The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-16


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victed of voluntary mansaughter in causing
the death of her husband, John, by striking
him on the head with a poker during a
drunken quarrel, was sentenced by Judge
Savidge this morning to pay 81 fine, costs and |
| years imprisonment.
$500 FINE AND JAIL.
William Willanthus, was found guilty of
selling liquor on Sunday and to minors, and |
also for selling lieuor without a license, OF |
oath of Maggie Barrowsparrow. He was fined |
$500, sentenced to pay costs and serve three
months for selling without license. Sentence
as to the other charges was suspended. The
parties reside in West Mahanoy township.
These were cross suits.
FIGHT OVER DOG.
Judge Koch had case before him last
evening which resembled somewhat the celc-
brated dispute between the two mothers
which the wise King spoken of in the Bible
settled by proposing to cut the infant into
halves Mrs Emma Blew Il young woman
residing in Mahanoy City was charged with
the larceny of S. dog, on oath of Abe
Tallow.
"Fido' figured prominently in the pro.
ceedings and the contending parties tried to
show to the court and jury, which of the
two it preferred. In order to establish
good case nephew of the defendant while
testifying called the dog to prove its atIec-
ton. 'Fido'' answered promptly and
obeyed every command. The jury rendered
verdict Of not guilty, and costs on the
county.
THE TAYLORsVILLE BURGLARY.
A suit that received much attention was
that of c. NJ. Bi Imam, of Taylorsville charg.
ing T. NJ. Harmon, big, slouching black.
smith living a quarter of mile away from
Bilman's with being one of five men who
entered the prosecutors house, knocked him
down, bound and gagged him. The jury
rendered a verdict of guilty. Sentence was
suspended to allow the defense to produce
evidence to show there was a conspiracy
against the defendant to dive him out of the
neighborhood.
THE ARSON CASES.
Capt. w. L. Jones, prosecutor in the Maha-
nOy City arson cases, said the trial would be
called late this afternoon This is the cast
in which young men are charged with setting
fire to the Hosiery Mill and the Record Office
in that town.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Savdge. of Sunbury, is assisting
Judge Koch in disposing of petty criminal
cases this week. The following cases were
passed upon
Mike Cato, defrauding boarding house
keeper, oath of Mary Sperco; not guilty,
each half the costs.
T. NJ. Harman. burglary, oath of G. NJ.
Billman, also assault and battery.
Julues Grssko, entry breaking and lar
ceny, oath of Solomon Haak, guilty, 81 fine,
costs, restore property and nine months.
Joe Povoloski, cheating boarding house
keeper, oath of f. Petris, guilty.
VIM. Lloyd and wife, larceny as bailee
oath of Margaret Rogers guilty.
Stiney Sabuzs and Saliva Kosacz, larceny
oath of Chris Pucis; Stney Sabuzis tried and
found guilty, S. fine, costs and four months
Bridget Callahan, surety, oath of Anns
Coyle; costs and $500 bond to keep the peace
Bridget Callahan, assault and battery, oatl
of Anna Coyle guilty, 6 cents fine, costs anC
J 80 days.
Mary Lindermuth, keeping a disorder!
house, oath of Ida r. Broscus guilty, s
= fine, costs and two months.
Richard Barrett, of Lost Greek, was fount
, not guilty of a and b., preferred by Anthon!
Mclaughlin. The court, however, directed
him to pay the costs.
= MINOR NOTES.
] Minersville has not yet fully recovered
: from its first Blue Law Sunday which tn
'. Chief Burgess enforced Sunday.
A capias WAS asked for Eugene Magee
4 defendant who failed to appear,
a Letters of administration were granted t
+ Michael Beadle on the estate of Elizabeth
Cooper, late of st, Clair, deceased.
u Court officials get a good deal Of quie
c amusement out of the efforts of jurymen an,
> others, who have never been at the cour
s house before to find their way out of tn
Il second floor on which the court rooms ar
located. One juryman at the Novembe
term of court spent an hour and fiftee
l. minutes wandering about before he took an
= person into his confidence and admitted tina
ne was lost.
J. H. Filbert asked an examiner in th
divorce case of Waudlsss VS.. Waudlass.
S. B. Edwards had Thursday fixed for tn
hearing by Commissioners to determine tn
sanity of Frank Klitchnick, an inmate
the county home, over whom a committee
desired to take charge of $500 Kltchnick ha
in bank. Gordon Reed, Steward, is til
petitioner, and the county has an $50 boar
bill against Kltchnick, who is said to hay
no relatives in this country.
Justice Conrad decided the ordinance of ii
Borough Council imposing 500 license O
travelling merchants constitutional and w.
Whitehouse will appeal the case to the cou
of Common Pleas. Mr.. Whitehouse all
contended that only the court named and ii
the Justice had jurisdiction in the matter
DEEDS RECORDED.
From James Romberger to Il. +. Kaerch
ct al, executors, premises in Eldred tow
ship from Matilda Bitter ct al. to John Pop
premises in st, Clair from the Union Savil
Association to Mary Witcombe, premises
St. Clair; from John C. Bullitt, to Micha
Miknis, premises in Middleport from wi
lam Wertz and wife ct al to Margaret Wer
premises in Frackville.
LETTERS GRANTED.
Letters of administration were granted
Margaret Beade, on the estate of Elizabe
l. Cooper, late of the borough of st. Cla
deceased.
Sevilla Snyder was appointed guardian
Samuel Ney, minor child of Samuel Ne
late of the township of Higgins, deceased