best OF his knowl-
edge, Information and belief.
tSignedl MICHAEL ]. DOYLE. l
Sworn and subscribed before me this lst day
of February, 1876. THOMAS KEMERRR,
Clerk.
After argument bv counsel the Court delayed
sentencing the prisoner until the obiecIlOns are 4
disposed of which wall be at next Court, VIZ
the list day Of the present month