The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
CASES HEARD IN II.
CRIMINAL COURT
Fred KelIermsn Returned Not Guilty Of
Hitting John B0land.
WILLIAM CONNOLLY PLEADED GUILTY
lie Stole Money from His Brother and
Was Sentenced to Three Months
lmprisOnment-.A Verdict Of Not
Guilty Taken in the Case Of Annie
Harwin..Verdicti in Mundell Case.
Balls of Defendants Forfeited.

was the first one tried yesterday in
criminal court before Judge Archibald.
District Attorney John r. Jones rep
resented the commonwealth and At
torney George $. Horn the defendant.
1t was alleged by Mrs. Sarah Boland,
who figured as prosecutriX, that Kel-
lerman on the Fourth of July last
struck her husband. John, on the fore
head with a cobbleStone and left him
i'm such a condition of inertia that it
was pitch and toss for "a few days
whether the blow would prove fatal or
not.
The Bolands and Kellermans lived
close by in an alley in the rear of Pitts
ton avenue near the corner of Alder
street. and all hands had been cele
brating the Fourth. In the evening a
rumpus started. and Boland got the
blow mentioned. Himself and his wife
We're the only witnesses to place the
crime on Kellerman. but on the part
OF the defense five or six witnesses
swore that it was Peter Kellerman, the
defendants brother. now absent from
the city, that threw the stone. The
jury believed the latter story and
brought in a verdict of not guilty. di-
VidinG the costs equally between the
parties.
Maggie Conway was ON the list
charged with keeping 4 bawdy house,
but as she Is now in the penitentiary
serving three years for enticing girls
under lG years of age. a verdict of not
guilty was taken and the costs We're
placed on the county.
STOLE FROM HIS BROTHER.
William Connolly. of the North End.
was charged with stealing sum of
money from his brother John Connolly.
He was called up for trial. admitted his
guilt, and was sentenced by Judge
Archibald to pay fine of 81. restore
the amount stolen. and spend three
months in the county jail.
Lawrence Semenzo. of Throop, was
tried for assault and battery on Mary
Jane Wassa. Mr.. Jones represented
the commonwealth, and Attorney John
Il. Martin the defendant. Mrs Wassa
rented house from Semenzo and got
behind in her rent Semenzo refused
to let her 60 into the house one day
after four months arrearage. The
woman claimed that he chOked her and
threw her against barbed wire fence.
The jury was out at adjournment.
David Williams. the l2-year- old boy
who was caught stealing money from
the cash drawer of Cornelius Morisan-
mis- peanut stand on the West Side. ad-
mitted his guilt, and in consideration
of his youth and his promise to lead a
better life in future, Judge Archibald
suspended sentence.
BEAT A CONSTABLE.
Annie Harwin, Of Priceburg. was
called up for trial to answer the charge
of feloniously beating Constable Max
koehler. District Attorney Jones said
there was not enough evidence against
her to convict: she was in the crowd.
but it was not clear that she had any,
thing to do with the constables in
juries. except that she may not be very
sorry about his trouble. A verdict of
not guilty was taken.
James Sheridan, a boy 16 years old,
was tried for striking Jacob Felt, a
Hebrew rag peddler, with a stone in
the left side and laying him up four
days in bed. Mr.. Jones conducted the
case for the commonwealth and Attor-
ney A. A. Chase was for the defendant.
Mr.. Felt was driving toward Taylor
last April and he stopped at the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western cross
ing on Fourth street. A stone came
whiZzing by his ear and struck the
horse. He looked around to see who did
it. and saw Sheridan in the act of
throwing another. He tried to dodge it,,
but it struck him in the side. He en-
hibited it in court. Sheridan and q
companion named Sweeney testified
they were down in the Sibley that day.
Inc Jur! was out at adjournment.
MJrNDELL NOT Guilty.
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