The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22
they STOLE FROM A MUTE.
Put Him in Freight Car and
Took Oycrc0at and ValuabcS.
PADDEN ADMITS HE is GUILTY
McNaily Elects to Let Jury Pass Upon
His Casc-.ScnsatiOnai Proceedings
in which Young People from
Archibald Arc Mixed Up.

i'll Whtch NOUnE PcOpIc from
Archibald Arc Mixed Up.
A novel scene was witnessed In quar-
ter sessions court yesterday during the
trial of Michael Padden. of Carbondale.
and Martin McNally, of this city, who
are charged with robbery. Their victim
was Albert Wetheril, of Hamilton,
Wayne county. a deaf mute. When on
the stand he gave his testimony by
movements Of the lips and the sign Ian
guage, his brother interpreting 1t for
the jury.
He positively identified the defend
ants as the persons who. on March q.
forcibly relieved him of his overcoat,
watch, $l2 in money. overshoes and
gloves. His story of the occurrence
was that on the day in question he
came to this city ard met the accused
on Lackawanna avenue. They induced
him to accompany them to the Della
ware and Hudson freight station,
where they put him in q freight car and
robbed him.
Witnesses were also placed on the
stand who swore that the accused sold
them the articles taken from Wetherlll.
Entered n Plea OF Guilty.
Before the commonwealth rested yes
terday afternoon Padden withdrew his
plea of not guilty and substituted one of
guilty McNally. however, decided to
allow the jury to dispose of his case.
Padden was represented by Attorney
r. A. Zimmerman, McNally by Attor-
ney r. II. Martin. ava the common
wealth by District Attorney John r.
Jones. The prosecution rested before
court adjourned.
When the case of John Kelly. charged
with assault and battery. was called.
it was learned that the prosecutrlx
Annie Gudy, -is in Europe. A verdict
of not guilty was taken and the costs
placed on the county.
In the cases against William Daley,
who was charged with assault and bat
terry by Josephine Ike and Lizzie Shaf-
fer. verdicts of not guilty were taken
and the prosecutrix in each case direct
ed to pay the costs.
Burgess Admitted Ills Guilt.
Henry Burgess was tried before Judge
Albright in court room No. for hav-
ing wronged Mary Kratt under prom
Use of marriage. The story of the prose-
cutrix was that in December. 1893 Bur-
CESS promise ed tomarry her and through
that promise obtained her consent to
criminal acts which continued for some
time. In October, 1894. she gave birth
to a child of which she declares Bur-
CESS is the father. The commonwealth
| failed to make out case so far as the
first count of the Indictment was con-
cerned and the defendant then pleaded
guilty to lesser charge in the same in
dictment. Attorneys T. j. Duggan and
! Attorney Oliver conducted the prosecu-
| tion and ttorney A. A. Chase defended
| Burgess.
Ferdinando Arrigoni failed to appear
! to answer charge of embezzlement
preferred by Salvatore Annello and his
bail was forfeited. Peter Ferella was
his bondsman. Arrigoni took $50 from
the prosecutor to send to Europe, but it
failed to reach its destination.
| In the morning the case of A. C. Stan
! ton. charged with forgery by Gostor
! Kamrath, was called for trial. and the
| defendant falling to appear his bail
| was forfeited. During the afternoon it
was brought to the attention of the
court that the case had been settled and
the forfeiture was stricken off.
Only Threw Stone.
Martin Farrell was charged before
/ Judge Albright by Mrs. Catherine
Welsh with breaking the doors and win
/ dows of her house. Farrell was living
/ with the prosecutrix and they had a
dispute, To be revenged on her, Mrs.
Welsh alleges that Farrell threw stones
through the doors and windows. The
defendant denied having broken either
doors or windows, but admitted that
/ he threw a stone at the house.
In the main court room yesterday
morning the trial of Daniel Shay. Pat
! rick Maloney and Thomas Brennan,
the Minooka boys who are charged with
having given John Hlrtnell pipe filed
with powder to smoke, was resumed.
Their defense was that on the day in
question a boy named Buckley gave
them the pipe They did not know 1t
was loaded and Shay started towards
a house to light 1t. He met young Hart
nell, who said he had a match. Shay
thereupon gave Hartnell the pipe TO
light and an explosion followed a mo-
ment later A verdict of not guilty
was returned and the costs placed on
| the defendants.
t'nsnvOry Archibald Case.
sAnthony Duffy. a beardless Archibald
boy, was put on trial before Judge AL
bright. charged with forcibly violating
Miss Kate Martin. The young woman
is 10 years of age. but looks much
younger. She appeared on the stand
in very girlish attire, wearing spring
heel shoes and her auburn hair in a
braid down her back.
She showed no embarrassment while
relating the delicate details of her
story, and her pert and saucy answers
to Attorney Il. c. Newcomb, counsel
for the defendant during the cross
examination. caused many broad
smile.
In brief. her story was that Duffy