The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-08
Beck JURY Still OUT
A Verdict Not Reached Up to 1890
O'Clock Last Night.
ACCUSED IS MUCH WORRIED
lie Awaits with Eagerness the Result of
the Deliberations of the Jurors Cases
Heard Yesterday Before Judges
Edwards and Gunster.

In his prison cell at the county Jail
Murderer Franz Beck counts with
bated breath the slow seconds of time
until his destiny is decided. Martin
Woyshner his friend and adviser
throughout the trial. tells that under
meath the rough and stolid demeanor
there turks in the murderer's breast a
gnawing fear and anxiety.
When Judge Edwards placed the con-
sideration of the case in the hands Of
the jury Thursday night he told them
that, there being no morning session of
court yesterday because of the funeral
Of the late d. w. Connolly, he would be
on hand specially at $50 and take their
verdict If they should have agreed upon
one. Expectancy filled the air when
the hour arrived, even at that early
time; there were hundreds in court an
ticipating q verdict, but they were dis
appointed; no verdict had been reached.
Again at 1.3O, when court opened for the
afternoon, the crush was great, and all
through the afternoon the corridors Of
the court house were packed some
times the crowds would almost stam-
pede when some practical joker would
send around the word that the jury
was ready to deliver its verdict to court
But at adjournment any sign of an
agreement was as conspicuous by it's
absence as at any time since the doors
of the jury room first swung shut upon
the jurymen. The length of time, or
rather the delay in reaching a verdict
is taken that such is hopeful sign for
the life of the murderer. Agree the
jury must, for it is the only way out Of
it. A verdict of some kind must be
rendered because Beck cannot be tried
again for the same offense. At 1890
last night the lights in the jury room
were lowered and the jurors sought re-
pose. Up to that time othey had not
agreed, although they had been to-
gether about twenty-six hours.
Charged with Robbery.
Judge Edwards presided in oyer and
terminer court in the main room at
yesterday afternoons session and the
case called up for trial was that of rob-
berry, Andrew Patelomas defendant,
and Michael Susco prosecutor. Attor-
ney Frank j. FitZsimmonS assisted in
the prosecution and the defense was
and George S. Horn.
The commonwealth alleges, and
brought forth strong evidence to sub
stantiate the allegations, that on July
2G 1894, on Lloyd street about 4.30 in the
afternoon the defendant and another
man named Antony Blozofsky knocked
Susco down. beat him with a club and
robbed him of $50 Blozofsky fed and
has not been captured. Patelomas af-
firms that he is innocent, that if Susco
lost the money it must have dropped
out of his pocket. The case had not
been finished when court adjourned.
In court room No. 2 before Judge
Gunster was on trial the case of aggra-
waited assault and battery in which
Abraham Jones Is defendant and Mrs.
Michael Lyman prosecutrix. Attorney
John f. Scragg prosecuted the case and
Attoreny eX-Judge Stanton represented
the defendant. Both parties live on
Austin Heights. On July 16 last the
prosecutriX claims to have been brutal
ly beaten by Jones and that she spent
twenty-one days in bed her injuries
were so serious. The jury was given
the case at 4.3O Judge Edwards eX-
cused all idle jurors from further at
tendance upon court as there will be no
other jury trials this week.
Other Cases Disposed OF.
Charles Williams plead guilty to two
charges of forgery, one in which Simon
Shultz and the other in which G. S.
Brown was prosecutor. On each
charge fine of $40 and sixty days in
the county Jail was inflicted
Joseph Fuller charged by Thomas
Potter with larceny by bailee, was
found not guilty and the costs were
placed on the prosecutor.