The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-12
THE COUNTY
COURT NEWS
Closing Of the First Week of Criminal
Court.
WEST MAHANOY CASES GO OYER.
The Case Of Commissioner Meyers viii be
Taken Up Again on Monday Morning.
The designations Of Commits
sioners Rentz and Martin
in Hand
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Special to EVENING HERALD.
Pottsville. March 12.-After disposiug Of
Constable Matt Gibbons Shenandoah cases
early yesterday afternoon, Judge Savidge
went to his home at Sunbury. Heand Judge
Koch have disposed Of the following cases
JAS Bubbles, assault and battery to kill, ON
oath of August Douscort; not guilty each
pay half the costs.
Jas. Bubbles, assault. oath of Alex. Kiciza
guilty, 81 fine, costs and 30 days
John stone, assault and battery, oath Of
Anna Kleshner; not guilty, each pay half
the costs.
Anthony Guzauski, assault and battery,
oath of Daniel McElaney, 81 fine, costs and
80 days.
Josiah Gambler, plead guilty of fonica-
ton oath Of Mary SAUL 500 fine and costs;
other cases dismissed.
Charles Charlston, larceny of mine car
tickets at the st. Clair Coal Company's col
liery; guilty; s. fine, costs and four months.
NJ. Rohm, John Rohm, Nasil Smyka and
Joe Prum, murder of John Ostenich, oath Of
Constable Fred. Goding; bill ignored by the
Grand Jury.
Joe Karmitis, assault and battery oath of
Mike Yancofsky; bill ignored, prosecutor for
costs.
Anthony Wenckus, assault and battery
oath of Mat. Petrosky; bill ignored, prosecu-
tor for costs
Mike Kotchumes Dominick Manket and
John Lebenavage, assault and battery, oath
of Anthony Mositus, bill ignored, prosecutor
for costs
Simon Matulis and Joe Butanavish, assault
and battery, oath Of VIM. Matulusky. This
was a Mahanoy case The verdict was not
guilty but pay the costs.
Thos. W. Reese, adultery oath of A. w.
Swade, Of Tamaqua. Reeses wife swore
they were married in 1884, and it was de-
veloped that they separated. Annie Staller
is the woman involved. She did not appear
when called for the witness stand and Judge
Koch adjourned the case till this morn
| ing, when it was tried. No evidence was put
in by the defendant, but George J. Wad-
linger, ESD, made a special plea for Reese,
saying it was the defendants father, Harry
Reese, of Shamokin, who fred the Peters
burg mine in 1864. The jury is still out
The cases against the school directors the
tax collectors and some of the school terchers
Of West Mahanoy township, which were
brought by Thomas Ii. Dee some weeks ago,
were not acted upon by the Grand Jury.
The indictments will be presented at the
May term. The bills of indictment had not
been prepared, because they are of a volum-
inous character, containing many counts,
similar to the bill brought against the direc-
tors when they were tried last year Charles
Z. Breckons and Deputy District Attorney
Mclaughlin will prepare the bills.
IsHNAEL RODGERS ON TRIAL.
The case against Ishmael Rodgers. of
Frackville, charged by the District Attorney
with furnishing deadly weapons to assist a
prisoner, his son, William, in escaping from
the county prison, was put on trial before
Judge Koch at 1870 o'clock last evening.
Assistant District Attorney Mclaughlin and
William Wilhelm appeared for the prosecu-
ton and j, d. Noecker and II. O. Haag rep
resented the defendant, VIM. Rodgers, son
of Ishmael, sat at the CommonWealth's table
with Mr.. Wilhelm.
Geo. W. Seiders, Deputy Warden Of the
county prison, swore that himself and Warden
Brewer found the two pistols in VIM. Rod
gers pockets when they searched him in his
cell, October l4th, 1897. His father, Ishmael
Rodgers, the defendant had visited William
several times and once had with him little
girl.
John J. Duffy, Deputy Clerk of the Court.
was sworn and read fIom the records OF vari-
charged with before Justice Philip f. Coyle,
of Mahanoy City, including larceny and
carrying concealed deadly weapons, and an
other suit for arson brought by Thomas
Bradley with Justice John C. McGinnis, re
lating to an attempt to burn the formers
barber shop at Frackvile. He had been son.
fenced in May, 1897, to one year on the latter
charge and two years and three months for
the ether ohenses.
VIM. Rodgers then took the stand. He is
not more than 25 years old and had queer
look at times in his Dyes. He was questioned
by Mr.. Wilhelm.
Q. William, who did you get the revolyers
from
A. got EN- in all right.
q. From who?
A. Never mind from who.
: After being warned by the Judge to
p answer he said MY father; l took them
from him in prison"
Cross examined by Mr. Noecker.
@. How did you take them from him2
A. l took them out Of his sleeve.
G. They are 32 and IS calbre revolycrs
pretty big to have up your sleeve?
A, don't know that's where l got them
q, How did you come to get the revolvers
!, A. My father said he had them and l tool
: = them in there was an understanding be
tween us that's all.
To more questions by counsel and the cour
he answered that his father promised hir
three weeks before that he'd see about ge
At ting the revolvers. His cell mate, Tho
1t Clemens, didn't know anything about hil
st having the reyolvers. II took but thre
le minutes to get them. His father came reg'
larly to soc him and brought little girl wit
= him once. At this point he said to Lawy,
= Noecker, Speak out plain, what do yc
mean by previous2"
O. How did your father hand you Il
| reyOlvers2
| A. He stood outside the door and when
| reached to shake hands with him pull,
the revolver from his sleeve
Q. Who gave you the ammunitionP
A. Never mind who the parties We're
Q. Yes, hut we want TO know,
A. You won't know, I'll not tell you.
To Judge Koch got the cartridges late
They were handed in, l don't know 81
| person. or can't remember him. 1t was n