Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
MANY TALES OF WOE
Aired by Combatants in Quarter Ses-
sions Court Yesterday.
ATTORNEY ]. P. HALL SENTENCED
To Two Years in the Penitentiary After His
Present Term Is Out.
YESTERDAY IN THE COUNTY COURTS

Additional interest centered in yester-
days session of the Quarter Sessions Court
from the fact that Attorney Hall was up for
sentence. The convicted were all accom-
panied by counsel and pathetic pleas were
generally made. There were the usual num-
ber of women and babies in arms, and they
waited uneasily for their turn from 10
o'clock until noon. The detention was as
usual aggravated by the abominable acoustic
qualities of the courtroom, which make it
almost impossible to hear the Judges re-
marks as far back as the counsel table, a
distance of less than 20 feet. Could the
victims hear, the monotony might be con-
siderably alleviated.
Attorney D. F. Patterson occupied the
attention of the Court for some time in ar
ranging to have a test case made OF pro-
hibitory oleomargarine legislation. Mr.
Patterson holds that the title of the bill
and the legislation that it covers do not
comport and that it is therefore unconstitu-
tional. A case will be made up.
The band struck up when Fannie Win
field had John Helm arraigned on charge
of having threatened to murder her and
having offered indignities in the way of
tossing her clothing at her when he fired
her from his house.
Not Built to Pay the Costs.
Fannie said she felt sure John meant to
murder her, as he was built that way,
mentally, he, as she alleged, having told her
that if it were not for the law he would cut
his wife's throat from ear to ear. Fannie's
witness went back on her and she was SEN
fenced to pay the costs.
Cora Williams and her husband lived
with her mother-in-law in Beltzhoover
borough, and the husband got out of work
and she refused to live with him unless he
supported her. The husband said he had
done the best he could, but could not get
steady work. The couple are very youth
full, and evidently started out with love-in-
a-cottage ideas, but found that when want
came in at the door love flew out of the
window. The husband must find 50 week
for Cora, or do the other thing.
Frank Richardson, a watchman at the
Black Diamond Steel Works, charged Peter
Molly with surety of the peace. He said
Peter persisted in coming to the works
where he was not allowed, and made san
culinary threats when elected. Peter was
ordered to pay costs and let off on his own
recogn1zances.
Threats Against q Sick Man.
John Seeth deposed that Oscar Shafer
wanted to whip him, prosecutor, when he
was sick of typhoid fever and also insulted
his wife. The defendant replied in some
sort of rubble or concrete of English and
German that was very difficult to under
stand. He was directed to pay costs and go
into S100 recognizance of his own.
Lambert Buchanan's case did not present
any special feature, other than the continued
desertion of wife and three babies He
must find 81 week for them or stay in
durance.
Bridget Neigh sued James and Mary
Carroll for surety, ETC., and told how
Negley's Run was made to howl at times
by their breaches of the peace. When
Bridget got warmed up she could not be
prevailed upon to stop until the Judge
announced that she should pay the costs
and Deputy Sheriff took her in tow. The
Judge called after him not to put her into
jail1a-. -~s.ss &C. .-., ..-.
Last Shot In the Locker.
May Hillen's husband was ordered to pay
her 81 week for the support of the children.
He agreed with her two years ago to pay
$25 month, but when the city work shut
down he found himself out of employment
and went to Seattle, since which time he
says he hasn't been able to make the pay
ments agreed upon. He is carpenter. The
Court reduced the amount for the present to
81 week.
District Attorney Johnston announced
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