The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-21
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Gus M. Haas, who was charged with
embezzling slS.O5 from the Prudential
Insurance Company of America, was
acquitted. E. H. Nothstein, ESQ, was
appointed by court to defend Haas.
There we're two Huugarians cases on
trial during Saturday afternoon. In
both cases the parties we're from
Audenried. William Rutella was
charged with stealing a watch from
John Lounas and Louis Delansky was
charged with stealing a mining drill
from Albert Salosko. Both defendants
were acquitted.
The following cases were continued
to next term; Com VS.. Edward Duni-
gan, surcharged f. and B., prosecutrix,
Maggie FlanDery; a similar case
against Frederick Hammel, in which
Mary Leckler is the prosecutrlx;
similar case against Adam Haid, Eva
Blose prosecutrix; Com. VS.. James
Daily indictment larceny, Mrs.
Lizzie Gingst prosecutriK; Com. VS..
Harry Barton, Edward McFadden and
John b. Pomeroy, indictment, negli-
gence on railway, Joseph S. Fisher
prosecutor; Com. VS.. Isaac Kintz, in
dictment larceny by bailee John c
Boyle, prosecutor and Com. VS.. Nathan
Kolb, indictment, receiving stolen
goods. Thomas W. Beck prosecutor.
DR.. w. A. Levan, of Slatington, was
found guilty in the charge of desertiou
preferred by his wife, and was sentenc-
ed to pay into court the sum of 81 per
week towards her support, and the
costs Of the suit. The couple formerly
lived at Millport, and the case attracted
considerable attention in that end of
the county.
MOTION AND ARGUMENT COURT.
A motion and argument court open
ed at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Among other business was the SEN
fencing of the prisoners who we're
found guilty last weeh, Charles Brown
the colored man who was convicted of
stealing the purse, watch and chain
and other articles from Miss Merrill,
was sentenced to sixteen months in
the Eastern Penitentiary,
William Nicholas, of Lehighton, the
young man who plead guilty to burglar
izing Bertine Klotz's home, at James,
town, was sentenced to one year in the
Eastern PenitentiaIy. Harry Moth
stine and James Rex, also of Lehigh-
ton, we're sent to the Huntingdon Re
formatory, for stealing goods from a
freight car on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road. Both are nineteen years of age
and they are to remain in the Reforma
tory until set free for good conduct by
the managers of the institution.
"Dr" Lewis Koon from, or around
Millport, got six months iu the county
| Jail for the careless and reckless way in
which he drove Liyeryman Bittner's
horse.
Paul Eckbart, a lG-year-old lad from
Little Gap, was told by the Judge that
he would have been just as we'll salts
fed if his jury had acquitted him
The Judge directed him to give bail fol
the costs OF the prosecution and 20
nome and be a better boy. Paul was
clearly guilty of breaking a lock to 6
house, but because the ohense was
trivial he would perhaps not have been
prosecuted had he not persistently
tried to put the blame on some one
else,
/, Al. Smuthers was committed to iai
until he pays two-thirds the costs o
the assault and battery case brough
against him by Mrs. Annie Snyder
Annie has not been seen in court sine,
, she learned that she would have to pa,
one-third the costs
Milton Harp, of Lehighton, will d,
penance in the county jail for deceiv
ing Emma Ebbert until he can get tn
, papers into shape to be released unde
= the insolvency law 1t is not quit
, clear yet whether Milton can't pay o
whether he does not want to,