The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-28
Wiley TRIED FOR Perjury
Case Is an Outgrowth Of the Sabbath
Observance Crusade.
HOW THE ACCUSED OFFENDED
lie Saw Soda Water Drank in Ryan's Drug
Store and Supposed 1t Was Paid
for-Proprictor Denies That
Such Was the Case.

Assistant Secretary Charles A. Wi
ley, of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation, of this city, was put on trial
in court before Judge Sittser yesterday,
charged with perjury. Druggist d. 5.
Ryan, of Penn avenue, was the prose-
cutor. Mr. Wiley was represented in
court by City Solicitor James H. Tor
rey and Attorney w. j. Hand. At.or-
neys j. Elliot Ross and Il. p. Hoban
conducted the prosecution.
The case is an outgrowth Of the Sun
day crusade brought by Rev. f. A.
Dony last summer against the Sun
day dealers of this city. On Sunday,
May 6, Secretary Wiley stood for a few
minutes att Spruce street and Penn
avenue. He saw some persons whom
he did not know enter Ryans drug
store, walk up to the soda fountain
and the clerk waited upon them, Civ
ing them a glass each of soda for which
one of the party, a young man, paid.
The next day Druggist Ryan was
brought before Alderman Post on a
warrant charging a violation of the
law of 1894 by keeping his place open
and doing business on Sunday. At the
hearing Mr. Wiley testified under oath
that he saw three persons enter Mr..
Ryan's drug store, drink soda, and pay
for the same in coin. The clerk waited
upon them and gave some change back
20 one of the persons who drank the
soda, On this testimony Mr.. Ryan al
legged that Secretary Wiley perjured
himself.
Ryan Was Treating.
He was the first witness on the stand
yesterday and he swore that on Sun
day, May 6, at the same time that
Secretary Wiley was standing on thC
corner, Frank Callahan and his three
sisters entered the drug store and re.
quested to be waited on at the soda
fountain. Druggist Ryan swore that hC
drew four glasses of soda and noticed
that Wiley was watching him. Mr.
Callahan took money out of his pocke
and offered to pay for the soda, bu
Mr.. Ryan told him not to mind, that hC
was treating. Mr. Callahan did no
pay for the soda and these were the
people Secretary Wiley saw as Mr.
Ryan did not see him hanging arount
the place again that day.
Mr. Callahan was put upon the stanC
and he cOrroborated Druggist Rydr
regarding his refusal to take pay foi
the soda. Mr.. Callahan said the tim
he went into the drug store as near a,
he could recollect was about 10 o'clocl
In the morning. City Solicitor Torrey
moved to take the case out Of the jury'
hands on the plea that the prosecution
had failed to Identify the four people
whom Druggist Ryan alleges were III
ones that Secretary Wiley saw drinking
the soda, as the ones whom the de
fendant swore he saw And Mr.. Ryal
swore that these people entered tn
store at 10 o'clock, when Mr.. Vile.
swore before Alderman Post that i
was noon, on that account they coult
not be the same persons. Another rea
son that if Vt had been Mr.. Callahan
who was in the store with his sister
and he attempted TO pay for the sod
drank, the motion of putting his hant
in his pocket to pay for the soda woul
be sufficient inference Ito warrant Secre
| tary Wiley in swearing that the sod
was paid for. Court refused to quasI
the indictment and the defense opene
their case.