The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-04
EHRCOOD AND MRS. Carey
Were Found Guilty and Can Now Go
to Jail Together.
TESTIMONY MOST DISGUSTING
Rarick Assault and Battery Case Given to
the Jury Late Yesterday Afternoon.
Lumber Thieves Plead Guilty-Scn.
tcncc Suspended on Mullaley.


tcncc Suspended on Mulialey.
Large crowds attended court yester-
day, and in the main room where the
Ehrgood-Carey case was on trial before
Judge Savidge the crush for seats was
great.
Mrs. Sarah. Carey and Oscar ID. Ehr-
good were called up, and Mrs. Alice a.
Ehrgood, wife of the latter, was the
prosecutriX. The accused were charged
with criminal relations. Attorney j.
Elliott Ross defended them and Dis
trict Attorney. Kelly was assisted in the
prosecution by Attorneys George S.
Horn and c. W. Dawson. The COM
monwealth made out very strong
case and the defense presented was abb
solutely equal, to a conviction.
1t was one of those kind OF cases that
make a person lose confidence in human
nature. Ehrgood lived in Dunmore
and was successful contractor, with
q happy home, good wife and an In
terestng 5-year-old little daughter On
his trips to this city on business he be-
came accustomed to the habit of drop
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for his dinner, or for occasional meals.
AS his visits became more frequent II
became gossiped that improper reia-
tions We're going on between himseif
and the proprietress of the boarding
house Ehrgobds wife came to hear OF
the amours of her husband and re-
monstrated with him. Finally she had
to resort to the law, for the reason that
her husband took up his residence with
Mrs. Carey and left his own home and
family.
Both Found Guilty.
Several witnesses were examined for
the commonwealth and the proof of the
defendants guilt was established be-
yond a reasonable doubt. The sicken-
ing details of the utter depravity of
Ehrgood and his mad infatuation for
such dissipated looking paramour as
Mrs. Carey were fully brought out and
regaled the ears of the court. Judge
Savidge clearly defined the law and
ordered Clerk Daniels to write out a
blank verdict for the jury so that all
they needed was to write the words
guilty" or mot guilty." The jury was
out less than a quarter of an hour and
brought in verdict convicting them.
As soon asfthe jury retired another
jury was sworn and Ehrgood was once
more put upon the rack. Two cases
were on against him. He was charged
with assault and battery upon John j.
Klemen and also upon his son, Christo-
pher Klemen.
The elder .Klemen hired Ehrgood to
do some work on a house owned by him.
During a dispute concerning the man
ner in which it was done Ehrgood, it
is alleged, picked up piece of yellow
pine and assaulted the Klemens with it,
The case was on when court adjourned.
Hughes Case Continued.
In court room No. 2 the assault and
battery case of John Hughes against
Bother Frank G.. Rarick took up the en-
tire day. Hughes was recalled to the
witness stand and he spent an hour
testifying. He denied that he gave Mr.
Rarick any impudence or that he raised
his fists to strike him. The other wit
nesses for the prosecution were Hughes
mother, sister and brother. Market
man w. H. Plerceand Mr. Brandemoor
to the injury to Hughes face. Dr. II.
B. Ware was also on the stand and sew
eral hypothetical questions were put to
him.
The defense then opened and Mr.
Rarlck was put on the stand. He swore
that Hughes came to his Office and
without any ceremony told him he was
guilty of the rankest fabrication If he
disputed a certain bill. Mr.. Rarick or
dered him outtand used no more force
than was necessary. Hughes resisted,
and in the scrimmage his nose struck
against the sharp corner of cupboard,
which caused the injury he complains
of. Mrs. Rarick, wife of the defend
ant, her niece, Miss Cornell, and Mr..
Jordan, an employe. also testified; they
told about the ofiicious actions of
Hughes when he came to collect the
bill and they virtually corroborated
what Mr.. Rarick swore to- The jury
retired a few moments before adjourn
m.ent and was out all night unable to
agree. They had hot time among
themselves until about 10 o'clock last
night, and then all went to bed except
two. Another disagreement seems
probable.
A jury was next sworn before Judge
Schuyler in the case Of felonious
wounding in which Michael Noonan is
the prosecutor and James Dunleavy the
defendant. The case was not proceed
ed with but will go ahead when court
opens this morning.
Sentence Was Suspended.
Judge Schuyler suspended sentence
in the case of Patrick Mullalley, of
larceny of MrShean" from Anthony
Gilboy. Mr.. Mullalley promised to re-
form.
James Zulensky and John Kehotsky
were brought before the court charged
| with larceny and receiving. M. p.
Judge of the lumber firm of Mulherin
G. Judge, South Side, was the prosecu-
tor. The defendants early last Novem-
ber stole small quantity of lumber.
Subsequently the defendants made
restitution and Mr. Judge expressed
unwillingness to prosecute. The de-
PENDANTS were arraigned and in open
court they plead guilty. Judge Saw
idge suspended sentence upon their
promise to pay the costs. They entered
| 800 bail in their own recognizance to
| appear for sentence at any future term
the court may direct. Judge Savidge
said this was done so that IL they ever
got into court again sentence would In
this case he inflicted on them