The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-21
THE CORONER'S FEES.
His Report For the Month shows Their
Were Thirty-six Inquests,

were Ihirty-SlN lnluehtas
The report Of Coroner Bleiler shows there
were an increased number Of inquests held
during the month of November, the total
reaching thirty-six cases. OF this number
thirteen show diseases of the heart, cousUmp
ton. suicide etc, five pure accidents oc-
Cured in an adjoining county, IN neither one
of which the Coroner Of this county was
justified in holding an inquest.
The expenses resulting from these thirty
six inquests amounted to Si46 So. In all
these cases the charges show that iuries were
summoned. witnesses examined and mileage
charged, while the only legal charge, if an
inquest was necessary, would be the charge
for viewing the body, and it is a notorious
fact that the formality of viewing the body
is not always complied with.
In four other cases, where four men were
killed at Mahanoy Plane by a rush of coal at
Lawrence coliery. the same jury viewed the
remains of the four victims at one and the
same time, yet that jury actually turned in
a separate bill for each body, contrary to
law, amounting to S14.15 in each instance
charging for mileage four times and wit
nesses four times, when everybody knows
that only once was fair,
1t is well known that the large salary OF
the Coroner 81, ,OOO) and his assistants ($1 500
each) cannot be paid with the ordinary cases
which should justify inquests; hence the ex-
traordiuary activity of the Coroner office in
piling up the charges. 1t seems unreason-
able to suppose that it should cost the county
s. 600 per year to support the Coroner's office.
The Coroner's report shows the following
inquests in this section during the month
Nov. 24.--Wm. Conville. at Shenandoah,
run over by Lehigh Valley train at Packer.
ton. Cost S12.10. r
Nov. ll.-FelIx Daniliaskey, at Shehan.
doah, Inflammation and enlargement of the
liver. Cost, S1l so. t EaFEFfi
Nov. 2-Chas Wesofskie, at Shenandoah,
fatty degeneration Of the heart and cOnsump.
tion of the lungs. Cost, $12. go. p. a. 81, ->,
Nov. 5.-Michael HeatOn, at Shenandoah,
paralysis of the heart. Cost, s11s5.
Nov 29-Honora Reardon, at Shenandoah,
valvular disease of the heart. Cost, $1l 80
Nov. 29.-Thomas Martin, Jr., at Mahanoy
Plane siding Cost, $l2.9O.Ni f. rs ~ IN 8
Nov. 2s Frank Petrie, at Mahauoy Plane,
burns received while playing with lighted
sticks Cost, $l1.40. a-r
Nov George Townsend, at GilbertOn,
came to his death il. the Gilberton water
shaft cause unknown. Cost, Sll.25.
Nov SO-Pierce Urbanavage, at Gilberton,
struck by a P. & R. train, Cost, Sl1.25.
NoY. 1z-Edward Carey, at Girardville,
hemorrhsge of the brain, Cost, $12.O5.
Nov 30.-Ellen Conway, at Ashland,
kicked and trampled upon by a horse. Cost,
s12.9O. - OK ~ - W
Nov 2.-Thomas Lynch, at GilbertOn,
heart disease. Cost, $11 rs.
Nov. Mike Zuber, at Shenandoah, fall
of coal at Turkey Run coliery. Cost. S12.35.
Nov. SO George Boxius, at MahsnOy
Plane, sudden rush of coal at Lawrence
coliery. Cost, Sl4 Is.
Nov 90 --Constantinus Stankavich, same
as above, Cost, $14.I5 ~ A-51 4a- ~ q
Nov SO Mike Disbic, same as above.
Cost, S14 15. r- .l.- -. --....--T
Nov. q 69.-George Loekasha same as above.
Cost, Sl4 l5 ... l-LIE