Evening journal., 1904-09-09
BOYS FINED
FOR TRESPASS
Langston, Palmer and Fin
negan Each Fined S
and Costs
MAY DROP SHOOTING CASE
Special to The Evening Journal

Special to The Evening Journal.
New Castle. Sept. s.--Aladison Langston.l
August Palmer and John Finnegan were
arraigned before Magistrate Terry yes
terday Afternoon on a charge Of trespass
ana were each fined $ and costs. 90
The suit was the outcome of shooting
of Langston and Palmer by John Walker
on Sunday afternoon. August 2s, he aleg-
ing that the boys were stealing fruit from
his orchard on his farm near this city.
When the case was called yesterday af-
ternoon charges of trespass and larceny
were entered against the defendants but
later the larceny charge was dropped,
Palmer and Finnegan pleading guilty to
trespass, while Langston entered a plea
of not guilty. Upon being sworn John
Walker testified that he had been troubled
for some years by boys stealing from his
orchard, on repeated occasions. He
recognized two Of the boys as having been
on his premises several times before. The
young men would ioiter about the orchard
until no one was in sight when they would
climb over the fence and rob his trees Of
their fruit.
Shot While Running Away
on the Sunday in question Walker said
his orchard and that they upon seeing
him ran and as they were going over
the fence he fired at them. Mary Walker.
Abel Dover and Hannah Dover. colored,
corroborated Walkers testimony. In his
own defense Langston denied being in the
orchard and said he was shot while stand
ing along the railroad. He called Palmer
and Finnegan as his witnesses. The former
L
ton was on the premises or not while Fin
negan was certain that he was not s..
After hearing the evidence Langston
was fined s. and costs amounting to xll. .7S,
and Palmer and Finnegan were fined a
similar sum. with costs added bringing
the amount up TO s11 10 in each case. Each
were placed under a one hundred dollar
bond TO refrain from trespassing for the
period of one year. Ali paid their fines
and were released.
1t is said that John Langston, father OF
Madison was willing to Withdraw the
charge of assault with intent to kill
against Walker upon payment OF s25 fol-
the loss of his sons services, casts Of the
case and the physicians bill. This Walker
refused to do although his friends ad-
vised him to accept the proposition be
lieving that it would be unwise for him tC
stand trial on so serious charge. othel
suits may follow the present one.
Shaw For Representative.
Union Republicans Of New Castle hun
dred arep repaired for their nomination to
morrow and yesterday the entire election
outfit was delivered to the inspectors b!
Sheriff stidham. Owing to secrecy main
tained for some time past regafding thei
candidate for Representative there ma
been much speculation as to who tn
nominee for that office would be. 1t wa
announced upon authority last night how
ever, that the Union Republicans hal
centered upon James G. Shaw. Jr.. an
If the primaries are held as per schedul
he win be the unanimous choice of tn
party as no opposing name has bee
presented. II is understood when the sub
n ject was first presented to him Mr.. sha,
+ agreed to stand provided he was satisfac
s tory to all of his party. He is at presen
visiting relatives in New York, but i
expected home shortly. Owing to the lac
of opposition to candidates. It is not prob
n abe that heavy vote will be polled an
of the 400 voters claimed by the Unions
is believed that scarcely more than one
-
The inspectors and the polling pace
N follow: First district John Lester, Mayor
Office; Second, l.. W. Hushebeck, Burn
ham property. Fourth and Delawar
4 streets; Third, G. w. Appleby, McCann'
q store. shawtown; Fourth, w. f. Roth
well. shsw's store, Fifth and Delawar
streets. Poles open from to p. m.
Stole Magistrates Fruit.
4 Unknown thieves entered the gardens {
81 Magistrate Terry and William White earl
81 on Wednesday morning and stripped N
III peach trees ana grape vines OF their fruii
n There Is no clue to the perpetrators {
a the theft although 1t will be investigated
IA To Sell Woolen Mills.
a The New Castle Woolen NILS are at
->-rt.sed for sale tn take nlace on septen