The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-28


"2nd. Cases have been mol pressed at the
expense of the county where the defendants
haye agreed to pay the costs. and in some in
scances, have paid part of them.
"3rd. Cases have been mol pressed where
the full amount of the bill of costs, as made
out by the District Attorney, have been col
lected by the clerk, but the county has paid
out a much larger sum in settlement. Often
the costs of Justices and Constables fees
have been paid at home and afterwards paid
by the county again.
"4th. Cases have been mol pressed twice
snd in some of these the costs, or part of
them, have been paid second time.
18th. Cases have been mol pressed that
have been previously disposed of in another
way.
18th. Cases have been mol pressed at the
expense of the county, where there has been
little doubt as to the guilt of the defendants
in many of the cases they have virtually
confessed as much, by agreeing to make resti-
tuition to the prosecutor, in order to get his
or her consent TO settlement. In many of
these cases bills of indictment have been pre-
pared. witnesses subpoenaed, true bills re-
turned by the Grand Jury, and witnesses
have been in attendance at one or more
terms of court, at great Inconvenience and
expense to themselves, for which service
they received no compensation, being de-
prived of their fees by this disposition of the
case. In some of the cases the defendant has
paid enough honest money to settle the hon
est claims of the prosecutor and the cost
also, but the countys portion has been ap
propriated by some one else.
ION the 18th day of March, A. D., 1899, q
similar communication was addressed to the
County Commissioners by the Taxpayers
Association, and subsequently, on the 9th day
of April, A. D., 1899, another communication
was addressed to the Court of Quarter Ses
sions of the county. In this last eOmmunica
tion, the express charges of irregularitie
and abuse were specifically made and tn,
number Of the case, the names of the partie
and the particular irregularity of each cas-
conoisely stated. To give the full number o
cases In which marked abuses were fount
would fill an ordinary newspaper, and W
simply give a few samples to show how care
fully and economically (2) this great Office ha
been conducted under the present admins
tration:
II. Cases mol pressed and the record marke,
costs paid where only part of the cost
haye been paid
'lS5 and l42, January, 1895 Commth. v;
Joe Robinson and Grant Witohey. Breakin
and entering, on oath of C. W. Roger and rS
ceiving stolen goods on oath of d ]. Cleary
Costs Sl4 20 and $3.50, $3.50 paid in eac
case Feb 23rd, 1898. Mol pressed April 4
1893. Paid out by county, SEQ 80.
'2. Cases mol pressed and the recor
marked costs paid where all the costs calle
for by the bill furnished the clerk by tn
District Attorney have been paid, but th
county has paid out more than was receive
in the settlement
1867, Nov. 1895, Commth. VS.. Anth Kul
drack. a. and b.. on oath of Mike Ravocl
Returned by Justice Keuhn. District A
torney's bill says justice and constable COS
paid at Justices office. All witnesses T
leased. Received 1894 Mol. pros, Jan. l
1896. Paid out by county, Sl4.49.
''474, March, 1896. Commth. VS.. Richal
r. Artz, (. and b.. on oath of Bertha Laude
slayer. Returned by Justice Laudenslage
Received Sll.35 and release from the co
stable for his costs. Constable credited vii
$3.50 on Commissioners docket. Marked