The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-07


Mr.. whitehouse, on orcss-examinatiou,
attacked the Chief to injurc his credibility
as a witness but Judge Bechte refused to
permit him to go into the cause Of an alleged
difference between the Chief aud the town
Councilmen
President William Mcclure. Of the Town
Council. said both places had the reputation
Of bswdy houses.
Michael Hughes and Mr. and Mrs George
Rufscofsky, said the reputation Of the houses
was bad.
Ex-Burgess James Smith declared the rep
utation of the house bad. On the night Of
the arrest Mrs Snyder talked Of her house
being Disseminated against, and thought II
not right that she alone should be arrested.
William Giblon said the reputation Of the
Snyder house was a poor one. He had heard
so after moving into the neighborhood.
Officer NJ Mullahey was sworn and said
he watched the West house every night for a
week and saw and heard enough 10 convince
him the house was one Of III fame. He then
told Of the arrest aud how the WessDer girl
was taken to the Council chamber 20 obtain
her evidence against the defendants
To Mr.. Whitehouse on cross s-examination,
the witness stated the promises made to the
Mehulsky and Wessner girls were only given
as to the borough charge of being public
nuisances. He gave the Wessner girl money
to pay for her nights lodging, because he
had promised her that she wouldn't be put
into the lookup with the other defendants il
she gave the information. He didn't tell her
where to go; she went to the hotel herself.
Mullahey admitted having said he would FAR
rest Snyder and bat him with a club, II
necessary" Snyder had boasted he would not
be taken, but had changed his mind and
went along peacefully. He said the defen-
dants sent for whiskey while in the lookup,
but he didn't know who brought IT,
The Commonwealth closed at 1915 O'Clock
and Mr. Whitehouse addressed the jury.
Viola Williams was sworn and said she
formerly lived in Binghamton, New York,
but had been boarder at Mrs. Snyder's and
paid four dollars per week. She is a dress
maker by trade and divided the proceeds of
this work with Mrs. Snyder. She also went
out sewing at Mrs. Vests, but had never
seen anything wrong at either house.
Cross-eKamined by MI. Burke Pm not
supposed to tell my real name l left Bing-
hamton two years ago and came to Scranton,
and then to Hazleton and Mahanoy City and
Shenandoah. l did dress-malxing at each of
these towns, and was never known as Kitty
Fox" l was not arrested in Hazleton under
the name of Pearl Courtwright / was
known in Wilkesbarre as Mabel Sturgis,
which is my correct name.
Q. Did you know any one named Charles
NJ. Bowen, and weren't you arrested at
Wilkesbarre2
The question was objected to and MIR.
Burke stated detainer had been lodged at
the Jail for her arrest by the Wilkesbarre
authorities. The subject was dropped and
after lot of questions Miss Williams ad-
mitted that friend" assisted her in the
payment of the board. She declined to say
why he did this, and refused to say whether
other friends assisted She refused to
answer questions as to Minnie Williams, her
co-defendant.
Minnie Williams, boarder at Mrs. Snyders
gave similar evidence. and finally stated that
she was real sister of the preceding witness
and had been st the same town. She had
been known at Hazleton as Pearl Court
wright.
Mrs Snyder took the stand and said the
Williams girls were only boarders and paid
her four dollars per week, and also did dress.
making. She denied the charges against her
Mrs. West did likewise. She said Sands was
only boarder and the Williams girls we're
there also, employed as dressmakers. They
paid their board. Ida West said she was IS
years old. She denied all the charges. She
said she was excited at the Justices office
and that was the reason she pleaded guilty
there.
Adam Snyder, one of the defendants,
denied the charges and said he never saw
anything wrong around his house He
couldn't remember asking Policeman Murphy
to notify him if the police intended to make
a raid on his house. Witness never inquired
as to the business of the girl boarders, but he
had seen friends" call on them
Alex Sands denied all the charges and de-
clared he was not married to any of the
female defendants. He had been in Shenan-
doah only two months and was only a boarder
The two men found in the house on the night
of the arrest came there to bid him good bye
because he was going to Allentown the fol-
lowing morning to work at the cement works
The defense closed at this point and James
Smith, called in rebuttal of Miss Vests testi-
mony, testified that the girl said OH the night
of the arrest that her mother and Sands
should be arrested fol violating the law.
Chief Murphy was recalled and testified
that Snyder came to him and asked to be
notified if the police intended to raid the
house. Murphy asked Snyder why the house
should be raided il it was respectable and
Snyder replied, You know what is going on
there" officer Mullahy corroborated
Murphy's testimony and said he did not
think Of that part when on the stand before.
Mr.. Whitehouse summed up for the de-
| PENDANTS and Mr.. Burke followed for the
prosecution. At two o'clock Judge Bechtel
charged the jury and concluded in fifteen
minutes.
The jury in the case returned at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon with the following
verdict: Guilty in manner and form as
| indicted. Viola and Minnie Williams and
Ida West to pay 500 fine and costs, each.
Adam and Lizzie Snyder, Alex. Sands and
Caroline West each convicted Of keeping
bawdy houses and each sentenced to pay $50
| fine costs, and serve seven months.
At request of the prosecuting attorney, NJ
NJ. Burke, Esq, the sentence of Mrs. Snyder
was postponed until next week. In the
meantime certain inquiry will be made that
may have some bearing on a more lenient
sentence on the prisoner.
wICKEL SENTENCED.
| Constantine Wicket was found guilty of
assault and battery and criminal assault upon
the five year old daughter of Michael Wolski,
/ at Shenandoah, in November, 1895. He was
sentenced to pay $50 fine and costs and serve
| two years.
/ THE URBAN CASE.
| Frank and Mike Urban were tried before
Judge Bechtel on the charge of larceny and
receiving stolen goods, prefetred by Walter
Rowkowsky, with whom they had boarded
Mrs. RowkOwsky swore that Frank when
accused, admitted he had stolen $8l so from
her husbands trunk and had said, he gave
the money to his brother, Mike. Both de.
MED the story on the stand. Mr.. Temple
told of picking up gold ring that Frank
had dropped at the 'Squires office, but Frank
| said the ring was tangled up in the handker.
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