The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-24
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is so sorely tempted TO hire IA good, able
bodied, fearless Swearer to do justice tu
his feelings as on occasions when, after
some crime is committed, he runs afoul
of one of those small calibre individuals
who seem to have the ability everywhere
to fastcn themselves on the departments
entrusted with the preservation of peace
and hunting down OF criminals. These
modern Hawkshaws usually think the
criminal is quite as stupid as they are.
After burglary, robbery or murder is
committed and the newsgatherer in
search of particulars ferrets out the Of
ilcer in charge of the case, or his SUI
perior, he is frequently besoueht not to
print anything about 1t. Why? If the
culprit reads in the public prints of the
crime he knows that it has been dscov-
cred and he Immediately proceeds to do
a disappearance act. That's what the
Sherlock Holmes will tell you. Could
anything be more idotic or senseless L?
When a man is mixed up in burglary or
robbery he knows to a certainty that
within a few hours the authorities will he
at work on the case and if his tracks are
not fairly well concealed he puts as much
space as he can between himself and the
scene of his crime He does not wait for
the newspaper announcements. To ar
que that he will not become alarmed until
he reads the public prints Is TO say that
he Is even less bright than the man who
is trying to capture him. If the criminal
was suspected and there was hope of cap
turing him by Withholding his name. it
would be reasonable and entirely proper
to do so but as Rudyard Kiplng would
say, that's another story.
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We do not know what the actual ct
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cert was; but at rough guess we should
say that there were not more than 600
persons in the theater, if there We're that
many. In other words. out of a popula-
ton in Scranton and contributory terri
tory of more than 100000 it appears that
only about 600 auditors could be mustered
to hear what without any doubt was
the finest concert of It's kind ever given
in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Either of
these artists could singly, in any large
city possessed of an educated taste for
music. command an attendance equal to
the capacity of the auditorium. not sim
ply for one concert, but for many in sue
cession. 1t is therefore far from credit
able to this community that the two to-
gether could here attract less than the
average attendance at a sparring match
or a dog fight.
Among the modest Scrantonians pos
sessing true genius may be mentioned
Harry Thorne. stage manager at Davis
theater, who is not only clever panto-
mimist. but has also displayed great in
genuity in arranging surprising stage
tricks that delight young and old. The
Christmas pantomime which is being pro-
duced at Davis theater this week, and
which Is one of the most amusing ever
seen in Scranton, is the creation of Mr..
active brain and furnishes am
pie evidence of his originality. Proprie-
tor Davis has shown rare Judgment in
retaining this unassumng artist during
the entire season, as his efforts have in
past contributed much to the pleasurable
entertainments given at this popular
house. Little Boy Blue" Mr.. Thorne's
pantomime. by the way, should delight
the children at Davis theater for
month hence at least.
.
Several applicants for naturalization
papers came before Judge Fl. NJ. Edwards
and they were subjected to
very rigid examination as to their knowl-
edge of our forms of government and the
manner in which it is conducted.
where do they make laws for Penn
sylvania?" asked the judge of one of the
"In Scranton" promptly came the an
swer with the assurance that it was ab-
solutely correct
"Well, we think we make laws up here
said the judge softly, as if
communng with himself, but the trou-
BILE is the Supreme court won't agree
with us"
As for the applicant, he will have TO
brush up little and try his luck at
later period.
Giovanni Coggiano yesterday registered
as a student at law, after passing a high
ly successful examinatio before Attor-
neys Joseph UBrien, r. A. Zimmerman
and r. G. Newcombe, the local examining
board. Mr.. Coggiano is the first Italian
born Scran;onian to take up the legal pro-
fcssion. He was until recently. en-
ployed as an architect by the Carluccis.
lie L. a graduate from a college in Ma
pies, and since his coming to this coun-
try has diligently applied himself to the
of an English education. That
he has succeeded is testified to by the ex-
amining board, which reports that his
showing In the examination was excep-
tionally good.