The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-29
Wiley JURY disagreed
They Could Not Render Verdict and
Were Discharged.
BAUER DRANK RED LIQUOR
But lie Could Not Convict the Dunmore
Grog sellers-Joseph Holtham Acquit'
ted of Perjury and the Costs Placed
Upon Him Peculiar yerdicts.

This weeks panel of jurors in quarter
sessions court beats the record for
leniency. OF all the criminal cases
tried during the week only one defend
ant was convicted, and very likely he
would have been acquitted also, If ne
had not admitted his offense on the wit
ness stand. The solitary convict is
Michael McKenna, of Carbondale> who
acknowledged that he fired a stone at
old Michael Healey. Truly, it was a
practical illustration Of the Divine doc
trine, applicable at this season of the
year; Peace on earth, good will to
men.
At $50 o'clock the jury in the Wiley
perjury case came into court after
being out all night They could not
agree upon a verdict and Judge Sittser
discharged them from further consid-
GRAFTON of the case.
Considering the indubitable chain of
evidence offered by the commonwealth
against Joseph Holtham, charged with
perjury, and the additional fact that
he offered no evidence in his own de-
fense, the verdict of not guilty and the
imposition of costs on the defendant, is
regarded as most remarkable verdict.
Two Tipping House Cases.
In the case against Michael l.. Ian
gan, of Dunmore, tried for keeping a
tippling house, the jury acquitted the
defendant and put the costs on Detec-
tive Bauer.
Judge Sittser held court in No. l, and
the first case called was another tip
pling house case in which Detective
Bauer again was the prosecutor.
James Smith was the defendant, and
ex-senator NJ. E. Mcdonald, assisted
by Attorney John G. McAskie, repre-
sented him. District Attorney Kelly
conducted the prosecution. The detec-
tive, it appears, was endeavoring to rid
Dunmore of her unlicensed grog shops
last summer and he disguised himself
as an agent with clothes wringers fol-
sale He went into Smiths place one
swe1tering day in august and asked
for the best in the house. There were
others in the barroom at the time and
Detective Bauer philanthropically in
vited them to step up to the American
timber and refresh themselves.
They Drank Raspberry.
The detective swore that he
drank whiskey and paid for it
as we'll as for the drinks OF
+bo o+bars MI, on, ba 1,,o 6 rocitiva dra n I
either the red fluid or something along
that line. The witnesses who were witt
the detective swore that it was rasp
berry they imbibed. The defendan
said his place of business was conduct
ed on purely temperance plan; he hat
a barrel of, beer in the house, but HI
had it there for his own use; his brother
sent 1t to him as a present and recon-
mended him to take few whirls of 4
every day, as it was good for anybody
who suffered with stomach trouble. II,
remembered the detectives visit to hi!
house, but whatever he had to drink
| like all the rest of the detectives, he die
not settle for it. Smith refused to TAXI
| the money which Bauer threw on tn,
bar.
The jury retired and In due season
| came back with a verdict placing tht
costs on the detective and acquittinl
the defendant.
Mrs. Ellen Farquahar, of Potte
street, Dunmore, charged with assault
and battery by Mrs. Sarah Diamond
her neighbor, was the next one before
the bar of justice. The prosecutrix al
legged that Mrs. Farquahar struck hel
little boy Peter, years of age, on thu
head with a broomstick and inflicted {
painful scalp wound. The defendan
claimed that Peter is an exceptionally
mischievous youngster and is up to al
manner of devilment. On the day sht
is charged with having assaulted him
he was stoning her snow white kltter
and by way of reproof she let broom
she had in her hand fly at him. She
did not know, she said, whether thC
article struck the sparkling young Dia
mond or not, her eyes were blinded BY
the flashy irridescences of his audac
ity. The jury had not agreed at ad
journment.
Does Not Like Bulldogs.
John Ryan was put on trial for ma
licious mischief in which his brother-in
law, John Regan, of Greenwood, was the
prosecutor. Ryan has, it appears, 6
very healthy appetite for the Juice Of
the grape; and when the wine is in, h,
Is not very particular about beinl
peaceable. Ryan alleges that hi.
brother-in-law unfilially serenaded hin
one afternoon last summer, by peltine
stones at the door of his house. Ryan,
defense was that he had intended t
pay a friendly visit to his brother-in
law and when he got close TO the hons,