Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
A MELANGE In COURT.
More Time Wanted in the Stayton-
Wyman Election Contest.
SENTENCE FOR STEWART CHERRY
To Serve Eleven Years in the Penitentisry
for Manslaughler.
SATURDAYS DoIyGS WITH THE JUDGES

There was quite a melsnge in the Quarter
Sessions Court yesterday. In the first place
the matter Of the Stayton-Wyman contest
received consideration. j. s. Ferguson OBJ
tected Ito being hurried too much in the
taking of testimony, holding that some OF
the latitude shown the contestant should be
allowed the wyman side Judge Ewing
agreed with him, but said it appeared evil
dent that there had been an abandonment
of the case and that about the only thing
likely to be accomplished was the piling up
of big costs on Allegheny City The be-
ginning of the end seems to be at hand.
A rule was granted on Alderman NJ. j.
Rafferty, to show why he would not give q
transcript of his docket in q case where .
man says his nephew was sued before Alder.
man Rafferty,. Judgment being pro-
nounced against him, the uncle suggested,
TO quiet his nephew's nerves, that it
wouldn't amount to anything, as he had no
property they could levy upon. For this,
1t is alleged, Alderman Rafferty, fined the
uncle S5 and costs, and when the latter ap-
pealed. refused a transcript of his docket
though rendered the requisite fee.
Too Much Mother-In-Law.
lydia Wampler next had her husband,
N. Wampler, brou6ht out. She said she
had been forced to leave him because there
was too much mother-in-law in the house;
that they got along well when his mother
was not about, but shat when she was her
husband tarried long at the wine and whisky
was the key that opened Pandora: box.
Mr. Wampler on the other hand, said all the
trouble came from his refusal to put his
mother out. Judge Ewing asked MIR.
Wampler if he ever read the Bible, and he
replied that he had, but had not read the
seventh verse OF the tenth chapter of the
gospel according to Mark, For this cause
Shall q man leave his father and mother and
cleave to his wife" His Honor then told Mr..
Wampler that he must take care of Mrs.
Wampler and while i5 would not be
derogatory to his standing in court to
take care of his mother, he must provide
family relation. Mrs. Wampler said she got
enough to eat but could not stand the treat
ment of her husband. The Court required
Mr.. Wampler to give security to pay his
wife q a week until amicable relations are
established. The partie- live in Mansfield.
Charles Thornton and Samuel Maxwell
belong to the eolored persuasion and
ened to do him up when he met him.
Nj. Ma1wells defense was that Mr.. Thorn
ton had been in the habit Of "chastising"
Mrs. Maxwell because she would not 90 with
him to picnics at Allequippa grove, and had
finally separated him and Mrs. Maxwell.
He, in conclusion, said he had nothing
against Thornt on, though he had disrupted
Of picnics and ice cream held out to Mrs.
Maxwell. Maxwell was sentenced to pay
costs. The numerous array Of witnesses
were dismissed without fees.
Patriotism and Bad Beer.
John Schwab, both according to his own
story and those Of his witnesses, is some-
what addicted to the worship of Bacchus. He
has neighbor OF slight physique and shat
tered nerves named Bagstock, W hose children
and those of the Schwab household did not
get along peaceably. The pater familias,
getting home the other evening after hav-
ing heard the rumor of Queen Victoria's q
death as suggested by lawyer in the court
room, concluded that MS the Britisher had
lost his Queen and must there tore be some
what GCmOraiized to give him shaking up
between L and o'clock in the morning. The
Euglishman was greatly frightened, he said.
snd wanted Mr.. Schwab put under bonds.
The Judge concluded that it was a case OF a
mixture of bad beer and misdirected patriot
ism, ana as Mr.. Schwab showed good char
acter. aside from an undue liking for beer,
he WAS let of on his own recogniZance and
payment of costs. The prosecutor was ad-
vlsed to keep an eye On mis- children and see
tnat they dad not annoy the Schwab family.