The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
TRYING LESSER OFFENSES.
Several Cases Disposed of Before Judges
Gunster and Edwards.

Several smaller crimes We're called to
account yesterday in the courts. Dur
ing the recess of the murder case in
the main court room William H. Moran
was called before Judge Gunster. Mr..
Moran's case is pitiable one. He was
employed as a cigar agent by w. II.
Shoop and Entrusted with the RESPONSE
bility of making collections. From time
to time covering period of two years
he fell into the habit of using small
amounts, of his employers money, and
in that way he became an embezZler in
the sum of about $3.50.
He was not a spendthrift, on the con-
trary he is said to have used his money
to support his wife and family. He de-
luded himself into the belief that he
would be able to repay the money with
out being discovered. He plead guilty
and ex-District Attorney Kelly made
an eloquent plea for judicial clemency.
Judge Gunster sentenced Mr.. Moran to
a fine of 81, costs, restitution of the
the county Jail.
The case of Arthur rockingham
against John r. Reese, on the charge
of destroying show bills, was called be-
fore Judge Gunster and jury sworn.
The prosecutor did not appear and by
the direction of the court the costs were
placed upon him and a verdict of not
guilty taken.
Before Judge Edwards.
Judge Edwards, presiding in No. 2,
resumed the trial of William Ready and
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Ward, of Winton. Two cases We're
against them one for stealing $3.50 from
Mr.. Ward, and one for stealing a gold
watch worth s25, and $3.75 in cash from
the clothes of another boarder, Patrick
McKenna. They offered no defence and
the jury brought in verdicts of guilty
in both instances. Brogan was found
guilty of larceny in each case, and
Ready of receiving.
Two enterprising young chicken
thieves from Newton, Charles Searles
and John Vandusand, had no counsel
to defend them when their case was
called. They, verify, reached the con-
clusion that no lawyer could save them
and it would only be waste Of money
to procure legal services.
The defendants started out as whole
sale chicken thieves; they bought
team of horses and a covered wagon
and made nocturnal calls at the chick
cries of the farmers up the country.
The finger of suspicion pointed to them
and in a very novel manner they were
captured A blacksmith of Newton
nailed a peculiarly shaped shoe on the
hind foot of one of the horses. One
dark night visit was made to the hen
merry of George Barton, of Newton, and
every feathered inhabitant of the roost
was purloned.
The Plan Was Successful.
The next morning Mr.. Barton noticed
the imprints of the telltale shoe at
suggestive proximity to his looted
chicken coop. He drove to Scranton
and learned that the young men had
disposed of wagon load of poultry in
this city and he identified some of the
birds as his own. The defendants had
no defense to amount to a grain of
chaff and the jury returned with
verdict of guilty.
The last case for the week was next
called, that of the commonwealth
against Constable j. S. Miller, of the
Eighth ward George s. Brock was the
prosecutor. Mr.. Brock had dealings
with Saloon-keeper T.. J. Fallon, of
Old Forge, amounting to SAL. He Sc
cured a judgment before Alderman C.
NJ. DeLong and placed the paper in
Constable Miller's hands for collection.
Miller collected the money, but he re-
fused to turn 1t over to Brock, hence
the suit
The defense was that Brock owned
the defendant more than SAL and that
he agreed Miller should keep the
amount of the judgment and give him
credit on his account. Judge Edwards
placed the case in the jury's hands at
adjournment. All other cases on the
list, having been tried, settled, or con-
tlnued, the jurors not engaged in the
murder trial and the one just mem
toned were discharged from further
attendance at this term of court. This
jury will return its verdict this MORN
ing.
Turkish and Russian Baths for Ladies'.
At the request of physicians and ladies.
n rro N ganents have been made To rive