The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-12

Judge Edwards charged the jury in
the Minooka riot case when court
opened yesterday morning, and after
deliberatinR for time it brought in a
verdict which declared that Michael
Flaherty was guilty. but recommend
ed him to the mercy of the court.
Mark Sullivan was returned not guilty.
Before Judge Lynch, in court room
No. Q the case of the commonwealth
against Richard H. Holgate, charged
by George W. Patterson, Of La Plume,
with violation of the election laws in
connection with the late Republican
primaries held at that place, was called
for trial.
Major Everett Warren appeared for
Mr.. Holgate aud Attorneys Joseph
O'Brisn and Z G. Newcomb for the
prosecution. After the defendant had
been arraigned Major Warren
asked that tho indictment be qusshed
on the ground that it did not specific
ally state what form of an election Of
ficer Mr.. Holgste was, as required by
tho provisions of the statute covering
violations of the election laws. The
motion to quash the indictment was
opposed by the attorneys for the pro-
secution but Judge Lynch decided that
the point raised by Mr.. Warren was u
good one and the indictment was
quashed
NO BEER AT HEALEY'S.
Thomas Healey, of Carbondale, was
tried before Judge Lynch charged with
keeping tipping house. Mrs. Kee-
nan was the prosecutrix. She said
that on July II ami 10 last she went to
Healey's house and found ber husband
there drinking beer along with Michael
Jordan. Michael Price and Mr.
Walsh.
These gentlemen were called by the
prosecution, but they denied that they
ever bought or drank beer in Healey's
or even saw any intoxicants purchased
or disposed of there. No evidence was
offered by the defendant, who was
represented by Attorney Joseph
O'Brien. A verdict Of not guilty was
returned, but Healey will have to pay
the costs.
John Drast was next called to answer
two charges of assault and battery pre-
ferred by Mrs. Annie Bsttalo, who
alleged that on May 2S last Drast acted
in very naughty manner, and sub
sequently threw her down and injured
her side. She dwelt upon the matter
until July II, when she decided that
the majesty Of the law and herself had
been outrageously insulted, und she
thereupon had Drast arrested. At
torney NJ. A. Mckinley conducted the
prosecution and Attorney Q. Ii. Soper
appeared for the defendant.
SAYS IT IS SPITE ACTION,
Drast says that the alleged assault il
a production of Mrs. Battalo's brain,
and that she conceived the idea of
prose cutting him after he had her ar
rested for. OBTAINING his trunk and
clothes when he left her boarding
house. The case was given to the jury
at 4. 10. and it returned in few min
utes with verdicts finding Drast moi
guilty. and placing the costs in one
case on the prosecutor and dividing
them on the other.
Thomas Hayes was tried before
Judge Edwards, charged with stealing
a quantity of copper telephone wire
from the building Of the telephone
company in this city. The defendant
had no counsel, and Colonel Fitzsim
mons was assigned by the court to loot
after his interests.
Hayes went on the stand and swore
that he had been paid thirty cents by
telephone linemen to carry the wirt
from the building down to the lower
end Of Lackawanna avenue. He told
n straightforward story that convinced
the jury and it returned a verdict o
not guilty,
| When Horton Lee, Of Carbondale
was arraigned to answer charge oil
selling liquor on Sunday. the prose
cutor, J. M. Peck, did not appear ant
a capias was issued for him.
TROUBLES OF THE cAsEYs
John Thomas. of the West Side, was
tried for assaulting James H. Casey, a
cripple who resided near him Tboma
denied the assault and said that Mrs
Casey, wife Of the prosecutor, had In.
flicted the injuries complained OF. Tn,
jury said not guilty and divided tn,
costs. The same kind of verdict wa.
returned in case against Casey 10
which Thomas was the prosecutor
The charge was keeping a tipplini
house.
Bridget Msttix, Sabina McNally an,
Esther Welby were next arraigne
charged with assaultiug Mrs. James H
Casey. They were convicted.
Fred Peck. jr., who was tried 70
aggravated assault and battery on Ju
Illus Bstzhold. was yesterday foun
guilty of assault and battery.
Barney ToohiIl admitted that b.
threw a stone through the window Q
Frank Stetter's hotel and was sen
fenced to pay fine of $40, costs an
spend a month in the county Jail
When court adjourned Mrs. Gather
inc Collins. of Mayfeld, was mt O.