The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-11
MR.. DAWKINS missing
Did Not Appear to Press Ills Suit A5aiaSt Ez.
SIO.,G ChlrlaS R b.lSln.
REASON He ASKED OAl.aG.S
Says That He Was UnIawfulIy Impris.
oned-Levi Case Given to the Jury.
Charles Vockroth Sues Ex.Alder.
mar Charles Roesler-Action of Mr..
Salisbury to Recover Damages from
Jonas Lauer-Other Cases.

John Dawkins failed to appear in
court yesterday tn prosecute his case
against ex Sheriff Charles Robinson
and u o pros was taken. Mr.. Daw-
kins sued Mr.. Robinson for damages
for alleged illegal Imprisonment in tne
county Jail.
On Sept. 18, 1892. Mr.. Dawkins' wife
disd at Carbondale from the effects of
IA dose of poison she had taken. Alder
man j. G. Thompson, acting ~ cor
oner. impanneled "a jury and which re-.
turned y verdict To the effect that
Sarah Ann Dawkins came to her
death by means of poison administered
by her own hand with the connivance
and consent OF her husband. John Daw
kins. the poisoning having been prssr-
ranged"
When the verdict was rendered AL.
derman Thompson committed Dawkins
TO the county Jail and two days later
he WAS released on u writ Of haoeas
corpus. it being charged that the com
mitm-nt was defective. The grand
jury subsequently ignored the bill
against Dawkins and thereupon he be.
guu an action against Mr.. Robinson,
who was sheriff III the time Of the com.
mitment, asking damages for false I'M
~prisonment.
DAWKlNS FAILED TO APPEAR,
Mr.. Dawkins failed to appear when
his case was called yesterday and an
hour was Spsnt in Il vain search for
Tim. L"muel AmVrmnn, attorney for
Mr.. Robinson, then asked for a non
pros. He said the case was a scheme
to sxtort money from his client and "a
MIR. DawkiDs was not present to press
his suit, he thought they We're entitled
to u 10 pros, as they had all Of their
witnesses IN court and were prepared
10 go to trial. Judge Peck, before
whom the motion was made, granted
the non pros.
4 verdict for the defendant was
taken in the ejectmsnt case OF Johanna
Alderman and others against the Erie
and Wyoming Valley Railroad com.
pany. tho plaintiff not appearing when
the case was called.
At Don the jury retired in the case of
David j Levi against J. S. Miller and
B. S. Lewis. 1t HAD not agreed upon Il
verdict up to 5o'rlOck.
Before Judge Edwards the suit OF
Charles NockrOth against ex- Alderman
Charles W. Rooster WAS tried. Vock-
roth sud to recover $l44. 80 for wages
he says is due him for services ren-
iered as clerk for Mr.. Rossler while
tbs latter was alderman Of the Eighth
ward, he said the agreement was that
he was TO receive $40 per month. Mr..
Roesler denies that there was such an
agreement and says Vockr0th was to
receive whatever he was worth. On
that basis he received each day what.
ever he had earned, The case was
given to the jury at 81 .. IN. and it
agreed at 4 30 and sealed Its verdict.
Mr. S|ALIsBURY's SUIT.
A. ". S%alisbury's action in trespass
against Jonas L us r was next called
for trial. Mr.. Salisbury in 1892 occu.
pied a building owned by Mr.. Lauer at
323 Lackawanna avenue. Mr.. Lauer
erected an addition 10 the building
which neceesitated the tearing down of
the wall about Mr.. and Mrs. Sails
bury's apartment s. They claim that
in oonseqn n @ Of this action thsir
household effects and clothing were
ruined by exposure to the dirt and
lust incidental to building. Mrs. Sal.
isbury WAS on the stand in the after.
noon and told her story in a very
spirited manner AT 4 o'clock the Jury
went to the Salisbury apartments to
examine the furniture and effects and
court adjourned.
Before Judge Lynch in No. 9 the
closing testimony in the' Carbonate
street railway injunction case was
heard. 1t will be argued Saturday.