The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-03
BEFORE THE BAR OF justice
Large Attendance at the Opening of the
POttSville Court.
A POLICE RAID DISPOSED OF
Judge Bechtel Imposes Heavy Penalties
Upon the Women Caught in the Raid
and the Keeper of the Place.
other Cases.


people from this town, to-day was the red
letter day for the attendance of Shenan-
doahites. A stranger seeing the crowds as
sembled at the depots this morning at nine
o'clock awaiting the arrival of the train
bound for Pottsville would have imagined
that there was great excursion on foot.
An idea of the rush to the county seat may
be CLEANED from the fact that the Lehigh
Valley and Pennsylvania station agents sold
over one hundred tickets each for that train,
and there were in addition large number of
people who travelled ON mileage books and
commutation tickets.
AT the present term of court Shenandoah
will have more cases on the calendar than for
several terms. At least seventy-fye have ac-
cumulated within the past two weeks and
arise out of the raids made by Chief of Police
Tosh and his force
Contrary to expectations the costs in the
cases will not amount to as much as they have
under like circumstances at previous terms,
as the court officials have announced that
justices who return two, three and even more
cases involving the same litigants in each
will only be credited with one case. This
means big loss to the magistrates Some of
the justices, when two or more persons are
before them ON .the same charge, make
seperate case for each
Among the first cases to be disposed of yes
terday were those arising from the raids by
Constable GiblOn and Chief of Police Tosh
and his force upon the house owned by Mrs
Yodkois at the southwest corner of Centre
and Bowers streets. At this raid four women
were taken into custody, also Richard
Sneddon. All but Emma Hause were sent
down to jail to await trial and Have been
confined there since their commitment. The
Hause woman gave bail and will be given a
seperate trial. Yesterday Ida Crowley Grace
johnson and Blanche Clark were arraigned
before Judge Bechtel ON charges of fornca-
ton made by the police and they pleaded
guilty. Each of the women were sentenced
to pay a fine of 500 and costs and serve 80
days Sneddon was next called to the bar
and he pleaded guilty to the charge of keep
ing bawdy house. The court imposed a
fine of SIS and costs and a six months term
of Imprisonment.
The result of this case is to some extent a
vindication of the police force, as at the time
the raid was made many people predicted
that the case would fall through in court, for
the reason that the parties arrested would
make fight and the police would find it very
difficult to prove charges of the character
that were made. The conviction of the
offenders will also work to the advantage of
the police in the cases that have been brought
against them by Mrs. Yodkois, the owner of
the premises charging them with making
fOrcible and unlawful entry.
THE CIVIL COURT.
A number of civil cases in which Shenan-
doah people were interested also, came up
yesterday Among them were several liquor
license matters and the following transfers
were made: William Greener to John Maths
William Chimelewsk to Peter A. Pascavege
Martin Boetzer to August Custowski William
Kendrick to Charles Radziewicz All the
saloons affected by these transfers are located
in the First ward. The transfer to Mr.
Radziewicz consummates the purchase by
that gentleman of the property located at the
northwest corner of Centre street and Plum
alley from William Kendrick, who has
moved to Denver Colorado.
In the motion court an application wa,
made in behalf of j, j. Dougherty to have
him discharged under the insolvent law.
Dougherty is held on a complaint of non
support by his wife and the application is
being contested. The defendant was a
prominent cafe proprietor in this town some
time ago, but Of late has been a resident of
Philadelphia. His wife is sister of ex-
Councilman Gafligan
Daniel Hesser, young man of town who
is serving three months in the county Jail ON
a charge Of betrayal made by Mary Daily,
also made an application to the court yester-
day for his discharge under the insolyent
laws.
The viewers appointed by the court have
reported in favor 9f yacating road leading
from Shepton to Halle township and recon-
mend the opening of a new road.
The court has been asked TO appoint viewers
to lay out a new county bridge over the
, Mahanoy Creek, near Park Place.
Viewers have been appointed to vacatc d
public road running between Mahanoy City
and Delano, which has become unsafe by
reason of it being undermined,