The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-26
MAUCHCHUNK NEWS.
Mud Run cases Postponed. other Items Of
General ana Local Import.

Mud Run cases Postponed. Other Items 9
General ana Local Import.
Six prisoners are at present confined II
the county Jail,
There is considerable talk Of organIz
ing an electric light company.
-Doxdader.s famous minstrels will like
ly appear here on the evening OF the goth.
Thomas and Michael Griffin were sur
prised by visit from a long lost brothe
this week. The brothers parted eighteel
yearS ago and since that time have not met
The Catholic Lyceum held very in
teresting meeting ON Sunday evening. Al
impromptu debate, Resolved, That th
White Caps should be suppressed, was wo
by the affirmative.
The Good Templar organization OF Ess
Mauch Chunk celebrated their second an
niversary on Wednesday evening in th
Methodist church by the rendition of Al
interesting programme.
"A. w. Nonnemacher, general ticke
agent of Lehigh Valley Railroad, Monda.
moved his family from Mauch Chunk. hi
late home, to the residence on Turne
street, Allentown, recently purchaced b
him. Bethlehem Times.
Jacob Fstzer, of East Mauch Chunk
engineer of Lehigh Valley freight, draw
by engine No. 102, running between Maucl
Chunk and Coxton, in stepping from th
caboose on Sunday night fell and broke hi
leg. DIR. Joseph Horn reduced the fractur
and the injured man is doing nicely.
The following officers and director
have been elected by the stockholders o
the Home Building and Loan Association
President, P. F. Murray; secretary, A. H
Tobias; treasurer, Samuel Heist; solicitor
w. M, Rapsher; building committee, Jas
]. Boyle, A. A. Tobias and Charles Neast
directors, W. A. Seigfried, U. S. G. Tobias
Charles Neast, James J. Boyle, John Faga
Charles Warnc ke, W. NJ. Rapsher, E. NJ
Mulhearn. P. F. Murray, S. b, Heist, ant
A. II. Tobias.
The members of the Republican County
Committee met heie on Monday and elected
Hon, e. N, Mulhearn, OF town, chairman,
and Horace Heydt,of Lehighton, secretary.
1t was decided that members of the County
Committee from Weatherly, Lausanne,
Lehigh and Banks Townships iueet in
Weatherly on Saturday, February 2, for
the purpose of nominating candidate for
poor director and auditor Uf the Middle
Coal Field Poor District. D. K. Morrow,
Of East Mauch Chunk, was nominated as
poor auditor to represent the boroughs of
Mauch Chunk, East Aauch Chunk, Lans-
ford and Mauch Chunk Township.
The trial Of the employees of the Lehlgh
Valley Railroad who we're the cause of the
accident at Mud Run on October 10th, by
which sixtY-one persons lost their lives, was
commenced In court on Thursday. The
first case called was that OF Joseph Cook,
engineer of the first engine that crashed
into the train which was standing at Mud
Run Station. At 1890 the grand jury filed
into the crowded court room and reported
that they had found true bill against the
defendant. The District Attorney then
read the Indictment, charging Cook with
neglect or failure to obey orders and viii
full misconduct. General Mccartney for
the defendant at once moved to quash the
indictment. He said there were three
charges mentioned in as many counts, but
not one of them was specific or to the point.
He wanted to know upon what charge his
had three strings to play on but he wanted
to know what the tune was going to be be.
fore he proceeded with the case. Judge
Dreher thought the indictment was faulty.
The District Attorneythen offered to amend
by striking out the ward "failure' and
substitute "wilful misconduct" At this
point Edward Harvey,o of Allentown entered
and took charge of tie case. He quoted
various authorities to show that the indict-
ment was properly drawn. He offered to
withdraw the word "wilful." General
Mccartney insisted that no amendment
could be made. Judge Dreher sustained
the objection and the indictment was
quashed. The prosecution then drew up
another document and presented it to the
grand jury which was still In session. Nc
Cartney feels jubilant over the first skirm-
ish. The prosecution have brilliant array
of counsel. They are District Attorney
Rapsher, Edward Harvey, of Allentown; !;
Allen Craig and Michael Cassidy, of Mauch
Chunk, and G. @. Donovan, Of Scranton.
The latter represents the Scranton Diocesan
Union. General Mccartney made an effort
to dlsplace some Of the counsel on the
ground that Craig and Cassidy, being so
we'll known in the county, might influence
the jury. The Court decided that the Dis
trlct Attorney could have all the help he
wanted. The trial of Engineer Major,
Flagman Henahan, Conductor Charles
Terry and others accused will be taken up
separately after Cooks trial is finished at
a special term Of Court to he held some-