The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-31
Alex Since Sentenced to Spend Fiji
teen Months There.
GUILTY or A SERIOUS CRIME
Second Week OF Special Term OF Grim.
inal Court Began Testcrday-Judecs
Savidge and Craig Presiding Dis
position of Yesterdays Cases.

Italian from Forest City. was called be-
fore the bar. He was charged with at
tempting to criminally assault Mrs.
Margaret James. Since desired to plead
guilty. but Judge Archibald refused to
accept the plea and appointed Attor-
ney James j. O'Neill as counsel for the
young man.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. O'Neill
came before Judge Savidge and stated
that after careful survey of all the
facts in the case he deemed 1t best for
Since to plead guilty Mr.. O'Neill then
made statement as 1t had been told
to him. He said that Since was i'm
toxicated and was i'm a house where
Mrs. james and some other women
were. The prisoner from some conver-
sation that went on was led to make
improper overtures which We're re-
pulsed.
District Attorney Jones said it was
entirely different, and he called Mrs.
James before the court to state the
facts as they occurred. She said that
on September Is last she was going
from Carbondale after making some
purchases to her home and had occa-
sion to pass through small bush. She
met the prisoner. who made improper
advances She screamed and he caught
hold of her dragging her a short dis
tance, and then pulled a revolver and
threatened to shoot her. This hap
pencd between 3 and o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Thomas Morgan was called
and told the court that he ran to Mrs.
James rescue when he heard her
screams and he saw Since in the bushes
with a revolver in his hands.
Fifteen Months In the Pcnitcutiary.
Judge Savidge sentenced the Italian
to a term of fifteen months at hard
labor and solitary confinement in the
Eastern penitentiary. He said he would
give him a severe sentence but for the
fact that liquor might have clouded
Sincos understanding.
Edward Morse. of Taylor. pleaded
guilty to the charge of cruelty
to animals and was sentenced
to pay fine of $40 and the
costs. He had been nearly three
months in Jail awaiting trial. Thomas
Carroll, alias Mclaughlin, arrested on
September charged with burglariZing
the residence of Daniel Langstaff was
discharged The law requires that in
case of felony the defendant must be
given a trial before two terms pass
The Octoher and December terms have
gone by and there is no Indictment yet
returned against McIoughlin.
NJ. j. Ruddy. of the South Side, the
contractor i'm stone work and a nromi-
nent citizen, was put on trial on the
charge of assault and battery upon w.
H. Press of CaDouse avenue, stone
cutter. who worked for him. Attorney
II. V. Powderly represented the defend
ant and Attorney c. w. Dawson the
commonwealth. Press worked for Mr..
BUDDY few days in the beginning or
last July He went to the stone yard
on the morning of the 2jth of the same
month and asked the defendant for
dollar claimed to be owing to him. Mr..
Ruddy informed him he would have to
wait until pay day. An alt---"ation re-
suited in which the defendant threat
ened to stop Mr.. Ruddy's men from
working If the cartwheel were not forth
coming. The prosecutor said that the
defendant struck him twice in the face
with his fist.
Press swore out a warrant before AL
derman DeLacy. of the Seventh ward.
Captain DeLacy was sworn and said
that Mr. Ruddy stated at the hearing
that Press had aggravated him and he
lost his temper and struck him. Con-
stable Roach who served the warrant
on Mr.. Ruddy. swOre that the defend
ant on the way to the alderman's office
admitted the assault and battery.
story OF the Defendant.
The defense was that the prosecutor
came to his yard that morning and after
being refused the dollar threatened to
take it out of his skin. calling him vile
name. said he would stop Mr.. Ruddy's
men from working; that Press was
under the influence of liquor and was
making an assault upon him when he
met force with force and defended him
self. The jury brought In verdict or
not guilty and divided the costs be-
tween the parties.
Patrick Maxwell was tried for assault
and battery upon Thomas Mullen. of
Winton The commonwealth was rep
resented by District Attorney Jones
appeared for the defendant. The
trouble occurred in Jessup: it
grew out of law suit before
justice of the peace. Mullen's arm
was broken and he was otherwise bat
tered. The jury acquitted the defend
ant but directed him to pay the costs.
1t was alleged on the part of the de-
fense that Mrs. Mullen, wife of the
prosecutor. started the fight with a
bomhardment of stones.
Michael Black was tried for assault
and battery upon Simon Raeuchas.
The prosecutor claimed that Black beat
him severely. The case had been called
only a short time before adjournment
Salvario Ambrose was tried charged
with assault and battery on Louisa G.
Caterina and pointing pistol at her
husband. Nicola COterina. They reside
i'm Carbondale. Last August the de-
fendant was visiting the house of the
prosecutor and the woman was alone in
the house. The husband was seen ap-
preaching and she told Ambrose to go
down In the cellar out Of the way of the
jealous old fellow. The husband went
down after Ambrose and the latter
pulled a gun on him. He came back
later and beat Mrs. Caterina for telling
on him. The jury acquitted him and
equally divided the costs.
Heard Before Judge Craig.
Before Judge Craig in No. 9 the fol-
lowing cases We're tried. William Clark
was charged with assault and battery
on Ellen Sheridan. Mr.. Harris repre-
sented the commonwealth and Attorney
NJ. A. mckinley the defendant, who was
charged with having committed an as
sault and battery on the nrosecutrix,
and malicious mischief on the house on
the 10th of October last I'm Carbondale.
The defendant testified that when he
asked for a drink the prosecutrx struck
him with a base ball bat and that he
then simply showed her away. He also
denied ever having broken the door or
windows. The jury returned u verdict
of not guilty and directed the defend
ant to pay the costs.
Peter Paul was tried In the case which
Patrick Dean had against him. The
defendant is hotelkeeper at Olyphant
and is charged with assault and bat
terry upon the prosecutor. who testified
that In September last he went into de-
fendant's saloon and asked for drink
and that the defendant then assaulted
him. The defendant testified that when
the prosecutor came into the saloon he
was drunk and asked for whiskey and