The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-05
MOTION COURT.
Opinions Handed Down and Motions Heard
Before Bechtel.

Before Bechtel.
Judge Bechtel presided at motion ant
argument court yesterday.
A divorce was granted Levi H. Herrin,
from Lille May Herring.
Aaron Gambler was adiudged Of unsounC
mind and ordered removed to Harrisburl
hospital.
Court refused to change polling place il
Kline township, as papers were irregular.
In the matter of M. f. O'Hara's applica
tion for detectives license, the court said il
was necessary to hear testimony as to tb,
applicants fitness and ability, and until thai
is done the application will be continued
| A. W. Schalck, on behalf of the defendant
moved for new trial in the case of Martin
Geduskey vs.. Harris Rubinsky, tried before
Judge Albright last week. He filed reasons
in support Of his motion.
In the case of M. P. Fowler VS.. West NAH
anoy township school district S. G. M. Hol.
lopeter, Esq, was granted mandate COM
pelling the district to pay the plaintiff
S325.sO and interest from May, 1893 and
costs.
Mr. Wadllnger secured rule on Ellie
Brown and Jennie Bannan, children of John
Brown, to show cause why the costs should
not be paid in the action which the father
brought some time ago with view of re-
quiring his children to support him.
An examiner was asked for in the divorce
proceedings of John Welter vs. Mary Welter.
M. M. Burke secured an order to have the
testimony written out in the case of Keenan,
VS.. VanDusen.
A molten for new trial was made in the
case of Tosh VS.. Reese, ct. AL
In the case Of the City Trusts VS.. Mary
FHoo IL, I 4
ment should not be stricken off. This is a
proceeding for the possession of land in But.
Ter township
In the case of Rem Bros. VS.. A. P. Tabor.
rule to show cause why the attachment
should not be dissolved, W. P. Ramsay was
granted rule to take dispositions on 4s hours
notice. In the case of Armour & Co. VS.. A.
P. Tabor, Mr.. Ramsey was granted iudg.
ment for want of affidavit of defense.
In the case of Robert H. Irwin, of st. Clair.
vs.. G. H. Meyers, of Audenried, the Jury
awarded the plaintiff 81 200. New trial was
asked for. Irwin owns grist mill in Union
township, and this was damaged by the de-
fendant's coal operations at Audenried, and
hence the suit.
Distribution statements were handed down
in the estates Of John Grant late of Shenan-
doah, deceased Nicholas Kaier late of Potts
vile, deceased E, F. c. Davis, late of Potts
vile, deceased; Elizabeth Huntzinger, late
of Tamaqua, deceased Edward and Mary
Kanady, late of Tamaqua, deceased, and
Jacob Artz, Jr., late of Hubley township, de-
ceased.
The retail license of Daniel Leitzel, North
ward of st. Clair, was transferred to Keauder
Weiss.
Sheriff's deed was acknowledged to J. D.
Holt for a lot of ground in Shenandoah, sold
as the property of Martin Mullahey, for
81, ,7S5.
In the case of the New York Building &
Loan Association against Elizabeth Yodkois,
in which Judgment for 81, ,371 .97 was entered,
s. G. NJ. Hollopeter. Esq, yesterday took a
rule to show cause why the judgment should
not be stricken from the record, returnable
next Monday. The Judgment was taken on
foreclosure of a mortgage. The ground for
the rule is that there was premature entry
of judgment, The time fixed by law within
which judgment may be entered after the
return day for want of affidavit of defense,
it is claimed, did not expire until Septem-
Der, 25, 1897, and the Judgment was entered
on the goth.