Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-03-28

A kittanning mother writes TO the Tim
of that venerable old borough to complain OF
the system of education in. the public schools,
as applied to her two children-a son, aged
nine, and daughter, aged eleven years. She
I finds her children's minds wholly bent on
learning MARY had Little Lamb" and the
'Boy Stood on the Burning Deck, which they
can repeat with an aptness that surprises her
| To this added the wonderful doggerels of
/ Mother Goose, which they know by heart,
while they ''are unable to correctly spell words
of three or four sylables or read short and easy
pieces from their readers and spellers." She
call the attention of the School Board to the
| facts as stated, and hopes for relief
Mr.. Jacob Kaylor, of Slipperyrock town.
ship, was committed to Jail last Friday evening
by Esq J. NJ. Thompson, of Brady township,
by virtue of warrant issued on the oath of
Samuel s. Bard. kaylor is insane and Sheriff
Donaghy petitioned.court next day for CON-
mission to enquire:into the case. The COM
mission was appointed, who, after examining
the prisoner, reported him to be insane, and
the Court ordered that Kaylor be taken to
Dixmont Hospital, and granted rule on the
oyerseers of the poor of Shpperyrock town
ship To show cause why Sliperyrock township
should pot be certified as the last place of legal
settlement of said Jacob Kaylor, according to
law.
One Ed Townsend who, with his father
some four years ago, was sent to the peniten-
tiary from this county for three years, for
stealing horse and buggy from Moses
Thompson, Esq, of Clinton twp, is, it seems
back again and at bad tricks. He was ar
rested last week at the house of Jacob Rider,
Center twp, on charge OF burglary commit
ted at Parker-was taken to Sunbury, thence
to Parker where be managed to escape from the
lock up during the night, and has not been
again secured. From his movements he is
is supposed 20 be one OF gang of scoundrels
now or lately in the upper part of this county
some of them on the pretense of wanting to
buy farms or land. Our farmers and all
country folks should give such fellows a cool
reception and make careful investigation be-
fore having anything to do with them. Don't
let them stay over night with you.
"A hearing in the case of the Common
wealth versus John NJ. Thompson Esq, who
was arrested on a charge of forgery, preferred
by w. w. McDermott, was had before ESQ
Walker, of Butler on Monday Of this week.
w. w. McDermott was the only witness ex-
amined. He stated that he went to Thomp-
sons Office on the 18th of February, 1881, in
response to a request in writing to that effect
sent him by Thompson on the 9th of Feb. 'S1,
and that while in Thompsons Office and after
some talk regarding money to pay off the Mrs.
Cochran note of $400, Thompson wanted him
to sign note for $500, which he refused to do.
but that he did sign note for $400-as he
supposed, that he signed the note without
reading it, that he cannot read writing and that
Thompson did not read the note to him
that he had gone TO Thompson for money be-
fore that time but not after, that he afterwards
called on Thompson for the note but did not
get il, but that Thompson told him it would
never trouble him, that he did not hear Of
the note again until he heard that it had
been entered on the docket at Pittsburg.
Cashier Campbell of the Savings bank was
the next and only other witness called for
but he happened to be out OF town. The
prosecution stated that they wanted to prove
by him that w. C.. Thompson, the CoPs son
and partner had notified the bank of this
81 900 judgment while McDermott was trying
to get loan on his farm. This the defense
did not deny, but did deny that the Col. had
authorized his son to do so. This was the
only evidence produced and the Esq, after
listening TO four lengthy arguments by the
counsel engaged-two on each side, discharg.
ed the defendant on the ground that there was
no evidence to sUbstantiate the charge of fol,
gerry as alleged in the information, and that
the statute Of Limitation cut off the charge Of
false pretense, the note having been signed in
February 81, two years and over before the
information was made.