The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-13
.Wo0LSEY FOUND GUILTY.
But Only Of Attempt to Commit the
Crime He MAS Charged With.
CONSTABLE MAS CONVICTED
Larceny of Dead Pig 1t the Ridge
Walter Moore. :COlOrcd. Prose-.
cutting Two Poiandcrs for
Assault and Battery.

William r. Woolsey. of the North
End. the young man tried for criminal
assault on Mary Boston, was found
guilty of the third count in the indict
ment, namely. an attempt to commit
the crime. The penalty for this, ac-
cording to the statute is not more than
five years in penitentiary, but in the
discretion of the court clemency may
be exercised in passing sentence. just
what he will get rests with Judge Ed
wards. Woolsey was committed to the
county Jail last night on a capias for
fear he would leave town.
Constable William l.. Bates. of For
est City, was convicted of assault and
battery on Annie Bossack. of Fell
township. He had a search warrant
for a horse, which was stolen, and it
was suspected the prosecutrix's hus-
band had the animal in the stable
When he went to look for it they inter-
fered and he used his club. The Jury
was of the opinion that he was too free
with the locust and deserves punish
ment.
Stanley Balon, Joseph Turowski and
Wladlyslaw Brydyn were tried for as
sault and battery on Joseph Czarnecki.
Attorney NJ. j. Walsh defended them
and the commonwealth was represent
ed by District Attorney John NJ Harris
and ex-Judge Ward. The jury found
a verdict of not guilty. and ordered the
defendants to pay three fourths of the
costs and the prosecutor one fourth.
A few months ago there was Polish
social at NIayfleld and the parties in
the case were at it. They left the hall
and came down to Priceburg. The de-
PENDANTS started game of pool The
prosecutor got ofiicious and was or
Il Il t.t. ISs.as Iii
way home the life was almost ham,
mered out of him and he suspected the
three because he had words with them.
All were under the influence of liquor.
Charged with Stealing n Pig.
Anthony Sibeskie was tried before
Judge Edwards on the charge of steal
ing pig from Frank Koprenski. At
torney Joseph V. Brown represented
the commonwealth and ex-Judge w.
Fl. Stanton the defendant. The men
live at the Ridge" in Archibald bor-
ough. Last term of court they were
at law, the one who is now Defendant
being then prosecutor upon the charge
of assault and battery. The defense
urged that prosecution was founded on
malice and spite work
Koprenski killed Mig for Christmas
and hung it up in Il shanty in his yard.
The next morning he heard noises
along about o'clock. but he did not ge.
up. He got up at O'clock and then
saw. as he alleged. the defendant COM
ing out of the bush a short distance
away. A man named Frank Ross came
to him at 10 a. m. and conveyed the in
formation that Sibeskie had stolen the
pig, had hid it beneath some brush in
the woods. and upon being discovered
by Ross. offered IS afterward to go
CO ~ nt n n "a
The prosecutor swore he went to the
bush at 10 o'clock and found the pig
where Ross told him he saw Sibeskie
burying it five hours earlier.
A little girl was sworn for the de-
fense She Is about II years old and
her testimony was to the effect that
Sibeskie wen. to bed at 10 O'Clock that
night and slept until time to go to
work the next morning. She knew this
because she slept in the same apart
lnent with him. The jury went out at
go 10 find Il verdict.
Joseph Novac and Frank Kedrusky
two Lloyd street Polanders. We're put
on trial next. the charge against them
being that. of striking Walter Moore
on the side of the head with stone and
causing Il cash that left him idle for q
month. Attorney John j. Murphy con-
Quoted the case for the commonwealth
and Attorney John IT, Martin appeared
for the defendants.
Was Asked for Cigarette.
Moore is an able bodied negro. On
Sunday evening before Christmas he
was on his way up Lloyd street; a little
boy asked him for Il cigarette, but he
was not addicted to the vile habit. he
said and while he was talking to the
hoy, the defendants came out of II
nearby saloon. They We're intoXicat-
ed and they ordered him to move along.
that he had no excuse for living, and
they called him vile name. Not con-
tent with abusing him. they assaulted
him with stones and left him i'm the
condition stated. He got warrant out
for them the next day.
The story of the defense was that
Frank kedruskey, one OF the defend
ants. was not implicated in the case at
all, that he was home reading book.
With reference to Novac the contention
was that Moore came down the street
loaded up with gin. and had an axe In
his hand threatening to cut down eV-
cry one he came uD To and that he
struck Mrs. NOvac with a stone, almost
killing her.
Frank Flood plead guilty to assault
and battery on his brOther-in-law, John
f. Atkinson. and he was sentenced to
pay q line tl M anu tne CoSNS. lHts
live in Carbondale. Flood caught the
prosecutor b.ating Mrs. Atkinson one
evening. a custom that was not seldom.
and he took a hand in and blackened
his eyes.
Action in Other Cases.
A nolle pros. was entered in the as
sault and battery case against Edward
Lloyd, Caleb Jones, prosecutors: and
also i'm the case against Louis ScallOne
for carrying concealed weapons.
Helen Waters did not appear to prose-
cute Ignatz Rosenfeldt for attempt at
criminal assault and a verdict of not
guilty was taken. The costs We're put
on her. Thomas May did not appear to
prosecute NJ. j. O'Hara: a verdict of not
guilty was taken and the costs were put
on the prosecutor. They are bartend-
ers and had a quarrel on New Years
morning May got a black eye.