The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-21

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| big passenger business,
for invariably there is rush to the seat of
justice from all parts of the county. Grim
inal court week is special incentive for
travel, which is sometimes voluntary and
sometimes otherwise.
The train that left the local depot this
morning was packed with people of all
stations in life. Some went down to court
to ''see the sights and hear them lawyers
talk" Others went down to tell the grand
jury how little they know of certain cases.
There were others who went down to give
answer to that historical query, Are you
guilty, or not guilty2"
-Four cars were filed by justices, lawyers,
constables, principals, witnesses and sight
seers. Some were jovial, some looked
fierce, some looked guilty" and others
didn't seem to care whether court kept or
not. For a study of human nature one
must be passenger on a train bound tor
the county seat.
Shenandoah has its quota of criminal
cases this week, and some very interesting
cases there are, too.
There is Harry T. Hall, for instance.
Harry secured a boundless number of
orders for photographs, but the mill in his
photograph gallery on West Centre street
worked slow and it took too long to build
up profits. Then, according to an as
sistant, Harry concluded to make bold
stroke for cash and he proposed scheme
to the aforesaid assistant, as the testimony
goes, whereby the simple application of a
match to little pile of rubbish would
bring into the Golfers insurance money
amounting to $500.
Harrys boom of intended prosperity
burst before it mstured and he is in jail.
His case was before the grand Jury yester-
day and "the wise men and true" indicted
him. The case has been set down for trial
tomorrow.
Hall has secured the services of two
lawyers and is confident that he will be
acquitted of the charge against him. The
Commonwealth is equally confident that
Hall will be convicted and that he will re-
ceive heavy sentence. The jury will de-
eide. Hall will hardly engage in the
photographing business in this town again
in any event.
There are few people in town who keep
track of the daily happenings who do not
know, or who have not heard, of Mary Nc
Gever. She has repeatedly figured before
the justices of town and the Pottsville
court, notwithstanding she has family of
six children dependent upon her The
eldest child is l6 years of age and the
youngest five.
Mrs. McGever was arrested by the police |
of town few weeks ago for maintaining |
disorderly house and the case against her
was so strong that when she appeared be- |
fore court at Pottsville yesterday she re-
ceiyed sentence of 8 months imprison-
ment embellished with fine Of $5.
The panorama moves and brings to view |
Richard Murphy, also of Shenandoah. |
Richard IS l6 years old. According to the
testimony in his case Richard was dis
charged by mine boss and when he went
home his mother busted his jacket with
broom handle. Richards temper oyer
balanced his good Judgment. He turned
upon his mother and shit her couple of
whelts." Richards sentence was 80 days.
All What is this next picture. John
Prosser, Jr., sure enough. well, John,'
says the judge, II see you are here again.
You are young man, but have had ample
TO mend your ways. I'll give
you three months to reflect and try to reach
the conclusion that the way of the trans
gressor is hard"
So John Prosser, Jr. goes across the
street to the gloomy old stone structure
with sentence of three months imprison-
ment and $40 fine upon his shoulders.
Johns offence was not heinous one, still
i was sufficient to handicap his liberty.
He hired horse from Michael O'Hara to
iriye out for three hours. While out he
lacked on an extension of time and retained
custody of the horse for nearly two days.
During his absence he visited st. Clair and
in getting 81 from Mr.. Boone of
hat place on the representation that he was
Mr.. o'Hara's son.
AS the Prosser episode passes from view
he judges adjust their eyes and call out,
Commonwealth against Leopold Ring !