Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-16

court adjudged him guilty. The sent
ence was that the defendant each Sat
urday pay his wife a weekly allow
ance of two dollars or provide home
for her apart from his father and
mother He was obliged to pay the
costs and give a bond in two hundred
dollars for the faithful performance of
the order and to keep the peace to-
ward all good people and especially
toward his wife.
PETITION FOR MONUMENT.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Hon. r. S. zimmerman, present
ed petition to the court signed by
"fifty or more" citizens, representing
that the petitioners desire the county
of Montour to erect and complete a
monument in memory of the soldiers
of the late war of the Rebellion or to
pay debts heretofore contracted for
tion of such monument and they re-
spectfully pray the court to lay this
petition before the grand jury with
instructions to proceed as provided by
an act of the General Assembly ap-
proved May %, 1895, amended by an
act approved on the 18th day of May,
A. D., 1901. The petition was signed
by 1873 persons, representative citizens
of the borough. The petition was ord
cred filed. The grand jury will take
up the matter of the soldiers monu-
ment at o'clock this afternoon.
The case of Commonwealth VS.. Will
liam Bingham was attached at p.
IN. The defendant. who pleaded guilty
was charged with stealing scrap from
the Reading Iron company and was
alleged to be an old offender. Ralph
Kisner, Esq, attorney for the Reading
company, addressed the court explain
ing how the proprietors of the plant
here are annoyed by thieves who carry
off scrap.
William Bingham on being called
before court acknowledged that he had
been arrested several times before for
the same offense; also that he had
served two terms in the penitentiary
for stealing.
The sentence of the court was that
William Bingham pay the costs of
prosecution, fine of ten dollars and
undergo an Imprisonment in the coun-
ty Jail for period of one year.
The case Of Commonwealth VS.. Geo.
Snyder was next attached. The de-
fendant who was accused of stealing
oysters, &c. from JessesWyant on the
night Of December 9TH. also pleaded
guilty. In answer to certain questions
put to him by the court, he acknowl-
edged that he had served nine months
in the Northumberland county Jail
for "helping fellow to go through a
store at Elysburg"
The sentence of the court was that
the defendant, George Snyder, pay the
costs of prosecution,a a fine of fifty dol.
lars and undergo imprisonment in the
county Jail for period of six months.
Dal Jones. colored, who was charged
with having burglarized the store OF
J. II. Fry, this city, in August last,
was next hailed before court. The de.
fendant pleaded guilty He said he
was "a years of age and has wife and
three children.
The sentence of the court was that
the defendant pay the costs OF prosecu
tion, a fine of s25 and undergo an i'm.
prisonment in the Eastern penitentiary
in separate and solitary confinement
for period of two years.
The case of Commonwealth VS.. James
Sheppard and Peter Roden was attach,
ed at p. m. The two men, who are
accused of burglarizing the barber
shop of Thomas J. Evans both plead
ed guilty. Before passing sentence the
court elected statement from Peter
Roden as to the hour of the robbery
and the disposition of the loot
Roden said he thought the burglary
was committed about one o'clock Sun
day morning After the job was com.
pleted the two men went to the Con
tinental engine house, thence to the
blacksmith shop at the northern enc
of town. At a. m Sunday they wen
to Catawissa, proceeding later to Potts
vile. The greater number of the
articles stolen were disposed of il
Tamaqua.
Sheppard informed the court t. ht
is 40 years of age and has a wife nj
three children. Roden is about tht
same age but is single. He put in til,
plea, however, that he was drunk wheI
the crime was committed
Judge Eve in reply Informed til,
men that drunkenness is no excuse TO
} &C mitting crime but rather aggrav
ates he offense. Sheppard asked th'
mercy of the court.
Judge Evans explained that there il
great wave of crime sweeping owe
the country and that something mus
, be done to check it, Under the law
he said, he could give each of the mer
seven years in the penitentiary
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