The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-21
JUDGE AND JURY



Lewis koon, a "witch" doctor of CON
siderable notoriety, and widely known
in the lower end of the county, was con
victed of overdriving a horse from
Amandus Bittner's livery stables of
Treichlersville. Koon instead of re.
turning the horse within the time for
which he had hired him went on jam
boree, and drove him for two days.
Bittner found the horse at Millport,
apparently much abused and the car
riage broken to smithereens. A recent
act of the Legislature makes the willful
abuse Of livery horse a criminal
offence. This was the first case tried
in this county.
Paul Eckhardt, l5.year-old lad
residing near Little Gap, was found
guilty of larceny from a neighboring
farm house owned and occupied by
William Beer, Jr. His jury recon-
mended the youthful prisoner to the
mercy of the court.
Frank and Elizabeth Public, Of Lans-
ford, got two-third of the costs of an
assault and battery case preferred by
Jacob Kuusburkey, who is to pay one
third. The names of some of the wit
nesses, Jacob Jaifa, Daniel Sevacie,
Paul Yumas and Israel Barth, furnish
the key as to the kind of case it was,
The hotel license of Charles Knecht
for the Central House, East Mauch
Chunk, was transferred to William f.
Rabenold
On petition of William Stroll and
Peter Buck, overseers of the poor of
Towamensing township, citation was
granted on the children and grand.
children of Catharine Christman, to1
appear at the next term of court and
show cause why they should not sup
port the said Catharine Christman,
who is burden on the poor fund of
the township.
Eugene o. Nothstine, Esq, was ap-
pointed a member of the EXaming
Committee of the Mauch Chunk Bar
to succeed William G. Freyman, Esq.
whose term has expired. The appoint
ment is for three years.
The appointment by Constable Ed.
Raworth of John Hottenstein as
debuty constable at the first ward poll,
in Lehighton, and of George b. M.
Stocker as deputy at the Third ward
poll, was approved by court.
A decree was entered diyid ng Wealth
erly Borough into Four wards. The
Black Creek is the dividing line North
and South, First ward is that portion
of the borough that is North of Third
street on the East side of the creek and
the second Ward lies south Of Third
street. On the West side of the creek,
Kline alley is the dividing line. The
Third Ward is north of the alley and
the Fourth Ward south. The decree
appoints the following to fill the vac
ancies in office made by the creation
of the Wards, the appointees to hold
their office until the election next
Spring: First Ward-School Director,
,, p. E Faust; Minority Inspector, Frank
B. Gearhart and Constable Joseph
Diehl, Second Ward Councilman, John
IL. Fisher and Samuel Gangwere, Jr.i
, School Directors, William Miller,
Henry Helker and Amaudus Shaeter'
= Constable, William f. Hartz; Judge
Peter Kline; Inspectors, Samuel Hartz
, and Joseph Flyte. Third Ward-Coun'
Gilman, Oscar Lichtenwalter; School
: Director, A. ]. Lauderburn; Judge
James Dunn; Inspector, Frank Tyson
Fourth Ward-Councilma II. j.
Kirchenthal, Henry Seible and Wilson
Druckenmiller; school Director, Jacot
~ Miller; Judge, j. p Hebendahl; In
spectors, Geo. Paterson and JohI
Rossnstock. The elections are to b,
- held at the following places; FRS
Ward, Gilbert House; Second Ward
Union Hote. Third Ward, Carbon
/, House; Fourth Ward, Heiligh House
~ The polling place of the East Ward
L4ansford, was changed from the publ,
school house to the rooms of the Wash
ington Republican Club on Abbot
street. The school directors Of Lans
10 ford decline to allow the use of tn
school house for an election room.
If Frank p Sharkey, Esq, was appoint
D: ed Master to take testimony in the d
'e vorce suit Of Sarah A. Horn agains
I, her husband. Frank P. Horn
u, On petition, DR.. j. c. Kreamer, guar
S, dian Of Ida Kern, minor child Of tn
z late Peter Kern, was granted pei
e mission to pay over to the said Id
t, Kern 500 Of the amount Of fieuds no
s. in his hands.
"a The sale of the right, title and il
terest of Wreathie Pollock in a certai
n. property at Summit Hill, made by he
Mt guardian, Andrew Ross, to Alexaud,
Mckay was confirmed absolutely b
ht court.
1n og W. NJ. Rapsher, Esq, was re-appoin
ld ed a member of the Bar ExaminiI
Committee for term Of three years
yn Ida Getz was appointed an asssis
at ant assessor for the South Kidder ele
AZ. ton district.
10 The most serious case before Cou
is, this week was the charge OF ROBBIE
os' against Charles Brown, a colored ma
y preferred by Miss Sarah Lewis Merri
j. a Philadelphia lady. The trial end.
Ed on Thursday afternoon with a verdi
of guilty in a manner aud form
lel Indicted
at Hugh Devers, uazleton sewing n
on. chine man, was acquitted Of the char
snt of assault and battery preferred
'9I- Mrs. Savage, Of Coleraine, Devers to
,cE a machine away from her premises
of non-payment Of the terms of lea
the aud in the taking away of the machi
lce, a racket ensued The prosecute
an. sought 20 establish that she had be
IRE assaulted and battered,
PT9' Commonwealth VS.. Edward O'D,
nan nell; indictment, assault and bate
.ose prosecutor, Martin Gulda. Gulda q
2m- third the costs aud ODonnen, N
M M thirds,
ges. The assault and battery case
ige- Annie Snyder against Al Smoth
per COST the latter two-thirds and
former one-third Of the expen.
,niy Both are from jamestown.
The hotel license of c. j. Ritter
cry. First street LehiRhton, was transfer
ock TO Charles A. Wernet The license
ket: the Wanetah Hotel at Glen Onoko,
aaul 81. ,s.,,a Of ATav Gghuuafbi,,4