The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-05
ANOTHER
DELAY !
The Trial of the County Commissioners
Did Not Begin To-day.
POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY
The Death of Ex-Judge Rpcn's Wife Will
Prevent Hon. John W. Ryon From
Being Present-More Indict-
ments Against the County
officials.

Pottsvlle, Jan. 5.--The trial of Ex-Com
missioner Allen and Commissioners Rent2
and Martin on the charge of misdemeanor in
Office was again postponed until next Monday
because of the death of Mrs. James Ryon.
sster-in-aw of Hon. John w. Ryon, counsel
for one of the Commissioners Three more
indictments have been found by the grand
jury against Controller Severn, and Commits
sioners Rentz, Meyers and Martin for al
legged misdemeanor in office. which indict-
ments embrace the charges in the counts
which the court had quashed because OF
duplcity. These charges are now set out
specifically and separately in the counts in
the new indictments. The Grand Jury re-
turned true bills against B. r. Severn,
County Controller, covering 32 pages OF
typewriter matter against Frank Rentz,
Charles Meyers and John P. Martin, CON
taiuiug 20 pages and Chas f. Allen, Frank
Rentz and John p. Martin, covering As
pages.
Judge Bechtel this afternoon made an or
der fixing the trial of ex-County Commits
Soner Allen and County Commissioners
Rentz and Martin for Saturday morning, at
nine o'clock. There will be no further
postponement, except for some Unforeseen OF
weighty reasons.
The case against County Controller Severn
and ex-Chief Commissioners Clerk Phil.
Connell will not be tried until after the Com.
missoners' cases are disposed of. They will
probably go over until the March term,
NO MILK INSPECTION.
Council decided last evening to postpone
action on the proposed inspection of milk by
the Board of Health. Captain Henning re-
ported that he believed the finding of the
Commissioners appointed by court to divide
the middle ward to be illegal.
DEATH OF MRS. RYoN.
Charlotte A., wife of ex-Judge james Ryon
died last evening, aged 65 years She had
been an invalid for some time. Mrs Ryon
was daughter of George Wolf of Colum
bia, well known manufacturer of iron and
close friend of the late U. S. President
James Buchanan. Three children survive
beside her husband, viz. George w. Ryon
Esq, Florence " Ryon and John P. Ryon
the Auburn brick manufacturer. Funeral
Friday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock.
CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
| We're it not for the testimony of Stephen
McDonough, Berks county prison inspec
tor, John Sullivan, alias Charles Thrush, a
tramp, would have been convicted of high
way robbery. Mrs. Edward SINNERS iden
titled Sullivan as the man who pointed re
volver at her on Coal street in broad day
! light and took her purse containing $500
Inspector Mcnonough swore that Sullivan
was an inmate of the Reading jail on the
date of the robbery and the records backed
him up, He was not discharged from ther,
until the day after the robbery, Decembe
10th. Court ordered the jury to acquit.
IN THE JURY's HANDS.
The case of Mrs. Kate Palshack, of Maha
noy City, charged with the murder of he
husband, Stephen Pashack. by throwing
burning coal oil lamp at him, went to tn,
jury this afternoon. Judge Koch presided
at the trial. Messrs. Harry o. Bechtel ant
J. II. Filbert represented the defendant ant
Robert Bashore, Deputy District Attorney
the Commonwealth
At a meeting of Scots, held in the Mer
chants hotel last evening, it was agreed +
celebrate Poet Robert Burns birthday ami
versary, January 2Sth. Union Hall will
the place.