The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-27
Daniels Barrel OF ALE
Got It to Treat Friends When He
Opened His Temperance House.
NEVER ACCEPTED MONEY Fur 1T
Samuel Davis Charged with q Serious
Assault on Mike Lach-Patrick O'Bricn
Enters a Plea Of Guilty aud Gets
Four Months In the County Jail.

II had a barrel of ale at my place, but
l got 1t to treat friends who called
when opened my temperance house at
the Notch. l did not sell any Of It,"
That is the story that Daniel Wallers-
field told a jury in court yesterday
morning. Daniel was accused of SELL
Ing liquor to minors and without IL
cense, and several witnesses swore that
they drank intoXicants at his place,
but never paid anything for 1t. At noon
the jury retired, and when court ad-
journed was till struggling with the
guilt or innocence Of Mr.. Watershed.
Samuel Davis was put on trial before
Judge 0unster, In the main court room,
charged with aggravated assault and
battery on Mike Lach. The men worked
In the Marvine shaft and 1t Is alleged
that Davis one day, while In a playful
spirit, SHE'D a large piece of coal at
Lach. who was passing a car In which
Davis was sitting. This occurred in
the mine. The coal was thrown with
such accuracy that 1t caught Lach be-
tween the lower portion of the ear and
the collar and he was rendered uncon-
scious. In court yesterday he exhibit
ed an ugly scar, the result of the wound
he received.
Davis Made q Denial.
The defendant was put upon the
stand and denied that he threw the
coal that hit Lach and he produced
several witnesses who coroborated his
story. At $3.50 the case was given to
the jury. which agreed and sealed its
tnt .,1l
Patrick O'Brien pleaded guilty to
having stabbed l.. p. Moon in the arm
with a file and was sentenced to pay a
fine Of $780, costs and spend four months
In the county Jail. Mr. Moon Is an en-
gine wiper in the Central Railroad of
New Jersey roundhouse at Bellevue,
and one night last February, O'Brien,
who lived In that neighborhood, got on
one Of the engines and refused to leave
when requested by Mr. Moon. The lat
ter then elected the intruder, who re-
taliated by stabbing him in the arm.
Stephen Howey was called to explain
why he assaulted and battered John
Jelinski, as charged in the indictment
against him. The prosecution failed to
put in an appearances and a verdict of
not guilty was taken and the costs
charged up to Mr.. Jelinski.
Conrad Vernon, who was tried Thurs
day on charge of forgery, was ac-
quilted of that charge but convicted Of
the second count of the indictment, that
of uttering and publishing an order for
payment of money.
Mary is Very Contrary.
Mary Snyder, the Pittston young wo-
man who ran away from the Florence
Mission last winter, taking a quantity
Of goods belonging to the institution
with her. admitted her guilt, and was
told by Judge Gunster that she could
go back to the mission If she desired
but that If she refused to do so he would
have to sentence her to term of i'm
prisonment in the county Jail. She de-
cided to go to Jail and will be sentenced
today.
Pleas of guilty were entered by Jo-
seph Bedochas, Anthony Bunos and
Motta Muskimas, who were charged
with malicious mischief by Agnes Ros-
tosky. The men are charged with
wrecking the prosecutrix' house at the
Ridge, near Archibald, on Sept. 90
last, during the disturbance that re-
suited in the murder of Joseph Clute
by John Sylvester Rostosky They were
directed to pay fines of 81 and costs,
and succeeded in getting discharged
under the insolvency act.
George Combraakus, John Dresh and
John Schiduck We're put on trail before
Judge Edwards for feloniously wound
ing Alfred Banfield. The prosecutor
testified that on Feb. q last about
10 o'clock in the morning the defend
ants interfered with workmen at the
Rough and Ready breaker at Throop.
and he ordered them away, whereupon
they attacked and cruelty beat him.
Drcsh Cut His Eye Out.
Mr.. Hamilton, watchman at the
breaker, corroborated the story of Mr..
Banfield, and swore that during the
scrimmage John Dresh cut his eye out,
and for time his life was despared of.
He recognized the defendants as the
persons who committed the assault.
The defense was an abili and they
produced several witnesses who testi-
fled that the three accused men were in
their beds, sleeping the sleep of the in
nocent and peaceful, at the time the
outrageous assault was committed.
When court adjourned the Jurors were
deliberatlng on the case.