The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-03
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the citizens of Prompton that there
were two vacancies, one caused by
the expiration of the term of one
auditor appointed, and the removal of
another from the Borough.
In allowing the appointments
Judge Searle said that in future "as
a rule no appointments will be made
for township Offices except at a regu-
lar term of Court, or at regular
Argument Court, except in case like
this where there is an extreme neces-
sity for it. Some persons have felt
that an advantage was taken of them
by making such appointments at a
special session of Court"
In the case of the petition of
Charles Markey praying for the APP
pointment of guardian for his
mother, Margaret Markey, a person
of alleged feeble mind, widow, So
years of age. residing in the borough
of Prompton, the Court fixe1 January
10, 1912, at 10 a. m, as a time for a
hearing.
The Court granted the petition of
Sylvia Neville, Administrative of
Thos. Neville, late of Sterling town
ship, asking for an order for the
private sale of real estate, and or
dered that hearing of the applica-
ton be held on January 20, 1912, at
10 a. m.
District Attorney NJ. E. Simons
presented an order in the case of
the Commonwealth versus Elmer
Spry Gray, Stanley Decker, Edwin
Councilman, Harrison Councilman,
the boys who were indicted for lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods, to
which they pleaded guilty, and upon
which the Court made an oral order
not reduced to writing, directing that
the sentence be suspended, and the
defendants paroled under good be-
havior. The Court so directed
In the case of the Commonwealth
versus Edward Schmuck, Alfred
Polt, Elias Hedgelon, Percy Wright,
indicted for larceny and receiving
stolen goods, the Court suspended
sentence as to Edward Schmuck and
Alfred Polt, two of the defendants,
and they are paroled in the care and
custody of their respective fathers,
who are made parole officers for such
purpose, and the defendants, Elias
Hedgelon and Percy Wright are con-
tinued in the care and custody of
order of the Court.
1t will be remembered that these
boys pleaded guilty to breaking into
Graham Watts store, Honesdale,
around Fair time, 1910, and stealing
revolvers and knives. The Court at
the time of suspending sentence or
dered that the defendants pay Gra-
ham Watts $22, the value of the
stolen goods. The parents of Mast
ers Schmuck and Polt have paid.
George M. Dibble, Preston town
ship, was appointed guardian of Julia
Washburn, Preston township, a min
or child over the age of fourteen
years, daughter of Frank L. Wash
burn, deceased, at the request of the
said minor. Security was fixed at
$500.
The findings of the master in the
divorce case of Olga j. Doscher VS..
George NJ. Doscher, the case where
there was prior existing marriage
was presented to the Court, and a
divorce decreed, annulling the alleg-
ed marriage relation and granting
Olga J. Pohle, the innocent party,
liberty to marry as fully and freely
as she would have been had this al
legged marriage cermony never been
performed.
Judge Henry Wilson called off the
issue list. A number of cases, in
which the costs have been paid, the
Court ordered stricken off. Others
were taken off, as the probability of
their ever being tried is very remote.
The case of Carey VS.. Kane was
stricken off on agreement of the at
torneys, Chas. A. McCarty and Searle
and Salmon.
Still other cases, where the mat
ters at issue had been settled and
only the question of costs remained,
were blue-penciled.
The Judge wished the lawyers a
Happy New Year" and adjourned
Court until the second Monday in
January, 1912. AS far as Wayne
county was concerned, the year 1911
was legally dead. DaX Vobiscum!