The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-31
COURT NEXT WEEK.


Pottsville, Aug. 81 THE September term
Notwithstanding II is Labor Day, a legal
holiday, Judge Bechtol has announced that
c9urt will begin as usual next Monday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock. aud after handing down
decisions, disposing of motions aud charging
the grand jury, the trial Of cases will be pro-
ceeded with.
The commission Of Judge d G.. Henuing,
under the appointment Of the Governor, will
be formally read at the opening of court, as
will also the commission of the new president
Judge, O. p Bechtel This will be the for
mer's first appearance on the Bench.
The constables throughout the county have
been busy this week serving subpoenas on
witnesses in the many criminal cases that
have been placed on the calendar. There
are 200 old cases to be disposed Of, and the
new ones will run the total up to more than
three hundred.
The Justices of the Peace have returned
PA cases for the present term, the majority
of these coming from the vicinity Of Shen-
audoah. Most of these are trivial cases and
will likely be ignored by the grand jury, if
that body follows the precedent set by grand
inquests at the last two or three terms of
court.
Among the more important is that insti-
tuted by the Taxpayers Association against
Commissioners Reutz Martin and Myers,
aud former Controller Severn The officers
of the Association say they will press for a
hearing at this term Of court on the eXcep-
tions to the Controllers report Of 1897, and
will endeavor to have the defendants sur
charged with Illegal expenditures amounting
to upwards Of $40 600. Among the items al
legged to be illegally expended are the follow
ing Counsel fees, S1I750O; extra clerical
hire in the Commissioners office, Sl667; foI
writing registry book S223.17; for writing
ballot check lists, 347O1; for writing
assessment books. Si62.s4 for writing
duplicates, S197s7; extra clerk hire at prison,
S225 for postage for county officials,
$50 Sc steneguphers fees. Lyon Dunn
contest, a, ,i37 40; for incidentals, SlS5.76
illegally paid to Prothonotary, S6,5Ol 50
illegally paid to Sheriff, So 95s.3l; illegally
paid to Clerk of Courts, 100000 illegally
paid to Register, s., 10000; illegal travelling
expenses, 81 ,3O2.96; illegally paid Sherih7s
travelling expenses, $s72.71; illegslly paid fol
District Attorneys Supreme and Superior
Court expenses Sab.
Another interesting case, to be called dur
ing the approaching term, probably on Tues
day, is that of H. c. Boyer VS.. NJ. E. Doyle
and NJ j Lawlor. The former who is now
manager of the Miners journal, took ex-
ceptions to an article appearing in the de-
PENDANTS paper, personal attack upon Mr..
Boyer, and he instituted suit for libel. The
amount of damages is not stated. 5. Burd
Edwards, Esq, of this place, and M. NJ.
Burke, Esq, of Shenandoah, are counsel for
the prosecutor, while the defendants have
placed their faith in W. John Whitehouse,
ESQ. Quite number of witnesses from
Shenandoah and this town have been sub
poenaed, Treasurer Finney being among
the number.
The troubles of the Cass township School
Board are apparently just beginning. 1t will
be remembered that Michael o. O'Brien, a mem
Der Of the Board, was ousted for absenting
himself from the meetings, and Thomas
Mccormick was elected director in his
stead, and then the Board proceeded to elect
teachers for the term. O'Brien secured pre-
liminary injunction and when the case was
argued before Judge Henning he made
the injunction permanent and ordered
that OBrien be seated. Subsequently
OBrien appeared before Judge Henning and
secured a preliminary injunction restraining
the Board from issuing orders on the school
district and asking that the appointment of
teachers made by the Board be declared null
and void. Argument will be heard next
Monday. In the meantime the members Of
the Board, who are opposed to O'Brien, haye e
instructed their attorney to appeal to the
Supreme Court from the decision Of Judge
Henning in declaring that O'Brien was en-
titled to his seat. The Board is composed of
John Gibbons, presidents Thos. Hullihan,
secretary; John Delaney, Thomas Grace and
Patrick Hughes.
Frederick Wright and his wife, of Port
Carbon, have brought suit against Mt. Car
bon borough for S, 600 damages. They were
thrown from their carriage about six week
ago, because of an alleged defective road
and Mrs. Wright's arm was broken while he
husband sustained injury about the lowe
limbs
A petition signed by a number Of citizen
Of Gordon has been filed in court asking tina
the School Directors Of that town be removed
because Of a failure to elect teacher to fill
vacancy rule TO show cause why thei
/ seats should not be declared vacant is mad
returnable September 18th.