Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-09

@--@Al will be argued at
the July term of argument court next
Tuesday.
In a brief order handed down yes
terday afternoon; Additional Law
Judge S. j. M. McCarrell directed that
the recent application for a lunacy
commission for Smith presented by his
counsel. John Fox Weiss and William
RI. Earnest, be placed on the regular
argument list.
Smith, who had been indicted in
March for the murder of his aged
grandfather, John Bush. near Ingle-
nook, was to have been tried in June,
but the case was continued pending
the determination of the ~defense's re-
quest for an investigation by a special
jury into the defendants sanity. The
defense contended that Smith is now
insane and unable to defend himself
Sentence Court Monday.-Eight and
perhaps ten prisoners who wish to
plead guilty to various offenses will be
arraigned before the Dauphin County
Court Monday morning to enter their
pleas and be sentenced.
$50 Dog Licenses Issued. - To date
City Treasurer O. NJ. Copelin has is
sued $50 dog licenses for 1914.
$4,000 Worth of Bonds Unredeemed
the SOC. 900 worth of improve
ment bonds that were to have been
redeemed July 1, $4,000 worth are yet
to be cancelled. These include thir-
teen $500, twenty-three 5000, twenty
two 800, and three grading bonds at
500.
Want Communication For Bucks MUIR
derer.-Steps were taken to-day by
w. j. Carter, an attorney of the Dau-
phin county bar, to ask for a r%ehearing
before the Board of Pardons of the
case of Vincenjio Linzi, alias Labrizzi,
who was convicted in Bucks county for
murder n whose application for
Communication to life imprisonment was
recently refused by the Pardon Board.
Mr.. Carter says he has newly discov-
cred evidence to show that the Italian
was insane when the crime was COM
mitted.
Miss Hoy on Duty. - Miss Frances
Hoy, the new transcribing clerk and
assistant to City Assessor c. H. Town
send, assumed her new duties to-day.
She Is working with Mr.. Townsend in
the council chamber on the transcript
ton of the assessments.
Nell Bankruptcy Hearing August 10.
August 10 has been fixed for the
hearing in bankruptcy of Samuel s..
Nell, city, by Federal Judge Wilmer in
the United States court for the middle
The hearing of the creditors
will be held in Scranton on the date
at 10 o'clock.
Orsinger Auditors Met.-The first
of the auditors appointed to
examine the accounts of Carrie N.
Orsinger, Administrative of the estate
of Vincent Orsinger, a Verbeke street
man, was held yesterday by At
torney Paul G. Smith, the auditor, at
his office. IT North Third street.
To Examine PIumbers.-Examina-
for certificates for master and
plumbers will be held on
Thursday of next week under the jur-
of the plumbing board.
Want State Aid For Road.-State
in the reconstruction of the cross
road beginning at the Midge over
creek and ending at the
Deposit-Swatara Station road,
a stretch of a few hundred feet less
than a mile will be asked by the Dau-
phin county commissioners If the
State agreed, 1t will pay half thu costs
and the remainder will he divided be-
tween the county and township au-
thorities.
Attorney Hams Fish Story.-Attor-
ney William M. Hahn is spending a few
on the shores of Lake Bobcay-
geon, Canada, and to date many of his
around the Courthouse have
had cards of the type showing exagger-
ated sizes of fish. One card that Mr..
Hahn sent Prothonotary II. F. Holler
shows a man trying to and a salmon
than a horse.
Planning Commission Session.-The
City Planning Commission, it is under
stood, will not meet until early next
week, the session having been post
poned until after Council passes the
providing necessary funds
equipping the offices, rental, etc.