The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-14
RECORD BREAKING week
All the Cases on Quarter Sessions
List Except Two Disposed Of.
THIS WILL BE SENTENCE DAY
perretto Will Receive the Penalty OF tho
Law for killing Michael Demarko.
Mr.. Clsrk's Light Sentence-Cascs
That Were Heard Yesterday.

This week Of quarter sessions court
has been record breaker. Every case
on the list was disposed Of except two
which were continued until ..ie next
term. Judge Gunster thanked the jur-
ors yesterday and SO did Judge Eu-
wards; both said that to the intelligent
and expeditions manner in which the
cases were passed upon was due the
most of the credit for the success Of the
week.
Pasquela Perretto, convicted Of mur-
der in the second degree for stabbing
to death Michael Demarko at Jessup on
Sunday, June 80. will be sentenced this
morning Charles Wardo will also be
sentenced. He pleaded guilty this week
to feloniously wounding Nicholas De-
marko, brother of the murdered man.
Others who will be sentenced are
Thomas Price and Reuben Morris for
robbery; Joseph Thomas for felonious
assault; Charles Barnhart for bigamy:
and the other defendants who We're
returned guilty during the week.
The story told by Alex. A4efcofski and
Alex. Kessler, the defendants charged
with feloniously wounding George
Swigle. Of Greenwood, was that the
prosecutor and some Of his friends at
tempted to rob Lefcofski. Rather than
let this be done the defendants picked
struck Swigle on the head. In giving
the case to the jury Judge Gunster said
there could be no verdict for felonious
wounding, but II they believed ,ne evi.
dence of the defendants a verdict Of ac-
quittal ought to be returned. The jury
agreed about S o'clock and sealed the
verdict; they will turn 1t into court this
morning.
Five DOliors and Costs for Cinrk.
Butcher William N. Clark, OF South
Abingdon, was sentenced to pay a fine
Of SIS and the costs of the court. He was
found guilty Of horsewhipping Arthur
Dateson. a cripple boy. Mr.. Clark, up
on his word of honor, told the court that
he had not whipped young DatesOn, but
admitted he lashed the Diamond boy.
Judge Gunster said he had no doubt
but they deserved whipping, yet the
law does not justify a man in taking the
law into his own hands.
The five men from the Ridge mixed
up In the Easter Monday christening
rumpus were all found guilty Of as
sault and battery. Judge Edwards felt
that they had been well punished by
one another already, each man having
badly battered head. John Shecilska
was sentenced to pay fine of $50 and
costs; John Conello and John Hama
nick were sentenced to pay a fine of
Sc and costs, and Wassa Lazak and
John Huhaltis We're sentenced to fine
Of 81 and costs.
Henry Goodman, indicted for per-
jury. was declared not guilty of the
Offense because the prosecutor Henry
Herrick did not appear to prosecute
and for which neglect he will be re-
quired to pay the costs.
The Other Gases Heard.
The case of the commonwealth
against Stephen Radky was tried before
Judge Edwards. Mrs. Stephen Gura
was prosecutrix. The jury found YER
dict of not guilty and the costs were
divided, the defendant directed to pay
twO-thrds and the prosecutrix, the re-
mainder. Assistant District Attorney
Harris and Attorney W. ]. Lewis ap-
peared for the commonwealth and At
tOrney 7. V. Powderly for the defend
ant
The charge was assault and battery.
1t happened on Aug. 12 last at Jes-
sup. The defendant swore that Mrs.
Gura caught hold of him and held on
so tightly until he got black in the face
that he had to strike her to make her let
go.
Peter Smith. charged with stealing
money from George Block, was acquit.
ted. The commonwealth did not make
out a case and the court directed a ver-
dict Of not guilty. Mary Rosak was
acquitted of assault and battery upon
John Kane, and the jury divided the
costs. John Rabel was acquitted of
assault and battery on John Ratafski,
and the costs put on the county. This
was the last c0sp tried