The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-01
M'|NTYRE FOUND GUILTY
He Mas Sentenced to Spend Three
Months in the County Jail.
VERDICT AGAINST HOLThAM
Court Did Not Impose Sentence Upon Him
Saturday = Thomas brennan. Who,
Pleaded Guilty to Attempt Arson.
Got Ono Year aud n 81 900 Fine.

Charged with embeZzlement in taxi
ing assessments for a defunct building
and loan association. knowing 1t to be
no longer in existence while he was re-
csiving the money, w. j. Mcintyre was
tried Friday and Saturday morning the
jury returned u verdict Of guilty and a
recommendation of mercy to the court.
Judge Peck imposed upon him a sen
tence Of three months In the county
Jail, II fine OF IS. the costs OF the court.
and restoration of the money received
from Mr.. Coleman. the prosecutor. He
was OF the opinion that Mcintyre was
the dupe of ]. +. Harris. the member
of the combine who fled.
The case of Constable Henry Arm
strong. of Thrcop, against two broth
ers, Fritz and Charles +. Pilger, was
disposed of Saturday by Judge Peck.
They were defended by Attorney Jo-
seph O'BriSn and the prosecution was
represented by Attorney c. W. Daw-
son. II was alleged that Fritz met
Armstrong on the afternoon Of May %.
on Main street, Throop. and accosted
him with an insulting salutation re-
with that he attempted to give him
u sound thiashlng.
AS an officer of the law. Armstrong
undertook to arrest Pilger, when the
other brother came and took n hand
In the proceedings. The constable swore
that big bunch of his whiskers was
uprooted by the manner In which the
Pilgers treated him. The defendants
swore that Armstrong was too Off
cious and raised the disturbance pur-
posaly to bring suit against them.
They say 1t Is an old trick Of his to
foment discord that litigation may arise
and enable hhn ITO earn an honest dol
lar. The jury found the defendants
not guilty and directed the limb OF the
law to pay half of the costs.
Hoitham Was Found Guilty.
As morbidly curious n crowd Of peo-
PIE nocked to court Saturday to hear
the closing details of the Robb- Holtham
case. Mr.. Rusteed and Attorney Wal.
ter Davis made strong arguments to
the jury. and were followed by Attor-
ney y. V. Powderly on behalf of the
prosecutor. He was listened to with
great attention and dwelt strongly on
the sancthty of the home and the conse-
Quent gravity Of the offense against So
ciety. The jury found Holtham guilty
in manner and form as charged in the
indictment. He was not sentenced Sat
urday.
Patrick, James and Thomas McGov-
ern, and James Murray, all of Dun
more, were found guilty of slashng
James Sheeran with knife and were
called up for sentence before Judge
Peck. Attorney =. c. Newcomb plead
ed for them and court let them off light
ly with thirty days in the county Jail
John Laybourne. who confessed that
he sold liquor without a license at the
Palatne hotel. was told to Pay fine
of $500, the costs Of the court, and three
months In the county Jail. Walter
Brownlea, of Peckville, another illegal
liquor seller, received the same dose
of justice. Peter Hamm. of the South
side, was sentenced to three months ir
Jail for assaulttg an cid man named
Emil Bauer.
Got One Year for Attcmrt cd Arson.
Thomas Brennan, of Olyphant, got O
year in Jail and fine of 81 900 for set
ting fire to his store, which was owned
by II. j. Gallagher. John Norton, a youth
found guilty Of crime, will be sent to the
Huntington reformatory. James Ger
rity will pay $50 to the Scranton pool
district, $50 to the girl he betrayed and
81 week for seven years to the sup
port of their child.
Peter Connor pleaded guilty to bur
glary and was entenced to spend three
months in the county Jail and pay fin.
of $25. Hugh Gaffney, Catherine
Walsh, James Jordan, John Welch. ant
Michael Krotkie were sentenced to tn,
| costs in each of their cases.