The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-16
THE COUNTY
COURT NEWS !
Cases Disposed of at POttsville This
Morning.
The lNFANTICIDE CASE VERDICT.
The Jury Decides That the Mahanoy City
Mother Did Not Kill Her Child West
Mahanoy Township Cases
Called Late This
Afternoon.
Special to EVENING Herald.

Special TO EVENING HERALD
P0TTsvuLE, Sept. 16.-The jury i'm the
infanticide case, in which Rose Jacobenus. OF
MahanOy City is charged with concealinQ
the death of her child returned a verdict
this morning at 11:45 o'clock, and found the
defendant not guilty. The testimony given
showed that a male child was found in the
water closet June 1. II was fully developed
and had rag or towel around its neck
In that condition it was taken from the
water closet by Luke Whalen. Deputv
Coroner w F. Horn made the post-mortem
and stated there was marks of violence
about the child's neck which In tbe
opinion of the doctor, was due to the band
age around the neck The defendant
testified she did not murder or conceal
the death Of the child, that it was born
where it was found and that before she could
explain her position she was placed under
arrest. The unfortunate girl. who is but IS
years old, was neatly attired in a dark red
dress and seemed to realize her position. She
wept bitterly during the trial and created
much sympathy. James Russell, of Maha-
noy City, was prosecutor in the case.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
The Victor Distilling Company, of Gin
cinnaui, o., prosecuted ex-sherifr J. NJ.
Boyer. on the charge Of perjury. The case
was called this morning. and was given to
the jury this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. II
is alleged that Boyer was interested with
z. F. Little, agent in the liquor business at
this place. The Victor company pressed
Little for claim, and included Boyer as de-
fendant in the suit. Boyer fled an affidavit
during the progress of the trial to the effect
that he was in no way interested in business
with Little. The company claims he was.
and hence the present suit for perjury.
THE KERPowICz CASE.
The case of Commonwealth VS.. Matt
KerpOwicz, of Shenandoah was called for
trial this morning before Judge Becbtel
The defendant is charged with having in
tiicted injuries upon Thomas Tamalinas. in
December, 1896, that resulted in his death
The scene of the trouble was in Waiter
Snyder's salOon on East Centre street. The
injured man died at the Miners hospital
DIETRICH RELEASED.
Neri DIETRICH, the Director of the Poor
found guilty of accepting bribe and misde-
meanor in office, and who was sentenced last
week to pay 5000 fine, eighteen months i'm.
prisOnment and removal from office, was this
afternoon released from Jail and brought be.
fore Judge and furnished $500 bail under a
writ of allocaotur issued by the Superior
Court. The writ stays all proceedings except
so far as sentence relates to vacancy in the
office. This removes all doubts as to vacancy,
and the County Commissioners will at once
appoint some person to fill the vacancy.
WEST MAHANOY SCHOOL TROUBLES,
There was considerable delay in calling the
West Mahanoy township cases, in which
prosecutions have been entered and true bills
found against the School Directors of that
township. The information is sworn to by
Thomas II. Dee. The Directors have also
instituted counter suits. 1t was 1880 o'clock
TINS afternoon when the case was called. A
full and detailed report will appear in these
columns tomorrow