The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-03
Constable William Reese Received $3.50 for
Humlliatln6 Prisoner.
He RELATED The STORY IN COURT
Judge Gunster Delivered Stern Lee.
ture to Such Constables--He Said
Reese Should Be Indicted, Con-
vcted and Removed from Office.
The Rowlands Declared to Be Gull
ty--John WaIsh's Brave Conduct.
Other Gases Heard.

house which GerjunaS conducted. At.
torneys Joseph O'Brien and @. Com
eggs defended the accused and ex-
Judge w. H. Stanton assisted the
district attorney as private counsel for
the prosecution.
Miss PrOgalosky says she came to
this country last March and i'll June
was employed assisting Mrs. Gerjunas
at the boarding house One day in
June Mrs. Gtrjunas told the servant to
take her little boy up to the room occu.
pisd by herself and husband. Ger
Junas was in the room and when wit
ness entered he closed the door and
compelled her to submit to him.
A few nights afterwards Progalosky
slept on the floor of the room occupied
by Gerjunas and his wife, aud again he
wronged her. Some time later she
left the employ Of the Gsrjunas, and in
July went TO visit them In company
with another young woman.
THROWN INTO A WELL.
Gprjunas was digging a we'll in tho
yard aud she went 10 watch him work,
She says the we'll WAS about twelve feet
deep, and after she had been standing
on the edge for few minutes he pulled
her down into the we'll aud there had
intercourse with her.
Gsrjunas denied tho charges made
against him, and his wife went on the
stand and said that on the day OF the
episode in the we'll she was standing
on the stoop of her house where she
could see the we'll Nothing of the
kind described by Miss Progalosky oc-
Cured there. The young woman who
was Miss Progolasky's companion says
she went to the we'll with her. Miss
Progolosky began throwing sand on
Gerjunas and he playfully threw her
into the well. She saw nothing i'm
proper.
Constable William Reese swore that
he arrested Ger1unas on the warrant
sworn out by Miss Progoloslsy, and at
the request of Joseph Fendrick and the
promise of $l.5O he agreed to handcuff
Gerjunas alter his arrest
REESE GOT HIS MONEY.
Reese made the arrest, handcuffed
Gerjunas and received the 81. 90 for 50
doing by Fendrick. This was done
for the purpose of humiliating the ac-
cused. Ia commenting on the action
of this constable. Judge Gunstsr said
in charging the jury;
lie came on the stand and testified
that he made this arrest; that he was a
constable and that he made contract for
Sl.5O to put the handouts on the accused.
Why this man seems to be in blissful ig-
norance that if his own testimony is true
he ought TO be arrested, indicted, con-
victed. sentenced aud removed from officer
| It's about time that kind of business was
stopped in this county, We have protested
in this court room term after term against
such conduct as that, aud il we learn of
any more constables doing business of that
kind we propose to place heavy hand on
them. OF what value is the oath of a con
stable who would sell his Office for a brlbe?
At 3 o'clock thu case was given to the
jury, but verdict was not reported
when court adjourned.
THE RowLANDs GUILTY.
Yesterday morning the jury in the
case of the Rowlands, charged with
arson, returned Jonn and wife,
Mary Rowlands, guilty as indicted,
The boy, William Rowland, was re-
turned not guilty.
Nolle proSequis were entered on pay
ment of the costs in the following
cases A. E. Cooper and James White,
aggravated assault and battery, John
E. O'Malley, prosecutor; Emil Schmidt
and Max Phillips, assault and battery,
John Ii. Troy, prosecutor Darby
Dougherty, felonious woundlng, John
Boylon, prosecutor; Adam Commisky
and William BurcoOag-, false pretense,
w. j. Appleman, prosecutor.
In the case of S Zslinsky, charged
with burglary by Frank Rica, the Jury
yesterday returned verdict of not
guilty.
The case of Baithasser Barber and
Frank RiCa, charged with assault and
batter by Stanislaus Zslinsky. was
given to the jury at noon yesterday
but verdict had not been agreed upon
when court adjourned. A verdict Of
not guilty was taken aud the costs
placed on the county in the case of J.
Granska and Veronica GranskV, charged
with false pretense by Rudolph
Schwartz
HE WAS A BRAVE FRIEND
Alexander Konko, Roma Okmovitz
j. Redelevitz, Anthony Toroski and
Paul Redelevitz were called to answer
charge of robbery preferred by, Frank
Walsh, of Carbondale Konko and
Toroski were the only Jones who APP
peared for trial. They were defended
by Attorneys NJ, A. MCGiuley and At.
torueys j. j. ONeill and r j. Beam
ish represented the commonwealth
Walsh runs livery stable at Car
bondale and on the night of Oct. Z last
agreed to drive Roma Okmovilz to the
Ridge at Archibald for $3 He took
James Walsh along for company.
When they reached the Ridge Roma
began to yell in Polish and attracted n
number OF his countrymen. He told
them Walsh had robbed him Of So and
they set upon him and gave him ter
ribe bsating He escaped with his
life by giving them Sl2
James Walsh was called to the stand
and identified the two men on trial as
ones who helped to pull Frank Walsh
out of the carriage and afterward as.
saulted him. Seeing the danger his
friend was in the witness drove to Car.
bondale to notify the police
Did you leave your friend bshind
in the crowd2' asked Judge Edwards
in astonishment.
"Yes. sir. answered Walsh, II went
to Carbondale2'
WHY HE DID NOT STAY
How far did you have to drive to
CarbondaleT
"Oh, eight or nine miles.
why did you not remain and help
your frisnd2' questioned the Judge.
well, did not think there was any
use Of us both getting killed." philo
sophically remarked the witness.
After the prosecution rested Judge
Edwards said that .the men could not
be held for anything than assault.
as it had not been shown they had
anything to do with forcing Frank
Walsh TO give up money. The defense
was an aliDi. and at o'clock the case