The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-15
THE COURT
CLOSED !
Last Cases on the Calendar Disposed of
This Morning.
CIVIL COURT OPENS NEXT WEEK.
Before Adiourning Judge Beohtel Declared
the Reoognizance in a Number of
Gases Forfeited Because the
Defendants Failed TO Put
in an Appearance.

fotlSYllie, sept, ID he criminal term OF
court tlosed this morning, the last case tried
being that of the Commonwealth against
Bernard Matthews charged with criminal
assault, statutory assault and betrayal on oath
Of James OHare, in behalf Of his daughter,
Annie. The jury retired at ten o'clock this
morning to consider a verdict. All the par
ties reside at New Philadelphia and both the
interested persons are rather young. In
fact the girl is now only Is years of
age. The alleged acts occurred while
the parties were returning from a
picnic that had continued into the night.
and the evidence contained many warnings
to parents that might lead them to see that
there children are indoors after dark. A
verdict Of guilty was rendered at eleven
o'clock and Charles A. Snyder, attorney for
the defendant, made a motion for an arrest
of Judgment and new trial The defendant
entered bail for his appearance when the
motion is disposed Of
Deputy District Attorney Moran then
called twelve cases in which Judge Bechtel,
on the attorneys motion, declared the re-
cognizance forfeited.
Court then adjourned until ten O'Clock
Monday morning, next, when the civil term
will open with forty short causes on the list
for trial. The following week long causes
will be tried.
CASES DISPOSED OF.
! In the case of Thomas Jacobs, charged
with assault and battery by John Couchs, a
| verdict Of not guilty was rendered, and the
! prosecutor was ordered to pay the costs.
Among the thirty cases in which prosecu,
tors failed to appear aud yerdiets of not guilty
aud prosecutors for the costs were rendered
by one jury before Judge Mari yesterday
afternoon were the following, John Green
avage, surety, oath John Morardoskee Adam
Hinkle, larceny as bailee, oath of william
Kuhn; Wm. Shade, larceny as bailee, oatl
Of AMMO Travitts; VIM. Fisher. malicious
mischief, oath of E. F. Kitson Louis Har
laska, assault and battery, oath Of Anthon,
Lynch; Peter Barnes, selling liquor on Sun
day, oath of Charles Rakuski William anC
Marie Gadufsky and Mike and Frank Szava
tor, assault and battery, oath of David Hop
kins; George TOomey, larceny, oath of Gaz
Lef kowltch James Maloy, surety, oath o
James Delaney Jacob Reibenstein, larcen,
as ballee. cath Isaac Klawansky; L. sii
larceny, oath of Samuel Rosengweig; Jo
Kasara, assault and battery to Tavish, oath o
Amelia Couillinger; Joseph Roul, jumpin
board bill, oath of Mike KassOck William
Weary, adultry, oath of Gussie Weary
|, George Lutzko, malicious mischief oath o
James B. McCarty.
This was a summary method of disposin
of these cases, but the prosecutors did no
appear, and it was decided to clear tn
calendar.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
William H. Prendergast and Mary Clancy
Cass township; Andrew Ferrenz, MoAdoC
and Maria Holeva, Beaver Brook Georg
Katchur and Mary Antonia, Kelayres
Ludwig Alexander Jussel Crawford, N. Y
and Cora Isabelle Nahf, Tamaqua; Charlie
W. Jones and Ella NJ. Bishop, Mahanoy City
, DEEDS RECORDED.
/ Charles Hummel, administrator to f. s
/ Snayberger premises in Wayne township
F. S. Snayberger and wife to Charles Hun
Q mel, premises in Wayne township Ellis
q beth Fennell to Thomas F. Mulroy an
2 others, premises in St. Clair; Michael
r Fitzpatrick to Christopher J. Doyle, premise
= in Port Carbon; William L. Edling an
others to Fred. Edling, premises in Tamaqu,
Peoples Building and Loan Association
Hester Boyer, premises in Pottsville.
I NEW TRIAL DENIED
Judge Henning denied the motion for
new trial made in behalf of Thomas Cal
= field, who was convicted last week of assau
and battery and resisting an officer. ON oat
of John Connors, Chief Burgess of Gilbertol
and the defendant was ordered to appear f
. sentence next Monday morning.
= COMMITMENTS.
. William Reese was lodged in jail to-da,
charged with disOrderly conduct by John I
Mullip, of st, Clair.
George sohlear was to-day sent to Jail fro
A Schuylkill Haven on a charge of surety mao
g by Lizzie Shaffer.
v COUNTY SEAT NEWS.
d The new owners have placed watchma
h at the Pioneer furnaces. David Reese Is tl
J. appointee The No. furnace will be h
n first TO start.
The COrOner's jury is still investigatiI
into the death of Robert Cannon, by falliI
into a screen at the st. Clair Coal Company
- breaker last Saturday. 1t is alleged that
proper guard had not been put up in accoE
ance with the mine requirements.
Louis Hughes, Tax Collector of Raj
township, made payment on his 1898 dup
:, cate to-day.
y The Republican powers that be are in Phi
i, delphia in the interest, it is said, of John
- Gressang. who seeks 10 succeed Depu
~ Revenue Collector Kear
~ The County Commissioners to-day releas
quite number Of persons recently sentenc
to Imprisonment for non-payment of costs
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