The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-15
CRIMINAL COURT.
A Large Attendance of Litigants With
Three Judges on the Bench.

Pottsyille, Nov. 15.--From present indica-
, tiOns the two weeks of criminal court will he
| busy ones, with nearly 400 cases on the cal
| endar. Judge Jeremiah Lyons, of Juniata
| county, is assisting Judges Bechtel and Koch
| lhey are pushing the cases rapidly and by
the end of the week many of them will be
disposed Of
Among the appointments made by the
court was that of jeremiah Davis as con-
stable in the Fourth ward of Shenandoah.
| succeeding John Dando, who was killed in
the performance of his duty by Bialecki.
The court refused to set aside the award of
arbltrators in the case of Amaeda Zehner eft
al VS.. Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.,
granting damages caused by coal dirt
Cora Delbert, who prosecuted William
Mulvey at the last term of court charged and
found guilty of f. and b., sought to collect
money due under sentence of court and a
writ OF execution was permitted The parties
reside in Mahanoy City.
The st. Peter and st. Paul Society, of
Mahanoy City. was granted a charter.
In the case of James McBrarity VS.. Malin
Malin, rule to set aside execution and
Judgment, and permit the defendant to enter
into defense, court granted the rule.
The report of viewers to lay out a new
township was presented to court.
Action TO recover property in North Union
township was taken by Lucy Forman against
Stephen G. Lindenmuth. Court granted a
writ OF estrepment to issue in the case
Charles d. Arters is foreman of the Grand
jury.
S. G.. NJ. HOlopeter secured subpoenae in
divorce in a suit brought by Theresa Kelley
against John NJ. Kelley, charging desertiop.
The respondent formerly resided at Palo
Alto.
John Kantner, charged with setting fire to
the barn in the Charles Barber cemetery.
Pottsville, was called for trial yesterday
afternoon, and the jury retired last evening.
Ihls morning they rendered verdict of
not guilty, but pay the costs. At the last
term OF court McDaniels was acquitted of
the same charge
Another incendiary case was tried in which
George Hall was charged with setting fire to
barn in Pinegrove township. He was
found not guilty but pay the costs.
Thomas Callahan was before Judge Koch
on the charge of robbing the Pennsylvania
| railroad station at st. Clair. The charge was
brought by Frederick Meiswinkle chief
special police officer of the railroad company.
Among the goods stolen were 500 cigars,
some large photographs, a lot of silk thread.
a cheap yalise and clothes brush. Callahan
had been arrested at Shenandoah for peddling
without license and was committed to Jail
by Squire Toomey. The goods that Gala
han was peddling were identified as the same
as those stolen from the st. Clair station.
Callahan was selling silk thread that was
worth cents spool at cents box while
he was offering the cigars at 22 cents box.
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near Shenandoah and it was charged that
Callahan had thrown them there. This morn.
ing the jury brought in verdict of guilty
and Callahan was sentenced to one years
imprisonment.
The grand jury found a true bill against
w. FL. Smith, agent for the Baltic Brewing
Company, for selling without license. The
prosecutor is John j. Toole The case will
come up for trial next week.
Stewart Morgan, of Fraokville, applied for
the benefit of the Insolvent laws and De,
cember l2 was fixed for hearing. He was
sometime ago found guilty of breach of
promise, on oath of Emma Seidel.
George j. WadlingeT filed an application
for rule to show cause why attachment in
the case of P. X. Mitchell VS. Elias Supowitz
of Shenandoah, should not be dissolved, and
the rule was granted The latter was re-
Gently sold out by the Sheriff
Among the cases considered by the Grand
Jury yesterday, and in which true bills were
found, were the following; William Path
usky. assault and battery and resisting an
officer when about to be arrested for taking
coal from mine breaches Anthony Kinskitis,
for larceny on oath of Thomas II. Dee of
Lost Creek.
In the 0rwigsburg robbery case the jury
this morning found verdict of guilty
. James Bell was sentenced to years aud six