Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31
DOUBT AS TO A LAW.
A Peculiar Situation That Cannot Be
Cleared Up for Awhile.
ODD TRANSCRIPT SENT TO COURT.
An Allegheny Alderman Complies With a
Demand Made Upon Him.
QUESTION RAISED AS TO AUTHORITY

Atownship is quasi corporation that
| comes about as near to having no govern
ment as it is possible to get, and, were 1t not
| for the elasticity of the functions OF some
| justices of the peace, would go to the demni-
| tion bowwows. But some justices-and, for
that matter, aldermen in the city also-are
equal to the emergency. Some of them
are quite original in their methods, and care
little for forms of law so that the ends of
justice be subserved, as witness what fol-
lows:
Until lately there was no such offense in
the townships of this State, as general
thing, as "disorderly conduct" There was
talk of a law being passed at the last session
of the Legislature extending .he penalty
for the offense to townships, but no one
seems to know whether it passed or not,
and the furnishing of the acts of Assembly
to those who execute the law is getting to
be matter that, like the publication of the
national census, consumes much time.
IN DOUBT AS TO A LAW.
Consequently, most justices of the peace
do not know whether there be such law or
not and lawyers are no better off, as they
have not received notice of what the last
Legislature did. Like the census report, 1t
is supposed new laws will in time not be
published before the next session of the
body has adjourned, when some of them
may then be repealed.
Justice Welte, of Allegheny, has been
asked for n Transcript of his docket in case
where the legal formality of making the
Commonwealth prosecutor in n criminal
case has been dispensed with. The defend
ant wants a certiorari not only on this
ground, but also on the ground that the
trict where the charge of disorderly conduct
will not lie unless it be held that the juris-
diction of an alderman or justice o. the
the county in any Imaginable case, or that
the act above referred to has been passed,
of which it is said that there is at present no
evidence.
EXACT COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT.
The following is a copy of the Transcript:
Matthias Weisser sued Katrine Sender of
Millvale before Alderman C. B. Welte of the
Thirteenth ward Allegheny and Katrine
being convicted and fined appealed and got
transcript of the Aldermans docket,
which reads as appended:
Summons Etc, issued 18th July 1891 to
William Weir or next constable, Returnably
to my office 18th 1891 between the hours 6 P.
N. and 7P.N.
Find now July 18th 1891, warrant returned
on oath. Served a true copy of original war
rant ON Kathrine Sender Defent at the same
time producing the original, and informing
her of the contents thereof.
"W. WieT, Constable.
"Charge Disorderly contuct. Personly
cum DeiOf me, Cnas. ID. W cite, AlQerlllhn
the City of Allegheny, Matthias Weiser, how
being sworn, says dat on the lst Day Of July,
1891, in the city of Allegheny, Pa, one GER
tain Katherine Sender did contocht herself
in Disorde-ly manner oy scolding, coming
in to his House and yousing bat Language,
tending to a breach of the Peace, to the in
jury OF all we'll Disposed parsons, plaintiff
therefore Desires dad a warrant my issue
and Dele. Katherine Sender bee arestet and
held to answer the charge of Disorderly
contuckt. MATTHIAS WEIsER.
"and now to, with, July 18th, 1891, the Deft.
hofing ben summest to apear before me,
Charles B. Welte, Alderman, at o'clock P.
NJ. at my Office in Allegheny to anser the
complaint in the Information, plaintiff
and defendant apeart witness W. A. Malony,
Joseph Helbling, W. Waieer, Frath and others
ajudget guilty OF the offense garged and for
feited the sum of Three Dollars So 90 and
costs of suit.
al certify that the above is a correct
of the proceedings had before me
in the above suit and of record on my
docket. CHARLES B. WELTE, Alderman"