Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-31

| n Judge Evans Monday afternoon
made an order excluding all boys un-
der sixteen years of age from the court
room. The order went into immediate
effect and there was a general exodus
! toward the front door that took in up
wards of fifty Juveniles representing
nearly all ages up to sixteen. There
are good many unsavory cases for
trial and parents, if not the boys them
selves, are expected to take cogniz-
court room may be clear of boys from
I now on to the end of the term.
Willie Renner, the boy, who Mon
day was found guilty of breaking in
! to the store of S. Lowenstein & Co.,
and was recommended to mercy was
called before court for the first thing
Tuesday morning.
In answer to several questions from
Judge Evans Willie explained that he
was eleven years of age-that he went
to school as we'll as to church and to
Sunday school,
The father, George Renner, was then
called. He gave his occupation as a
chiropodist and said he was employed
about four days in week, earning
81. 25 to $3.50 per day. His boy, he
said was at home during the evenings.
The court made the following order:
Now, May 30, 1906, it appearing to
the court that the defendant is neg
lected child under the age Of IS years,
and after the hearing. j. G.. Mince-
moyer is appointed probation officer
to take charge Of the defendant and
for the present to place him in the
care and custody of his father, George
w. Renner, subject at all times to the
visitation of the probation officer
Any bad conduct on the part of the
defendant or upon bad treatment by
the father to the child, the same to
be reported to the court This order
to remain in force and effect until fur
ther order of court.
By the Court.
Daniel Kennedy, the eleven year-old
boy, who was found guilty of effect
ing forcible entrance into the first
ward school building on Saturday,
May 5th, was called before court. In
reply to questions from Judge Evans,
he said he went to school "some-
times 80 couldn't tell when he was
at school last " He said he had been
in Jail two weeks for breaking into
the school house. He said he did not |
know it was wrong at the time, but |
admitted that he was well aware of |
it now.
Judge Evans told the boy that he |
would not send him to the house of |
refuge at this time, but would give |
him another chance. AT this junctuTe |
he called the boys father, who in !
formed the court that he is 81 years of |
age and has four children. He declar-
es that he looks after them and that |
they are in the house by or s |
o'clock each evening. Judge Evans |
took occasion to say that Z or o'clock |
was the hour that all children should |
be at home at night He reminded the
father of his duty toward the boy and |
told him if the court heard of any |
further bad conduct on the part of the |
boy or of any i'll treatment on the
part Of the parents it would take fur
ther action.
Judge Evans then proceeded to make
an order similar to the one i'll the case
of the Renner boy, stating that the de-
fendant is neglected child and plac
ing him under the care of Chief-of-
police J. G. Mincemoyer as proba
tion officer.
Court proceeded to take testimony
in the case of Commonwealth VS..
George Beckley, which was attached
the evening before and for which
jury had been selected. The charge
was larceny as bailee, the allegation
of the Commonwealth being that de-
fendant, George Beckley, last spring
became tenant on farm on Bald
top owned by Francis Woll-that un-
der the agreement Woll was to stock
the farm-that Beckley was to farm
the place on shares, having use of
Woll's team of horses and farming i'm
plements, which, at the expiration of
the lease, were to be returned to the
owner in good condition. 1t was fur
ther alleged that during the season
the defendant sold one of the horses to
Frank Diehl, hence the law suit.
Among the witnesses for the common
wealth were Francis Woll, Mrs. Woll
and Mrs. Shut.
George Beckley, the defendant, up
on being called to the stand swore that
WoIl had sold him the team of horses
for $50 and that when he .disposed of
one of them the horse was solely III
his possession His testimony was fol-
lowed by others for the defense among
them being his wife and son, Howard
Beckley, William Diehl, Frank Diehl,
Justice of the Peace Dalton and 9th
ers. The testimony was wholly con
Trajectory, both as to the condition of
the accounts and the nature of the
agreement between Woll and Beckley.
About IL 80 o'clock the case was given
to the jury.
At 10 80 O'Clock the grand jury had
passed upon the last of the bills. At
the direction of Judge Evans it then
proceeded to examine the public build
ings. AT II 80 the grand jury report
ed and was discharged from further |
attendance at court.
The grand jury recommended that