The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-21
P0TTSvILLE NEWS.
Happenings In Court and Elsewhere at the
County seat.


District Attorney Bechtel and Deputies Nc
Loughlin, Bashore and Moran:
A motion for new trial was fled by C.. A.
Snyder in behalf Of John Richards, found
guilty Of interfering with an officer
Joe Huntzinger, assault and battery, oath Of
John MohOckko, not guilty prosecutor for
costs.
Reese K. Thomas common nuisance oath
Of Harry Green, guilty with a recommends
ton for mercy.
Joseph Pickalosky, Jail breaking and
yagrancy, oath of NJ. Mullahy, guilty 81
fine, costs and 4 months
Mary Garfield, surety, oath of Mrs
Thos. White. Court heard both and ordered
each to pay half the costs.
Thos. Kerns, desertion, oath Of Bridget
Kerns court heard the parties and ordered
Kerns TO pay the court and officers costs, and
to provide for his wife.
Frederick Seigfuse, cheating and dofraud-
ing boarding house keeper, oath Of Mary
Schultz not guilty but pay the costs.
andre KOrilla, malicious mischief, &c,
oath Of George Forncheck, case submitted to
court TO be passed upon, defendant and
Commonwealth waving the right 10 trial by
jury. Court heard all the testimony and
declared the defendant not guilty he to pay
one third of the costs and the prosecutor to
pay two-thirds.
Martin Murray, surety, oath of Maggie
Barasparas court heard the parties and
ordered the case to be dismissed Maggie to
pay the court costs and each party his and
her own witnesses fees.
Abbie Fogel, assault and battery, oath Of
william Edmundson, guilty s. fine, costs
and 30 days.
w. H. Matter, charged with assault and
battery and non-suppOrt, on oath of wife,
pleaded guilty; 81 fine, costs and 80 days.
Joseph Roduskey, assault and battery and
surety, oath Of Eva Procaskus; not guilty,
but pay two-thirds Of costs and proseCutrix
one-third.
John and Martin Malone non-support
oath Of mother. Court heard the parties aud
suspended sentence.
Philip saruso, keeping vicious dog and
| surety, oath Of VIM. Purcell not guilty, but
pay costs.
Charles Savage, malicious mischief, oath of
Charles Chsmiski not guilty, costs divided.
Billie Mack assault and battery and
| larceny, oath of kiagis Naimer not guilty,
| but pay costs.
Reese r. Thomas, convicted Of common
nuisance 81 fine, costs and thirty days.
GRAND JURY's WORK.
True Bills John Smith, cheating and de-
frauding boarding housekeeper, oath of
Mary jenkins; Andrew Simons assault and
| battery, oath of Richard Holahan; George
! W. Reese. larceny, oath of Lewis Touch (;
| James Brady, larceny, oath of owen Doubt (;
| Reese w. Thomas, common nuisance, oath of
| Harry Green Frederick Seigfuse, cheating
and defraudiug a boarding housekeeper, oath
of Mary Schultze Bob Knalkowski, assault
and battery oath of John Canton Sudieram
John Olagona and Hadsay Milaly common
nuisance, oath of Pasqueavana Burzza
Name Boschee, larceny as bailee, oath OF
Harry Dix John Matsko and John Matsko
Jr., common nuisance oath of Burzza
Andrew E. Schmidt, larceny, oath of John
Fronim Wolf Levine, larceny as baiee,
oath Of George +. Leitzel Wilfred Shirey.
larceny as servant and agent, and larco ny as
bailee, oath of William H. Helm Peter
Haley, aggravated assault and battery, oath
of Peter Warsaw Arthur Seward, assault and
battery, oath of David Hopkins Andrew
Michael, larceny, oath of Lloyd Martz
Emma Pitts, larceny, oath of Jennie Davis
Annie Grady, assault and battery, oath
Of Mary Montler; John J. Sherman
and Eli Mattern, cutting timber trees
oath Of David Starr; Joseph Lituinkas
selling liquor without a license, oath OF
George Strepesky; Peter Garfield, assault
and battery, oath Of John Rinaldi; George
Clark, receiving stolen goods, oath of j. ID
Goudgei Charles Harris and Frank Miller
larceny, entry with intent to steal, receivinl
stolen goods, oath Of j. d. Goudge; Charles
Harris and Frank Miller burglary, entry
receiving stolen goods, carrying concealed
deadly weapons, oath of Samuel Wynn
George Clark, burglary, entry and receivin,
stolen goods oath of Samuel Wynn; John j
Delaney, betrayal oath of Josephine Humpf
Anthony Karushkas betrayal, oath o
Urusks Mitskiewicz
Not true bills and prosecutor or prosecutril
for costs Enoch Soduskey and others, as
sault and battery, oath of Joseph Kuzawicz
Henry Harper, assault and battery, oath O
Cora Enty; VIM. Dennis, selling liquor OF
Sunday, oath of Anthony Leosson; Anui
HalaT, assault and battery, oath of Mar,
Timko; VIM. Pearce and Walter Pearce, as
sault and battery, oath of D. P. Haupt.
BILLS IGNORED.
In the following cases the grand jur
ignored the bills and put the costs on th
prosecutors Richard HolOhan, cruelty {
animals, oath of Andrew Simons job
Konshus and six other defendants, assaul
and battery with intent to kill, oath O
Anthony Sekosk
ALL FIXED FOR MONDAY.
District Attorney Bechtel stated this morn
ing that he expects to call the Brennan Elliot
murder trial and the Oil train wrecking cas-
for trial next Monday. He will conduct tn
prosecution of the murder case personally
aud John F. Whalen, Esq, will have charg
1 Of the Commemorative side in the sui
o against Oil.
I The libel suit Of Harry Boyer, publisher {
i the Miners journal, VS.. NJ. E. Doyle and N
' ]. Lawlor, of the Shenandoah Daily New
5 may be called on that date also, if the thir
! judge appears as arranged for.
OTHER COURT NOTES.
l. The bond of James Campion, treasurer
n Cass twp, school district, in the sum {
!. $4,000 with James f. Moore, Michael Franey
, Daniel p. Deegan, Thos. J. Higgins, j. Il
r Nichter and Union Safe Deposit Bank, ,
!, Pottsville, sureties, was approved by court
!. VIM. NJ. James, editor of the Ashlan
|. Local and Notary Public, was at the coui
q house on business.
# That everybody does not want the honor
serving on the jury is shown by the usut
scramble to be excused. Among those wi
=. got off with flying colors were Frank Esterl,
= a grand juror of Pottsville; w. W. Levi
81 Harry Bensinger and Nicholas Huber,
Mahanoy City, petit Jurors; Thomas NJ
Laughlin, Ashland; Lewis Steigenwalt, We
Penn Twp ThOs. Donnelly and Micha