The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-23
arson Case IS CONTINUED
Put Over Until Next Term to Relieve
the Trial List.
CASES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERED
Pleas Of Guilty Entered and Two COnvic'
tiOus SeSured-Numbcr of Cases We're
Stricken from tho List-Scntence
Imposed ON John K. Thomas.

Judge Gunster was on the. bench In
the main court room yesterday morn
ing when the second week Of criminal
court opened. Judge Edwards will try
cases In No. 2 during the week. The
first case on the list for. trial was the
commonwealth against w. q. Bate
man and John s. Luce, who are charged
with attempt at arson. District Attor-
ney John II. Jones asked that II be con-
tinued for the reason that the greater
part of the week would be consumed
by It II called for trial. AZ the Rosa
murder trial took up all Of last week
Mr.. Jones thought It would be better
to have this case go over so that
number of the less important matters
awaiting attention could be passed
upon and stricken from the list.
James Pollard, Mary Pollard and
Jane Boland, charged with assault and
battery on Joseph Pool, were arraigned
and verdict OF not guilty returned.
David James, of Peckville, was con-
victed of a serious charge preferred by
Minnie Hickler. A verdict Of not guilty
was taken in the case against John
IloWciiS ahd oehSio.
Tipping House Cases.
Hugh Battle, Of Throop, pleaded
guilty to charges Of keeping tipping
house and selling liquor to minors, and
In the case of John Jennings. charged
with conducting an unlicensed drinking
place, permission was granted TO the
district attorney to enter nolle
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the following cases: James Gettings,
assault and battery. Anthony Cart,
prosecutor; Martin Brennan, assault
and battery. Anthony Cart. prosecutor;
James OBoyle. assault and battery,
Anthony Cart, prosecutor; Thomas
Williams assault and battery, S. E.
Wideman, prosecutor; John Bevauqua,
carrying concealed weapons, Matthias
Wagner, prosecutor; John Bevauqua,
assault and battery, Anthony Aullo,
prosecutor.
Joseph Saliz, the young man who
pleaded guilty to having burglarized
Keller's hardware store on Penn ave-
nue. and the station of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company at Lackawanna. was SEN
fenced to term of Imprisonment in the
Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon.
Other Sentences Imposed.
John r. Thomas, who, one week ago,
pleaded guilty to keeping tipping
house and bawdy house at Peckville,
was yesterday sentenced for the latter
offcnse He was directed to pay fine
Of $50, costs, and spend six months in
the county. At the time his plea was
entered Thomas was sentenced on the
charge of keeping tippling house. He
was directed to pay fine Of $500 and
costs and spend three months in the
county jail, making his total term of
Imprisonment nine months.
William Joyce, who pleaded guilty to
the charge Of having snatched pocket
book containing a sum Of money from
Miss Helen Potts on Madison avenue,
was sent to the Huntingdon Reforma-
tory BY Judge Archibald. His accom-
plice, William Walsh, was sent to the
county Jail in default Of bail until he
shall have arrived at the age Of IL,
When he. too, will be sent to the re-
formatory. At p. m. court adjourned
for the day, there being no cases ready
for trial.
A verdict Of not guilty was taken by
agreement In the case against August
ard Lena Goble. who were charged
with q disgraceful assault on Veranda
Andrews, a A-year-old girl.