The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-16
Three Thieves Who Admitted Their
Guilt win Be Sentenced Saturday.
EIGHTEEN CASES DISPOSED OF
John Beans Was Sentenced to Jail for
Six Months for Stealing el6O.
Bricklayer James Murtaugh Tried
for Assaulting Constable Timothy
JOnes..The Graves.NewtOn shoot.
ing Case Was Called Yesterday.

the Faurot house and he pleaded guilty.
John Barrett. the young man who was
caught burglarizing F. T.. Burgers sa-
loon on Wyoming avenue, where George
kinback used to keep. acknowledged
his guilt. Frank Hazard. who was
taken back from Havre de Grace, Nd,
to which place he fled after stealing a
horse from .Liveryman William Prall,
OF the North End. also pleaded guilty.
= These will be sentenced Saturday.
John Beans, a young fellow not yet
20 years old. was arraigned on the
charge of stealing $16O from Anthony
Curran, of the North End. The de-
fendant admitted his guilt. Judge Ed
wards questioned him concerning the
circumstances of the crime and it de-
veloped that there was strong suspicion
that Curran, the prosecutor. keeps q
speakeasy. In sentencing Beans the
court stated that it was too bad that
Curran was not in position to be sem
fenced to Jail for running an unlicensed
grog shop. Beans said he was in the
habit Of frequenting the house and often
drank beer and whiskey there. The
money was stolen from the pantaloons
of Curran which were hanging on the
wall in his bedroom.
AN EPISODE OF KELLEY'S PATCH.
James Murtaugh and William Newey
were tried before Judge Edwards for as
sault and battery upon a public officer.
Murtaugh was also charged with OBJ
struCtinp tho avecution NJ q louol ,,ro
cess. District attorney John r. Jones
conducted the case for the common
wealth and Attorney M. A. Mckinley
appeared for the defendants. The case
went to the jury at o'clock, but a yer.
dict was not in at adjournment.
On May q last, Constable Timothy
Jones, Of the Fifteenth ward, went to
Kelly's Patch, where Murtaugh lives,
with warrant for his arrest, sworn out
by ]. d. Eastman who, alleged that
Murtaugh threatened to cut out his
liver. The constable found his man and
Newey refreshing themselves from a
bucket of beer, and when he read the
warrant they assaulted him. Constable
Jones got assistance and brought the
bellicose men to the West Side station
house. In charging the jury Judge Ed
wards said that IL the evidence of the
commonwealth was believed the defend
ants were guilty and ought to be con-
victed to teach a lesson to those with
proclivities for interfering with the ex-
ecution of legal processes.
Leon Matarnimsky was called to
stand trial for wronglng Lille Pearl
Johns. a 17-year-old girl, daughter Of a
farmer for whom he worked in Fell
township. The defendant Is 30 years
old. AS he has made reDaration by
marrying the girl a verdict Of not guilty
was taken and the costs were placed on
the county.
TWO OLD FORGE SHAMRoCKS.
John and Herman Shamrock, brothers,
Of Old Forge, were tried In No. on the
charge of stealing barrel Of beer, some
whiskey and wine from Max Rosen-
bluth. Attorney John ]. Murphy was
assigned by the court to defend them as
they had no counsel. One night about
a month ago young fellow named
Cosgrove drove up to their house with
"a wheelbarrow and persuaded John to
get out Of bed and accompany him to
Jermyn No. shaft, where the boys
had barrel of beer. They put the beer
in the barrow and wheeled 1t to Sham
rocks coal shed, and had a feast that
night and the next morning. Herman
helped them to drink 1t, but did not
know 1t was stolen. He was acquitted,
and although John protested that he did
not know 1t was stolen, he was convicted
and was sentenced to pay a fine of 81
and spend two months in the county
Jail.
Marion Menzealora was tried for
pointing pistol at Constable Roach,
of the Seventh ward. The defendant Is
an Italian and lives with his wife in
Raymond court. Mr. Roach went one
night recently to his house with war;
rant and was met at the door Dy the
mans wife. He pushed in the door and
she screamed, which brought her lus-
band to her rescue with revolver. Tie
constable showed his star and immed-
lately the Italian dropped his shooting
iron. He testified that he thought the
constable was a hummer, forcing his
way lAto NhC hOuoS, uhth AC ASdihSo 'S
was an officer of the law. Judge Arch
bald directed the jury to return ver-
dict of not guilty and put the costs on
the county.
TRIED FOR TILL TAPPING.
Frederick kaufman was tried,
charged with tapping the till Of Ma
bey's saloon on North Main avenue.
| West Side. a month ago. He had no
| council and Judge Archibald assigned
Attorney John ]. Murphy to defend him.
The evidence Of the prosecution was to
the effect that small sums of money
| were from time to time missed from
the money drawer and a trap was laid
to catch the thief. Kuhlman was caught
behind the bar. the money drawer was
open, but no money was missing from
1t, land none was found In the possess
sion Of the young man. The defense
was that the proprietor went out for q
few minutes and requested Kuhlman
to tend bar II any one came in, and that
in pursuance of this request he was be-
hind the bar.
William Palmer. of Dunmore, was
tried for assault and battery upon his
mother. He had no lawyer nor didn't
want any, excepting that his mother
would not prosecute him. On May 4
last when she refused to give him a
dime to buy beer he threw pitcher at
her, knocked her down on the floor and
thumped her. He offered no defense
and was convicted. Judge Archibald
sentenced him to spend As days In Jail,
the period to date from May 4. He was
committed on the same day he beat her
and has been in Jail since in default of
bail.
GRAVES-NEWTON CASE.
| w. H. Graves was called for trial be-