The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-03
3 poTTsYILLE LETTER.

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B PoT1kyuLE, JulY$
.rhRc is ) grcb ID IN Rtake eomcwhefo iGJhe
LSnMDnnf cJatcstF Htourtfi6nsc Hbada
the appearance of a term of criminal coutt
yesterday. 1t was caused by the subpocuaiiiR
Of over 200 voters from Cass township, to- !
gether with 50 from Honeybrook, who were
suhpocnacd the day before and requested to
be present yesterday
"--t rroTU tta1r y75 witnesses should be
present to testify at a hearing that only lasted
5ili94t + hPi appRifiti TO most people and.
it &tA4 y tl6 iaGttAst tlie court aihlsaAslied
eJuhstl f6r.Both sides t0,shhmdn Abifly those
who were absolutely needed, so as to keep
The costs down to the minimum, il is, to say
thc least, carelcssnGss and expensive care
lcssiicss at that, ohsthe 1aiftOf somebody. 1t
has cost the county, which in the first in
STANCE is ,rqSpQpsible for. the costs. nG4lY
s5pF tot %aheM fees atQtq. Ah1dng the two
days session held this week, and not one of
the 80 or more witnesses have been called to
tAe setndotd ttstifSFh6wghty votedat 90 sblG
Iltgt wis a7Yise asuggestep- Mrs BTecb0ns
made yesterday afteggoVn, when he suggested
to the court that it would be unjust TO bring
witnesses dowif %tief There was ii6 possibility
Of their being examined, and if they had
/
beginning the county treasury might have
been Just somuch the richer,g sr7sy .lrsH
The statement, of Martin lMullahy, Judge
Of Election of the First ward of yShenandoab5
that he could not ideptily the box, supposed
to be the one from that ward caused eom7
plicalop Of matters and the contestant called
John J. Toole, one Of the collectors appoHted
| by the.Q .QouEtsto gather the ballot boxeS.fnp
the purpose Of identifying the boz yyl le could,
throw little light ON the subject, 1t was
then decided tp remoye the paper slip which
was pasted oyer the lock and on which Jus-i
ticq, g Toomey had written the,g. fox
lowing r.,WIAlsa box was, broken into
byli parties unknuwn,,i to -- meyss May.
May Goth, 1896. :, When the slip was torn oil
il revealed the lock, of which the upper half
was fastened by three nails to the box, After
looking at il iutently for some gtime, Mr.,
Mullahy concluded that it was the box he,
nailed on the night Of, election Assthe box
was locked and he did not have the key.yJ 9r
/ It wac then decided to open the box and
after Il great deal Of prying and pulling il
yielded to the efforts Of ProthonQtary Deeean.
aud revealed the anXtously looked-for list a
lot of official ballots, u ballot check list and q,
number Of used ballot7,..,, ,.s. ~ ,.-ir,
Judges of Election Powell and Williams Of
4 the 4th and 5th wards Of Shenandoah, then
testified to having made returns Of their.
wards, after which the court adjourned to
meet ON Monday, at 10 a. m. .',-..-l m.
/ At the Sheriff sale this lnQrningat the.
court house the following. properties WERE
( disposed Of Two tracts of lands. one of 10
| acres and 81 perchcs, and the appurtenances,
I to IL b. Graotf for $40 and the other, 30
acres, l45 perches and appurtcnauees, to T..
/ d. Smith 500, both being sold as the prop
crty of William J. Smith trading as the
| National Dynamite and Powder Company,
/ lot Of land situate in Schuylkill Haven
aud sold as the property Of st. Peters
4 Evangelical church to IL. b. Bartholomew
4 for $500. ...t......,l ~. .r.
4 Lot in Ashland sold as the property of
I sebastian Bellar 10 W. a, Mari for $500. -,lD
/ Lot in Port Carbon sold as the property of
/ George T. Gwyuner to 5. b. Edwards for S25
Lot of ground in Pottsville sold rs the
property Of John A. sullivan, with notice to
! William Wilhelm and G. f.. Wilhelm, terrc-
/ tenants, to II. b. Bartholomew for s2, 400.
! Lot of ground in Pottsville at the corner of
/ Eight and Norwegian streets, sold as the
property Of George Wagner to Norman 5.
| Farquhar for 527. ......... ... .... D,
Two tracks of land in Rush township as the
property of Hannah IIasley for SO, each to
/ II. b. GraeT. ..... -..... ......
Lot in Gimrdville, sold as the property of
Catharinc and Andrew Ryan, to Norman
4 Farquhar for $3.50. .....r
Lot in Ashland, sold as the property of
/ Theodore Weaver for $1,000. ....
Tract Of land in Bandonyillc, sold as the
property Of William NJ. Evans, to G. A.
/ Bcrncr for $50 ... ... .
Lot in Mahanoy City, sold as the property
of Mary Jane Evans, for $40 to Nicholas
1 Heblich. .. n .. .. -...... .,....
Two tracts Of land in Miucrsyillo, sold as
the property of John Reed, ct. al, to D. A.
Jones for s. 900. .... ,.....