The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-18
Several Defendants Admitted Their
Guilt In Quarter Sessions.
MANY OF THEM SENTENCED
Others viii Not Know Thcir Fate Until
Saturduy--AmOng the Latter Is Jail.
Breaker Edwards-Cnsc That
Were Heard Before Jurics.

pOSeu OF py DlStTlct AttoIHey SohSS
during the day.
The case against f.. Edwards, alias
T.. Cooper, who escaped from jail while
serving a term of imprisonment for the
larceny of bicycle. headed the list
The accused admitted that he had
made his escape from the county Jail
and sentence was deferred until Satur-
day. Richard McHugh was arraigned
for assaultng City Editor M. j.
O'Toole, of the Times in Music hall
last winter. Mr.. Mellugh was sorry
for what he had done, apologzed, and
Mr.. O'Toole thereupon declined to
prosecute. K nolle prosequi was en-
tered, the defendant agreeing to pay
the costs.
Patrick O'Connor. Of Olyphant. who
was charged with statutory burglary,
failed to put in an appearance, and his
bail was forfeited and capias issued
for him. O'Connor is the man who en-
tered the liquor store of |. *. Goodman
at Olyphant, opened the faucet of
whisky barrel and allowed a large
quantity of the liquor to run on the
floor.
The GOdfreys or WintOn.
William, Mary and Annie Godfrey
We're arraigned for assault and battery,
Sarah ]. Harris being the prosecutrix.
The parties had come to an agreement
to forgive and forget at the time the
case was called and nolle prosequi
was entered upon the payment Of the
costs by the defendants.
IVillia prappap fha rrnpriator Of
the Harp and the Shamrock" hotel on
Penn avenue was charged with laying
violent hands on Miss Annie Mccarthy,
a chic looking maiden of thirty. Find
ing his hands inadequate for the task
of administering proper corporeal pun
inshment. Brennan, according to Miss
Annals story, made use of a club, with
which he struck her in the face. The
defendant alleges that the trouble oc-
CURED one night in May last and that
the fair prosecutrix was not comport-
ing herself as becomes lady. He re-
quested her to leave his hotel, she re-
fused and he used sufficient force to
eject her. At the door she fell and cut
her face. The jury said not guilty and
told the prosecutrix to pay the costs.
Mark Duffy failed to appear to an
swer charge of assault and battery
preferred by Joseph Mcdonald, and a
capias was issued for him and his bail
forfeited.
lie Tapped a Till.
Harvey Ferber admitted that he
tapped the till in the Westminster bar
room and was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 and spend two months in the
county Jail. Henry Thompson said he
was guilty of stealing s3S from wini-
fred Golden at the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western station and was
sentenced to pay fine of 81 and un-
dergo seven months Imprisonment in
the county Jail. Albert Hammond and
Sterling Bruce frankly told the court
that they had looted the nickle-in-the-
clot machine at the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey station in this city. Sem
tence was suspended until Saturday
next.
Bert Page two months ago eloped
with a dummy and suit of clothes
that stood in front of NJ Josephson's
store, on lower Penn avenue. He de-
clined TO make Defense entered plea
of guilty and accepted sentence of 81
fine and one months Imprisonment.
Grant Evans, of the West Side, was
teased by a number of boys one day
while passing along the street. He
threw a stone at them, but 1t missed
its mark and struck Miss Jeanette
Reese, injuring her severely. He en-
tered plea of guilty and as he has
hxa tn. tot r.,;t
$25 fine and forty days Imprisonment.
John Norton admitted that he broke
into the store of the Dunmore Hard
ware company and stole raZors, etc.
He will be sentenced Saturday.
South Side ARRAY.
Mrs. Winifred Cramton was charged
with assault and battery by Patrick
Donnelly, a Nineteenth ward hotel
keeper. The jury was unwilling to be-
lieve that Mrs. Cramton would be
guilty of such conduct and returned
verdict of not guilty, but directed her
to pay one-third of the costs. The
prosecutor will pay the remaining two
thirds.
Leone Donatio and Sevarno Donatio,
charged with rioting on a Dunmore
Suburban car, did not appear for trial
and their balls were forfeited and at
tachments issued for them. Verdicts
Of not guilty on payment of the costs
We're taken in the cases Of Antonio Me-
dola, John Leone and Joseph Gotto,
charged with carrying concealed wea-
pons.
John Fltula pleaded guilty to a
-, nf 1;,,ar
of Frank Crupinsky, with whom he
boarded at Archibald, and accepted a
sentence of $25 fine and three months
Imprisonment. Michael Kelly pleaded
guilty to stealing goods from II. Levy,
of Capouse avenue, and will pay a Inc
of IS and spend five months in the
county Jail The case OF l.. NJ. Graves,
charged with cruelty to animals by
Chief of Police Simpson, was continued
until next Monday, and that of William
Meredith, charged with burglary by
George Bates, went over until the next
term.
Took Them for Sake Keeping.
Michael Duffy was arraigned before
Judge Albright for stealing 81 and a
watch from David Kearney, in WILL
lam Balls hotel, In Archibald. The de-
fendant said that Kearney was drunk
and gave him the watch and money for
safe-keeping. Later he returned them
to .Kearney. The jury believed this
version Of the case and brought in a
verdict of not guilty.
Joseph Kinofski, John Shulkofski
and Anthony Zelazienski were next ar
raigned to answer a charge Of assault
and battery, preferred by Louis Oh
shefski. The trouble occurred at
Priceburg the last Sunday night In
March and the cause Is somewhat hard
to ascertain. The prosecutor says the
defendants attacked him without cause
and they are quite positive that he was