The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-09
PROCEEDINGS IN court
Cases Heard Before Judges Albright and Nc
Cluro Yesterday.
TIE flick Case GOES TO THE JURY
Various Causes Heard in Court
Rooms No. ! and 2-An Insult to
the Dignity of the Court at Jer.
myn - Minor Matters - Sentences
Other Business Transacted.

The adjourned term OF court Of
quarter sessions presided over by Judge
Albright, of Allentown, and Judge Nc.
Clure, OF Snyder county, was continued
yesterday. The most important of
the cases on trial was that of common.
wealth vs. Michael Flick, Of Mayfeld,
charged with manslaughter. Tho de-
fendant was charged with having
caused the death of John Page on
Christmas last by severe beating ad.
ministered.
The commonweal tn examined sew
eral witnesses to the assault of Flick
upon the deceased. Yesterday the de-
lense, represented by Hon. f. r. Okell
and Joseph O'Brion, produced evidence
TO sustain the theory that Page had
died from the effects of injuries re-.
ceived by falling from car while in
an intoxicated condition.
The case went to the Jury about II
o'clock yesterday morning and at
late hour last evening they were still
out.
In court room No 9 Judge Mcclure
presided Mt tie case against Felix Ne
Lougulin, who WAS charged with hay
ing felouiou9ly struck Mrs. Ann Jones.
The trial resulted from unpleusSntness
tnnt occurred down at Taylor last
Jnue whsn u stroIling medicine man
attempted 10 cure the entire n,ighbor-
hood In a general scrimmage Nc
Loughlin, 1t ia claimed. while an.
leavorius TO make a patient of Mira
Jones, accidentally ran against her
aud dealt her o severe blow IN the sile.
The jury decided that Mclaughlin
was guilty only to the extent that
would warrant his paving the coats o.
prosecution.
J. c. Turner, jus.ic, OF the peace at
Jtruyn, WAS prosecutor OF Frank Gatz
before Judge Mcclure. According t.
the commonwealth Getz clm6 into tho
sQuIres Office, demanded some money
from thu ,ilsial which was stopped
from Gets Igy on al attBchmrn,
The rcqu 50 was not granted. GsiE
became U0.gut at tats uuI used Ian
gunge that would toad 20 cas- r n lsr-
tious upon th' dignity ot the court
Tue '.quire ordered G.tZ 20 uIIt the
temple Of justice. G-ll pil no atteu-
ton 10 tEe command. but continued
his liraie against the magistrate. Ias
prosecutor then started 10 call an Of
hcur when GslZ smoto h,m ON taa
check
A, this attack the court rules OF
Jsumyn Tor a time We're iar.ottau and
tue squire descended from the beach
aud allowed his right to fret seek
G. TIA CouuteuauCe lu @ manner sui-
hrirny,y t0rclD.s TO cause the whole
milky way 20 appear before Ais Wis
Ion
Getz fell before the blow Turner
then went oIt for AN oii.er 20 arrest
the fallen hero, and whIlc be was ab.
sent Ge'z recovered aud amused him
self by breaking lamp. q leg from a
stove aud smashing things up grugr-
ally about the Office
The Ge.oaaaut ieuiss all this and
says IL WAS Turner who was the aerp.
sor and who assaulted hm N, al
mitlul having mad, dingrceau., stale.
meuts 10 Mr Turner. but denied hav-
iug struck uim.
Grlz WAS found guilty Of assau,ling
the squire Ia she ease brought sgaius,
him by John Roland be was found DO.
guilty, aud Roland was told to lay tao
Cys,s.
John Brown and I.nutz Morase were
charged with burgariz.ug the butcher
snop o, T. J. Lawlsr. OF Wlutoa. Both
were defended ~ C. II soper. !, was
plainly proven that the meat was
found IN tue house Of Martha Devon
eski, whore they boarded. Their, was
no direct evidence against them. aud
by the instruction OF the court they
were declared not guilty.
Henry Peel plead guilty TO assault
sud battery preferred against hlm by
Ellen Munley. Sentence was post
poucd
Tho case Of John Lukous. charged
with selling liquor without License
was Loari before Judge Albright In
the afternoon. The Jury retired Tor
consultation at o o'clock,