The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-23
COURT AT
pOTTSVIhAE!
No Important Decisions Were Handed
Down TO-day
ADDITIONAL LICENSES GRANTED
John F. whalen. Esq. Urges the scsnlan
Tax Bonds Cases Before the court
and Application to Have Argu-
ments FIXED for Monday, Feb.
eth, Is Granted.

Pottsvile. Jan. 23.--The second week of
civil court opened this morning for the trial
Of long causes with Judges Bechtel aud
Mari on the bench Judge Lyon, of Mifilin
county, and Judge Mcclure. of Union county,
will preside in the trial of cases during the
week. and Judges Bechtel aud Marr will
dispose Of license applications upon which
testimony is to be heard. including those
with new bondsmen, and rev stands All
those licenses for old stands with the same
boudsmen as last year aud against whom no
remonstrances had been filed we're granted
last Monday. The latter have until Febru-
ary lst in which to lift their licenses. Only
small number Of these granted have been
lifted. This week, therefore, will be very
busy one with both civil and license courts in
session
There were thirty cases ordered down for
trial this week. A number of them were
continued by agreement last Monday, and to-
day others were postponed, so that there
were only few marked for trial.
THE TAX CASES.
John +. Whalen, Esq. one of the counsel
for the Borough of Shenandoah, appeared be-
fore Judge Mari this morning and asked that
the cases against the bOndsmen of Tax Collec-
tor NJ. j. Scanlan be disposed of at an early
date. Mr. Whalen stated that the case of
Mrs. Mary Mellet one of the suretes on Mr..
Scanlan's bond, and who asked to be relieved
from liability had already been disposed Of,
the court refusing her application Mr..
Whalen slso drew the courts attention to the
two other applications filed by Mr.. Scanlans
boudsmen to have the executions against
them stayed, and stated that these applica-
tions had not yet been disposed of He re-
quested that Monday, Feb 9Th, be fixed to
hear arguments on these applications and the
court fixed that date
RULE DISCHARGED.
E. w. Shoemaker, Esq, asked the court to
discharge rule issued some time ago in the
case Of the New Lebanon Brewing Company
against John and Thomas Dalton of Shen-
andoah, stating as his reason for the applica.
tion that the rule was not served The rule
was discharged.
soKoLosKY LOSES
The case of Rothschilds & Co., of Phils-
delphia, VS.. George Sokolosky, of Shenan-
doah, was called before Judge MARI late on
Saturday and the testimony was all taken
and given TO the iess before court adjourned
The suit was for the claim of liquor bill
sold the defendant to the amount OF $73 %.
The e'jury found verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for the full amount with interest,
Ss4.75.
MINOR COURT NOTES.
The court handed down but one opinion
this morning, and that was of minor i'm
portance.
Among the jurors excused to-day was
George W. Davis, of Shenandoah.
An application was made by citizens of
Higgins Township East stating that
vacancy exists in the office OF Inspector and
asking for the appointment of o. H. Yoder
An application from the East ward of Gilber-
ton was also filed, asking that Martin J.
Perkin be appointed Judge of Election.
An application for divorce was made by
Katie Tobias against her husband, Oliver, on
| the plea of desertian.
| George ]. Wadlinger, Esq, counsel for
Stewart Morgan, of Frack vile, again made
an application for discharge under the in
solvency law, Morgan being willing to COM
ply with the order of the court. Objections
were raised and next Monday was fixed for
argument in the case.
LICENSE COURT.
The following Shenandoah licenses were
granted this morning William Zainski
and Leo Rusk 1st ward; Alex. Muscavage,
Sfu WdFu,
The following licenses were lifted this
morning Benjamin Richards, Martin
Yadusky, Michael Peters, Alex, Simenis and
John Mieldazis.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
The case of Arthur Osler, by his next best
friend, Samuel Osler, VS., the Schuylkill
Traction Company was called for trial this
afternoon. Hon. G. N. Brumm and George
| Dyson, Esq. appeared for the plaintiff and
| Guy E. Farquhar, Esq, for the company.
Osler is 10 years old and lives with his
parents at Locnst Dale. The suit is to recover
damages for injuries received in 1894, when
the boy was run over by one of the defend
ants cars and received injuries that are al
legged to be permanent.
Immense line of spectacles and eye glasses.
Orkin's, l29 South Main street. If