The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-17
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKUANNOCK.

Attorney Rush j. Thompson was over
from Duahore yesterday.
W. $. Fasset. has been promoted to
baggagemaster on the through night
express and ]. f. Daniels fills the va
cancy ON trains S3 and "a made by his
removal.
DR.. j. f. Butterfield has been down
from Montrose this week endeavorinS
to interest capitalists in the proposed
telephone line to connect that place and
this, touching at Springville, Lake
Carey, and all THE little hamlets along
the line. There is little doubt that such
an enterprise would be profitable as
well as convenient. We have no tele-
graphic communication with the CITY ON
the HIN more direct than by the way OF
Scranton. At Lake Carey, during the
summer season, u telephone would
doubtless be kept busy u greater part
of the time, as summer resorters are
noted for their lOQuaclty. The matter
has been left in the hands of DR.. l.. f.,
Meade. who is endeavUling to work up
interest in it.
Detective W. II. Richmond was
brought before Esquire Kutz for hear,
ing yesterday on charge of impersonat
ing detective, preferred by Bert Pratt.
one of the defendants in the Water.
man murder case. He was dismissed,
but held to bail on charge of arrestinS
|. r.. Wescott without authority. He
also gave bail to appear at count In
answer to prosecution for surety of the
peace by Lon Wall. The latter had
previously been prosecuted by Rich
mond on THE same charge, and was held
to bail.
Hon. w. n. Reynolds has withdrawn
his name from the congressional can
vass, leaving the field clear for Il. j
Jordan, esq. The nominating conven-
tion will meet next Monday.
The officers of Tunkhannock conclave
Of Heptasophs are: Archon, W. L
Shaw; provost, n. Fox; secretary, $
c. Hodge treasurer, w. Il. Little
linancier, Orlando Osterhout; prelate
j. +. Siclller; inspector, William Camp
bell; warden, f. b. Phinney; sentinel
a. +. Bolts; trustees, f. II. Kram
Peter Ace, Theodore Streeter; medica
inspector, DIR. j. w. Denison.
Miss Etiie Reynolds pleasantly enter.
tanned a sleighload youngpeople from
Mehoopany Tuesday evening.
Court Notes.
Commonwealth VS.. supervisors O
TunkhannOck township, charged witt
neglecting to repair road at Lake
Carey continued to next term.
Commonwealth VS.. LOrana Murray
charge, kidnapping. Grand jury return
not 4 true bill, county to pay costs.
In the case of the commonwealth
against Fred Wall Bert Pratt and l. i,
Wescott, indicted for the murder Of G
W. Waterman, The grand jury, after :
long and tedious investigation, founc
true bills against Wall and Pratt. bu
not against WescOtt.
The defense in the Harford-Kelley
murder case closed its testimony at 3.3
p. m. yesterday, and the witnesses wer,
discharged. \ large mass of testimon!
was brought to show that George Kel
| ley, the victim, was a quarrelsome anC
dangerous man. and had frequentl!
threatened. while drunk, to kill Har
ford Kelley's spite against Harfort
seemed to be based upon an old boar,
bill which he alleged the latter owe
| him.
The defendant was called to tn
| stand and allowed to relate his owl
| version of the affair. After detailinj
| the circumstances up to supper time
| he said: KELLEY claimed at the sup
| per table that | owed him for bOart
bill, and | said didn't. George grabbe,
me by the throat and pushed me back
| ward. Milheim threw him out doors
| Afterward | sat down TO the table. an
| George came in during supper and sa
at the table. We had no further trou
| be-talked together. We took our axe
| from the gate and started down tn
| road. He asked me what made me ge
| Milheim to throw him outdoors. | toll
| him | didn't. Asked me dhe same thin
| when we got to the forks of the roaL
| He said he would split my d brain
out" then raised his axe and came "a
me. / raised my axe and struck hin
! had been threatened by him befor,
and had been warned against him.
| Robert Martin testified to hcarin
George Kelley say ne would have
drop of Harford's heart blood for ever
dollar he owes me-" Harlow Martin
w, NJ. Kinney and Perry Brown an
others each testified to substantial
the same thing.
The attorneys We're making the
pleas last night, and it is probable ths
a verdict will be reached sometime tC
day.
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