The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-05
w find the defendants guilty on
counts Nos. 1, 4, ., 6, II, 10, II, Is,
Fl, 22, 20, ~, 28, 80, 81, 32, 80, "a
and 80 not guilty on Nos...3, 8, 10, IL,
10, II, 1S, 10, "a, e5, 20, 80 and 49,"

When the jury retired there were those
who predicted they would deliver a verdict
within two hours, but they were false
prophets, however.
When the jury filed into the court room
the foreman, E.. ID. Kirlin, handed their
written verdict TO Deputy Clerk of the
Courts Duffy, who Immediately handed it to
Judge Bechtel. His Houor, after announc-
ing the same, thanked the jurors who were
at once discharged and paid off by the County
Treasurer.
Fergus Farquhar, Esq one of the counsel
for thu Commonwealth, was the only one of
the lawyers for either side present when the
verdict was announced, finding the defend
ants guilty of nineteen counts and not guilty
of thirteen counts. Tn court room was al
most deserted at the time, there being but
ten or twelve spectators present. Judge
Koch was on the bench with Judge Bechtel.
1t is generally understood that a molten
for a new trial will be made on Monday.
The counts in detail are as follows: No. l,
g~uilty-charged with filing false financial
statement. No. 2, quashed. No. 3, not
bN'ANy = WIN tOhhO IOl dpplONGu
by court. No. 4, guilty-contract with
General Electric Company, not advertised
and approved by court. No. 5, guilty
contract with Anues Iron Works for engines,
not advertised or approved by court. No @,
guilty-contract with Buchanan & Co., cleo
trio wiring, not advertised. No. 7, qUashed.
No. s, guilty-charged with changing Aims
house contracts, without having same APP
proved. No. 9, quashed. No. 10, not guilty
Geary contract for surveying. No. II, guilty
Geary's excsvating contract for Sl3O4, not
advertised or approved. No. IL, not guilty
Asbestos contract, not advertised.
No. 10, guilty-Messrs. Helms & Vol
& Vol contract for painting, 81, 800, not adj
vertised. No. Ia, guilty-Koch Bros, paint
ing inside court house without bids. No. 10
guilty-oVerpayment of 81 800 to Hill fer
almshouse specifications. No. 10, not guilty
Daniel McGurl, paid $500 in advance be-
fore court approved contract. No. II, not
guilty-payment of $50 discount in advance
to McGurl. No. Is, not guilty-attending
state convention of Commissioners at Mead
vile. No. 10, not guilty, trip to New York,
5000. No. 20, quashed. No. 21, guilty
bills of Geary for surveying, S16,s9. No. 20,
guilty-Architect Hills bills, Sl7,5O, for in
speeding bridges. No. 30, guilty-Geary's
bills of S1s3 for laying out school district.
No. pa, not gu~ilty-expenses to
defeat the Quay county bill. No. 25,
not guilty-the banquet given to the
state convention of County Commissioners at
Tumbling Run, $132. No. PC, not guilty
bills for $3.50 for flowers and boquets furnished
by John Joyce for the Tumbling Run
banquet. No. 81, Euilty-W. J. Warehouses;
bill for sos for services to Controller Severn.
No. 2S, ~guilty-William Wilhelm's bill for
$500 for fighting the eonstitutionslity of the
Controllers Act for the County Auditors.
No. 20, previously quashed. No. 80, guilty
William J. Basis bills for plumbing at the
court house and almshouse, amounting TO
$4,000. No. 81, guilty-Kseping minutes
imperfsctly. No. ?, ~Ruilty-Not keeping a
cash book on the County Treasurer, whereby
$40, 900 was lost to the county. No. SO,
guilty-negligence in permitting $40, 900 to he
missing from the county treasury. No. "a.
~guilty-paying interest on the missing $40,
600. No. 35, guilty-not keeping an Off
cial record specifications for public buildings.
Nos. 80 and 81, previously quashed. No 3s,
not guilty-Increasing the expenditures
above the receipts during the year 1896. No.
80, previously quashsd. No. 40, not guilty
for illegally increasing the Indebtedness OF
the countd without provision for its payment.
There was little difference of opinion
among the jurors, who were practically
unanimous upon the finding as to most OF
the counts. Squire Kirlin, of Port Clinton,
was elected foreman and read every count.
The jurors passed upon them all in detail
and were busy all the time they were out.
The conviction on most of the counts is
under the common law and in reference to
them the punishment will rest with the count
The statutes provide custer from office aud
a years imprisonment, fine and costs on
each of the several counts, or less, at the dis
erection of the court.
1t must be remembered that Commissioner
Rentz and Allen are being tried for ~offenses
committed during the previous term. 1t i,
probable that if they consent to custer from
their Office the prosecution will not push the
other cases, and will not press for more than
a fine and E position Of the costs.
NEW NOTES.
The Heptasophs Installed these officers lasI
evening Adam Parlon, Past Archer; ID. A