The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-13
.DOINGS AT
THE COURT.
Shenandoah Case Tried in the Criminal
Branch To-day.
JAMES HARKIES ARRAIGNED
Charged with Assault and Battery by
Nathan Greenbaum-story Of the
Fracas-The Jury Returns a YER
dict Of Guilty-sentence
is Deferred

Pottsville, Sept 1S.-In the matter Of the
William G. Schultz estate Judge Dunn, of
the Orphans Court, directed sale of the real
estate for payment Of debts aud approved an
$500 bond with Jacob B. Boyer and Levi
Bauscher sureties
The return of the sherif's inquest was
confirmed nj 81 in the Mary Keitz estate
CRIMINAL COURT.
James Harkins was tried before Judge
Bechtel on the charge Of assault aud battery,
preferred by Nathan Greenbaum, a Shenan-
doah merchant. Harkins testified that him.
self aud number Of young men were sky
larking on West Centre street when Green
baum came out of his house and after some
words pushed Hark ins into the gutter. John
Murphy. a friend of Harkins, who is now In
Philadelphia, then grabbed Greenhaum, aud
the latter's wife came out of the store and
caught her husband. Then, said Harkins,
Greenbaum turned and hit his wife
mistaking her for Murphy. Harkins
denied that he hit Mrs. Greenbsum,
but admitted that he and Murphy had agreed
to pay the costs and the doctors bill. John
Matthews, another witness, said both Har-
kins and Murphy were the worse for liquor,
and that after Greenbaum had thrown Har-
kins into the gutter, he struck and knocked
Murphy down with blow from roll of oil
cloth Greenbaum and his witnesses told an
entirely different story aud they made out a
different story according to which Harkins
had grabbed Gresnbaum by the whiskers and
thus started the fight. A d. Knittle for
prosecution and NJ. NJ. Burke for defense.
The jury returned verdict finding Harkins
| guilty. Sentence was deferred.
| Matt. SOrOwich, carrying concealed deadly
weapons, oath of William Durham guilty
with recommendation to mercy. Court im.
posed IS fine and costs.
Robert Hodgert not guilty of assault and
battery with intent to ravish, but guilty Of
statutory rape aud betrayal, on oath of Name
Yoder, of Fackville. Sentence deferred.
Kate Klitchkitis and Lena HaTrish. assault
on oath of Maria Tulin; not guilty; de
PENDANTS to pay two-thirds and prosecutril
one-thrd of the costs
Joseph Robinson guilty of betrayal on oatl
of Carrie NJ. Glassmire. Sentence deferred
MARRIAGE LIcENsES.
Lester G. Hendricks. of Ashley, Luzern
county, and Gertrude Brownmiller, of Maha
noy City
Mahanoy City.
John w. Long and Matilda Elizabeth
Gable, of South Mannheim township.
Andrew Makara and Susannah Venichak
both of Minersville.
Joseph Burofski and Lizzie Ambrose, boil
of Shenandoah.
DEEDS RECORDED.
Mary Jane Snyder and husband to VIM
Lebo, premises in Hubley township
Schuylkill Navigation Company to Charlie
Weltrout, premises in Schuylkill Haven.
schuylkill Trust Company to Josepl
Walinski, premises in New Philadelphia
John Murphy and wife to J. H. Becker
premises in North Mannheim township.
Two separate deeds from J. H. Becker +
John w. Saylor and VIM. ]. Saylor Jr.
premises in North Mannheim township.
LETTERS OF ADAuNINIsTRATIoN
Letters of Administration were granted t
Joseph Wildermuth and Morgan W. Fehr oil
the estate of Abraham Wildermuth, late o
West Brunswick township, deceased.
COURT CHRONICLE.
Deputy Register Tom Stephens was pre-
sented with fine specimen of the Summe
Rambo apple by bucolic swain who in thi
way expressed his happiness and gratitud
for written permission to marry for the thir
time.
On motion of r. P. Swank, Judge Bechtt
ordered the discharge of Samuel Bowman, o
East Mahanoy junction, recently sentanced,
Ex-State Representative VIM. n. Bachert
of Rush twp, was at the court house on bus
ness this morning.
INSANITY COMMISSION.
DR.. Robinson, II. o. Hagg and Georg
Ochs were appointed a commission to inquir
into the mental condition of James Kramer
of Orwigsburg, who threatened to shoot a
electric railway employe few days ago.
PoTTsvILLE's IRON MILLS.
The Brown-Shelmerdine syndicate of Phi
adelphia capitalists, who are the recent pu
l chasers of the plant of the Pottsyille Iro
and Steel Company, came into possession
? the bonds held by some of the members
4 the Atkin family, former owners of the pro-
S erty. That family are the holders of $102
600 of the S217. 600 of the bonds issued Tn
amount with the holdings by the Miner
National Bank, the Pennsylvania Nations
Bank and the Shaefer estate, make $166 o.
of the bonds the syndicate has bought
There is nothing now to prevent the T
b, sumption of operations but the delivery
the deed of the plant. Once in possessio
parts Of the mill will be in operation with
two weeks subsequently,. The mills emplt
\ 1000 hands when in full operation.