The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-05
CRIMINAL COURT.

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grounds.
Alice Ryan, aggravated assault and battery
on oath of John Ryan; jury out.
Joseph Youshuskis, assault and battery on
oath of Adam Rajas not guilty; defendant
and prosecutor of the costs.
Foldine Weber, surety, oath of Lena
Schwender, court directed defendant to pay
and prosecutrix of the costs, and dis
missed the case.
Anthony Kasputis assault and larceny
oath of Joe Rice; not guilty; county for
costs.
Lot Roynis, larceny and malicious mis-
chief, oath of John Richie; guilty of lar
eeny and not guilty on the other charge.
A defendant was brought into court on
capias yesterday aud made himself scarce at
the first chance. The officials re-captured
HIM and Judge Bechtel added s. fine to the
costs of the capias.
Owing to lack of evidence it may be that
the bill of indictment charging Michael
Horrock with the murder of Michael
Nicholas at Bear Ridge colliery, Mahanoy
Plane, will be mol pressed. S. G. NJ. Hollo-
peter, lawyer for Horrock, insists on a trial
and verdict of not guilty.
A bill in equity was filed by Judge and
George Ryan in the case of Henry M. Blew
VS. Charles F. Blew, executor and trustee of
the estate of Catharine Blew, deceased.
Henry Blew claims to own certain farm in
Ryan township by reason Of certain repairs
he made when the deceased, Mrs. Blew
owned it, and he alleges Charles F. Blew now
wants to sell the farm. An injunction pre-
venting the sale of the land returnable May
9th was granted.
A Nanticoke grocer, who was prosecuted
before Squire May, of Mahanoy City, on the
charge of selling oleomargerine for butter
pleaded guilty in court. Sentence was sus-
pended for a short time.
The case Of Philip Julius and George Kolb,
Of Tamaqua, sentenced last Monday upon
conviction of ceiling oleomargerine for but
ter, has been appealed to the Superior Court,
and will thus be made test case at the Oc-
tober term John o. Ulrich is the attorney
There are two oleOmargerine cases pending
from Mahanoy City
A petition was filed asking the release of
Edward Scott and court reduced his SEN
tence from 90 to as days, owing TO the
necessities Of his mother, widow. Scott
was convicted Of interfering with an officer.
Late yesterday afternoon the verdict in
the case of George Duella charged with lar
ceny and larceny as bailee, on oath of c. & l.
Policeman Seifert, was announced. IL was
guilty of larceny alone.
This grand jury is playing havoc with the
prosecutions in petty cases by putting the
costs on them whenever there is a chance,
and the lesson should have good effect. OF
l29 bills passed upon, "a were found 10 be
true bills and 65 not true bills. In most Of
the latter the prosecutor must pay the costs
About 100 more bills will be considered. A
number of prosecutors have failed TO appear
and District Attorney Beehtel Threatens to
assess all such for costs, which means that
they may have to pay the costs or 90 to Jail.
The terms of the settlement in the New
Castle township School Board cases have not
been given out but it is rumOred on fair
authority that they have made an agreement
with Captain Christian, Of the p. & r. @. & l.
Co., who is the prosecutor, that they will pay
the costs and resign.