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The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02

Who are Americas finest tailors of
Ready -to-Wear Clothes?
Rogers, Peet & Co. and Brokaw Bros. of
New York.
Have they any competitionP
Yes-Two-edged. They compete with
"ready-made'' clothiers on price; with the
swell made-to-order tailors on fit, fabric
and finish.
How do their goods differ from those OF
other clothiers?
AS day and night.
How much difference between their
prices and those of S. f. tailors?
Fully one-third.
Where are those goods sold?
On the fourth floor, ROOS BROS.
Full Dress Suits, Prince Alberts Cutaway
Frocks, Single and Double Breasted Sacks,
OyeTcoats, Ulsters.
All the hatters' shapes and qualities away
below the hatters' prices.
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facts upon which the State relied TO prova
beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of Theodore
Durrant. / strove to perform this most respon-
sibe task fully, fairly, and without prejudice
or passion, official or personal. My obligation
as prosecutor required of me such an effort,
and believe that have done nothing more
nor less than my duty as God has given me
the power to discern ii. may add tnat so far
as my personal feelings are concerned, l have
struggled, not without difficulty, all through
this Investigation, to be more than lair to the
defendant
Guilt q necessary and
ineUitGbte conclusion.
have tried to lay aside for the moment my
sentiments of utter horror and detestatlon OF
the man of whose guilt the proofs absolutely
convinced my judgment; sentiments which
have daily more and more oppressed and hin
dered me as in no other criminal case IN which
l have heretofore participated: on the other
hand, may say that nothing mas peeh or is
asserted by or on behalf CT the people Whlen
has not been ana is not now completely eSlaD-
lished bv conpetent evidence. Link by link
the unbroken chain has been proy1denually
welded. Step by step you nave slowly put
surely advanced to the necessary Sn1o,ld hnu ol
reasonable doubt that Theodore DurTant was
the wllful murderer OF Blanche Lamont; that
on Wednesday afternoon, April 3, 1882 ne TOOK
her life by means OF stranguldtlou III Iuo LII
manuel Baptist Church.
Mr. Barnes feels he
has done his jul duty.
If, by your solemn verdict, he shall De pro,
nounced guilty OF this fearful crime shali
know in eyerv fiber and particle OF mlnd ana
conscience official and individual, that IL IS In
every sense true verdict, We'll rendered DE
Jury which has faithfully discharged the oDII-
cations II is under to the law, and to the COM
munity that anXiously waits to hear us an III
nouncement. II, on the other hand, you snail
be induced 10 pronounce MIN guntlesS snaII
equally be assured that the responsibility OF SO
dreadful IN iscarriage of justice does not rest
upon my shoulders, and Will not rise 10 re-
proach me in the time TO come. This horrible
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names OF these twelve good men and true,
TO be opened but once more.
And while the jurors are answering to
ther names those who look above the
last row OF jurors see dangling from the
row OF hat pegs several overcoats. The
day IS warm and pleasant. There have
been cold and foggy days since the trial
began last July-and 10 overcoats OF
those pegs. Does the presence of these
great coats portend anything? If they do.
what is il? Do the six coats mean thar
there are SIX men in that box with their
minds made up so firmly that they come
prepared for an all-night seance if need be
rather than join in verdict contrary to
their judgment? And, if they mean this,
in which way are these minds set?
You can see by Mrs. Durrant's face that
she is still hopeful. You can see hone as
well as anxiety on the fathers face. You
can see on the prisoner 5 face-nothing.
Judge Murphy adjusts his spectacles. A
pitcher of water is passed to him. He
moistens his lips from the glass. How
stern and frowning he is. He looks up
from the pile of typewriter folios before
him, and is in the act Of
But it is Mr.. Dickinson who speaks first.
He is on his feet. He speaks slowly and
solemnly and more formally than usual
''If your Honor please, desire at this
time to take exception to certain remarks
made by the District Attorney this morn
ing" be says. II refer to those parts
wherein he denounced the defendant and
spoke III a manner TO arouse the public
sentiment"
Judge Murphy doffs his spectacles and
turns from the typewritten folio. The
that seems to portend from the judge
eyes.
General Dickinson, if the District At
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OF him and three big policemen behind
him.
There is only left the mother and the
father and three lady friends. The
mother is weeping still. Presently she
dries her eyes, but never the woe at her
heart. She stands up bravely, and Mr..
Durrant fastens her cape at the chin. Then
all go out.
The days work is done.
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THE SILENT BALLOT.
How the Jury With No Word of
Discussion Chose Its
Verdict.

yer QlCC.
The jury retired to the rooms which
were set apart for the use of the Grand
Jury just across the hallway from the
courtroom. The long months of listening
to evidence, the days of being talked to by
the lawyers and advised by the Judge,
were at an end. The time had come for
them to act-to express their Judgment on
it all.
They had heard enough; they did hot care
to talk about ito ask an opinion one of
the other. They were ready to act; it was
simply matter of how-the form of it..
They had had no occasion before to organ
iZe.
l. J. Truman proposed that y ~sn Dut-
ton be chosen foreman. By Coz. onsent
the proposal was accepted hey sat
down to do what they had to 90 in form,
no man knowing what that thing they had
to do was further than that in his own
mind he had determined to write guilty
upon the ballot that might be handed to
him.
Mr.. Truman proposed that they proceed
at once to ballot and likewise this was con-
sented to with no word of discuss ion.
1t was matter of few moments. Each
juror wrote privately his judgment upon
the little slip of paper, folded it up and
dropped it into the receptacle provided.
Mr.. Dutton was requested to read the
ballots-what was written upon them.
Stepping to the center of the SILENT
som ber-faced little group he picked them
out one by one and read them:
Guilty"
Guilty"
Guilty"
Guilty"
Guilty"
Guilty."
Guilty"
Guilty."
Guilty"
Guilty"
Guilty"
Guilty"
Twelve of them-"guilty" every one.
Even this called for no comment. Tru-
man walked half across the room and back
| again and took his seat.
LET US now vote upon the degree, Mr..
Foreman" he said.
| Quietly the ballots were prepared.
There was no hesitation, no suggestion OF
doubt, no word spoken beyond what was
absolutely necessary to the transa ction OF
their unhappy business.
| Again the ballots fell into the receptacle
and again by nod from Truman Mr..
Dutton picked them out and read the
death sentence in the twelve times repeated
''frst degree
1t was finished. The twelve men rose
up and silently crossed the gloomy hall
way again back into the thronged court
room. where to the waiting multitude the
solemn procession of their quiet return
told the story before they spoke it.
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Mr.. BARNES PERORATION
A Fitting End to the Most Dramatic
Legal Battle of the Gen.


When court opened in the morning Mr..
Barnes resumed his argument. Thursday
evening he had reached the end of his an
aIysis of the States main case. He now
took up the testimony that has been Of
fered for the defense.
We are led naturally and logically now to a
discussion OF the defense set up by this de-
fendant, he began. l want to commence with
the first and main element of that defense
the alibi. shall consider the alibi first in its
general application, as a refuge for all mur-
derers and larcenists unless they caught
red-handed in the act; and, secondly, with
reference to this particular alfbi set up by this
particular defendant
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Mr.. Barnes has struggled
To he fnii. 10 the defendnllt.

In conclusion can truly say thatin opening
the case for the people l have endeavored to
the best of my ability to state without exag-
geratioR and in theU gropsg ebsranology the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29

other three are out for another term
Among the new aspirants for the va
cancy are Editor B. II. Morey, OF the
Monroe Democrat; r. w. Reynolds,
furniture dealer; and u. ]. s Ken
nedy, painter. The latter two gentle
men are East Stroudsburgians.
"Bouly" Cromer, q lad. while throw
Ing missiles ut passers-by, struck Coun-
Gilman j. l.. Deemer on the nose with a
fish head. Cromer was taken before
Squire Becker and discharged with q
reprimand.
The Model school, of the Normal,
under the direction OF Mrs. Lamb, will
give an operetta, entitled "Voices Of
Nature" on May II.
A. II. Henson, student at the Nor
NAL, who has been critically Ill for some
time, Is improving slowly Mrs. Hen
son. his mother. from Philadelphia, Is
constantly at his bedside.
Garden plots are being arranged near
the main entrance to the Normal.
Preparations of an active nature are
being made for the opera "Pianafore," F"
to be given at the Normal commence
ment week.
Two new students arrived at the Nor
NAL the first of the week. They are
all from Northampton county.
Nicholas Ruster is sick with grip.
Miss Florence Savacool has accpeted
a position as operator of the switch
boards for the Stroudsburg & Bushldll
Telephne company.
Miss Edith Bush, who has been sick
ha lae CD Ia al, &c.
more resume her studies at the Normal.
Mr. and Mrs. $. =, Smiley and daugh-
ter have returned from a visit to Avolo-
mink.
Mrs. Joseph Keller Is confined to her
bed by a serious illness.
on Tuesday evening next the ladies'
OF Zion's Reformed church will give a
social at the residence OF Editor B. +.
Morey. The programme includes both
| musical and literary entertainment.
George Remaly, a student at the Nor
NAL, was injured while vaulting, the
pole breaking and throwing him. A
piece of the pole penetrated his leg.
DR.. Mory Greenwald has been elected
by the Northampton County Medical
association delegate to represent that
body at the meeting of the State Medi-
cal association, which will meet at
Chambersburg on May q.
Postmaster Edinger reports that he
| expects soon to announce Sunday
mail to arrive here about a. m. BY II
tho Sunday papers will be received.
Miss Edna Fetherman and Mrs
Aaron Fetherman are visiting friends
| in Dbilpia1nlip for n faw 1nvg
Charles M. Muehling, until recently
connected with the East Stroudsburg
| Knitting mill. will leave for Dover, N
j., in few days, to take charge Of the
Park hotel at that place.
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STROUD SBURG.

Professor Ormond, of Princeton col
lege. is spending a few days with his
family, on Center street.
Mrs. George Smith, of Marshalls
Creek, who was frightfully burned by
the tipping of a tub of scalding water,
is not dead, as is reported. There are
but slight chances of her recovery.
Miss Laura Teeter, of East Strouds-
burg, has gone to Wilkes-Ba to re-
main for an indefinite period.
l. II. Swartz, of Los Angeles, Cal,
was in town on Friday on business per-
tanning to the Standard Manufacturing
company, for whom he is travelling
salesman.
The Standard Manufacturing company
will move their offices from the Fenner
building to their offices in the new ad-
dition to their factory, on Washington
street.
Dr. II. Bush and William II. Loder, of
East Stroudsburg, have returned from
a visit to Philadelphia.
A. d. Howe and Charles Mutchler
have returned from a fishing trip to
Marshalrs creek. They made a catch
of nineteen trout.
manager IL SnOlWell, OI the ACau-
emy of Music, has become a member
of New York theatrical exchange
through which he will be able to secure
only first-class attractions in the fu-
ture.
Mrs. Alice Icons "Dixie Land" COM
pany will appear behind the footlights
in the Academy of Music on May 9.
The company is composed of fifteen col
ored artists and carry their own brass
band and orchestra.
E. j. Schwarz, the popular liquor mer-
chant, has sold his two black bears to
the Philadelphia Geological Garden for
$50.
George Fable, formerly proprietor of
the Burnette House, in this place, is
acting in the same capacity in Homes
dale.
DIR. and Mrs. II. Bush will celebrate
the twentieth anniversary of their we'd
ding at the residence of A. w. Loder,
Mrs. Bush's father on Tuesday, May
6. Invitations for the event have been
issued.
DR.. and Mrs. I. r. Bush and Misses
Carpenter and Paine, of East Strouds-
burg, who are spending "a few weeks at
Southern Pines N. c., have sent sew
eral of their friends boxes of fragrant
and beautiful trailing arbutus gath
cred in the south.
James Moore, a student at Princeton,
passed a successful examination before
the Lehigh presbytery and delivered q
sermon, which, for its eloquence, as
tonished the attending ministers. Mr..
Moore will study one year longer.
Captain A. J. Jeffries. of Philadel-
phia. Is in town for a few days, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. X. Stone.
Miss Millie Edinger, music teacher
OF rare ability, has purchased a resi-
dence on Lackawanna: avenue. Miss
Edlnger Is from Portland and q first
class musician.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the coming election of four
members of the board of trustees Of
the East Stroudsburg State Normal
school. The election will take place on
Tuesday May G. The trustees whose
terms expire are, Seeley Rosenkrans,
the president of the board; Philip Rus
ter, stewart of the schools; Lot II.
Burnette and George T.. Stauffer. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Burnette Is not a
candidate for reelection, while the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29
NORTH END NOTES.

Nelson Elsbey is building an addi-
ton to his home on William street.
Mrs. C. w. Treverton, of Sanderson
avenue is entertaining Miss Eva Tay-
lOr.
Il. D. Hughes is entertaining DR..
House, Of Albany, N. Y, at his home on
Dickson avenue.
Samuel Davis Is making number of
valuable improvements to his residence
on Main avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Atherton. of
Green Ridge. spent yesterday with
friends in Glenburn.
Mrs. Charles Elwood, Of Horton, n.
Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward
Fuller, of Boulevard avenue.
The Providence Gas and Water COM
pany are relaying their water main on
Church avenue, and are putting in a
much larger main.
C. J. Davis returned to New York last
Saturday, after few days visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Davis, of Warren street. He led the
Moody intercollegiate quartette yester-
day in the New York Young Mems
Christian association hall, during the
afternoon service.
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wAVERLT.
Miss Jennie Smith is visiting friends

Miss Jennie Smith is visiting friends
at Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. Alvin C. Morse, of Sayre, Pa,
Is the guest of her parents, the Rev.
and Mrs. A. Bergen Browe.
Murray Courtright has left for Ty-
rome, Blair county, where he is going
in the coal business.
Miss Rose Johnson has returned from
visit with friends at Scranton.
Dr. C. D. Mackey, who has been the
guest of his brother, DR.. N. c. Mackey,
has located at Dalton.
Members of George Fell post, No. 307,
Grand Army of the Republic, are max
ing extensive preparations for the cele-
brations of Decoration Day. Grand
Army posts from the surrounding coun-
try will be here and help to make the
day one long to be remembered in
Grand Army circles. A. ]. Coborn, jr.,
of Scranton, will be the orator Of the
day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29

The regular Eastern league base ball
season begins today. In Scranton the
event will be celebrated with much
formality, music and display, the SYRIA
cuse team being the attraction for
three days.
Previous to the game. which will be
called at o'clock, the clubs, headed by
a band will parade the business streets.
Flags and bunting will be displayed on
the grandstand, and during several in
tervals of the game music will be sup
piled by a band. Mayor Connell, the
judges and all the city and county Off
cials have been invited by the associa-
ton to witness the opening game.
1t is reported that an important feat
ure will be Mayor Connelrs twlrling of
the first ball from the pitchers box.
1t will be purely formality, and, al
though the mayor has not consented to
grace the diamond for 50 brief q period,
the management says positively that
he will do go.
Brown, the ex-Baltimore pitcher, and
Rogers will be in the points for Scran-
ton. Hess will catch for Syracuse, and
either Kilroy or Barnett will pitch.
Captain Sweeney's arm Is not entirely
well from the injury received in a fall
in Carbondale, but he may possibly be
able to occupy his position at short.
Everybody regrets that Veteran Gaff-
ney has been transferred to Wilkes
Barre to umpire the opening games.
Herman Doescher will umpire here,
Tim Hurst in Providence and Snyder
and Swartwood in Springfield.
Rochester will play here the last
three days of this week. Next week
the Buffalos and Torontos, in the order
named, will each play here. The Scran-
ton team will then leave for swing
around the circuit, returning June l.
In the National League.
Rain prevented half the National
| league games Saturday. The three
games played were in the West. Chi
cago and Cincinnati played again yes
terday at Chicago, and broke even. In
the two days at Louisville the Cleve-
lands We're victorious.
Following are the National league
games of the two days and the per-
centage table:
At St. Louis, Saturday
| st. Louis. ...........2 0 l "
| Plttsburg ..........0 l 0 l 0 l i
| Hits-St. Louis, s; Pittsburg. 16. Errors
St. Louis, 81 Pittsburg, l. Batteries
Ehret and Peitz; Killen and Sugden. UNI
pire-Betts.
At Louisville, Saturday
| Louisville .........0 3 0 o.
| Cleveland ,.......O 0 0 0 o.
Hlts-Louisville, Z; Cleveland, g. Errors
Louisville 2; Cleveland, 2. Batteries
Kned and Welch; Young and McGarr
Umpire-McDonald.
At Cincinnati, Saturday
| Cincinnati .....0 0 l 2 o.
Chicago .........0 l l 0 0 0 l.
Hits-Cinclnnati, 12; Chicago, g. Errors
Cincinnati, 5; Chicago, 2. Batteries
PARROT and Merritt; Hutchinson and
| Kittridge. Umpire-Emslie.
At Louisville, Sunday
| Louisville .........0 0 l 0 0 0 o.
| Cleveland .........0 0 2 0 =
Hits-Louisvile, 5; Cleveland, H. Errors
Louisville, A; Cleveland, 4. Batteries
Luby and Cote; Wallace and thinner
| Umpire-McDonald.
At Cincinnati, Sunday
| Cincinnati .........7 0 0 0 N-1(
| Chicago ...........0 0 0 l 0 0 2 L {
Hlts-Cincinnati, 10; Chicago, TO- Errors
-Cincinnnati, g; Chicago, Z. Batteries
Rhines, Phillips and Merritt; Terry ant
| Donohue. Umpire--Emslie.
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Standing of National League Clubs.
Rain Interfcrcd Saturday.

College alumni and all manner of
base ball enthusiasts were dsappoint-
ed Saturday owing to the rains inter-
ference with the Cuban Giants-Scrun-
ton game in the morning and the Cor
nell-Prlnceton game in the afternoon.
The two college teams left Saturday
afternoon for Ithaca, where they play
this afternoon. If permission from the
two faculties is obtained the Scranton
game may be played tomorrow, pro-
vided arrangements can be made with
the Scranton association. Each col
lege team was supposed to have re-
sumed study today.
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BASE BALL AND OTHER SPORTS.

Ill the year round The Trib-
une is in advance in cover
III ing events of note in the
sporting world. But with the
opening of the base ball season
1t will, as heretofore, give addl-
tional attention to this depart.
ment. Base ball lovers will find
the games covered more fully
from day to day in The Tribune
than they are covered by any
other paper printed or sold In
Scranton. This paper Is the
recognized authority in ScraD.
ton on base ball and other sports
and arrangements have been
made that will insure fuller and
better reports than ever before.
Patrons of the national game
will find in The Tribune every
day in the week Just what they
want In the way OF detailed re-
ports, which will be supplement.
ed each Saturday with a page OF
the freshest and most readable
sporting news and gossip. Due
attention will also be given to all
other outdoor pastimes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29
DURYEA.

The foundation for J. ]. Simpsons
large building is nearly completed, and
if nothing unforeseen occurs the contrac-
tor will begin the erection Of the struc-
ture In the course of q week.
Kitty Judge spent Wednesday with
friends in Scranton.
John Toole, Of this place. has been
selected as q juror to serve during the
present term of criminal court.
A local branch Of the Security Build
ing and Savings union, having It's CEN
trail office at Scranton, was organized
in w. II. Laws office on Thursday even
ing. ]. ]. Sampson was elected presi-
dent; DR.. ]. A. Burlington, vlce-presl-
dent: W.. II. Law, treasurer, and w. H.
Gillespie, of Pittston, attorney.
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ON Other Side OF CHANNEL
Some Events of the Day on the West
Side of the City Noted.
MANY WEST SIDE GRADUATES
Will Be well Represented In the High
School Comme meucement- Ashman Was
Angry-Cartridge Expiodes ina
Stove-Scveral Funerals.

1.-THE West Side interests Of The Tribune
have been placed in the hands OF Elmer
son Owen, to whom all news announce
ments and complaints may be addressed.l
Never before in the history OF the
high school has the West Side been so
we'll represented by graduates as it will
be at the coming June commencement
exercises. We are leaders. Lloyd
Cooper, son of the recent pastor of the
Hampton Street church, will probably
capture the valedictory. Ever since Mr..
Cooper entered the high school, in 1898,
he has led his class, on the average, in
all studies. So well did he work that
at the end of the "a school term he was
marked by his teachers as the class
valedictorian. Miss Mary Daniels, who
led her class in No. II, preparatory
school, will secure the salutatory. OF
the twelve honorable places on the
commencement evening programme, 1t
is warranted that ct least five will be
filled by West Side young people. The
class prophecies is from this side, also
the class poetess.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29
Another Y. NJ. I. Team.

John Boyle O'Rellly council, Young
Mems Institute, has organized base
ball team and selected w. l.. McGee for
manager. The club challenges any
Young Mems Institute team In this
region for one or a series Of games.
Following are the players, who, how
ever, have not yet been assigned posi-
tions p. H. Chilean, John Murphy, M.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29
LYNCH AN EASTERN Lacquer
lie is Signed us an Umpire by President
bowers

Umpire Lynch has been signed for the
Lynch resigned week ago from the
National league owing to the shabby
treatment by President Young. One of
the present Eastern league staff will be
released to make a place for Lynch,
who, with Hurst, Gaffney, Snyder or
Doescher, would make the most gilt.
edged umpire staff ever attached to any
league.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved In six holrs by the ''New
Great South American Kidney Cure
This new remedy is a great surprise or
account Of its exceeding promptness II
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys
back and every part Of the urinary pas
sages. In male or female. 1t relieves re
tention of water and pain In passing Il
almost Immediately. If you want quicl
relief and cure this is your remedy. Sole
by c. NJ. Harris. Druggist. 125 Penn ave
nue., Scranton. Pa.
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II. Hanley, r. J. Murphy, Edward Nor
ris, John Burke, James J. Scott, Pat
rick Riley, M. Il. Flynn, w. l.. McGee
and Frank Mcdonald. The Tribune
would suggest that the st. Brendan
team accept the O'Reilly challenge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-29
Eurckas Win from Dunmore.

In the North End yesterday the
Eurekas defeated. the Dunmore Base
Ball club by score of IS and 3. Sew
eral hundred spectators saw the game,
which was unlnteresting after the sixth
inning.