The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21
VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE
Arthur Long and William Phillips on Trial
for Robbery.
William Hills The VICTIM
Between Ten and Fifty Dollars Taken
frlm Him-Ten Year Old Boy
Pleaded Guilty to Burglary and
Sentence Was Suspended-Woergle
Said It Was a Mistake, but the Jury
Couldn't See 1t That Way.

Arthur Long and William Phillips,
two young men who reside in tho nor
thern part of the city were put on trial
before Judge Gunster yesterday charged
with the serious offense of having on
the night of April 2S last. attacked
William Hills in Green's lane and re-
lleved him of a sum Of money ranging
from $40 to $50 The accused are de-
Tended by Attorneys Joseph OBrien
and c. s. Woodruff and Attorney Geo.
S. Horn is assisting the district attor.
ney in the prosecution OF the case.
Much of the afternoon was consumed
in selecting jury according to the
rules of oyer and terminer court ana
Mr.. Hills then went on the stand and
consumed the remainder Of the time of
the session with u description of the
manner in which he WAS robbed.
A verdict Of not guilty was returned
in the case of John and Bridget
O'Hara charged with malicious mis-
chief by Mrs. Annie McGilligNn, and
the costs We're equally divided Mrs.
Mary Jones was found not guilty Of
having assaulted MIRA Michael Lyman.
and the prosecutor was told to pay the
costs.
SMALL BOY BURGLAR
William Desmond, boy 10 years cj
age, pleaded guilty to having burglar
ized Jones, Simpson & Co.'s store al
Archibald, and at the request of the
prosecutor, w. H. Blake, sentence was
suspended. Verdicts of not guilty were
taken in the cases against Joseph Bedu'
gas, Joseph Biddous and Adam Wilk
a,lis.
John Woergle, Of Providence, was
arraigned before Judge Gunster In the
main court room on charge Of larceny
and receiving. Mrs Elizabeth New
ton was the proSecutriX. The defend
ants counsel was A. A. Vos6urg and
District Attorney Kelly represented
the commonwealth. The story of the
prosecutrix was that several months
ago she one day entered the house of o
Hungarian woman. who was one OF her
neighbors. Mrs. Newton had beer
three days and as many nights with
out sleep on account Of the illness OF
one of her children. whom she was
nursing, and was worn ont by fatigue.
Her ueighbor induced her to lay down
and sleep, and while she slept her
pocket book, containing considerable
sum of money. disappeared from her
pocket,
Woergle was suspected of the crime,
but denied that he was guilty. On his
arrest, however, pocket book. which
Mrs. Newton recognized rs her prop
erty, was found on his person. 1t was
stoutly maintained by Woergle that hi
was not guilty of the theft and that
Mrs. Newton was deceived by the fac
that his pocket book strongly resem
bled that which was taken from her
The jury found him guilty. In tn,
case of j. w. McLain. charged by Will
lam Hess with defrauding creditors
Judge Edwards directed verdict oi
not guilty, but the jury said that Mr..
McLain should pay the costa.
MUST PAY ALL COSTS.
Michael Matijudwicz was put OF
trial before Judge Edwards charged
by Martin Woybela with assault an,
battery. Immediately afterward
Matijudwicz appeared az prosecutor II
case of assault and battery sgains
Joseph Parytoski. Matijudwicz re
sides at Priceburg, whore he conduct
hotel, and both cases are the out.
growth of an effort on his part to ejec
persons from his hotel. In each cas-
verdicts of not guilty were returne,
and Matijudwicz directed to pay tn
costs.