Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
A NUmRER or sENTENcEs.
cine-A McKecsport Constable Mixed
Up In a Speak, Easy Case.

The p. d w. Robbers Receive Their Medi-
cine-A McKecsport Constable Mixed
Up in a Speak. Easy Case.
Judges Slagle. White and Magee were on the
bench in the Criminal Court yesterday, and
passed sentence on those convicted of various
offences during the week. In the case of James
McGill and others, convicted of stealing from
railroad cars, Judge Slagle refused a new trial
The application was made by w. D. Moore.
The first reason for a new trial was cited as
error in the Court in allowing the prosecution
to order juror to stand aside after the Com,
monwealth and defense had each exhausted
their challenges. The proceeding is a common
one, and the Court ruled it was not sufficient
for new trial. On the second reason 1t was
argued that a tipstaf, Felix Negley. had at
tempted to influence a juror by saying IN MS
hearing that the defendants were "a bad gang.
The evidence did not justify the statement that
ne tried TO influence the juror, and the testl-
mony of the juror was that he had not been in
nuenced, nor did he tell any other juror what
he heard Negley did not know he was within
hearing, and made the statement in answer TO
a remark addressed to him by another.
Inc motion for a new trial was then reIuseo;
the Judge dwelling on the importance OF
purity in the jury box. He said that If juror
heard casual conversation rejecting on an
accused person, and that was considered GOOD
ground for a new trial, justice might be de-
Ieated in any case by anyone so disposed Inc
defendants in the case, James McGill, Tnomas
Davis Sr., and his son, Thomas Davis, Jr., were
then sentenced by Judge Slagle. McGill got
one year in the penltentiary. He was conslo-
cred the most guilty of the three. Thomas
Davis, ST., who is very infirm, and has been IN
jail six months already, was given 30 days TO the
workhouse, and his son one year to the same
institution.
Before Judge White Mrs. Bridget Flaherty
was brought for sentence. She had been con-
victed of selling liquor in McKeesport without
license. She was very slow in answering the
Judges questions, but he finally got out of her
the statement that she had given her landlord,
John Hamilton, $50 to give to Constable j. M.
Piper in order that he would not return her to
the grand jury. She also said she had given
Piper 81 as present. Judge White thought
the matter rather important. and ordered the
woman remanded to jail until next Saturday,
when she will be made repeat her accusations
before her landlord and the constable. An
order was issued for the appearance of both OF
them, together with the agent of the company
that delivered the beer to her. The latter's
name Mrs Flaherty did not know.
Elijah Hart. of Scott township convicted
also of selling liquor without license, came to
the rail tottering on walking stick. His hair
was white and he seemed very infirm. Sem
tence was suspended in his case until next
Saturday to allow him an opportunity to pay
the costs.
Alois Bruno, for keeping q disorderly house,
got three months to the workhouse. Charles
McGirdy, larceny, one year to the same place
w. B. Shaner, assault and battery, three
months.