The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-12
WO0LSEY ASSAULT CASE|
Jury Mas Deliberating on Verdict
When Court Adjourned.
BADDERS MAS FOUND GUILTY
When the Verdict Wss Rendered tho
Convicted Man wss Corpse.
August Hsilernaa Found Not
Guilty and So Was Jacob Alder.

Defense in the Woolsey criminal as
Sault case yesterday was an alibi and
good character. Woolsey took the stand
and swore he did not get out of bed
the morning of Nov. last until $40;
and that he did not leave his house
until S.45. The Bostons lived next door
to him, and they owned horse Wool
sey went over when he left his own
home and raped at their door to see
If he could rent the animal for work
that day. He stopped at the door and
had few minutes conversation with
Mary Boston, the prosecutriX, but did
not go inside.
When he left there he went to Ath-
erton's store and arrived there at
o'clock. He denied absolutely that he
laid hands on the girl at all. His wife
testified that they did not get up until
after 8 o'clock and that he did not go
over to Boston's until nearly o'clock
and that she watched him from the
window and saw him stand in the door
way of the girls house and talk to her
five or six minutes, then go away. She
maintained that the purpose of the
prosecution was to ALLEVIATE him from
her affection and to bleed him out of
$500.
Character Witnesses Called.
Mrs. Frederici. who rents the upstairs
of her house to the Woolseys. corrobor-
ated the defendant with reference to his
leaving the house. Then three or four
character witnesses were called to testi-
fy regarding the previous good reputa-
tion of the defendant for chastity. At
torney George W. Beale made the clos
ing argument to the jury for the defense
and District Attorney Jones argued on
behalf of the commonwealth. His plea
was a strong and eloquent one. Judge
Edwards delivered a very explicit and
exhaustive charge and said, among 9TH
er things, that the law recognizes that
1t Is a very easy matter for n woman
to charge a man with assault, and a
very difficult charge for him to dis
prove. The jury went out at o'clock
to deliberate on q verdict. 1t agreed
two hours later and sealed It's verdict.
August Hellerman was found not
guilty OF assault and battery on Mrs.
Sarah Boland, of PittstOn avenue. and
the prosecutrix was directed to pay the
costs. A verdict of guilty was returned
In the assault and battery case against
Jacob Nj. Badders. the man who COM
mitted suicide Monday night
Jacob Adler was tried for striking Au-
gusta Mailer with a pump handle on
the head and leaving her in a condl-
tion of coma for a short spell. He was
ictui IOl Suilty anu cOSlS were
assessed against her account as trustee
OF the county until the insolvent papers
are filled out.
Sunday Morning Affray.
Joseph Patroshick was found guilty
OF assaulting Michael Sullah. The
prosecutor was on his way to church
one Sunday morning and, he dropped
into a saloon, where the defendant was
serving on the stove committee. A
quarrel arose between .he men and
Sullah got hammered. The two men.
Joseph kalinoski and Joseph Olsheski,
who took the law into their own hands
and used Constable Max Koehler as a
subject. were found guilty. Koehler
was roughly handled by the defend
ants.
The jury went out at adjournment
In the case where William l.. Bates was
defendant and Annie Bossak prosecu-
triN. Bates lives in Forest City. and
had search warrant for u horse, sup
posed to have been stolen by Bossack.
the woman's husband. When he went
to look for the horse. they set upon
him and he had to use his club. He
admitted he struck her twice on the
head. but claimed he was defending
himself.