The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
SERIOUS MATTER FOR HASS
Jury Says That He is Guilty Of Aggra-
waited Assault and Battery.
NINE MONTHS FOR Mr.. LAWSON
Remarks Made By Judge Gunster in I'm.
posing Sentence-Afton Bushnok VIII
Spend Three Years in the Peniten.
tiary--Parker Not Guilty.

Ihe cross-examination of Constable
valentine Hass, of Blakely, who was
put on trial before Judge Edwards Mon
day Tor having shot and seriously
wounded Thomas Jones, was resumed
ny attorney Joseph OBrien after court
opened yesterday morning. It was con-
.,hueu ior more than half an hour and
then several witnesses We're called, who
testined to Mr.. Hass' reputation as a
peaceaple citizen. There was also evi-
dence tending to show that Constable
Wllllam Davis was intoxicated on the
night of the trouble.
Thls was offered for the purpose of
dlscredlting the testimony of Mr.. Davis
VINO swore when on the stand Monday
that Hass told him when placed under
arrest that he had shot at Jones with
the intention of killing him. 1t was
contended by the defense that Consta,
BILE Davis was so intoxicated at the
time he made the arrest that he could
nave no recollection Of anything that
was said.
AT ll:9O the evidence was all in and
Attorney G. II. Soper made his closing
argument for the defense and was fol,
lowed by Attorney Joseph OBrien for
the commonwealth
Hass Severely Arraigned.
In his argument, Mr.. OBrien Sc
verely arraigned the prisoner for what
he called his brutality and readiness to
use his revolver. Judge Edwards de-
livered careful and explicit charge to
xrFIf I oh, MT.
case Is creating great interest in the
borough of Blakely, where the parties
| reside, and the little court room in
which the case was heard was crowded
yesterday and Monday with people
from that vicinity who watched the
progress of the trial with great interest.
At 4:SO Hass was returned guilty on
| the second count of the Indictment
aggravated assault and battery.
In the main court room, before Judge
| Gunster, the defense in the case OF
| Henry Parker, charged with stealing a
| horse, carriage and harness from Liv:
eryman Thomas Hendrick, of Jermyn,
was heard after court opened yesterday
morning. Parker went on the stand
and swore that he had no intention OF
| stealing the property he hired from Mr.,
| Hendricks stable. He got the horse
and carriage, he said, to drive to Provi.
dence to find his brother, who works at
mine thereabouts. Not finding him
he left the horse and carriage at the
| Garfield house at Providence.
Parker Wrote Postal Card.
He came to the central part of the
city and became intoxicated and re-
mained in that condition for more thar
a day. Then he wrote a postal to the
proprietor of the Sweeney House at Jer
myn, asking him to tell Mr.. Hendricl
where his horse and carriage could bC
found. Parker denied having told the
proprietor of the Garfield House tha
he owned the outfit and was going t.
ship it to New York.
He admitted that his name is no
Parker, but refused to give his rea
name. Sullivan county, N. Y, he sale
is his home. He has relatives there anC
he does not want them to know that III
is In trouble here. For that reason III
refused to divulge his name. The jury
returned q verdict of not guilty ant
Parker was remanded back to Jail Il
await trial on a charge of stealing {
horse from Liveryman Pierce, of Car
bondale.
Alton Bushnok, of Carbondale, whit
was tried before Judge Gunster Monda.
for feloniously woundlng S. Hupka, wa
yesterday returned guilty. He stabbed
Hupka three times with knife. Judg'
Gunster sentenced Bushnok to pay {
fine of 800, costs and spend three year
in the pei itentiary.
Sentence Imposed on Lawson.
Lawson, the bicycle thief who PLEADED
guilty on Monday, was called up TO
sentence yesterday afternoon. Attor
ney Charles Il. Oliver asked the cour
to be merciful in imposing sentence
The prisoner, he said, has been in jai
since last June and during his conflne
ment has suffered great bereavement
in the death of his father. Mr.. olive
further explained that he had been in
terested in the case by ladies who d
missionary work at the county jai
They had become acquainted with Law
son and he had excited their sympa
thy. While Mr.. Oliver was speakin
tears welled up in the prisoners eyes.
In answer to the questions of Judg
Gunster, Lawson said that his name
Clark Dunn Lawson and his home l
: New York. where his widowed mothe
resides. He was arrested once befoT
, at Stroudsburg In imposing sentenc
: Judge Gunster said:
zone of the hardest duties Judge
; perform is to impose sentences o
, the young. l always do it with a grea
,, of reluctance. might send you to tn
. penitentiary for the offense you hav
! committed, but I dislike to doit because
, man who goes there always comes OF
with the smell of the penitentiary cling
ing to him,
+ Wanted to Give Him Chance.
G 81 want to give you chance to b,
. come useful member of society an
. live down this blot that you have place
: on your name. The sentence of tn
court, therefore, is that you pay fir
of 81, costs, restore the property stolel
and spend nine months in the count
jail.' After sentence was impose
Lawson was led sorrowfully back {
l. the prisoners box,
Joseph Collacino, of Carbondale, We
s put on trial before Judge Gunster Il
,. stabbing Antonio Alleilo. The latt,
: lives opposite the Delaware and Hu,
n son station at Carbondale, and in Ju
0 last, according to his statement, CO
/ lacino and several friends came to
= place one Sunday for something
drink He refused to give 1t to the
Y and they went across the street
S the porch of the station and began
s use foul language concerning Allei
e and those related to him. He We
: across the street and demonstrate
8 with them, whenupon Collacino drew
knife. Alleito tried to kick 1t out
c his hand but failed to accomplish h
" purpose and was stabbed in the a
e domen by Collacino.
!, Story of the Defense.
Collacino denied that he went to
leito's house on the day of the trout
looking for drink. He said he W
standing at the station with frien
when Alleito came across the sire
,e and asked who wanted to fight.
one answered and Alleito hit LOT
Scarsa, who ran away. Alleito tn
ls kicked and slapped the accused a.
"a the latter drew his knife and told !
!. assailant to keep away. Alleito aga
" advanced and Collacino stabbed hi
,e ,e The accused was represented by e
- Judge w. H. Stanton and Attorn
:, George S. Horn assisted the distri
ie attorney in prosecuting the case, whi