The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-01
Miss D|NCMAN GUILTY
She Denied Everything and Said Her Hus-
band Was Alexander Arnold
JURY DID NOT BELIEVE STORY
Special Officer Henry Burns Returned
Not GuiIty-A Similar Verdict Rem
dered in Case of Mrs. Sarah Gibson.
S. ZelinskY on Trial Charged with
Burglary-Cases in Which Verdicts
Of Not Guilty We're Taken.

Miss Annie Dingman, Of the West
Side. was yesterday afternoon found
guilty of having improper relations
with Absalom Arnold, who has a wife
and six children. Arnold was tried in
December for Illicit intercourse with
Miss Dingman aud the the Jury said
he was not guilty. These two Verdicts
give beautiful example OF the justice
administered under the present jury
system.
After court opened yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Millett and Oscar Taylor iden.
titled Absalom Arnold rs tho man who
had lived with Miss Dingman at vii.
sons boarding house on Price street
when her first child was born. She
christened it Edward Dingman Arnold.
The prosecution rested, and after At.
torney George Il. Taylor had outlined
the defense, Miss Dingman was called
to the stand
She swors that she is married wo-
man aud resides on Fairview avenue in
this city. Her husband is Alexander
Arnold to whom she was married on
Nov 8, 1891, at Port Jervis, She de-
clared that she had not been guilty of
improper relations with Absalom Ar
mold. When cross examined by Dis.
trict Attorney Kelly she proved to have
a very bad memory.
DID NOT KNOW THE MINISTER.
She could not tell the name of the
minister who married her to Alexander
Arnold, neither could she remember
the number or street where she re-
sided. Her marriage certificate she
lost and the only ono she could recall
as being present at her wedding was a
cousin. Her husband is u travelling
salesman but what house he travels
for and what line of goods he sells she
was ignorant of. When she last heard
Of him he WAS in Chicago but she has
no letters that he sent to her.
Last summer she visited friend at
Port Jervis and her husband called on
her there She admitted that AbsAlom
Arnold boarded at Wilson's whom she
WAS there. but denied that she shared
her room with him. He sometimes
calls on her at her present home and
was there Tuesday night when Dstsc
tive Thomas Reynolds called to serve
him with subpoena to appear in court.
Miss Dlngman was the only witness
called for the defense. After listening
to the arguments of counsel and the
charge of court the jury retired aud Al.
hour later returned verdict Of guilty.
BURNS IS NOT GUILTY.
Special Officer Henry Burns trial
was resumed in No. 2 yesterday morn
lug. Attorney Joseph O'Brien defend.
ed Mr. Burns and Ex Judge w. H.
Stanton appeared for the prosscutrix,
Mrs, Annie Barron of Old Forge. She
said that the defendant arrested her
husband and because she desired to fol-
low them he kicked her in the side.
Burns denied the kicking and tho Jury
found him not guilty but directed that
he should pay one-half CT the costs.
Mrs. Barron will pay the other half.
Mrs. Sarah Gibson, of the West Side,
was arraigned charged with having hit
Mrs. Kate Dambroski, one Of her neigh.
bors, with large .earthenware Jug
Mrs. Gibson said she had no intention
Of hitting Mrs. Dambroski. She was
gssticulating with the jug in her hand
and it accidentally struck the prosecu
triX, A verdict of not guilty was re-
turned and the costs equally divided.
Michal Brown, indicted for feloni-
ouSly wounding NJ j. Burke, pleaded
guilty to charge of assault and bat
terry and was sentenced by Judge
Gunster to pay fine of $lj and costs.
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.
s. Zslinsky was on trial in court
room No. = when court adjourned
, charged with burglary. 1t is alleged
that on the night of July 2 Zslinsky
and companion entered the house OF
! Frank Rica, on Maple street, Soutf
!, Side by means Of a window and stole {
, number of articles of clothing. The
two men were seen departing through
the open window and Rica and hi,
friends pursued them and captured Zs
linsky, turning him over to the police.
There were several witnesses for thu
prosecution yet to be examined wher
Q court adjourned.
A jury was sworn in The main cour
{ room before court adjourned in th'
, case of John and Mary Rowland
e charged with arson by Chief of the
, Fire Department II. f. Ferbsr. 1t viii
> be tried this morning.
p. J. Callahan charged with embez,
element, was yesterday morning re-
1 turned not guilty but directed to pay
the costs.
ACTION IN OTHER CASES.
, A nolle prossqui was entered on pay