The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-11
THE COUNTY
COURT NEWS
Reliable Reports From Experienced and
vigllant Correspondents.
A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES
Progress of the Case Of County Commits
sioner Meyers Before Judge Bechtel
Chief Clerk Reber concludes
His Testimony

Chief Clerk Reber concludes
His Testimony.
Special to EVENING HERALD.
Pottsvillc, March l1-Maharoy City
furnished the star case at the court house
yesterday afternoon. Florence and Peter
Monecore were tried before Judge Koch
charged by Ferdinand Begauo and Eugene
Julian with assault and battery and mayhem |.
One of the prosecutors lost a little finger and /
the other a thumb, both of which were
chewed off during the fight
w. J. WhitehOuse represented Begano and
Julian and L. d. Haughawaut handled the
defendants. While on the stand one of the
defendants said that he went away from the
scene after the quarrel because he didn't
want any more knocking about than he had
gotten. Mr., Haughawaut claimed 'coutribu-
tory negligence on the part of the prose-
cutors and asked an acquittal for his clients
Mr. Whitebouse said there was no doubt that
Begano and Julian had lost a finger and
thumb, and that the bites were inflicted by
the Monecore brothers
The Frenchman when he gets mad, will
fight with a sword, exclaimed Mr. White
lishman his fists, the Irishman bare
knuckles, and the American very light
gloves. He had heard Of "purring" or shin
kicking and of some men who got into pit
and tried to bite each other, and these men
were no doubt of this class.
Judge Koch, in his charge, reviewed the
evidence and defined the otleuse of mayhem
Julian went into Portfolios saloon in Septem-
Der, 1897 and objected to Florence Monecore's
treatment Of a woman whom he claimed the
latter was insulting. In the fight that fol-
lowed Julian's finger was 50 badly bitten
that it was necessary to cut it off. 1t was
| contended that unskilful treatment brought
about the loss of the finger
The trouble between Begano and Peter
Monecore took place on another occasion and
MOnecore bit Beganos thumb so that ampu-
tatiOn was necessary. Peter claimed that the
old man and tho boys were pommel in him
and in trying to defend himself he got
Begauo's thumb into his mouth.
The Judge said that when such a thing is
done the burden is On the defense to salts
factorily explain why If the iurymen
thought the evidence of the defense salts
factory they might acquit of either or both
Of the charges. The jury retired at a quar-
ter of five There was a large number of
witnesses. The parties interested are
! Tyrolese, or natives of the famous Tyrol
mountain district.
This afternoon the jury rendered verdict
that each of the defendants pay $500 fine,
costs, and serve one years imprisonment.
CRIMINAL COURT.
While Judge Bechtel is hearing the suit
against Commissioner Meyers, Judges Koch
and Savidge, the latter Of Sunbury, and the
Grand Jury are hurting the minor cases
through The Grand Jury ignored the bills
and put the costs on the prosecutor or prose
cutriX in the following cases Joe Sdonavag
and Others assault and battery ON oath of
=. Mike Savick Chas. McAloskay, assault and
battery on oath of Matt Skutchas Nicholas
and Kate Powluskie, assault and battery and
surety on oath of Thomas Pulachak Peter
Smith, assault and battery, oath of Joseph
Mari; John kovil assault and battery oath
of John Yockup; John Gripp, assault and
battery oath of Charles Nocherish Amos w.
Swade, keeping disorderly house oath Of
Tbomas W. Reese George Mitiura, assault
and battery, oath of Robert Fetcjko Henry
Hummel, assault and battery, oath of Lewis
Morgan Lewis Morgan, assault and battery,
oath of Henry Hummel; Valentine Sock
alesky assault and battery, oath Of Edward
Grove Adam Lapata, assault and battery,
oath of Joe Buhada John Bunaesh larceny,
orth of John Koyil Geo. Galus and others,
assault and battery, oath Of Nick Demedio
Anthony kayenski assault and battery and
attempt to kill, oath Of Nicholas Demedio
Mike Darges, assault and battery, oath O.
Simon Lescavage; Thomas Uter, Geerg,
Zigmond and John Dedwell, assault anC
battery, oath of VIM. penamoi.is; Thoma
Bendergast, assault and battery, oath o
Samuel Angelo. Other cases disposed 0
follow.
John Jackobius, embezzlement, oath 0
r. +. Darowish not guilty.
Harry Cranston, usual charge, oath o
Lizzie Watts; usual sentence.
Joe Adams, assault and battery, oath o.
Mike Tremis; bill ignored, county for costs
Andrew BaTowsparrow, Of West Mahanoy
township was found guilty of selling liquor
without license on Sunday, ETC., oath OF
] Lizzie Stillbach ana Peter Spowksonsky, and
r a motion for a new trial was made.
Paul Kudoshok larceny as bailee, oath of
, Martin Gskenous; not guilty, each pay half
/ the costs.
Thomas Polschak. assault and battery to
county for costs.
of Chusham Samolavicz not guilty, de-
/ fendant for costs.
? Samuel Williams, larceny, oath of Wm.
, Sanders not guilty county four costs
James Watts, usual charge, oath of Laura
NJ. Miller; usual sentence. Watts paid cost
amounting to 5000.
Charles Charleston, larceny, oath of R. r
Williams.
Josiah Gambler, assault and battery, rape
and foruication; oath of Mary A. Saul pleaC
z guilty of fornication and the other count
10 were dismissed sentenced to pay 500 fnu
and costs.
FOUND GUILTY.
The jury in the trial of Mrs. Ellen Begley
charged with killing her husband, brought il
a verdict of guilty Of voluntary man
slaughter The verdict was great surprise
The maxium sentence is $1,000 fine aud 1
years solitary imprisonment.
THE GIBLON CASE.
In the case of the Commonwealth agains
| John Ratzkowski, formerly saloonkeepe
of Shenandoah ON oath of Constable Matt
Giblon, the jury rendered a verdict Of mo
guilty and county for the costs" ON tn
charge Of misdemeanor; mot guilty
defendant for the COSTS" on the larcen.
charge and costs on the prosecutor" ol
tho charge of interfering with an officer, Ii
/ the case of Retzkowski against Giblon 70
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