The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-01-27
Court Proceedings.


bar. report fayorably, whereupon applicant
Report Of viewers TO lay out certain publ
roads in TOwamensing township confirmed mis-
and said roads ordered 10 be 80 feet wide.
John Craig, Nathan ID. Fowler and Andw, c
BrOdhead appointed Commissioners in the ma
ter OF the division of Banks township I'm an n
dluonal Election district,
DIVISION Of MahoniDg township IN two Ele,
filed.
Of land at RockpoIti Kidder township, held III
der advaement.
Catharine Rackawack. by her pext friend {
LObein, vg. Fred. RackaWaok. E. II. Sleweri
appointed examiner TO take testimony,
Charles Il. Seidle vs Samuel Nosser. Rul
Rule on sheriff in matter Of sherifrs sale Q
real estate of Goo. Kisner.
Sheriff ordered to execute deed TO George
] St uson FOR property described BY petitioner.
| y. j. Meehan appointed auditoF to distribut
funds arising from sher1ffs sale OF real estate o
Sh.iiff Raudenbush Acknowledged aeeds b
| Henry Closkey and Char,es 8, Reilly fer lam
late OF ]. L. Day, Samuel saylor and Lewis A
In matter OF the assigned estate of Prisclll
| and Solomon b, ers. Account confirmed abso
lutey, and Fred. Bertolette appointed audtO
Com. VS. VIM. seunnger petition for fina
| discharge. Continued until next term.
Moser d Remmel VS.. Dan. and Caroline
Pat M6Hugh VS.. Geo. Hurpay. F. P Long
| street appointed auditor.
DOckeJ cnlleu aud disposed OF,
First and final account OF A. A. Dol;glas, ad
ministratOr OF 4. A. Douglas decd Confirmed
ntsi.
First and final account of Rebecca Fink. minor
child of Leu. Fink, late of MahOnlng township
Confirmed nlsi.
Account of r., Leonard Administrator Of W.
ID. Leonard, decd. Confirmed nisi.
tirst and final account OF IhOs. ID. Ross exc
eutor Of the last will and testament Of John W.
Dlnk decd Confirmed nisi.
First and final account of Thomas Ruch, nd.
mlnisl rat9r OF the estate Of Samuel Ruch, decd.
Confirmed mist.
First ana final account OF A. II. Tobias, ad.
mlnistrHtor Of John McNuIty. decd. Auditors
report confirmed absolutely.
Account OF Dan. WenlE, administrator Of J..
Wentz, decd. Confirmed absolutely.
First AMI final account Oh John McCreauy,
GUARDIAN OF James Gallagher, decd. Confirmed
GALES OF real estate of Joseph Mack and Leah
Sprowl. Confirmed absolutely.
Widows appralsements OF estates of Oliver
Breneiser, Oec'd, John p. Jones, decd, William
Pe, or. decd, Dan. HeDerling, decd, and Jacob
Buohert, decd. Confirmed absolutely.
FIRST ana hnal account OF ]. SOofield and W.
Johnson, administrators OF estate of Henry Il.
Scohed decd. Auditors report confirmed nlsi
FIRST and final account OF Dan. Vents. admin.
nnrai lStpator 81 J.. Wentz, deed. VIM. M. Rapsher
Petition OF SyIvestre. minor child OF Abbey
Serioss, decd Elizabeth Serfoss appointed
guardian. Bond in $500 approved.
Peoples Fire Insurance 20. vs. Alex Robin.
son. Rule on plaintiff.
Inquest on body Of Louisa Boyer Order to
INQUEST on body OF Samuel steighinE Order
to pay costs.
DruckenmIller, Jas. X. Hill, Wm. Schoch, Pet.
kbberts, Jos. s. Webb, Dan. Cannon Jas Sea.
greaves, Ben. Boyer ana John Bath. Recog.
nizances continued until March term.
Adam Henry, assault ana battery. Held in
$500 bail.
Inquest on body of Frank Brennan. order to
pay costs.
Com. W.. Lawrence Mckinley ct al Com va.
Dan. McGinley, Peter Burns, ct al John NC
Giniey et 81 Dan. McGeauy and Jno. McGeady;
Rehrig and Alfred Miller. Recognizances re.
newed for defendants appearance ut the March
Sessions.
THE WAGNER CASE.
FRIDAY.-Dr. Rreamer; Asked Louisa where
she got tue medicine, she either SAID at LehiRh.
ton or Mauch Chunk as ked her again from
wIomi she said ''er"-he-gave 10 to her: asked
whether there was any OF IL about the house,
saiu yes. up stairsi Mrs. Boyer went and return.
SION unuIl last Monday morning, when i gave
them TO ex-Sheriff StOcker.
Cross-examlned; When 1 asked her whether
ehe had any more ! she SAID " no." that she mud
thrown IL in tbs stove; when / asked her what
lt looked like, she sad weiss. mie mehl"-White
as hour this was In reply to m, question Mr.
sleweIs frequentlysent gers Tor the pills:
DIDN'T have them az Harrisburg
he'Ilrect: Dld not hear her say to her mother
tndt sne shOulnnt say about II: can't tell what
the pills were intended for. except that they
might have been regulating pills,
told me not to say aIy hing about her having
TAKEN the plus thus was up stars she didn't
tell me why shouldn't say anything about it:
gave her all could think OF; she had Deen
vomiting All hour before she told me asked NO
didn't think of asking her where size
80, otv, Ine Stun t was through the conversation
between her and the doctor that 1 first heard
about the pills. gave them to DR.. Kreamer.-
Didn't hear all Louisa told him.
ADELAIDE Boy eri DOu't remember having been |
at slraub's on Sunday In July IN Louisa LlvI
and Oharles WaRners company.
Mrs. Boyer: Remember that Louisa and Chas |
Gont %1Tt one Sunday in July. but
Edgar Twining The jar or bottle DR.. Erwin
gave hle Ior sale Keeping, was returned 10 him |
IA me same c0n0itlon as 1t was when he gave 1t |
TO me- Prosecution rests
Hon Allen Craig then submits the case to the |
. Mrs, Wagner. the prisoners mother was The |
nrst witness called, but nothing further than |
suat sle mad sent her son for FattengifL was /
Mile Shafer, had, in the course of n oonyer.
5ati0n with Louisa Boyer, had some weeks pre- |
Uus 70 her IeceaSe quizzed her on the marriage
question:, etc., ana samuel ZIegenfuss James
StlhuD Reuben Stemler and ChRfles Al eendsen,
On Deing called. gave the prisoner about an av.
John H. Weiss Reside in the neighborhood
u the Magner'si knew prisoner; his reputation
Robert Mcdaniel, another neiRhbor. testif,ed
ABOUT the same. as did Samuel Straub, Hiram
Stranb, Jacob Strauo. stephen Lentz, Francis
kindt and Samuel Ziegentuss, also Thomas
SehOenberger. who had stayed one night in
WhgnOr's company at BOyer'B house.
JOnn StrOhE On the day Of Cher Waener's
lrrest IL rained at about II a. m. He then re-
ers 10 conversation had with Mrs Boyer
shortly after the death OF Louisa, in which he
,lalms she had said TO him "If Charley prOour-
I'd the poison, LOUISA must have gwen him the
money! Counsel for the COmmOnweait tn object
2 what Mrs. Boyer might have believed wlioh
)DectlOn Is sustained by the court He also
Hn9ws that the Wagner's nRd plenty OF rats
margaret Kern: a neEhbOr of Wagner's
Knows that their house was infested by rats;
a ROVgrfa n ma nfI |
iaM Mrs, Boyer and Mrs. Wagner there.
Dr. Kramer recalled by Common wealth.
Heard Mrs. Wagner say that thOy had no poison
about the house anyhow that Charley couldn't
lAve Doaght any as ho had no money referred
10 "rattenRitt."
Juage Wentz: Was present when the 'ratten:
<ut' conversation took place 1--WE have no pOis-
IN IN the house, and where would he got money |
% OuY anyi he had no money!
Joan sterling; witness coTrOborates the poi.
y0n story.
Mrs sIerlings Was at mrs wagner's when
me bought rat poison, They were then Desteled
Rha rats when worked for her during hAr.
est she tOld me the rats were all gone, she |
ils0 speaks Of Mrs. Wagner's remarks that her
'0n had no money 10 buy poison.
MfB Boyer. Mrs. Wagner was at Our hOuAa |
~ the day Louisa died; Mrs. Is. then relates
Mrs. Wagner's poison story,
Mr, SleWers, The district attorney, opened for
ne commonH ealth on Friday Afternoon. lie
Was followed by Messrs CIaig and RapAher for
ne prisoner. On saturday morning Mr. Fox
ilOseu Tor the prosecution The speeches on
loln sizes are SAID 70 have been yely able. !
ndge Dreher's charge was a careful review
the testimony, and was characterized by Lis
Usual lmparuallty. The Jury, after being out
even hours, at ~ O'Clock d. m, returned o yer.
u IN a AANN MIN n Mnaa