The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-29
session IS ABOUT over
Only One Case Remains to BE Tried
in the District Court.
MRS. FRINK'S LIGHT SENTENCE
Amos Robinson Admitted That lie Had
Trausgrcsscd and Escaped Lightly.
SaufordWas Very Bold Mcadville
Injunction Case Before the Court.

Nus >-ol, Irinl, of NJontroso the wo-
won ,,.ho ,,aodod guiltv to the charge
NJ sending obscene letters through the
walls r.ns Yesterday called IN before
Trdma pu1irpton for sentence in the
Tnitad Statns district court In i'm
nosine sentence Judpn burlington said
,b,t NJ m, eo,ic,to tinn of her counsel
on the ground of her mental condition
he had decided to make the sentence a
nominal one. He directed her to pay a
fine of So and costs.
Amos Robinson, who was charged
with selling liquor on Lackawanna ave-
nue. in this city, without paying the
internal revenue fee. pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to pay fine of 81 and
costs.
Barney Stenawith, George Steina-
with and Paul Strigus We're tried for
similar offenss to that of Mr.. Robinson.
They We're defended by Attorney II. Il.
Reynolds. Barney Stenawith was the
proprietor Of store on Lloyd street.
in this city, where liquor was also sold.
1t appeared that Strigus was the man
who was responsible for the Illegal
liquor selling and he was found guilty
and the others acquitted. Judge Buf-
iington then sentenced StriguS TO pay
a fine Of 81 and costs.
Jacob SokitelS was arraigned for OBJ
tanning a money order Tor SoU from the
Duryea postofiice. which was addressed
to Maria Forataker. Attorney II. B.
Reynolds was assigned to defend him.
Denied Getting the Letter.
After getting the letter containing
the money order Sokitels went to Pitts
ton and had IT cashed. Postmaster John
II. Mullen, of Pittston. and Postmaster
NJ. f. Corcoran, of Duryea, testified
that Sokltels was the man who OBJ
tained the money and letter, but never
lheiesS Sokltels went on the stand ana
cH'e'eu seherai ueh'ai' Inc remain
oe' Vi .He oay was taken up py the
Me@u'lile injunction case ohly one
case remains 10 DE trleu III the district
court tnat OF the government against
george FOX charged with uhiawfuliy
taklns Naiuaple letter from post
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poSeu Oh lHoSe coilNecteu uurlhg the
"eeh'
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wednesday as W. j. SANFORD, Tor using
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Attorney Harry Han and eX-Associate
Judge George Wels, OF st. Mary's, Elk
county. A Few years ago Deming,
under another name. was arranged in
the Elk county courts Tor defrauding
people through rake live stock insur-
ahce scheile' IL was MI. Hall who
acted as prosecuting attorney at that
time ana Mr.. Weis was one of the
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