The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-10

and April, 1892 on the contest against the
confirmation of John P. Martin for Warden
of the county prison by John w. Ryon, $125 ;
by William wilhelm, S1OO; total S225.
Clerk Reber could not say the bill was
written by Mr.. Wilhelm. postscript on
the bill signed by former Commissioner +. +.
Reed recites that he and ex.Com. Bowes
employed Messrs. Wilhelm and Ryon for the
county in the Warden Martin confirmation
case, Another postscript authorized Mr..
Wilhelm to collect Mr. Ryon's SIPS. The
Treasurers warrant was signed by Commits
soners Meyers, Rentz and Martin, counter
signed by the Controller, and the money was
drawn from the treasury.
Mr. Schalck Don't you know these fees
were paid personally by John P. Martin
when he was prison warden in 1892
Mr. Reber. No.
Turn to your minutes OF Jan. 4, 1892 and
read thsrefrom.
They show that John P. Martin was ap-
pointed Prison Warden by Commissioners
Bowes and Reed, Mr.. DeTurk voting for
Capt. E. c. Ziegler.
The minutes of Mar. 30, 1892, referred to
the litigation over the appointment of Prison
Warden, but no authority could be found for
the employment of Messrs. Ryon and
Wilhelm by the county.
Mr. Rebsr could not find any minutes re-
ferring to the payment of $50 to William
Wilhelm, Esq. for services in the case of
! William Moose, of Mt. Carbon. in which
Moose sued the county for damages for in
juriss sustained by his child owing to an al
legged defective bridge Mr.. Wilhelm secured
a verdict in favor of the county. And Mr.
Reber had no knowledge Of the 5000 bill paid
to Controller Severn on Jan. IA, 1897.
The witness read this bill 1t was dated
| September, 1895, and reCites that it was rem
dered for fees paid by Mr.. Severn in the Con-
troller cases This bill and tho warrant were
| signed by Commissioners Meyers, Martin and
| Rentz, and was countersigned by the Con-
trsller. The money was also drawn from the
treasury
The examination then turned to the failure
of the Commissioners to keep record of the
specifications, plans and drawings of new
buildings. Judge Bechtel sustained the con-
tention of Attorneys Smith and Berger
that Commissioner Meyers was not
liable for the failure Of previous Com
missioners to keep such a record. The
court said the records were required to be
open to the public before awarding the con
tracts and he wouldn't admit the evidence.
| The court said that Mr.. Meyers would simply
be liable with the present board in failing to
| keep record of any changes made during
ing 1897, after he became a member.
A similar objection by the defense on the
| j. F. Buchanan contract was also sustained
and the Commonwealth abandoned further
questions on this count.
Count No IA was the next in line and Mr..
Rebsr could find nothing in the minutes
covering the loan of 81 900 to John Rine-
hart, made in 1896 and paid in 1897
An objection by the defense was bowled
out. Mr. Smith stated that under the Act OF
1884 either minutes or file would do.
Judge Bechtel decided that that was for
the jury to decide.
The witness was then examined about the
temporary loan of 1897.
Later Mr.. SchalCk hammered at the divi-
sion of contracts into sums of less than $l0C
and claimed that there had been violations O
the spirit of the law thatswere just as bad =.
the vilatoin of the wording of the law.
MINOR COURT NOTES.
The license of Martin Gudotf, in tho Fiftl
ward of Mahanoy City, was granted thi
morning. Daniel Murphy brought prosecu
ton for selling on Sunday, but the case wa
settled and the license granted
A deed from Ellen FOyle TO VIM. F. Horn
of Mahanoy City, was filed for premises il
Ashland, for $3 600.
Florenz and Peter Manic0re brothers o
Mahanoy City, were placed on trial to-day
charged by f. Bergano and Eugene Julian
with assault and battery and main.
In the case of Samuel Williams, charged
with larceny on oath of William Sanders
, the jury found him not guilty and county
for costs.
Judge savidgo concluded his charge to tn,
f jury at 800 o'clock in the case Of Mrs. Eller
Begley of Cressona, charged with killing
her husband. verdict Of acquittal is eX