The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-06

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cases which crowd the criminal calender each |
term have been reached and this morning
four car loads of principal witnesses and
lawyers left the Lehigh Valley depot for the
county seat.
One of the Shenandoah cases tried yester-
day was that of James J. Welsh against An
thony Lubiskis. The latter was accused of
entering upon the Welsh premises and ad-
dressed them in the most abusive and obscene
language, in addition to making an indecent
exposure of his person. NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq,
appeared for the prosecutor and Lubiskis was
represented by James NJ. Carlin, Esq. 1t was
the latter gentleman's first appearance before
the bench as peader and he succeeded very
well. The jury was out several hours before
verdict Of guilty was rendered. The main
point hinged on whether Lubiskis by his con.
duct had committed public or private
nuisance.
John Williams, William Preston and Thomas
Devine, three Shenandoah representatives
ranging from 10 to Is years of age were
called before the bench and pleaded guilty to
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collery. The court remanded them to the Jail
pending consideration of their previous
characters with view to determining what
sentences shall be imposed.
A case which has excited considerable in
terest in town is that of Frank Hess against
John Brailer. Both men are in the express
business and the relation between them,
through competition for public favor, have
not been of a very friendly character. II is
claimed that Brailer has been the most ag
gressive because he had been in the express
business for years and had almost monopoly
of it until Hess started it several months ago.
One day the two men had an argument at
the P. & R. freight depot which resulted in
Brailer being sued for assault and battery.
To. day a number of the depot employees went
to Pottsville to appear as witnesses in the
case
Last June Joseph Schalick was arrested in
town by G. & /. Policeman Shirey, charged
with being vagrant. Schalick pleaded
guilty to the charge. he court imposed
sentence of 80 days, but took into considera-
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ing trial, which will be deducted from the
sentence, and in fifteen days Schalick will be
able to tramp again.
number of fsmall boys are being tried at
this term of court and the question has been
raised is the law regarding the trial of chill
dren under 16 years of age being enforced.
The act of June u, 1893 provides that chill
dren under 16 years or age arrested for the
commission ofany crime, must be tried alone
in the quarter sessions and their cases must
be kept separate from others. In Jail they
must also be kept in a separate cell and not
with older and more mature criminals.
Among the cases settled at Pottsvile yes.
terday were two arising out of the riot which
occurred in the First ward on Sunday, July
2lst, last Constable Toomey had capias for
one Joe Rakless, who had jumped his bail,
and when the officer heard that the man
wanted was visiting friends on Peach alley
he attempted to make an arrest About thirty
Lithuanian men and women in the house
showed opposition and declared that Rakless
should not be taken even if ten officers should
come for him. Toomey then went for assist
ance and returned to the house with ten special
officers. parley Of five minutes followed,
but Rakless and his friends declared that
they would allow no arrest. Rakless picked
up carving knife and the woman made
rush for the officers and attempted to eject
them. general fight ensued and at one
time nearly fifty men and women were en-.
gagged in it. The officers finally won and
took their man from the house. Subsequently
five men and two women were arrested on
charges of resisting officers and creating
riot, and Constable Toomey was charged be-
fore Justice Williams with assault and
battery by one of the women who had stood
by Rakless. Yesterday all the cases settled,
the Lithuanians paying all the costs, amount
ing to S73.73
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