The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14
OCTOBER CorRr BUSINESS.
Crime on the Increase in this county
Judge storm Presides.

Ihe regular term OF the Court Ol
Quarter Session of Carbon county
opened at Mauch Chunk Monday
morning. Hon. John B. Storm, Presi
dent Judge, and Hons. Samuel b
Price and Chas. II. Seidel, Associate
Judges we're on the Bench.
After being sworn, the Grand Jury
was charged by the Court. Their
duties we're explained to them in 2
plain and intelligent manner. Refer
ence was also made to the increase in
crime in Carbon county and in the
Judicial district. II. f. Peters, OF
Parryville, was appointed foreman,
after which the Grand Jury retired to
their room in charge of Constable
Stroll.
The following we're appointed tip
taves, to serve during the session;
Constables julius KlehS, of Mauch
Chunk; Chas. Cunningham, Lansford
James d. Bailey, East Penn, and
Frank Mertz, Mahaning.
A decree was entered granting to
Lewis Kemerer, the assignee in this
estate of William Stroll, the right and
power to reconvey and transfer to the
said William Stroll all the estate, real
and personal, remaining in his hands
undisposed of, it appearing that all
claims against said estate have been
released or secured.
Horace DeYoung Lentz, desiring tC
register as a student at law in the Off
ces Of Laird II. Barber and Frederick
Bertolotte, Esq. presented application
for the preliminary examination re
quired by the rules Of court.
In real estate of Ann X. Thompson
late of Beaver Meadow, deceased. Al
the June term of court a citation was
granted on Oliver l.. and Hulda Il
HaeRer and Nicholas r. Williams, exec
utors of the last will and testament o.
said decedent. Their answere to tn,
petition for citation was filed and in il
they deny that the decedent was of un
sound mind or that any undue in
fluence was brought TO bear upon hel
when said will and codicil was made
but that it was. her own voluntary act.
John d. HAYES, guardian of Ami,
Garrlhan, minor child of Owen Cara
han, deceased, presented a petition fo
an order from court granting him per
mission to sell at private sale certain
real estate in Nesquehoning. PhillI
o. Garrahan and Peter Garrahan, join
heirs, joined in the petitinn. A deere,
was made granting him permission il
conjunction with the other heirs nameC
to convey said real estate to Miehae
Mulligan, of Freeland, for the SUN o
$500.
The grand jury returned true bill
against the following: Oscar Groman
assault and battery; same defendsn
malicious mischief; Milton Harp, +
and b; Frank Hill, F. and b; Charlie
Faust, F, and B.
The report of the sale of the estate 0
the late Elizabeth Meyer, consisting q
several lots on Pine street, Lehighto
borough, made by the administrator
Daniel A. and David N. Leiby, was rea
and coirmed nj 81. The property wa
sold to Jacob Frebolin, of Heidelber
. township, Lehigh county, for S2,375.
The hotel license of John o. Weis
' for the Franklin House, ,EastWeisspor
was transferred to friedrich Wasem.
; Naturalization papers we're granite
to Max Rieck, of Franklin township
z; Jacob Ginther, of Lehighton, Charl,
- Cohrs, of Penn Forest; Mike Yarrie
of Nesquehoning, and William Gergia
of Lehigh township.
j The hotel license of Jacob II. Jone
for the Pennsylvania House, Susqut
I hanna street, Mauch Chunk, was tran
ferred to Blazius Zeiser.
John H. Buck, convicted at the Apr
term of court, 1893, of +. and B., pr
sented his final petition as an insolvel
debtor. On motion of Il. IL. NothstiR
his attorney, the petition was granite
= and Buck discharged. A similar pet
= ton was presented by L. IL. Barber
behalf of Charles Costenbader, whic
was also granted.
ID. NJ. Mulhearn, attorney for Hug
McDade, convicted at the June session
1892, of F. and b., presented his flni
a petition for discharge as an insolYer
e Debtor. The petition was granted.
b similar petition was presented in b
half of Condy Campbell and the St
{ of January, 1894, was fixed for a heariu
I of the case.
Sheriff Joseph S. Webb on Monds
d afternoon had the Alfred Drumbol
e property in Mahoning township, col
4 sisiting of seven acres up at sheriff
e sale, II was knocked down to Willial
y G, Freyman, Esq, for $500. Mr., Ere.
d man is the execution creditor in Il
amount Of s426.
e The first case called for trial was Co
n VS.. Frank Hill, charged with f. and /
n on oath Of Maggie Rehrig. Hill ples
IS guilty and received the customary Sc
IS tence from the court, Both parti
d are from East Penn. The next ca
- was a similar charge against Charl
. Faust, of Mahoning Valley. Liz
Kunkle is the prosecutor. lie al
plead guilty and was sentenced. M
., District Attorney cleared the docket
- another case of the same natu
!, against William Harp, of Lehighto
y Emma Ebbert is prosecutor. Har
!, also plead guilty but in his ca
~ sentence was deferred for day or tw
Probably Harp means to do duty
Jail
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