The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-08
CHANGES IN
COURT HOUSE
OFFICIALS ASSUMED THEIR
DUTIES AT HIGH NOON.
Sheriff schadt Makes Many New APP
pointments-w. T. Simpson Re-
tanned as Warden at he Jail--Miss
Hattie Taylor Assumes Her Old
Position as Deputy Recorder--w.
A. Phillips Becomes County De-
tective--County Commi ssioners Re-
organize for the Year.

which the people elected them last
November and the old officials, who
were displaced, took their leave. ac-
companied in many instances by the
majority of their assistants.
Judge John p. Kelly was saved the
embarrassment Of trying to find some
thing graceful and appropriate to say
to retiring predecessor, by reason
of the fact that he succeeded himself,
his ten years elective term beginning
at the end of the ten months term to
which he was appointed by Governor
Stone, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Judge Frederick w.
Gunster. Prothonotary John Copeland.
Clerk of the Courts Thomas p. Dan
iels and Register William Koch. jr.,
likewise succeeded themselves.
In the sheriffs Office, Clarence L.
Pryor was succeeded by Charles II.
Schadt; William II. Lewis succeeded
John II. Jones In the district attor-
ney's office: Hon. Joseph A. Scranton
succeeded NJ. J. Kelly as county treas
urer; Emil Bonn succeeded Fred
Warnke as recorder, and L. B. Sturges
and d. J. Campbell displaced Charles
A. Virgins and Frank Dougherty as
jury commissioners.
SHERIFFs APPOINTMENTS.
Sheriff Schadts appointees are as
follows:
Deputy. Frank Z, Ryan (retaned).
Deputy, j. ID. Ferber (retaincdl.
Warden. W. 7. Simpson (retained)
Deputy warden, Victor Burschell Qetained..
Day matron, Cora NJ. Johnston Cetained).
Keeper with duties as fireman, Miles Mean
drew, vice Jacob Wiseman.
Keeper, John T.. Gaffney, vice George Il,
Thompson.
Keeper, J. Nelson Grave, vice John NJ Melvin.
Keeper. Dennis J. Roche. vice william 4.
Phillips.
Keeper, Andrew Best vice James McGodrick.
Night matron. Hannah Kelly, vice Kate f.
Hurd.
Mr.. Burschell was appointed last
week to succeed George Pryor, who
resigned to go abroad to enter busi-
ness.
The salary of the warden was flxeo
Of 500; deputy warden, s75; keepers,
so and matrons, $50, the same as be-
fcre.
District Attorney Lewis named as
his county detective William A. Phil.
lips, one of the removed jailkeepers.
He succeeds Thomas Leyshon. Louis
Grdmer, of Carbondale, was appointed
an assistant district attorney. 1t is
Mr.. Lewis intention to have two as
sistants. w. Gaylord Thomas, who
was assistant district attorney under
Mr.. Jones, will continue under Mr.
Lewis for time at least.
Recorder Bonn's appointments were
as printed in yesterdays Tribune.
Irwin.
Clerks-w. ]. Smith, vice Frank wetter;
Reese Lewis vice Miss Margaret Lynett; William
r Williams, vice Miss Margaret Van Campen,
and Miss Agnes Crossen, Miss Maud Moses and
Z. d. Morse retained.
County Treasurer Scranton took with
him into his new Office David E. Jones,
of Taylor and George A. Long, Of
West Scranton.
Clerk of the Courts Daniels named
John w. Benjamin to fill the vacancy
caused by the elevation OF Chief Dep
uty Bonn to the recordershio. Elmer
Daniels and Charles ]. Mirtz will be
retained.
Prothonotary Copeland retained his
old force, John F. Cummings, chief
deputy, and Thomas A. Beck and John
r. Williams, clerks.
Register Koch continued Henry T.
Koehler as his deputy.
COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZED.
The county commissioners reorgan. .
lied by electing John Penman as chair
man to succeed John Courier Morris.
w. G. Daniels was reelected chief
clerk, and Herbert l.. Taylor, county
hn 90 ole
and other employees was retained. They
are: Clerks, e. f. Robathan, John Van
Bergen, John p. Mahon, George Heus-
ner, Fred NJ. Francis; court janitor,
Daniel w. Hornbaker: janitors, Fred
Ward and Robert Walker; elevator
man. Benjamin Williams; night watch
man. Richard Davis.
The county auditors also had a re-
organization William L. Johns was
made chairman, and A. E. Kiefer, sec
retary. Last year Mr.. Kiefer was
chairman. and p. w. Costello, secre-
tary.
The prison board reorganized by re-
electing President Judge Archibald as
chairman. and L. Il. Robathan, clerk.
Sheriff Schadt succeeded ex-Sherifr
Pryor on the board.
The county commissioners and au-
| ditors met jointly at noon and fixed
the compensation of the new treasurer
| at the same figure as that of his pre-
decessor two and one-quarter per
| cent for receiving, the same for dis-
bursting, and one and three-quarter
per cent. for redeeming bonds.
ExSheriff Pryor will have a desk in
| the sheriff's office for six weeks or two