The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-10
QUARTERLY RETURN DAY
Gave the COnstahles an Opportunity
OF Ventilating Their Suspicious.
DOWN IN THE SEVENTH WARD
Constable Roach Thinks There Arc Six
teen Illegal Liquor Sellers In That
Division Of the City -COmplaiuts
from Other Parts Of County.

After two months vacation the
business of court was resumed yeSter-
day. The grand jury assembled to dis
pose of cases for the october term of
quarter sessions court and the reports
of conStables of the county were heard.
Equity court was also In session In the
main court room. Judge Archibald pre-
siding. He addressed the grand jury
and appointed John T. Howe foreman,
The Jurors We're advised to visit the
Jail. make an inspection OF II, go
through the court house and make re-
port ON the way things were found,
and suggest any improvements that
We're deemed necessary. Outside of
these remarks the court did not devi-
ate from the usual plane of instruc-
tions. The jury retired to pass upon
transcripts and the stories of the con-
stables were heard in open court.
A singular freedom from Sabbath
deseCration was Vouched for among the
liquor dealers of the city and county.
Constable J. W. Clark. of the EiSh-
tcenth ward reported "a gambling house
run by John Pinko. alias Chipik Pool
Is played there on Sunday and there
is an Infection OF disorder around the
premises, but nothing Is said about
liquor. MIR. Clark says there Is de-
fective sewer basin In his bailiwick
on Seventh street and whenever a
shower comes the basin blocks up ana
flows in on the lots of Patrick OCon-
nor and James Noone. Frank Holsate.
of South Arlington. complained OF the
tumbledown condition of the turnpike
between Chinchilla and the town hall.
Constable Roach's Large Hatch.
Patrick Roach. of the Seventh ward.
took the court by storm when he made
the statement that he suspected there
are sixteen places In his ward where
liquor Is sold without a license. Judge
Archibald asked Mr.. Roach to give the
names TO the district attorney and the
court will take care of the cases. The
names accordingly, We're handed to the
court and are as follows: Henry Nc
Hale, Mary Malloy, Martin DougheWy.
Bridget Biglin. Mary Lynott. Mary
Mulraine. John Gordon. Mrs. Moan
renee Rafferty,, Mrs. Bridget Speir,
Mary Ellen Bilbow, Augustus Winters,
Bernard Leuthner and Patrick Can
| non.
Constable John c. Moran, of the
Twelfth ward. told the court that he
had strong suspicion that Daniel
Hayes and william Nealon sold the ar
| dent without a license. The county de-
tective will see if Mr.. Moran's suspi-
| ClOnS are correct. COnStable isaac
Dolph. of the First ward of Dunmore,
| reported a sensational lack of proprie-
| ty between himself and the authorities
| of the borough. He returned Burgess
| II. ]. Duggan, Street Commissioner
| Miles Mcdonald. Councilmen +. A..
| Haggerty. Thomas Walsh, Thomas
| Payton, Peter Ward. William MoAllis-
| ter. That makes hut five councilmen,
| the other. Hugh Burke, being in Ire
land. Constable Dolph will return him
| to the court when he (Burke) returns,
| The burden of Dolphs complaint is the
| condition Of the road between Dun
more and Throop. The street commits
sioner will not fix it, because, as al
| legged by the constable. the council
| won't let him.
Rotten bridge In Old Forge.
Constable Mathew Beam, Of Old
Forge, stated to the court that County
Surveyor a. r. Dunning. jr.. con-
demned bridge in that district, but
the supervisors of the township are
| remiss in repairing 1t. The boards in 1t
| are rotten. He returned NJ. Dusadora.
Fred Stefano and A. Gevanno, as tip
pling house prOprietors.
| Constable keegan. of the Third ward.
| has a suspicion that Anthony Knight
| sells without the privilege. and Ber-
| nard Davis, constable Of the Second
ward, thinks Patrick Henry Is guilty Of
| the same offense