The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-28
WHERE ABUSES AND
IRREGULARITIES FLOURISH

turned bN justice Dhlley. received fo,oV !
Paid out by county, S2O.46. mol. pros. No
vember 2l, 1896
"The itemized bill of costs furnished by
the District Attorney says that Sii SO justice
and constable costs were paid at home. This
S1I g6 was again paid by the county to Daley
and Gillespie
"l2O. January. 1897 Gem. VS.. Edw o
Hunscker. f and b. on oath Of Callie V.
Fessleman. Returned by Justice yetter
Reed s. 50. Credited on the Docket S1s IS.
Bill rs first made out by the District Attorney
called for S21 80. but it was revised aud every
thing stricken of but the court costs. $9.35
justice and constable costs remsins on the
docket as payment was not demanded. Mol
pros. March 10. 1897.
zoos, May 1897, Com, VS. Hugh Shafer,
receiving stolen goods, on oath of Daniel X.
Kistler Returned by Justice Lutz. Received
$3.50 Credited on docket, Sl745 Mol pros.
May "a, 1897. Ss.95 justice and constable
costs open on docket-not yet paid.
"1344 September, 1896, Com VS.. Martin
Kalis a. and b, on oath of John Tomasowski.
Returned by Justice Rynkiawicz. Received
Sl6 80. Mol pros. September II, 1896. Paid
out by county $50 33.
Cases mol pressed twice, in some of which
costs were paid second time.
"ll75. September 1894, Com VS.. Joseph
Whitehouse, forgery, SC, on oath Of Daniel
Christian November 10, 1894, true bill.
March 10, 1895 mol pros, costs paid Sl4 so.
July 49, 1897, again mol pressed and Sl3.5
credited to the different officers. $40 was
paid to Justice Williams. He received S5.7O
when it was first mol pressed.
1913, May, 1895, Com. VS.. Marcelus Khan
owsky, larceny as bailee, on oath Of Andrew
| Prenitor. Returned by Justice Daley, of
| McAdoo. May 7, '95, true bill May 7,
1895, capas issued May 10, capias issued.
October IS, 97, mol pros, county for costs as
follows: Court S745, Justice Mclaughlin
So 90, Constable McKeou s. 90 paid. April
T. 1898, again mol pressed, costs S22 n, as fol-
lows Court Ss.O5, Justice Daley $3.50, Con-
stable Gillespie $40 8s-justice and constable
costs paid in April and May 0s. The first
time this case was mol pressed it WAS entered
on the Commissioners docket as 5l2 and Nc
Laughlin and McKeon named as justice and
constable. 512 was case against Charles
Savas.
"15Os, September, 1897, Com. VS.. Martin
Tallet, keeping bawdy house, on oath of
Unity slavin. March 18th, 1898, mol pros 4;
county for costs. April A, 1898, again mol
pressed.
'736, May, 1897, Commit vs.. Richard
Rogers, perjury on oath of Ann Gibson.
May s. 1897, a true bill. May 10, 1897, mol
pros county for costs. July ?, 1897. again
mol pressed.
''745, May, 1897 Com. VS.. James Ready,
violation of election laws on oath of Daniel
J Holcram. April A, 1893, mol pros county for
costs. July 2, 1898, again mol pressed.
''239 January, 1897, Com. VS.. Eugene Nc
Gee, f. and b. on oath of Katie Smith, July
2, 1897, mol pressed. County for costs. July
2, 1898, again mol pressed. This was the
second return of this charge against McGee
The first on which true bill was returned
by the Grand Jury was lost or mislaid by the
District Attorney but was afterwards re.
covered and he was tried on it and found not
guilty but pay the costs.
J "a Cases mol pressed at the cost of the
county that were previously disposed of in
another way
} ''14OO, November 1895, Com VS.. Paron
, Mokotch, a. and b., on oath of John Kugar
: January 7, 1896, not a true bill and the
| prosecutor directed to pay costs same day
! Kugar sentenced. January IS, 1896, mol
5 pressed. County for costs, S19.14
"63, January, 1895, Com. VS.. Peter
Goodinus, surety, &C., on oath of Abraham
. Attea. January z, 1896, Court heard the
f parties and directed each to pay half the
costs. $50 92 costs paid out by the county
t January IS, 1896, mol. pressed, county fol
r costs. 81 40. Court costs open. Sheriff col
lected his costs, S225 and S1.23 in both dis
e positions of the case.
q 1896 March, 1897, Com. VS.. Mrs. Patricl
(; Maloney, agg. a. and b., on oath .of Anthony
= O'Donnell. Jan. 3, 1898. true bill. Jan. 5
: 1898, capias for defendant. Jan. 10, 1898
f,,rx al df,t md h.
f cutor to pay the costs Jan. H. 1898, prose
: cutor sentenced to pay costs and in defaul
= committed April 4, 1898, mol. pressed. count!
s for costs. Sheriff collected fees both times
e S1.75 and SLIPS.
d IS. Cases mol. pressed at the cost of tn
g county where the parties to the suit stat
: that they paid all the costs demanded
e 124l, June, 1898, Com. VS.. William Oeelus
IS surety, &C., on oath of John Cambish. Re
l. turned by Justice Devine. Mol. pressed De
IS cember 23, 1898. County for costs, Sl6.O5
= "l41O, Sept. 1898. Com. VS.. John Howell, :
and b. on oath of Mike Tiranka. Novembe
a 25, 1898, mol pros, county for costs The de
e feDdsnt in this case paid the prosecutor q
8 and was willing to pay the costs to have tn
y case settled"
N That the charges made in the foregoin
s communication are we'll founded and cannC
a. be successfully defended, is amply proved b
es the additional fact that the County Coz
le troller has refused to pay any salaries to th
es District Attorney or his deputies since IL
Sc May term of this year claiming that the
of have already received thousands of dolla
I'd in excess of what they were legally entitle
Ve to.
e. The careful consideration of the taxpaye
as of the county of the foregoing facts is T
s. spectfully invited and, in addition theret
to the further fact that the present candida
ed for District Attorney ON the Democrat
ts ticket has been chief deputy in the Office f
the last six years, during which time Il
IS. abuses and Irregularities have fourishe
lg and as such deputy he has to a great exte
e. had charge of the details of the office, al
y. the query naturally presenting itself is
ch for six years he has so ably assisted in tn
A. miseOnducting this great public trust. is
the proper person to receive the suffrages
rd those voters who are honestly and earnest
ed desirous of voting for ecOnomyP
nc TAXPAYER.
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