The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-03
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ed in his court of selling olcomargarine
at retail. 1t is said that Judge Miller
| recently refused to sentence a number
| OF convicted men on the ground that
| they were innocent victims oi the
| wholesalers and had not been giTeu an
opportunity to learn that they were
| Infringing the law Other magistrates
throughout the State have taken tht
same ground. Governor Pcnnypacker
| said that while he sympatfized with the
butter men and the farmers. yet he did
| not see how the executive could inter.
'efe with the Judiciary, bit he advised
'hat legal proceedings be commenced
TO settle the matter.
Dr. George l. Mcleod. OF Philadcl.
plia. who was appointed by the Board
Of Pardons to examine Charles +
Kruger, who is uudcr sentence a,
Greensburg to be hanged February II,
made a verbal report to Governor
Pennypacker. DR.. Mcleod will sub.
init written report to the Governui
and Tor the present he declines to dis
close the result oi his investigation into
the mental condition OF Kruger, whose
mother claims lie is insane The doe
tor examined the Westmoreiand
county officials who have come in con.
tact with Kruger since his arrest and
is convinced that there is no truth in
Els confession to having helped murdei
City Treasurer Blevins, OF New Gas
tie, several years ago.
-Four boy pupils OF Pocopson Public
School who had attacked their young
teacher, Miss Helen Harvey. ono oi
them using knife. with which he stab.
bed her, were arraigned i'll court az
West Chester. The prisoners, Lewis
Walters and John, Frank and Charles
Hoopes, brothers. pleaded guilty to the
charge OF resisting the teacher. who had
attempted to chastisc them for unruly
conduct, and Judge Buter sentenced
Walters and John Hopes to pay fine
oi SIS each and costs of prosecution,
while Frank and Charles Hopes were
hned $40 each arG costs OF prosecution
Caterer Russ. who furnished the iooG
and drink ior the Pennsylvania legisla.
tors who went to the dedication OF the
Grant tomb in 1897, having been denied
State appropriation for his paw. and
having been bowlcd ont OF court when
he sought to sue the State, has issued
circular letter to the individual legis.
lators and State officials who were on
the junket. asking then. to send .li.r
SIS as the share OF the expenses.
Postmaster l.. II. Graves received
word from the postal authorities ot
Washington, stating that on Monday,
March 1. rural free mail delivery will be
established from the Coatesville Office
lor Valley, West Cain, Salisburyville
and Brandywine Townships.
For the establishing OF a canning
factory $4,000 has been subscribed az
Line Lexington.
A number OF capitalists in Kennett
Square are arranging to build large
factory here to manufacture snuff.
Dockramanon Wigwam, Improved
Order OF Red Men. has been instituted
at kennett Square with forty members
Samuel Parker is sachem.
A robber entered Batemans grocery.
Chester. but was frightened off. Ed
ward Doughcrty, 4 ncighbor, clad only
IN his night clothes, chased the robber
Tor three squares
The Dauphin County Court has
adopted the report of viewers condemn
ing the Middletown and Harrisburg
turnpike road. toll road leading out
of this city. l he taking OF tolls ceases
at once.
Samuel c. Beckwitli, the night watch
man at the Norristuwn Jail, who was
assaulted by Bond and Cornwall on
Sunday night, has left Charity Hospital
and was taken to his home. He is
still suffering from the many blows on
his head.
Michael Collins, Clarence Carr and
James Mcpherson, members OF the
Sbrtwaist Gang" in Bridgeport. were
committed to jail by Burgess Glisson.
OF that town, charged with being impi-
Gated in several hold-ups.
An attempt was made late the other
night to wreck Pennsylvania Rail
road train at Eckenrode Mills A switch
leading into an abandoned siding was
thrown open. The passenger train
dashed into the siding, but the quick
application of the brakes saved the pas
sengers. The engine sank the long un-
used track and toppled over. Engineer
George Hibbs was badly scalded but
no one else on the train received any in
iuries.
The Court at West Chester appoint
ed John ]. Ghecn receiver for the old
private banking firm of T. d. Haincs
X Co. Depositors and others having
interests in the bank are in a guam
iary, not being able to solve the prob
lem as to what will be the outcome o|
.he receivership
'hN Souft dt w IhSS- DdITc ucClQcU
that an examining attorney has no right
10 ask defendant who is on the stand
II he has served time in Jail. Because
Ihe question was asked and allowed b,
The trial Judge, the Court granted new
trial in the case of Walter Beach, con.
victed of robbery. Judge Ferris in dc
gliding the point said: ''1-hc natural CT
feet OF such testimony would be to pref
ndice the jury against the prisoner. |,
is true that such questions have beer
allowed, but the trend of judicial opinion
is against it and we think rightfull,
So. The Court decided the proper pro
cedure in obtaining such information /.
TO produce the court records. This i.
said to be the first decision OH the aues.
Iion in this State.
The seventh annual institute under
The auspices OF the directors and teach
ers OF Warminster township was hele
at lvyland. The principal speaker,
were Professor Martin and Charlie.
Windle.
Ihrec persons were burned to deat,'
II an early morning fire which destroy
ID three dwellings in Morningside,
,uburb of Pittsburg. The dead ar,
Michael Culley, aged 90 years William
sawyer, and Mrs William Sawyer. |,
5 SAID the fire started in the kitchen %
he house occupied by William SAWYER
md spread so rapidly that the adom
no houses of Huo,,, C,ila,,a. - u a