The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-01
DERMOT'S NOVEL WEAPON
He Admitted Having Stabbed Com
panion with a PitchfOrk.
WILL GO TO THE PENITENTIARY
Sad Result Of u Quarrel Between Little
Girls While Out Chestnutting-One
Of Them Will Be Cripple
For Life.

Judge Clinton r. Savidge, of Sum
bury, presided in the main court room
yesterday, which was the first day Of
the special term Of criminal court.
Washocl1 Mushock and Joseph Wins
chuck were called to the defendants
table to tell the court and jury why
they committed felonious assault on
John Rogesky. District Attorney Kelly
conducted the prosecution, and Attor-
ney e. C. Newcomb the defense. Ro-
gesky accused the defendants of chew
ing him up one evening last summer
after they had first become intoxicated
on diluted alcohol. The defendants said
that Rogesky was too drunk to take
care of himself and he fell through a
window, cutting his neck with the
broken glass. The jury found a verdict
Of not guilty and could not say any
thing about the costs. as the case was
felony.
Silas Weed was called to defend him.
self in an assault and battery case.
He evidently thought the court would
deal leniently If he plead guilty, and his
attorney, John NJ. Corbett, entered the
plea for him. Judge Savidge sentenced
him to pay a fine of 81. the costs OF
prosecution and spend fifteen days in
the county jail John Howley plead
guilty to an assault committed upon
Katie McAndrew and was sentenced
to a fine of 81 and the costs OF prosecu-
ton.
Dcrmot Used q pitchfork.
Nicholas Dermot, young italian
with a Celtic label, was called for trial
for feloniausly stabbing a fellow-work-
man with pitchfork. Attorney John
Nj. Corbett was assigned to DEFEND
Dermot, and, after short consulta-
ton, he entered plea of guilty for his
blood-thirsty client. Judge SavidSe
told Dermot that he ought to feel happy
he was not q defendant in a murder
trial and then imposed sentence or
two and one-half years in the Eastern
penitentiary
The last case in No. court room was
an assault and battery. John Tlerney,
of Dunmore, was charged by son of
Italy. named James Gregory, with that
offense. Attorney II. j. Duggan ue-
Tended him and Attorney IL. l.. Tayior
prosecuted the case. On Aug. ~ last
Gregory was coming from Johnsons
store with some bundles of merchan-
disc. Two dogs We're fighting in front
nf Tierney's house, and the Italian ad-
mitted he threw a stone at theih 10
scare them away. AS he did, Ilerney
came out of the house, asked MIN why
he stoned the dogs and Immediately
set to work to color the prosecutors S
optics. Tierney claims that Gregory
not only threw a stone at the dog put,
also. that he threw one at MN. he acueu
only in self defense. The case was SUD
mitted to the jury at adjournment with
orders to seal the verdict and return II
TO court Wednesday morning at
o'clock.
In Court Room No. ..
Judge Schuyler, of Easton, was on the
banch in court room No. 2. Court
nnened with the trial of two little girls,
Catherine and Sabina MoGeever, OF
Dunmore on the charge of simple as
sault. JChn Hallinan was the prosecu-
tor. Attorneys George w. Beale and
C. s. Woodruff defended the girls ana
Assistant District Attorney ONeill rep
resented the commonwealth. Last faii
the McGeever girls and Annie Hallinan,
of their age. a daughter of the prosecu-
TOR. were out chestnutting in the woods
hack of Sport Hill. They climbed a
tree and while UP in the branches they
began to quarrel. They decided to set
tie the matter on the ground and the
McGeever girls got down frSt. Ihe
prosecution alleged that after they de-
scended they threw stones up at young
Miss Hallinan, who became frightened,
lost her hold and fell to the ground, sus-
tanning injuries to the spinal column
which paralyzed her lower limbs and
crippled her for life. The defense de-
MED having thrown the stones and the
Jury retired. They brought in verdict
of acauittal and directed Catherine Nc
Geeyer, one OF the defendants, to pay
the costs. Judge Schuyler imposed sen
tence and lectured the girl severely.
Case Of Assault and Battery.
Michael Dougher was the next Of
fender, and the charge against him was
assault and battery preferred by his
falther-in-law, Thomas McIIale. Attor-
ney Hulslander defended Dougher and
Assistant District Attorney O'Neill
prosecuted him. McHale is an old man
and was taking drink in Cusick's ho-
tel on West Market street on Sept. IL
Dougher came TO the door and called
the old man out. He wanted to know
what the old man had to say regarding
tho truth of certain stories he circulat-
ed rejecting on the character Of his
wife and, of course, the old mans daugh-
ter.
McHale denied having slandered his
own child, whereupon the defendant
knocked him down and kicked him Sc
verely. But for the interference of a
man named Gilbride, Dougher would
have perhaps killed the old man. Any
how, the case was given to the jury and
they returned with verdict imposing
one-half the costs on each. Court ad-
journed for New Years vacation until
Q o'clock tomorrow morning.
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