71 Herald. VOL. IX.--NO. 15, SHENANDOAH. PA.. THURSDAY. JANUAKY 4. 1894. ONE CENT. NING ; 1 t -1894.- We begin this new year,, pi p n O 1 with an immense VAieanilg 3aie I In Dress Goods. Come and see our windows. No two prices. Every piece bears the mark of reduction price; will be sold at such prices only. It is acknowledged by most of tho ladies now that 1. N. CORSET is tho best. 116-118 North Main Street, - Shenandoah, Pa. This is the season to do your Perhaps you will need some to us and fret the best. We first premium at the World's Fair. We are selling Odds and Ends in Plush Goods at reduced figures which will close them out quickly. Come soon. Nickle cover Teapots are the cheapest and none better. Marble enameled kitchen utensils. Try a piece. Sugar bowls from 5c up. Best market baskets ever made 50 cents. -No. 8 South i 139 Houtli Slain Htroet, All work guaranteed to be first-class In over; rested. We respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. Goods called for acd OHveied Bilk ties and Lace Curtains a specialty. Reduced t Minnesota "Daisy" Flour, To $4.50 Per Harrel. High Grade Roller Flour, To 53 90 Per Harrel. Roller Family Flour, To $3.30 Per Barrel. Our Stock of Groceries 5rrc Holiday Trade la full rind complete. JZVwfa, Candies and Fruits. FLORIDA ORANGES Large, Fresh and Sweet. -V ',- .Receivo Fresh ik . Every You arc a business man, and used to straight forward business talk facte facts facts. Your wlfo has boon looking for a Piano, Sewing Machine, Organ, Chamber Suit, Parlor Suit, Or something else In our lino. Why not buy It now. Wo aro soiling cheaper than over. J.P.WILLIAMS&SON fancy work. gold or silver paint. Come to sell Arustein's paint. It took Main S4.reet.- For cl IToat a-rud. CIoelkl SBZEHC-fJ y .fail CH AS. DERR'S SHAVING PARLOR Fbiiouson HurjHB Block. Everything In the tomorfal line done In first eiass siyie. averyimng near, ana clean. 3: s'r. CREAMERY BUTTER other day. Jill! FOR IK The Girardville Man is Now on Trial m REPORT OF THE ME The Jury ffai Completed Yesterday Afternoon Mr. ltreekom Opens the Cbb For tho Comtunmieallh Two Witnesses Culled llt'foro Adjournment of Court. Special to EVBNINQ IlKltALD. F0TT8VIXLB, Jan. 1. There was a strong belief last ovcnlng that unless tho Common wealth should put forth better ovidonco than that elicited from the first two witnessos tho charge of murder against John Brings will fall Hat before tho defeuso has a chance to open its oaso. Tho testimony thus far adduced througl Dr. Eutcrlino and Councilman Stono is by no means such as will load twolvo jurymen to the conclusion that any man shall "hang by tho neck until ho Is doad." Thus far there has been a hazy sort of do- livery ou tho put of tho Commonwealth's wltuossos. After tho lawyers and witnessos aro warmed up tho aspect may change. Brlggs and Amour mot and shook hands yesterday afternoon In the court room, after recess, for tho first time since tho night of tho riot. After recess yostorday aftornoon ex-Chief Burgoss James Smith was called as a juror, Councilmen Bruram objected to tho manner n which the extrajurymen had been drawn. 110 claimed tho names should bavo bceu put on slips of parer and then drawn from tho jury wheel. District Attornoy Ryan oflbrod to consent that tho names bo put in tho wheel. Judgo Weidman directed that tho names of the jurors be written on slips of paper and then drawn from tho wheel, which was dono and the first man called was Georgo Rahn, of Pottsvllle. In answer to Mr. Brumm, Clerk of tho Court Shortall stated that tho jurors were drawn by placing twenty Blips In tho box and having tho namo drown by tho Clerk of the Court and tho Sheriff. Mr. Brumm said he objected to tho special venlro becauso tho residences of tho jury men were not noted on the list. The objection was overruled and after Mr, Brumm's exception had been noted Mr, Jahn was sworn as tho twelfth juror. THE CASE OPKNS. Tho jury having been solected Mr. Brumm asktd that the court reporter Include all tho opening addresse- of counsel in his report and the court so directed. C. E. Breckons, Esq., thon opened for tho Commonwealth. Ho said tho indictment in tho oaso charged John Briggi with tho highest crime known to man, namely murder! Tho murder of 0110 Jamos Parflt. Undor this In dlctment there are several degrees of murder of which tho jury could convict or acquit tho defendant at the bir. The Commonwealth proposed to leave to his Honor on tho bench the task of explaining tho different degrees of murder of which, undor tho indictment, the jury might find tho accused guilty. Continuing, Mr. Brcckoussald ho only pro posed to givo the Jury tho cold and puro facts as they exist and as tho Commonwealth expected to bo able to prove to tho jury. The facts, briefly stated, were, Mr. Brockons said, that tho Schuylkill Traction Company, or at that tlmo known as tho Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Girardville and Ashland Street Railway Company, operated a railroad from tho borough of Shenandoah to Ashland and out to Locust Dale, and thenco eaetwardly to Mahanoy City. This road passed through Qllbcrton. Tho track was laid through tho borough of Gilberton by and with tho consent of tho borough authorities of Gilborton, but on a street or a portion of a street which was not granted by tho ordinance In other words, the tracks were occupying a street, or portion of a street, In tho borough of Gilberton which tho ordinance did not give them a right to occupy. This fact was called to tho atten tion of tho railway company on several occasions and finally they received final notlco that unless tho track was removed from that portion of tho street tho borough authorities would remove the track them selves. Tho tlmo of tho notlco was five days, and that time having elapsed, and the electric railway company having failed or neglected to attend to the notlco and removo track as notified by the borough authorities, and after calling a meeting for the purpose, the Council decided to remove tho track. Ou tho night of August 21, 1803, tho Borough Council, tho Chief Burgess nnd Supervisor started to re move that portion of tho track. They started in about half past flvo o'clock in tho evening and continued until that portion of tho track was entirely removed. At about 11 o'clock word havlug been carried to tho railway au thorlttos that their track had been torn up, the olectrio railway employes, or rather those In authority, gathered a number of men to go to tho East ward of Gilberton to repair or ro lay tho track. About 11 o'clock they gathered five, six or seven, at tho outside, repalrsmou In tholr employ, togcllior with three or or four, and possibly five others, who who were not repalrmcu.toseo that the track was laid. At Girardville, where tho oxpo dltlon started, three or four rillos wero placed on the car by Richard Amour, who occupied ft position of special officer for the railway company, nnd were distributed among tho men on the oar other than the repair mon. Of these men, Brtggs was one, eo that tho car liavlng Girardville had on It six o- seven repairmen, the motor man, Richard Amour, John Brings, tho defendant, and a inan by tho namo of Weavill, and another by tho namo of Brown. At somewhere about 11 o'clock at night they arrlvod at tho place where the traoks had bceu torn up. When they got thoro a large crowd, of course, had congregated not only to obsorvo anil watch tho tearing up of tho track, but by reason of having received information that the company was going to relay them. When tho dinkey arrived at flllberton Mr. Amour got out of tho oar and was mot by1 tho president of tho Town Council, John F. Reynolds, and Mr. Amour Informed him that thoy had come there to relay tho trucks. Mr. Reynolds mado eomo reply and Mr. Amour returned to the ear and brought out a rifle, cocked the rifle and pointed it In the direction of Mr. Reynolds; and another member of the Town Council stood side by sldo with Mr. Reynolds (this was Mr. Stono) and beside Amour stood ltriggs, the defendant, also with rifle. iiBrlggs had hlsrlflo pointed towards Stono. After considerable talk between Mr. Amour and IrMr. Roynolds concerning tho advisability of not attempting to relay tho tracks that night, Mr. Reynolds said, If any rights had been infracted that that hour of night was ndt tho proper ono to sottle tho matter, that thoy should return to their homes and como baek tho next day, and if thoy had a right to relay tho tracks tho next day was tho proper tlmo. Mr. Amour remarked, "Yes, that is good advice, and wo will do it," and returned to the car to go away; but the motor man, named Benny, was missing and that delayed tho return of the car for a few minutes. Wo will show, Mr. Breckons added, beyond any doubt, that up to this tlmo not ono hostllo demonstration was mado by any ono in that crowd, except by what had been mado by Amour and Brlggs, and that was amicably settled, but thoro wero boys who mado some remarks. Brlggs, after tho con troversy was sottlod, returned into tho car. Somo ono in tho crowd shouted "Whoro are tho Girardvillo militia? Tho Homesteads?" John Briggs came out to tho front of tho car, rested the barrel of his rlflo on tho window-sill remarked, "Uoro, you " and fired his rifle. James Parfit, a young man 21 yoars of ugo,t with one cry, foil to tho ground, crawled awSy tho best he could, and in a very short timo was doad. Upon tho conclusion of Mr. Breckons' address to tho jury Dr. J. H. Eutcrlino was called and upon direct examination by District Utorney Ryan said ho was a prac ticing physician at Mahanoy Piano and deputy ooronor. Ho was summoned after the riot to attend Jamos Parflt and found him about dying. Ho was In a state of collapse. Ho died shortly after Dr. Enter- linos arrival. When llrst seen l'artlt was Buffering from shock and was almost pulsoloss. apparently dead. The doctor found tko mark of tho bullet and mado an examination of tho wound. Tho bullet entered along side of tho hip and passed out about 44 inches from tho lower portion of tho spiuo. Dr Eutcrlino made a post mortem examination tho following day with Drs. Forrestor, Maishal and Cillers. Whero tho bullet passed nut thou-wus a wound 11 by i Inches and whore it entered tho wound was i an inch in diameter. H took a downward courso and mado Kb exit about two inches to tho right of tho lower part of the spino. At the entrance tho wound was clean cut, but at the exit it was niuro rugged. Tho bullet did not enter tho intestinal cavity. Tho intostinos wero apparently uninjured. Thoro was uo ah domiual iujury. Dr. Enterline described tho courso of the bullet upou his body before tho jury and then Mr. Brumm took up the cross examination After considerable examination regarding tho entrauco and exit of tho bullet and the courso it took through the body, as disclosed by. tho post mortum examination, Mr. Brumm askod. So far as the examination showed there was no essential vital point struck " "No, lir." "Theu tho wound was not necessarily fatal?" "Yes, sir; it was necessarily fatal?" "Do you moan to swear that cutting through any part of tho body would make that wound fatal?" No, sir." ' How was this, then?" ' Woll, tho man looked to mo as though ho had lost considerable blood. " "I am asking whether the wound In Itself was necessarily fatal ?" "I would say to the best of my knowledge: it was certainly fatal." "Why ?" "We consider that if a part of a bono la shattered as that was It is too much for " Could that bo necessarily so with all per. sons?" " Woll, I don't know." After considerable cross-examination Mr. Brumm said, "I ask as to the wound Itself, recardlesa of any other circumstance, was the wound itself fatal, not having passed through any vital point, if iullloted upou healthy, sober person ?" "I think it was." "Give us your reason ?" "I think a wound punoturing a man brlv as that did aud taking a course as It did, was necessarily too much of a shock," "Theu It was. by reason of tho shock?" "Yes, sir." (tn(fiiuI on ourth J'uje.J SC1I BOARD IIS. Regular Monthly Meeting Held Last Night. DR, MLUPAS' REQUEST, Tho Hoard lrnnt llilil I'ermlMlim til Hold Ntglit School la Ono nf Hie School Uoomq Hoth tho HnglMi and Lithuanian Languages Will ho Taught. A rogular meeting of tho School Board was held last evening, at which tho following were present : Messrs. Conry, Hanua, O'llearu, Ogden, Lynch, Tresise, Mauley, Burke, Muldoon, Gallagher and Devltt. Immediately after the meeting had been culled toorder, Dr. Sohlupaswasadmittedand stated that ho desired permission from the Board to open a night school In ono of the school rooms. Both the English aud Lilhua nian languages will be taught. Permission was granted by tho Board, with tho proviso that tho room be kept in as good condition as when plaoed under his obarge. A communication from County Superin teudent Weiss was read, which created considerable discussion. It stated that sumo of tho toachers from this town were negligent in their attendance at the County Institute. while othors failed to make their appearance at all during the sessions of tho institute. Tho board thought thero was some mistake, aud finally referred tho matter to the Com mittee on Teachers and Salaries for invest! gallon. It was also decided to withhold the salaries of those teachers named in tho communication from tho County Superin teudent until the committee undo their report. Superintendent Whitakcr reported tho schools in excellent condition. Ho had no further report to make, he stated, as tho school mouth does not end until to day when tho report would bo published. The superintendent recommended that tho visit' ng day of toachers bo discontinued, as tho proctlco was being abused by the teachers, thus working detrimental to the interests of tho schools. Tho recommendation of tho uperintendeut was acted upon favorably try tho Board, and visiting days aro now at ishod during tho present term at lent. I has boon customary to allow each teacher one day during the term for tho purpose of visiting the different schools. A vote of thanks was tendered the State Librarian, James Fadden, for books received from him and presented to tho Shenandoah District Librarian. Tho Board adjourned to meet again at th call of tho Prestdont. Huautlful Pictures. Next week wo proposo to present our reail with one of tho handsomest art books that has ever been published. It is "Masterpieces from tho Art Galleries of the World,"and is a colleC' tlon of reproductions of tho best pictures of the most popular artists tho world over. These fine halftonephoto engravings are made from pho togiaphs taken directly from these palutiugs, and Judges who have seen them say that they aro art treasuroa. Thoro will be a coupon prlutod on our first pago ovory ovoniug, and six of these coupons with ten cents will en title you to tho first part, containing fifteen of those fine engravings aud a pago of dea crlptivo matter of the pictures and artists, How can wo afford thi'? Wo want more read era and are willing to buy them. We beliovo that many people who do not tako this paper, or who take It only occasionally, may bo in duced in this way to become regular subscrl hers. It should help us with our old friendi Thoy will bo pleased with theso books, thoy will thank us for what wo aro doing, and thev will heln to bring more into tho fold That is worth spend lug somo monoy for. tf Married I.Hf l.velilng. Knbnrt Patterson and Mi Edith D both of town, were married last evening at tho residence of tho brido, on South West stroot. Rev. D. T. Evans, of tho Welsh Bap tist church, ofllciatod. Tho ceremony was of a privato character, none but tho relativos of tho ooutracting parties being present. Tho latter woro the recipients of many costly presents. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson will go to housekeeping immediately at 310 South West street. They have the best wishes ot a large circle of fiiends over a happy aud prosperous future. Special low prloes to all inwatohee, jewolry and silverware at Holdtrman's, comer Main and Lloyd streets. 13-87-tf Tlin Suldlers'jaioiiument One more effort is to bo mado to push the Soldiers' Monument project along aud the committee will meet for that purpose in Refowlch'a hall ou Friday, 12th lust,, at 8 p. in. l'upers Wauted. In order to complete files lour copies of the Evening Hkkild of September 10th, Octo ber Slst, 38th, and December Oth, 1603, aro wanted. Address, HHHALDjofllco, Shen, andoah, Pa. tf Married. WALK GR-CH A LM EltS.-January S, 1 884 at tbo residence of William Chalmers, by Rev. Enhralm Potto, Mr. Leonard 8. Walker and Miss Barbara G. Chalmers, both of Wrj), Fenn, Major Finney returned from Harrlsburtr last eveniug. It. O. Hes and wife visited friends lit. I'ottsvllle to day George W. Boddall transacted business in Pottsvllle to day. Nick" BrownmlllT, of Polhville, was visitor to town to day. Mr. and Mrs. Meede Peters took in the sights of the couuty seat to-day. Martin Galvin and Special 0 Alter Alox were seen together lu Pottsvllle to-day. Harry K. Howman returaod to his home this morning. Mrs. I). II lioddall came up from Win. Peun this morning to visit friends. Fred Gruhler returned to Muhlenburic ollegeat Allentown today. James Reiley, of I'ottsvllle, spent yester day In town. S. L. Brown, John Lawson, Edward Dauks and Robert Lawson visited Girardville last evening. Win. 1. Webster, the genial manager of O'Dowd's Neighbors," paid our sauctuui a pleasant visit yesterday afternoon. Madden & Lowery, tho sotig and dance team, havo signed with the Itanium show for tho coming season. Ed. Johnson, au employe of the Herald. had ono of his lingers smashed in a press yesterday afternoon. Georgo Patterson, of Lewistown, came lown to see tho people of our hustling borough yesterday. James Pattcron and Jeeso Hughes vUited Wm. Penu last oveulng, whero they were rehearsing for the P. 0. S. of A. entertain ment at the latter place. Court Chronicle. In the esse of Mrs. Amanda Thomas against Dmlel Neiswenter for keeping a gambling house the Grand Jury ignored the bill. In tho case of Mrs. Thomas against Danlol Ncls wenter for selling liquor on Sunday tho Grand Jury Ignored tho bill. Costs in both cases woro put ou Mrs. Thomas. Hon. John W. Ryon appoared before Judgo Weidman at .'i o'clock this afteruoon and stated that in the ThoinasNoUwontcr coses tho chairman of the Grand Jury rofused to allow Mrs. Thomas to tell hor story. Judgo Weidman directed that the oaso go bick to tho jury aud Mrs. Thomas' story bo hoard. Tho names of several witnesses woro called but failod to respond. Attachments were issued. Vac Wr.i.ts' Laundry Blue, tho bei Bluing for laundry use. Each package makes iwo quirt. lKetn. Sold by Ooaklny Bros. l'KN'OH. l'OIN'IS. "O'Dowd's Neighbors" drown big houso last evening and the audience went away well pleased. A new front is being put in Ooslctt's grocery. John A. Titman was using the borough hose yesterday in having tho drain ou his property cleaned out. The Citizens' primaries will probably bo hold next week. "Tho Trolley System" is being billed to- day. Your children ure liable tn i'nmh CoMa Sore Tqroat, (.'roup and Whooping C-)UgU wmcn onen result seri msiy, rrompt treat ment mivbk maiiv Innnmnl lllll Hiifrprors- Try Pan.Tlnat'oiichaud Consumption Our . It' pleanant. safe and sure. 26 et. Sold lit P f. u. Klrun lmg alore. For ntulneen Mu and Societies Th Herald has secured tho right to uso tho Malette jxitcnt writing tablet covers, with reversible blotter, tho only blotter tablot cover constructed which turns undor the tb-r let This is spcoially adapted for letter and note heads, bill heads, statements, etc., and will bo placed on stationory free for tho bal ance of 1603. Any one Interested will please call and examine the handy device, at tho Herald ufiioe. Death or an Old Cltlreu. Henry Muldoon, Sr., died this morning at his lato residence on West Centra street, at the rlpo old ago of 71 years. Four eons eur vl io him, Henry J., Patrick, Edward and miciiuol. Mho funeral will tako placo on Monday morning. Buy Keystone floor. Bo sure that the name Lemio & Bakk, Ashland, Pa., is printed on every sack. 3-3-3taw Cltlcns Committee. A meeting of the Citiaens' Standing Com mittee will be held in McElhenny's Cafe on Friday evening, January 5, at 8:00 o'clock. A full attendance of committee requested. By order of H. C. Pover, 1-2 It Chairman. There is Cheese, And cheese, but it is seldom you get hold of a good one. We lately got hold of a brand which is the finest vc ever saw. Rich and soft; mild, jet tasty enough for lovers of a sharp one. Try it. 122 Worth Jardin Stref
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