The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-27

In the main court room yesterday
the entire time of the court was taken
in hearing the testimony for the pros
ecution in the case of John II. Sny-
der, who is charged with embezzling
funds from Christian Feigenspan,
New Jersey brewer. by whom he was
employed. When court adjourned last
evening the district attorney an
nounced that he had few more wit
nesses to call.
In No yesterday morning the trial
of the assault and battery case OF E j.
Mylette against Gsorge b. Heller WAS
resumed The testimony convinced
the jury that the defendant and prose
cutor were equally at fault, and
verdict Of guilty was returned and the
costs equally divided.
Eugene Dutheil WAS next arraigned,
CD arged with larceny by bailee by
Andrew 9. Mitchell, Of Scranton
street
TROUBLE ABOUT PICTURES.
Dutheil is an artist who makes
crayon portraits from photographs.
His studio is ON Lackawanna avenue.
In December. 1892, one of Dutheils
agents obtained an order from Mitchell
to prepare portraits Of his father and
mother.
Their photographs vera given to the
agent to be returned with the large
pictures Instead of having the pic
lures completed in February as agreed
upon, Mitchell says that the pictures
were not brought to him for six months
later. They were not satisfactory and
he refused to accept them, He de.
msnded the photographs but Dutheil
refused to give them up until such
time as the pictures were paid for
For this reason Mitchell had him ar
rested for larceny by bailee.
Dutheil admitted that he has the
photographs and is ready and willing
to turn them over to Mitchell as soon
as he pays for the picture and complies
with the agreement between them.
The verdict was not guilty.
CLOTHES LINE THIEVES TRIED.
Anthony Peanut and Anthony VAL
entine, two Dunmore Italians. pleaded
not guilty to a charge Of larceny and
receiving aud went to trial. Assistant
District Attorneys O'Neill and B,am-
ish were the prosecuting attorneys and
! Colonel L. J. Fitzsimmons appeared
for the defendants.
A number of persons residing in
Dunmore testified that their clothes
lines had been robbed Of various ar
ticles of wearing apparel, some OF
which were found In the house occu'
pied by the defendants.
After the prosecution rested. COL
onel Fitzsimmons asked Judge Arch
bald to direct q verdict of not guilty
on the ground that the goods in the de-
PENDANTS house had not been positively
identified as the articles stolen. Judge
Archibald thought otherwise, and de =
cided to let the jury pasS upon the
matter.
THEIR STORIES CoNFLICTED.
Valentine went on the stand and said
he bought the clothes found in his
house from two men he met on the
street They wanted SO, bur he sue
ceeded in getting them for $3.50. Pea :
nut testified that he bought the clothes
for 60 cents from two men who came
to his house. Valentine was not pres
ent. The jury, after deliberating for
a few minutes, found the defendants
guilty.
Theodore Robeilo, was accused of
having thrown stones through the win =
dow of the store of Michael Rsnyak,
Of River street. Olyphant After lis
tening to the testimony Of the prosecu'
tion the defendant entered plea of
guilty. He became convinced that he
had thrown the stone.
Anthony Monahan, blue eyed little
Providence man was arraigned on q
charge of assault and battery preferred
by his wife Mrs. Bridget Monshan.
They were married two years ago
Prior to that event the bride was the
Widow McGoff. She brought six
children to reinforce Widowsr Mona
hans family of two.
DO NOT LIVE HAPPILY.
One morning last September Mrs
Monahan says her husband arose ant
began to abuse her children. She in-
terfered and he hit her with chair,
knocking her down. He then threw {
lamp at her.
Monahan denied the charge and says
his wife is drunk the greater part Of
the time. On the morning of the
trouble she sent her little daughter
after half pint of whiskey A row
followed and Mrs. Monahan tried Il
push him out of the room and she fel
down.
John Monahap. an 8.year.old son oI
the defendant. was sworn He said
that when ne was coming down to the
court house yesterday Mrs, Monsha 7
told him not to swear hard and sh {
would let his father down easy.
"Ob. you little divilw exclaimed
Mrs. Monahan, when she heard the
boys statement.
The case was submitted to the jury
without argument, A verdict had no
been returned when court adjourned.
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