The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-17
TOWNSHIP
CASES END
West MahanOy Township School Direc-
tors Appear For Sentence.
REMARKS BY JUDGE BECHTEL
In Disposing of the cases He Imposes Ten
Dollars Fine, orders Restoration of
Money Drawn and Removal of
the School Directors
From Office.


Pottsville Jan. l7.-John F. Whalen ESQ,
this morning stated to court that, in the abb
sence of the District Attorney he would
move for the sentence of the West Mahanoy
Township School Directors recently con
victed of having drawn money from the
school district in payment for attendance
upon the county institute and school direc
| tors convention. Judge BeChtel then called
the defendants, Messrs. p. J. Ferguson, NJ.
F. McLain, John Donlan, p. NJ. Noone and
I. f. Flanagan, before him, and after giving
them an impressive lecture sentenced each to
pay his share of the costs; $40 fine; to restore
the money taken from the township and to
be removed from office.
Among other things the Judge said that
they had been acquitted of all but one count,
| the costs were very high, 81, 1874. and
large petition asking clemenCy had been pre-
sented. The fact that they had been CON
victed of taking but small amount of money
does not lessen the gravity of the oifense. A
majority of the signers to the petition are
from other districts. Under the circumstan-
ces of the case he could notsuspend sentence.
and provision of the constitution made it
mandatory upon the court to remove from
office anyone convicted of msdemeanor.
Were it not for the fact that the defendants
] were dCqulltcu VI IL great many counts Ine
large petition presented and the heavy bill
oil cost which are guaranteed to be paid so
that the county Will not be Obliged to stand
Tor the same the court would be disposed to
"u" irl rlpri9ohinehV u Tue sentence ouI uhuer
. ono c a "lT' 'no pay
~ VI 'o,i "ouiu'
tarosts host 0p''i'O''' ''' W '"' p''''' III
T,'@ - A., -, 49,
- Joa?e;. ~ - ..ieio 10 on
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district or scbooI hoord Los tba ri,,Lt 20 a,,,
rIov ,nor,hor ~ tLa L,,ord ,,J -. Nv " ~;
for sarvices Th;s vos i, tho oae. :,oi,st
wcKornon IJ;s ,,,,r,,oso i, ,,oor';,.HS % tL;O
was because of tbair oo,,ittaI -, tho ao',,,t
cborgino tbor, T,ith ra,,irr, -, -,
truant oaicer Who uas n n,or,hor oc tho
hoard and the statement in tho charge of
the count that the money mioht he iIIegallv
paid out and vet NOT \. a criminal act An
act of this kind should not he done in anv
shane mr. form II sbould be horne in mind
that the school Roard renresents the scbooI
District and cannot emnIov itself mr. sottIa
with itself The school fnnd ia narhans tho
most sacred of all funds and heinz for ths
education Of vounp and vorng minds of aII
classes is akin to charity Evervbodv sbonld
therefore not only scorn tn take from if
but tho disnosition sbopId h. IN add toit
Tho amount of tbo oosts fro and ros+oro
tion or tt. ~ to ,,n;5
h,, oocb diraotor Sat-
,,,,,,',., ,..-,,..--
'uuse pechlel annouhceu thls morning
oi"' "eNV honu"S couiV "iii peSih he"i-
lus eAcePtiouS W "PPilcaVlons Ior olu sVanus
anu aluer they are ulsposeu OIL ne" applca-
tlohs WIN De heard'
NE" boNDsNEN FOR Old STANDS
Applications for old stands with new bonds
men will be listened to at any time. Judge
Koch heard number this morning. Testi-
mony or assurances Of the eligibility of the
new bondsmen is all required in these ap-
plicatiOns.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
Judges Bechtel and Koch opened court this
morning at ten O'Clock After Judge Koch
: delivered several opinions Judge Bechtel
called off the trial list and excused some
Jurors for legal reasons.
A divorce was g,anted in the case of Sadie
VS.. Thomas j. Evans.
In the case of John f. Reynolds vs., the
U. S. Industrial Insurance Company, in
which demurrer was filed by the defendant
Judge Koch was about to announce decis-
1 sion when Attorney Houghawout stated that
he had not waived his right to argue the
point. Attorney Sohalck for the defendant
then explained that he had handed up the
papers under the other impression. Judge
o Koch instructed Mr.. Houghawout to file his
= answer by Wednesday, and he would have
his opinion ready by next Monday.
The rule for Judgment for want of sufii-
u cient affidavit in the case of the Hummels-
Il town National Bank VS.. Elizabeth Andrews
and NJ. p. Walker was denied.
b Peter Houck was appointed high constable
S of Yorkylle.
Mrs Lizzie klltSch' who prosecuted some
Lithuanian residents OF the First ward oi
Shenandoah on the charge of attempting to
Dlow up her nome Win uyhahite' was
= brought to court ON an attachment she nav
ing failed to appear when the case was called
She said she was i'll and the Judge decided u
/ allow the costs OF the caplas TO be pdld by
% the loser of the suit which goes over TO the
/, March term.
a The application OF the flremens kelei
IS Association OF Pinegroye was refused Judge