The Evening Herald. SHENANDOAH. PA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19. 1894. ONE GENT, VOL. 1X.-NO. 28. Something Never Heard of Before. Ribbon Price all Cut to Pieces The ribbon sale Is going on now; If you wish to securo somo of the bostSatln Bibbons come now. All Silk Satin and G03 Grain Ribbon. 1 Inch wide for 5 cents U Inch wide for 7 cents li 9 " 2 11 " 21 " " " 11 " 23 " " " 1G " See our window display and bo convinced If you doubt these low figures. The 1 N. Corset is long waist and fits like a kid glove. -t t y -tin -vr 1 - -a.r ' - o j iio-iio JLNorin main oirt;ei, - onuniiauuan, ira. Fxamine the Quality and Finish -OP Every one you buy means practically a nicklo in your favor. Do not fail to visit us during our Great Special Sale, beginning January 20th and lasting until January 29th. During these eight working days prices will do the talking. SoccesscrtD EIRE DURCiN I WMDLEY. Furs, Coats ntf.fr. ES-m T! o Also includes Silks, A Ul aH.Jt.in Flannels. Blankets. many other articles, which will bo disposed of at any price. Our line of Domestic Goods will be marked at the lowest piices. CORSETS reduced from f0c to 38c; from 75c to 50c and $1 to 75c. Handkerchiefs reduced from 40c, 50c, 75c and $1 to 25c Avail yourself of this great opportunity and call early to secure bargains. - XX1o:ev 104-6 West Centre Street. To-day Wo open a new stock of FLOOE OIL CLOTH I Two yards wide, at 50c a yard. All New Patterns and the Best Quality We have yet offered at the price. Also a. Jxue of New Bag Carpets Excellent quality A Lot of Moqnette Rugs ! Beautiful Pattorns nt Greatly Keduccd Prices, From 85 cents up. A Special Drive in SO Dtsm Men's "Cotton Half Hose, 4 pair for 25c. Excellent Try ourNew IBlouter ilnckorol fino, white and fat. You are ft business man, and used to straight forward business lalk facta facts facts. Your wife baa been looking for ft Piano, Sowing Machine, Organ, Chamber Suit, Parlor Suit, Or something else In our line. Why not buy It now. We are selling cheaper than over. J.P.WILLIAMS&SON j o 1 1 i "Ti . OUR - Look for our circulars. 8 South Main Street. gal r-m and Capes Reduced Dross Goods, Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Underwear, Chenille Curtains and Covers.and MAHANOY CITY, PENNA. and low pricos. quality, nbout half price. John Briggs Will Soon Know His Fate. POSSIBLY THIS EVENING Sir. Wndllnger Aililrcit.es the Court for OVer Three Hour. in Law I'olnti-Mr. nriimm Proceeds Willi Ills Summing up for the Defense. Special to the Hbhat.ii. Pottsville, Jan. 18. It was generally ex pected that tho jury in tho Briggs caso would retire last night, but tho expectations were based without thtught of tho powers and In clinations of spcoch on tho part of Messrs. Biumra and Wadlinger. When those two gentlemen got the floor yesterday they held it for hours when Judgo Wcldman called time for adjournment last ovening. Mr. Brumm seemed almost as far from tho conclusion of his address as at the beginning. In response to tho direction of Jndgo Weid- man to the counsel, after all tho evidence was leclarud in, to propare to close tho case. Georgo Dyson, Esq., one of the counsel for tho defense, presented sixteen wiittcn ro quests to charge and cited a number of authorities tending to show that tho Traction Company was Justified In sending an armed body ot men to protect ana relay tho track Atitborlties were also quoted tending to show that evidence ai lo character should bo con sidered by the jury and that If any nuisance existed in tno uorougn by roason ot tho com pauy's tracks tno peoplo should liavo sought relief from tho court and not take the law Into their own hands. Whon Mr. Dyson toot his seat at 10.30 Yes terday morning.atter submitting the requests. air. wadlinger began an address to tho court on points of law and stood before tho bench until 12:30, p. m. Kecess was then taken and at 3 ii. m. Mr. Wadlincer again resumed his argument on law points and continued it until 3:30 p. m. Jlr. Wadllugrrdld not agree on any of the statements or propositions Mr. Brumm had made when he opened tho defense before the jury. Mr. Wadlincer paid the law as ex plained hy tho Commonwealth never was the law He desired tint evin lawyers dlsagrto on the construction of the definition of min der. To say at this day with the printing presses and the numer-u schools that the definition of mnrdur if not understood It to say that God Almighty did not understand what he meant when he said on Mount Sinai, 'Thou shall not kill' Just as you find in Holy writ l.od's law upon murder, so you find in Blackstoue -the common law on murder ; and you find in the text books and roi orta or this state tho statutory law of mur der. It Is so plain that he who rut s may read. The fiath ra. otato notions, Common wealth vs. Drum, is tho primer on murder, on page 15 wo find the beginuing of the defining of various degrees of murder. When malice is spoken of iu this connection does not mean particular ill will, but where there is wickedness of disposition, hardntw of Heart, cruelty, recklessness or conse quences, and a mind regardless of duly, although a particular person may not be in tended to be injured This is tho legal sense. The law fixes no longth of time as necessary to fix tho intention to kill, but leaves the question to tho jurv, to bo determined by them from all tho facts and circumstances in the case. No time is too short for a wicked man to frame in hie mind the Intent to murder and tho means by which to accomplish it. The jury must be well convinced upon th evidence that thcro was time to deliberate and premeditate. The jury must find actual Intent. If there be time to framo in the mind the intention to kill and select the weapons or moans of death, though the time be short, it is deliberate aud premeditated murder. wiieii JJrlggs toot tnis stand yesterday and testified that for 10 full minutes be occupied tho northeastorn end oi that car. hearing the mutterings and the ieeriuiis of the crowd, with that gun between his legs, and his arms holding it, and his faco resting upon his arms, he had more than enough time under the law to deliberate and promeditato as to th- bubaequent union: aud the fact of his getting up and going upon the platform when be heard the cry "Where is the Glrardville militia?" "Why don't the Glrardvillo militia come out?" and you nollcvo his testimony those were the only words he heard while in there to attract his attention, he went out fnlly determined upon the action raude, and need the gnu, and l'arfit, having received the bullet, the very use of the weapon iu itself establishes the lucent and snows tnat Jtriggs, when he made use oi tnat gun, meant to Kin Murder In the second degree is inferrable under the law. In wet the law does infer from tho very fact that a deadly weapon was used iu the bands of the prisoner In other words, all homicide is presumed to be murder under the ooinmou law. That murder, under our statutes, would be murder iu the second degree. Before the Commonwealth can uak a jury to render a verdict of murder In the first degree they must produce evidence to the satisfaction of the jury to raise it abuve the standsnt of in ui dor in the second degree- In all oases of murder where any iuteutloit to kill be inferred from the ciicu instance (he verdict must be murder iu the second degree, No wards, taunts or .jeering, either by men or boys, at' GUbertou that night, could be suillcleut justification to (boat, or kill, or take the lite ot another. II urlggs intended to kill the man. whether he knew tho man, or didn't know him, and although he bad no particular malice, it ne nred the gun with the deliberate iutent to take life, he was guilty of murder In the first degree. The right to bear arms under the Conititu tlou of the United States does not mean that every Tom, Diok or Harry can take agon aud at a dead hour ot the night go Into a community, either for the purpose of doing Injury, or committing disorder. Waeu body of meu go Into a community, bearing anus, they are, per c, rioters. The law give the rlgui to bear arms m a lummy way, su not to use them iu bravado, or iu an affray. We have proved that this track was upou ground that had never been conceded Lo the eleolric railway company and tiie ease is not In point with the Liiaton cane where the com pany had no charter riuhts to the place wnore the tracks wore turn up; but in any I event this point lias nothing to do with the rase. The question Is who killed James rar I fit and was that killing murder? Amour ana ms men in tue ooroui u of Gllberton that night, with guns, were rioters. Briggs going to Gllberton on the night of August 21et, whether with ft state gun, or a stolon gun, his own gun, or a, gun given film by the Traction Compaiiy.the very r.pt i n.r i,n it.nt rnar-A Willi n. iron, iiiibiiii Ine to take or hold tHnaession of dispnUd lands by a show of arms, w n Itself unlawful und drew to It the probabk consequences and very net followed. When Mr. Wadlinger concluded Mr. Ilrnmm aald that tor nearly three hours and half the counsel for the Commonwealth had labored to teach bis Honor some law. Llko tho mountain he labored and brought foith the mouse I have been taught lessons in human economy, I have too much respect for my health, and 1 know too well that your Honor knows what the law is aud therefore I do not propose to sav anything about it ho e, Mr. Brumm wanted tho Commonwealth to make an onenimr before the lury to lrt the defense know what was claimed, but Districi Attorney Ryan answered : "We will have hut one sicech to make The District At tornoy. bellevine the Commonwealth's Inter ests will lie properly protected and that nono ot tho rights ot the defendant will no in- frineed upon has consented to allow Jlr Whltchouse to close the argument for the Commonwealth. Quito a discussion followed and finally Mr Brumm made a formal oiler as follows: It being tho duty of the Commonwealth, as well as its privilege, to open aud close the case, wo now ask the court to direct that the unm monwesltU open its ease to thlijury, so- as to cnablo tho defemo to reply after knowing the position taken bv the Commonwealth on the Ustlmony and ftrts upou which thoy rely for a conviction under this indictment. The court declined to grant tho requestand gave Mr. Brumm an exception MR. BRUMM then pro-ceded to address the jury. II" said there Is a silver lining to every cloud Briggs and all near aud dear to him have been under a cloud for a long time, but the cloud is passing away and has been passing almost riom tun tuno the first witness took the stand and the silver lining is appearing. Courts of justice are established that justice may be done, and that .it slier will always bo done according to law In tint ireat ttepubll can governni'nt Wo know of nothing like tho BpantBh Inquisition. In this government men don t govern. Wo have no desiiotism No man, or set of men, no matter how hub or how low ho or thoy may be, can govern hore as men, or can use tho law lor their private purposes. On the night that the butcher Stone, with his lantern in his baud in the borougli of Gllberton, was tearing up the track 01 the bchuylklll traction Com pany, all through that terrible night, and the succeeding months, as shown by witnesses on the stand, the people of the Borough of Gllberton were looking for revenge. The testimony shows it in the lact that thev recited their little piece in this case as though they had It written down and learned by heart. Xhey showed it by their contradict it in -rtrutertnl tasttnra and they developed the lact tnat they bad learned a leewon t recite before this lury. They showed It In that those tbat were examined belore the Coroner told entirely diffe rent storins to what they did here. The Borough of Gilbertou honed it by its oflic'als. aa shown byKeltlliiran armed baud, not Willi anus open aod above board, in the bright dayligb but with concealed deadly weaiious, on th scene that night for th" purpose of com mitting violence and breakiug the laws of this land. They showed it by mying th ordinary day laborer $3 for doing from 4 to 5 hours work and calling that two shuts They showed it by paying at least one man $2 for merely drawing bis pay, paying him $o for trom i to 5 hours laborer's work They allowed it by bringing this prosecutn u against this poor man. They showed it by employing three of the ablest counsel at thi bar whose services cannot be hud lor bagatelle. They showed it by hunting in the Highways and byways for witnce. rhey showed It when tmy hired private men to guard tno violators ot the law and bI, out down citizens, aud did not let the constable of the borougli, or the High Con stable, know anything about it. They showed it when the ract came out J.xrry Keating, who was there on that night, tiaiticipating in tbat riot, and grabbed the guns from Ulllespic, was the man who shot dice Amour and failed to put him on the witness Btand aud bring him before Una jury. ICeveuge Is what they want, and it is shown by tbo fact that not a man of Gllberton who was thcro, iu all this bloody affray, has been arrested, not even for carrying concealed deadly weapons. This jury is not hero to gratify that reveuge. You are not here to please the people of Gil lierlon, but you are here to do your duty aa twelve intelligent men who have the most solemn duty that any government, or men, oan give lo other men. You are here to decide whether this man Briggs, this lather aud sou, is a murderer, or whether he is an iuuoceut man. Tbat it all. Nothing else " Mr. Brumm then referred again to Mr. Wadltuger's lengthy discussion of law, stpec ially when lie said that the law on homicide was so plain, clear and distinct that "he who run may read." "And yet," said Mr. Brumm, though ft is so plain 'that the most ordinary layman can understand It, he worked three hours and a half to get our honorable judge to understand it. It is a matter you cau not understand by a trial of this kind and I am not going to allow them throw bosh in my eyes and get mo off the point iu this case, or bring half the library here and fill that table with It, and get away from the right point into the cracks and meshes of played out authorities. Iu the natural course of events the law keeps pace with progress and his Honor will give you the decisions of to day. The will governs the eyev, and the most honest wen will tell dirtefent stories on very important point. I don't chsreje thete peo plo from Gillwrtou with perjury, or any any of them have sworn to a lie, I only aay they were governed by their nil) they wait revenge, which isono of the strongest passions in tho human heart. Most of these people thought they were telling tho truth, but thoy were mistaken. Not one witness from Gilbertou knew that there was a shot fired tbat night, excepting those that came out of the dinkey There is evidence here just aaelear as that you are sitting In that jury box that shots were fired into tho out side of the dinkey. Tho evidence Is in the mark on the dinkey, in the wounds of Amour, Iu the wounds of Briggs, iu tho marks in Treyetban's house. They saw uu stone tiirowo and yet the reflection of the clear light 'of day in these photographs show the marks of both stones aud bullets. You are not to b guided by the number of witnesses who have been befoieyuu, but by the proof, and that you must takt from the evidenc e heloie you. It is a true say lug that it is better that Vti guilty ones Khali escape than that oue innocent one shoii'd suffer, aud it still holds good In the old Keystone state. (CbnUiiuett on fourth I'gt.) i SONS OF AMERICA pi. Comniauderies Good Time. Have a - - AN EXCELLENT BANQUET Tlin Members of ShejmudoHh Cntmunmlery No. 14, Sun ut America!, lviiti-rtaln Tlielr 1'rli rids ii ml VMtlng Members Iu Itoynt Style-State Olllerrit Prevent. The installation ceremonies of Shenandoah Commandery, No. 1 1, Sons of America, and the sulisequent batquet In Bobbins' opera house, last evening, was a brilliant success. The members of this organization never do things by halves, and last ovoning's affair ad ded much to that snccess. Tho installation was hold in Refowich's hall, after which the local aud visiting Corauiauderies marched to Uobbins' opera house amid n blase of tire works and beaded by the CI rant band. The display was very creditable Tho feast was prepared under the skillful haud of Mrs. Lonuick, and enjoyed by all who had tbo pleasure of in lug present, lho band discoursed several seh ctions in tho lull while tbo guests were supplying the Inner man. An excellent literary program had been prcparod, with It. II. Morgan ss toast master, but owing to tho visitors having to leave at an early hour only a small iiortiou of It wk-i carried out. Stato Commander O. B. Wctherhold, of Heading, spoke upon the "Commandery General ;" Recorder General F. E. Steee. of Philhdelphia, showed the lo'.aiton of the Commaudery to the I. O. S. uf A., and Senior Vice Commander J. H. Hughes, of I'hiladelphU, responded to tne irotto ot tho order, "God, Our Country and Our Order." Treamirer- tieucn.1, nr. A. G. ShlMler, of Shamokiti, was also present. Commanderles No. 30, of I'ort Carbon; jun. til, of Alahanoy City, no 3. of Ashland, and u!, of Catawlssa, were repro sented iu goodly members, woaring the full Uniform of the order. The newspaper fraternity was lcprese ntrd by Wm. J. Morgan, of the Potlsville Kiputliean ; H. H. How, of the iVeus llutlriet, und C. T. Straughu, of the Evening IIeuai.ii. The officers installed last evening and who will preside during the next term, are as fol lows: Com., William Zimn.orman; Sr. V. Com., Henry Aregood ; Jr. V. Com., George KricK : Kecorder, a I, Blown; Treasii rer, J, H. Uabb; Rector, R II. Morgan; Inspector, 0. II. Barnpsil: Guard, George Setbert; I'icket, William A. Miller. Shenandoah Commandery, No. 1 1, was In Btiuitxd in Fcritusou's hall. rieiiU-niber '20. I6"4.by the late James K. II ' Inn, then 1'ast XNationai rnaideut. l ho charter members weio M. L. Hhoemaker, John C. Glover, John G. Thomas, Frank Temple, J. M Ulick, Win. It Forsythe, B. J. Yost, D. O. Thomas, ,1. II. BaLb, John W. Mortz, Nathan Furtlg, O J Zerbey, John J. Reed, T. Gerhart, Charles 1-chr, Andrew Comrey, F. F. Hoffman, John It. Miller, A. A Grccnawald.J K. l'.f-cholfly. mid H.C Boyor The officers selected at the organizvtion were as follow : Com., T. F, Hoffman; I.ieut, John R. Milii .Scribe, A. A, Greenawald: Purser, J. II. Uabb: Rector.!, AI Gllck; Inspector, Charles Fehr; Guard, II. c iioyer. Tho Commandery was very piosiierous un til tbe big contlaKiailon of November 13th lbb3, burned all the paraphernalia, the charter boing tbe only thing saved, shortly after the fire the location was changed toGirard ville, and nfter meeting there fur several months they again took up their quarter in the Refowich building, where they still hold tncir nitetlugs ou tbe first and third Thurs days of each month. J. H. Uabb, John R. Mlllor, John (1. Thomas, II. C. Boyer, J. K. I'. Schiefly, J. M. Gllck aud C II. Baruhart are tho only onea among tbe charter memoers who are at present connected with the or gauization. The Coinmaudery is a nori-beneficial, fraternal organization. They pay no weekly benefits, but at the death nf a member his heirs receive the sum of $75 00. The Com mandery is the military rank of tha V. O. 8. of A., audit Is necessary to be connected with the latter organization to be admitted into the Commandery. It has a preterit membership of ninety, and among I hit number may lie found the most active mem bers of the 1'. O. S of A. as well aa some of our most prominent citizens. Tbe inemhei are to he congratulated upon the success oi the banquet. Ten Cnlllrlta Muspemleil, Orders were issued tills morning by the official of the Reading Coal and Iron Company su)ieiidlng operations at ten of their collieries for an undefinite time. Among the number aro Included two located here, West Shenan doah and Shenandoah City collieries, employ ing about 800 men and boy, Orders were alto laausd suspending operations at all the collieries controlled by the sUive company for the balance of the week. With the exemption of tbe two collieries mentioned above, all will resume again Monday morning. Hied. ROBF.RTS At Mt. Carmel, January 18. lbti, Samuel Bolieiis, aged 61 years. Fnnsr al will Irave Mt. Carmel, Satuiday 90th, on 2:20 Lehigh Valley train fur Shenandoah, to proceed to the Odd K Hows' cemetery. Friends and relative Invited. 1-ltf-lt the J.lcensea. AH licenses granted on Wednesday, Jan uary 10, IteDl, must be taken up on or before Wednesday, January VI, JBU-I. Wrddlni lutlUtlom. Over 50 of the fiuott and oorreet style weddtag invitations and cards to select from at the IIbxalu office. Elthor printed or engraved. We san diseounteitr prices. Utwyer Kitr"i llraneh OMee. Sol. Foster, Esq., Attorney aud Couuaullor-at-I.aw, of l'ottsvllle, has taken room at McElkenny'e cafe building aud will open branch law otllo. Mr. Foster exots to U in Shenandoah every Wednesday and Satur day evenings, wbeu be can be consulted at the place mentioned. 11-22-2W Have you tried McKlbenny'a fried "vetemi 9-12-tf ATTEMPTED 8TJ10IDB. A IteHiling llruuitiK r' I'liMicceMtuI I.iitb AfTalr, Rolxrt Ilarnsr claims Heading as his home, and as an occupation travels through this region as a salesman for a well known wholesale honse of tbat city. He has mad,' many acquaintances in the various towns of tho county by his affable manner, aud has also built up quite a trade for his home. It appears, however, that he baa a weakiuva for the fair sex, and which came near endlut; hi' career as a "traveling tourist." Durinir his visits to this town he became Infatuated with the winning ways of a married lady who hi a figured very prominently of late in tbe cuu - ty courts in divorce cases, and who at prr out does not live with her husband, hut e sides with a sister in Ashland. As a ret ilt of these f-mily quarrels the husband b served a short time In the county Jail. Ti e wifo i n blonde, and has a very preposses' jng appearance. It appears that Harner visited Ashland the other, and while there called upon the object nf his admiration with serious intention. His proposal of marriage was rejected, aud as n, result It is said that lie attempted suicide by U king a large dose of laudanum. It is not known whether or not the attempt wit merely a bluff In order to Induce his ladv love to change her mind, but it is a fact that Harner is still in the land of tho living, for he was Men circulating among his business acquaintances here yesterday looking nono the worse for his attempted suicide. Ho may thank an Ashland physician, however, forhis extended loase of life. Harner, on the other hand, claims that he did not take the dose of laudanum with deadly intention. 1U-.RMN'AL. James Smith was a listener at the Briggs trial yesterday. Mr. aud Mrs. John Dunn spent the day as tbe guests of Bt. Clair friends. Archie Campbell, of 1 hlladelphia, drum med up trade In lown yesterday. George Seager, Michael Hoheider and tl. A, Acker were Mahanoy Cl'y viaitois to day. Ellis Iwis, oue nf our popular bartondrr, is the guest of his jiarents at Mahai.oj City Mrs. Josrph Hrese, of l,oet Creek, received a paialytic stroke on Saturday, and her friends havo very little hopesof her recovery, S. Van Buren, of Ashland, rrpresinting Jacob Ulmer & Suns, (Kirk puckers, I ottsville. was in town this morning looking after hta firm's interests. .Tno. A. Heilly, Leo Bamberger, Edwaul O'Donnel, Harry 1'reFtnu aud Charles II Lewia nero iiassengers on tho 9:10 Lehigh Valley train for Tottsville this morning. For tho lilth term our old newspaper friend, Cyrus T. Fox, has been elected Secretary of the Berks County Agricultural Bnd Horticul tural Society. That Society apprtclatesft good map aud wo congratulate It for showing its good sense and Mr. Fox because of hit appro elation. riM.ITlO.W. rOINTij. Tiie nett Chief Burge-s will be tr-o pre siding officer of the Borough Count il aLj. will have the veto power. We liolleve the newspaper fraternity have just as much right to tie represented m'couii eil as any other class and for that reason more than anything else, we would like to see onr friend Doyle get the De.inocr.itl. nomination next week. John L. Hasslcr is beli-g commended for the good taste he ha shown in lucducting his canvafs for Chief Burgees. An honorable canvass is always commendable. "Jim" Kalbach Isn't saying much, hut is doing a great deal of work It is apples to sliocptgs that the next Chief Burgess will be a citizen. The First ward Democrats are not all happy by any means. Thoro are too mutiy aspiiuutsfor the few ornoo In sight. Candidate Betteridgo is all smiles. Ho has tbe enemy on the run. So tay his friends. Gable Is confident of winnimt the Tax Receivership. He has good, traiued worker,, who are not letting tho grass grow under their feet. To-night's primaries will settle aa to who is who. Let the defeated take it good naturcd ly aud promise to help elect the successful nominees. That Is business as well as poli ties. To tho defeated there Is another day com nig. "Charley" ifngeiibiirh has not bonn sleep iug. Ills frieuds claim he will i-how une' peeled s. length iu the ditlereiit wards to night. The Couiicillmanlo contest iu the Third ward between William NeUwenter. (' T Straiighn. Benj. Richards and James Mor,.iu is a spirited one. lnjur.il lir a I'hII or Coal. James Baskeyfield employ oil at tho Wrn Fenu colliery, was severely injured bv a l.i of coal tbl morning. The injund mon t home Is at Kingtown. He was aliunde I tr, Dr. J. Pierce Roberts. "AU worn out'- la me exprrsmon ot the sleepless surjerer with that ten ma M.ugn Pan-Tina puis a atop to It. It's a i.m. .jj i Ooogba, Cold and Consumption, ,mt Pan-Tlnals sold at V P. D. Klriiuaui -uus. Buy Keyttotte floor. Be sure that tho naaae Lsta A Baku, Aahland, l'a., is printed oa every saek. 3-3-3taw Get yoer repairing done at Holdennan's. 12-r'7-tf Don't Tramp All over town huHtitigf FRESH EGGS, BUT Come straight to us. We hare enoug-h to supply you all. Strictly fresh. Remember we posit ivpIy handle no limed nor ict house eggs. Ghraf ? ss t22 North Jardin Strcc
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