The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-07

Charges of embracery lmpeachlnS
three jurymen and the parties repre-
senting the defense in the Sowka-Sny-
ter eiectment case, which was decided
in favor of the defendant one week
ago last Tuesday in civil court, We're
on Saturday made by eX-Judge stan
ton. attorney for the plaintiff. in an
affidavit accompanying petition lof
a new trial. The affidavit was as fol-
lows:
w, H. Stanton, being duly sworn accord
ing to law doth depose and say that me IL
OF counsel for plaintih in said case: ihat
there was trial of said case last tues
day and verdict in favor OF deIcluai'
was rendered on Wednesday morning.
That the deponent believes that SAID VeT-
diet was corrup,.y obtained ana ma, en-
hracery was pra,t!ceu on Dehali oi ue-
fendant, causing sG,n Ner'!ct u Le ~
That the deJonent did not mnet his
client after ths t!ldl until about IL O. CLOCK
u. IN. of Friday, the 2'th ihst
That his client then told urponent tAat
he wished him to apply for new trlai on
the ground that ne heard that a re:;aih n
fluential citizen of Scranton hiti been llik-
ing to jurors n the interest Gl the ueIe.iu-
ant before the trial
WHAT A JUROR SAID.
That the deponent before complying
with said instructions directed ms ciient
WHO talked the F.llSIlsli laiS w.
perfectly and brokenly. to take with him
one of his countrymen who understood ana
could talk the English language well TO m
Nestigate and verify further the facts rtla-
tive to influencing jurors. That shortly
after the departure of said plaintiff gem
tlcman who is well known in scranton
came into the office of defendant ana
during the conversation that followed m
quired If deponent knew how the verdict
came to be against his client. and depon-
cnt answering this said he wasn't very ia
vorably impressed with the course OF The
jury in the case; to which this said person
answered in substance, IF you had se"n
what did you wouldn't think your client
had been fairly treated by the jury. ! saw
three of the jurors go into certain Motel
(Which he nameD with the defendant be-
fore trial was finished. and during the
progress of the trial, and they then ana
there drank at defendants expense, and
one of the jurors (who was also named)
afterward remarked while in said hotel
that he wasn't coming to Scranton to do
jury duty for 81 Il day.
That because of the foregoing stated
facts your depOnent believes that the
verdict in this case should be set aside
and a new trial granted, and your de-
ponent believes that full proof of said al
legged facts will be produced whenever
a hearing is fixed. W. II. Stanton.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
18th day of November, 1896.
NJ. kasson, Deputy ProthonOtary.
FORMER ORDER REVOKED.
Judge Gunster forthwith revoked the
former order refusing a new trial.
The case was for the recovery of five
feet of "A South Side lot. Matthias Sow
ka and Nicola Snyter bought the lot
jointly and in the division Sowka re-
ceived the rear portion. 1t was 140-
foot lot and had a ten-fOot reservation.
Sowka received as his portion only 40
feet. He thought he should have IS
feet as the lot with the reservation was
$50 feet long.
1t was for this five feet that he
brought suit. Judge Stanton repre-
sented SOwka and Attorneys u. w.
Stokes. NJ. a. Mckinley and T. p. Ho-
ban We're Snyter's counsel. The case
was tried on Tuesday and on the fol-
lowing morning the jury brought in a
verdict for the defendant. That same
day Judge Stanton CLEANED the infor-
nation on which he bases his charges,
and was heard to declare to a group
in the court room that he had heard
that the jury had been tampered with
and that he proposed to follow the
matter w. as there was, to his mind,
no use of practicng in court when
cases could be tried and decided i'm a
bar room.
The jurors in the case are: James
Madden, of Vandling: John r. Mat
thews, of Spring Brook; James Phil
bin, of Archbald; L. w. Keller, of
Scranton; Eugene White, South Abing-
ton; M. $. Collins. Jermyn; X. A.
Jones, Scott; Michael Jordan, of Scott
John Richardson. of Scranton; Ami
Larn, of Lehigh: j. $. Gillic, of Moosic;
James. Madden. Vandling.