The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-19

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last October. Zeigler was tried before the
late Judge Green, and was convicted of
murder in the second degree. Shortly after
the trial Judge Green died. and yesterday
morning Judge Bechtel imposed the sentence.
The lawyers for the prisoner made a strong
appeal for mercy, Mr.. Henning stating that
Judge Green told him he intended to set aside
the verdict, as it should have been man
slaughter. On the other hand the Judge
claimed that the lamented jurist had in
formed the court that the verdict was a true
one. The convicted constable will, according
to the sentence, be compelled to serve seven
years and six months at solitary confinement
in the Eastern Penitentiary. He was given
credit for the six months he has already
served in the county Jail, which leaves seven
years for him to serve. The condemned man
gave no outward sign of his feelings when he
heard the sentence.
BUTLER SCHOOL BOARD.
The Butler Township School Board muddle
has at last been settled by the decision of the
court in deposing the two old boards and
appointing new one. Judge Pershing
handed down the decision. A petition had
been presented to the court asking that the
contending factions be removed and new
board be appointed. The court granted the
prayer in the following opinion:
"And now, September IS, 1893, upon due
consideration of the above petition and the
evidence before the court, it is ordered and
decreed that Terrence Ginley, Owen Conroy,
George Kessler, John Lavelle and Joseph
Bilder who allege that they constitute the
legal board Of directors for said Butler town
ship School District; and also that George
Miller Thomas Nolan, VIM. Watershide,
John Cunningham, Martin Rowland and
John Burmeister, who claim that they alone
constitute the legal board of directors for
said school district, be, and they are hereby
removed from office, as in the Judgment of
the court neither of said boards has been
legally constituted nor legally organized, and
their acts as directors are without authority
of law.
And it is hereby ordered and decreed that
the said Terrence Ginley, Owen Conroy,
| George Kessler, John Lsvelle, Joseph Bilder,
George Miller, Thomas Nolan, William
Waltershide, John Cunningham, Martin
Rowland and John Burmeister be restrained
and enjOined from acting as School Directors
for said Butler Township School District, or
in any way exercising the rights, powers and
privileges pertaining to said office, and that
they pay the costs of this proceeding,
"And it is further ordered and decreed that
without delay they hand over to the School
Board appointed at this date all books, papers,
monies and properties of whatever kind
belonging to the said school district in their
possession or control of either of them.
"And it is further directed that George
| Gressang Joseph L. Rhoades, Isaac f.
Reed, Presidents of South Butler,) John
Cleary, Thomas Mccormick and Stephen
Horan, Presidents of North Butler,) who are
hereby appointed, shall constitute the Board
of Directors for the said Butler Township
School District until their successors are
chosen according to law"
Our readers will remember that there were
two sets of directors claiming each to be the
legal board, and which led to a number of
disgraceful scenes. The petition of the tax.
paying citizens finally settled the matter by
the decision above quoted.
! EVANS SENTENCED.
William Evans of Girardville, was sen.
fenced by Judge Weidman to four years
imprisonment for attempting to blow up his
home at Girardville while his family were
asleep. His attempt failed of success, as the
fire was extinguished before it had gained
much headway and the family escaped.
Evans had grudge against the Coal and
Iron Company, which owned the building.
The particulars of this case having first
| appeared in these columns, our readers are
familiar with the fendish crime.
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