The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-27
DOINGS At
THE COURTS.
Small Attendance OF the Second Week,
Opening.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS DRAWN.
List Of Residents North Of the Mountain
Who will Serve at the May Term.
Sheriff Deeds Read Before
Court This Morning.

Pottsville, March 27.-There was a slim at
tendance at the opening of court this morn
ing. When the Judges took their seats sew
ersl applications to be excused were made in
behalf of the jurors The following were
excused Peter Hirsh and George k Stout,
deaf Martin j. Carroll on account of his
mothers serious illness William j. Middle.
ton, clerk at Lawrence colliery, no one avail
able to perform his duties Edward Toohey,
fire boss at Maple Hill colliery.
Judge Bechtel made an order that mol.
pros. be entered in the case of Andrew
Harzack, without costs to the county, with
permission to remove the mol. pros should
evidence be discovered Ha1eck was in
dicted for murder. in CONJUNCTION with Marcus
Wargo, who got seven years. The case arose
out of quarrel in a saloon at Miuersville.
Sheriff Toole ard Jury Commissioners
Anstock and Fogarty drew the following
jurors to serve during the week beginning
Monday May Ist Grand Jurors-T. J.
Broughall, Shenandoah; James Russell,
Mahanoy City, Thomas Carney, Mahanoy
City George W. Smith, Frackville. Petit
Jurors-Jsmes II Thomas and Howard
Kleckner, West Mahanoy township Joseph
H. Swartz and Evan Thomas, Frackville
I u,
Gilberton Michael Madden, James L. Hobin,
Michael Ryan, Jr., Louis Grimm aud Thomas
FOgarty, MahanOy City; Luke Welsh.
Michael Kilroy, Edward Murphy. Morris
Hickman and David Brown, Shenandoah
John Campbell and Matthew Corrigan,
Mahanoy township.
Sheriff Toole this morning acknowledged
the following deeds in open court: To Polly,
l yyi fp nf AlxTir, Fol -. II.
ship, sold as the property of Savilla A., wife
of John Herring, $2525; TO Mary Louise
Burkhart, premises in St. Clair, sold as the
property of F. Burkhart, $50; to Ashland
Borough premises in Ashland, sold as the
property Of Thomas McEnemy, S1OO; to
Annie Hooks for premises in Shenandoah
sold as the property of John W. Baker and
Jacob and Magdalene Loucks, for LEES.
Judge Mari has granted divorce in the
case of John VS. Mary Doviditis
charter has been granted to the Zion
English Evangelical Lutheran church OF
Tamaqua.
William Rogers was appointed constable OF
Norwegian township.
The following bonds were filed this morn.
ing Peter Guers, treasurer of Ryon town.
ship; James Joyce, treasurer of Gilberton
John Curran, constable of McAdoo; Thomas
j. Mullahy, treasurer of Shenandoah,
motion was made to have the rule fo1
possession under the Wright Act in the casa
of Deter VS.. Daniels made absolute. De.
cision reserved.
An alias subpoena was issued in the divorcr
case of Albert VS.. Sallie Miller.
Argument was fixed for next Monday in
the case of the Columbia Brewing Company
VS.. Reiff.
new trial was asked for in the case OF
John Wilkes VS.. Annie McEntee.
E. W. Shoemaker, Esq, was appointed
auditor TO distribute funds in the case OF
Ryan VS.. Ryan.
A rule was granted to strike off the iudg.
ment of Oliver Loucks, to the use of Josiah
w. johnson. VS. NJ. D. O'Hare, an action to
recover on note for S113s5.
NJ. P. Mclaughlin was appointed examiner
in the case for divorce of Mary R. VS.. Daniel
NJ. Vert
Joseph Weyman was discharged from Jail
under the insolvent law. it being proved
that he owned no real estate, etc.
An application was made for the discharge
of Peter Plokitis, under the insolvent laws.
Judge Mcclure, of Union county, and
Judge Endlich, of Berks county, are assist
ing in the trial of cases.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of Judge Koch in allowing the
County Commissioners to issue bonds to the
amount of 1929, OOO and placed the costs on
the appellant, the Taxpayers Association,
who objected to the loan and appealed the
case to the Supreme Court
Ferdinand Zepenfet was found dead and
hanging in garret at his home in st. Clair
The man was for many years employed by
Charles A. Brett, the undertaken of that
place.