The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-10
TRUE BIhL
RETURNED
The Grand Jury Passes On the Council
mems Cases.
BUT FEW WITNESSES EXAMINED.
The Auditors and Messrs. T. M. Stout D. H.
Llewellyn and william Reeves on
the stand-The Case VIII
Probably be Called
Next Week.

NeAJ Wobhs
The case of the Borough Auditors against
thirteen members Of the present Borough
Council, Messrs, Mcclure, Lally, Coakley, !
Boehm, Magarge Shoemaker, Stnughn, !
James, Neiswenter Englert, Brennan,
Murphy and Hand, and two ex-members of
the body, Messrs. Gable aud Reese, was called |
before the grand jury at Pottsvlle this morn
ing. The consideration of the case was brief
and onlya few witnesses we're examined.
The jury returned true bill.
The case was the last the jury considered
and by noon the court house was deserted
Rumors foated thick yesterday that there
would be a settlement of the case before it
went to the grand jury and on that account
several of the important witnesses did not go
down to the court house this morning
When their names were called and they did
not respond Detective J. j. Toole insisted
that attachments be issued for them. They
were made out and placed in the hands of
Constable Bowes, who left Pottsville on the
ll:20 train for Shenandoah. Meanwhile two
of the witnesses j. J. Coakley, secretary of
the Borough Council, and w. J. Watkins,
had started for Pottsville and upon arrival
there reported to the Sheriff and were sent
| home as all the courts had adjourned
The witnesses who were on hand when the
case was called were the three auditors, I.
NJ. Stout, ex-Water Superintendent d. H.
Llewellyn, ex.Supervisor; William Reeves,
Tax Collector NJ. J. Scanlan and Chief Bur-
CESS Tabor. Scanan and Tabor were not
called.
Mr., Stout was questioned concerning the
tools purchased last spring from p J. Cleary
and said he never saw them before they were
purchased and never knew anything of them
save what he had been told.
Mr.. Llewellyn was next asked if Council
man Neiswenter's teams had been employed
for borough work on the streets and he said
they had been and were driven by Harry
Snyder. He was also asked in reference to
Shoemakers and Titman's teams working on
the streets.
Mr.. Reeves said he had done work for the
the borough in posting and balancing the
books used in the Water Superintendent's
office
The Auditors identified the audit presented
over their signatures Loo. ma With tl- --
charges upon which the suit is based.
The date for the beginning of the trial has
not been fixed but it is believed the case will
be opened some day next week, probably on
Wednesday.
The rumors Of settlement arose from
proposition from the prosecution to drop the
case providing the defendants paid all the
costs and those now holding seats on the Bor-
ough Council would resign. This proposition
was rejected and the case went before the
grand jury.
Detective Toole and Auditor Ploppert, who
are handling the prosecution, were in con-
sultation with the Deputy District Attorney
during the examination of the witnesses.
rTI,rn 10 ,,na1 ingiIa bictnrv m ka writ a
about this prosecution which the public is en-
titled to, aud the HERALD will perform its
duty to the public by giving that information
in detail. 1t will prove interesting reading
to the taxpayers of the town.
Criminal Court.
The two Judges are still grinding away al
petit cases and great many of them hav,
been disposed of this week. Next week viii
wind up criminal court.
Jacob Waters was found guilty of EN-
bezzlement as charged by Charles Quinn, anC
II was sentenced to pay the COSTS S25 fine anC
Il serve seven months
George Dixon was found guilty of robbinl
II the till at Valentine Hartman's saloon il
e Port Carbon, Charles White being the prosecu
5. tor, and was sentenced to pay the costs, 81
~ fine and serve four months.
20 VIM, Trachte was heSrd on the charge o
malicious mischief as charged by Christian
Schultz and directed to pay the costs an
II give $500 bond to keep the peace. Schult
was then heard on the charge of surety
charged by VIM. Trachte and directed
pay the costs.
Id Mike Rigick plead guilty to the charge
IS larceny, as charged by Annie Bolinsky an
re was sentenced to pay the costs, 81 fine an
he serve sixty days,
~ The Grand Jury returned two true bill
y. charging murder. One was that in whic
$ George Kennedy, John McAllister and Joh
es Butler are charged with numbering Patric
Scully, at Girardville, the prosecutor bein
Thomas Scully. The second is that in whic
George Quinn is charged with murderin
lg Patrick Scully, the prosecutrix being Cell
be Green. Quinn is alleged to be the real perp,
id TRAITOR of the crime, the others being acce
C. sOries
ih The Grand Jury found these additions
us true bills Nicola Cassora, larceny, &C., cat
tn of Guanno Bergiotto; Matt Strokas an
ty Karl BrOczs, larceny, &C. oath Of Kat
Mariankuwicz Joseph Zuckowsky, assau
and battery to kill, oath of George Lyncl
m Con. Fuchs, larceny as bailee and fal
pretense, oath of F. X. Bright John KC
losky and three other defendants, oath
Kate Sarpolis.
=. Nol lIue plla rum hlOh "aaaulV ~
10, battery, prosecutor, David Meek. Mart
led Dolan selling liquor without license, Afr
Sealey, prosecutor.
zen Patrick Connell, of Girardville, was
me quired by Squire johnson, of that place,
III furnish 81 900 bail for his appearance at t
eI' next term of cOuIt The offence charg
against Mr. COnnell is assault and bate
= with intent to kill and the prosecutor is
. dertaker Mike Clark
Kendrick House Free Lunch.
Sour krout and pork will be served free
l all patrons tonight.