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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
QUARTER SESSIONS COURT.
Cases Disposed Of Before Jadge Ed.
WQrds in No. 2.

Clarence s. Simpson, OF Carbondale,
was tried and found guilty Of assault
and battery upon Assistant Postmaster
Marcus Duffy, of the same city. Attor-
ney T. p Duffy. brother Of the prose-
tor, represented the commonwealth and
succeeded in convicting the accused. al
though the latter was represented by
Attorney T. v .Powderly. IT was At
torney Duffy's first appearance as a
trial lawyer, and the excellent manner
in which he conducted the case won for
him a compliment from Judge Edwards.
who presided.
Mr.. Duffy was graduated from the
Dickinson Law school at Carlisle a few
weeks ago and admitted to the bar Of
Cumberland county. He will not be
regularly admitted to practice In this
county until next Monday. but was spe-
cially admitted to try yesterdays case.
His success on his first appearance be-
fore jury and the able manner in
which he conducted the prosecution in
dicate that he has qualities that will
make him successful in his profession.
Simpson, the defendant, is barber.
and on Feb. last he attacked Mr.. Duffy
out any provocation. Mr. Duffy, before
becoming assistant postmaster. was a
prominent newspaper man OF the Pio-
neer City and Is well known in Scran-
ton. The jury promptly returned the
defendant guilty, notwithstanding Mr..
Powderly's able defense
Mathew Calvey was tried for assault
and battery on Mrs. Alice Gill. Hon. c.
p. O'Malley was attorney for the de-
fendant and Assistant District Attor-
ney John NJ. Harris represented the
commonwealth. Calvey Is a young, un-
married man, and Mrs. Gill Is over 60
years of age. These facts alone would
weigh hard against the defendant, but
Attorney O'Malley made the jury view
the case in a light favorable to the
young man and q verdict of not guilty
was returned and half of the costs were
saddled on the prosecutrix. She alleged
that one night recently while on her
way home with her husband they col
lided with the defendant accidentally
and he retaliated by striking her in the
| face with his fist. 1t was Mr.. O'Mal-
| ley's first appearance as an attorney In
criminal court.
In the case of Joseph Beddoe charged
with malicious mischief by Conrad Ver-
now, a verdict of not guilty was rem.
dered and the costs We're placed upon
the prosecutor.
George Josie, Dunmore Italian, Is
on trial charged with assault'and bat
terry on NJ. H. Banks. who keeps meat
market in that borough. Senator NJ. E
Mcdonald represents the commonwealth
and Attorney c. w. Dawson the de-
fendant. The substance of the case Is
that Josie and another Italian went tC
Mr.. Banks place to purchase some meat
and they ordered more than they haG
money to pay for. They wanetd to take
all the meat and have the balance
charged UP to their account. He re-
fused to agree and they started to quar-
rel. Mr.. Banks was struck severa
times in the face by Josie.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

make It international law by our own
supreme will. ''Hands on Is our watch
word.
Resolved. That all our sympathies are
with the sufferings Of that child of the sea,
Cuba" We believe in Cuba Libre." We
believe In and heartily wish for the sue
cess of all the downtrodden children Of
men, and OF all striving for freedom from
despotism and 1t comes near to US, this
Cuba. but a step from our own glorious
and free country to misery, savageism,
cruelty. desolation and horror. We be-
lieve our expressed wish as evidenced by
recent congressional resolutions is the will
of the people, and We believe the will OF
the people should prevail. We believe the
spirit of America animates the patriots
of Cuba, and 1t is our bounden duty. unless
we are false to our insticts, to offer them
helping hand. and that without delay.
Resolved, That our choice for member Of
congress from our district be William
Connell, a man of the people, one whose
life has been passed with us, one who in
himself, symbolizes all We desire to be af-
flrmed in this set of resolutions. One to
whom honor and honesty are his bright
jewels of character and true American IN
| all that implies. Void of trickery, stead
fast and true. And he is not of that cath
| er to shake off his friends when they most
need him William II. Davis,
s. j. Matthews.
Joseph l.. Davis,
viii W. Jones,
Committee
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
STUBBORN COUNCIL MEN.
Business in Olyphant Is at a Standstill
on Account Of the Personal Griev.
ances of Its CounciImen.

The borough of Olyphant has been for
four months like ship without a rud-
der Notwithstanding that it has been
dry-docked in court more than once In
that time On March 2 the council met
for the purpose of organization and the
following twelve comprised the list of
borough fathers: William H, Davis,
Thomas Cannon, P. w Fadden, Patrick
Dempsey, Thomas Patton, r. ]. Gal
lagher, ]. J. Flynn, Michael O'Holleran.
Thomas +. Curran, William Tinsley,
William Rogan and John Keegan.
Davis wanted to become president, so
did Curran; and each had five support
ers. That created deadlock. Meet
ings were held from time to time until
the 18th of March, and at that meeting
three of Currans supporters We're not
present when the gavel descended. His
other three were, and that left the meet
ing in charge Of the Davis men, who
were there six strong. The latter took
up the election Of president and six
votes were cast for Davis, the three
Curran men voting in the negative. Lat
er on the other three Curran men came
in, and when they heard what had oc-
Cured they Immediately withdrew and
took the other three out.
The court was petitioned to set aside
the action of the Davis men in choosing
Davis president. They alleged that al
though Davis got majority Of the
votes at the meeting on the 18th, yet
he did not get majority of the coun-
Gil and for that reason was not legally
elected Judge Edwards decided ON
April 1S that the election of Davis was
legal. A majority of the votes If a
quorum was present, Judge Edwards
held, was sufficient.
Since then both factions have sat and
sulked at each other. The Curran men
refuse to take an interest in the council
and the Davis men not having a ma
jority cannot go on with business. Bur-
CESS Il. ]. Howard, by his attorneys,
Warren & Knapp, yesterday filed a
petition In court for writ of manda-
mus to compel the councilmen to attend
to their duties. The writ is made re-
turnable next Wednesday at 9 o'clock,
and the derelict councilmen will either
cease their 81 don't like you any more"
tactics or the court may declare their
offices vacant and appoint persons who
will act.
The war between the councilmen has
left the borough, according to the bur-
CESS, without a tax levy, which is usu-
ally made early in March, and the re-
suit is that $4,000 worth of outstand-
ing bonds are due and unpaid. and or
ders amounting to several thousands
of dollars are also due. The petition
asks the court to issue mandamus
to compel the council to levy tax and
that means, Of course, that they must
| attend to business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
CORCORAN'S DEATH
WAS ACCIDENTAL
So Decides the Jury Sworn by Coroner
L0ngstreet In the Case.
THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS HEARD
John T. Casey Talked to COrcOran
Between o and 10 O'Clock Tuesday
Night and Saw Him Lie Down on
the Lounge ON Which He Was After.
wards Found Dead..TwO Jets
Turned On.

That Patrick Corcoran, the South Side
saloOn-keeper who was suffocated by
Illuminating gas Tuesday night. came
to his death by accident was the sub
stance of the verdict rendered by the
jury In Coroner Longstreet's office yes
terday afternoon. There was nothing
in the verdict to indicate whether the
accident was due to carelessness by
the deceased or by someone else. The
evidence of one witness tended to show
that the case was one of suicide.
The jury met in the coroner's office
on Wyoming avenue at o'clock, hav-
Ing on Wednesday morning adjourned
after hearing evidence at Corcoran's
home. John II. Casey testified that on
Tuesday night between the hours of 8
and 10 o'clock he stopped at Corcoran's
place for glass of beer. Corcoran
was lying in the adjoining room where
the following morning he was found
dead. In response to Casey's request
Corcoran came and waited on him.
The latter, so the witness said, ap
peared to be in good spirits and was
sober. He left the bar and resumed
his posture on the lounge before the
witness had finished drinking his beer.
MR.. TOBIN's EVIDENCE.
The most important evidence in the
case was that of NJ. j. Tobin. He was
passing the saloon Wednesday morn
ing about o'clock and his attention
was. attracted by the crying Of Mrs.
Corcoran and her daughter who ap-
II, hn cfp Il,
was passing. He went inside with
them and into the room where the body
lay.
Tobin said he found 1t almost impos-
sible to enter the room on account Of
the gas. He discovered that the two
stop-cocks on the gas-jets, which We're
separated by two or more feet, were
turned on. He shut them Off and as
sisted in opening the doors and win
dows.
The fact that two gas-jets, instead Of
one, We're turned on did not have any
weight with the jury who, after a few
minutes deliberation, returned the fol-
lowing verdict:
VERDICT OF JURY.
1--WE, the undersigned jurors, find
that Patrick Corcoran came to his
death on June "a by being asphyxated
by Illuminating gas, and we further
believe his death to have been acci-
| dental"
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning. The remains will be taken
from the residence at 9 o'clock to St.
Johns church at which a high mass of
| requiem will be begun at $50. Inter-
ment will be made in st. Joseph's Cath
olic cemetery, Minooka.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
THEATRE WAS FILLED.
Largest Audience of the Week Sees
the VitascOpe Pictures.

Largest Auulence OI the week sees
the VitascOpe Pictures.
Before an audience that occupied all
the seats in the rockingham and over
flowed itself into the side aisles and
rear of the auditorium the vitascope
pictures were shown and the variety
performance given last night. 1t was
the largest audience of the week and
bespeaks crowded houses at the mat
and tomorrow
Last night two new pictures were
shown, day scene on Broadway at
Herald square and a barber shop epi-
sOde.
Today's and tomorrow's matinees will
begin at 2.15 o'clock. The admission
prices will be 10 and 20 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
VERDICT OF JURY.
STIRRING RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted at a Recent Meeting by the
Olyphant Mckinley Club,

OypHdnt MChlnICy CluDs
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted at the meeting of the
Olyphant Mckinley club:
We, the Mckinley Republican club of
Olyphant, accentuate in the most positive
manner our belief that it is to the true
interests of the people, and our only Way
to prosperity, is the continuous activity of
all our Industrial energies, and that they
should be absolutely protected from for
eign competition and the pauper labor
from foreign countries; and we believe
this can be only effected by protective
tariff such as will not only afford suffi-
cient revenues to meet every government
expense, but be an absolute safeguard to
the wage Garner, agriculturist and manu-
facturer. against all and every line of
competition that may emanate from any
source other than that of the United
States. Thus may all industry be regard
ed In equity and justice to our whole peO-
pie.
We are resolved that honesty Is not only
the best policy, but absolutely necessary
to us to maintain our character and stand
ing among the most highly civilized
nations, and We can only do that and
serve our own best interests as individuals
ings Of agriculture and trade. and the
wages Of labor should be paid in money
that is intrinsically worth in all the mar.
kets of the world what it purports to be
worth. and we demand the maintenance OF
the existing gold standard of value and We
demand that the government shall at ali
times redeem its obligations in money
adopted by all the most civilized nations
of the world as of the highest standard
and we resolutely oppose the free coinag &c
| Of silver at a ratio of 1G to /.
We believe in a vigorous American for.
eign policy; we believe that our nation
should dominate as to this Western Hem.
isphere; and we firmly believe the time
| is ripe for us to assert and maintain
the Monroe Doctrine and If such is moi
acknowledged dasinternational law the time
Is at hand when this nation should settle
the question once and for all times and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
WILL MAKE IT A ROUSER.
Arrangements for the Ratification
Meeting to BE Made Tonight.

WcCt1nS 10 he WUuC HOnIENt.
The Central Republican club will meet
tonight at their club rooms in the Price
building, Washington avenue. to make
arrangements for a monster ratifica-
tion meeting some night next week.
1t is proposed to have a parade and
mass meeting, the latter to take place
at the armory at the conclusion Of the
parade. One of the features of the pa
rade will be a bicycle brigade, in which.
1t is expected, 500 wheelmen will be
mustered.
1t is hoped to bring out every Republi-
can in the city. Clubs are in formation
in the different wards and much rivalry
exists as to which will make the best
showing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
WILL OF WILLIAM MONSEY.
Everything Left to His Wife and She
Was Appointed Executrix.

The will of the late William Monsey,
who for twenty years had been mining
and civil engineer for William Connell
& Co., was probated yesterday in the
office of Register Hopkins. The docu-
ment was drawn up and signed on Aug.
l, 1889. and was witnessed by Colonel L.
ii. Ripple and Thomas NJ. Jones.
All the property, real. personal and
mixed owned by the decedent, is left
to his wife, Elizabeth Monsey, and she
Is named as sole eXecutriX.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
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We Have Cut the Price.

A very nice assortment Of Ladies'
Waists that were SIPS and s1.50 cut to
95 cents; Is and 60 cent waists cut to SO
cents, and they fit. See our windows.
~ MearS & Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
SUITS
AND OVERCOAIS
For Men Boys lnd Children

An elegant assortment at prices that
are very low considering the quality
makeup etc, is being shown at ous
store. Ifyou are thinking Of buying
a Spring Suit cal in and look at our
stoek-it will do you good. and uA
too, of course. We are almost surs
you will buy-cannot resist
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

possessed OF formed intention to
kill. Mr. JONES' finished at 40 and
court adjourned until o'clock In the
evening for the charge Of Judge Gun
ster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

Ask Your Dealer.
for McGarrah's Insect Powder. 25 and
10-cent boxes. Never sold in bulk.
Take no other. ~
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Opp. Tribune Building.
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Pillsbury's Flour mis- have q capac.
ity of 1850 barrels Cay. -
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FURNISHING GOODS DEPT

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and stylish; all the latest styles and
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He cited the Merolo case, the case of
Holmes, the multi-murderer recently
hanged in Philadelphia, and other cases.
and while doing so Attorney Joseph
Brown objected to that mode of argu-
ment bringing those cases to the minds
Of the jury The court did not take
cognizance of Mr.. Browns objection,
however, and he contented himself with
writing down now and again express
sions made in Mr.. Jones' argument.
The district attorney first argued that
the identity of Toni as the one who did
the shooting was clearly established by
direct and positive evidence. And he
told the jury that he had hard task
of 1t to get the witnesses together and
get them to come and tell what they
knew about 1t. Neither was he, HIM
self, striving for the blood of the de-
fendant; he was simply doing his duty
and doing 1t honestly.
After arguing on the identity of Toni
he dwelt upon the value Of human life.
He paid tribute to the worth of the
deceased, and argued that Toni was
guilty Of q deliberate and wllful murder;
that by firing the second shot he was
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
How to Save Tobacco Seed.

Mr.. s. I'll. Hayman of this city says
the Barlow correspondent wrote recently
of Prof. F. B. Loodie of Lake City
asking tho following questions:
Do you save tobacco seed from first
crop or from crop after the first has
been cut?
About how much seed should each
stalk make, etc.?
Prof. Noodle replied as follows and
suggested the publication of same.
at is not advisable to save seed from
any plants of the Vuelta Abajo type,
except such as are grown from seed i'm
ported. This variety deteriorates after
the third year. Seed from Florida
growth plants, /. e. second or third
years product, should be gathered from
the succors, or ration sprouts, after
the original plant has been cut.
II find it best to save seed from the
very latest planting, as the bowl worm
is more apt to attack the early planting1
find also that clay land, or sub-stratum
of clay near the surface is the best for
seed plants as iron oxide seems necessary
to the seed hulls."
lone good plant should yield one
half ounce of seed. 1t is we'll to watch
for the boil worm and use Paris green
mixed with flour and to prune the heads
of cuporf1Y10uS blossoms -
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24

placed on these strips, the line mark
directly on the line, and if care is taken
that the bed is started square, which
the line mark on the board when placed
on the line will show, the rows will be
straight both ways. The planter never
tramps on the bed, but stands on the
planting board to do the work. When
one cross row is planted the board is
moved up to the thirty inch point on
the strips. The plants best be set pretty
firmly in the ground-which the proper
depth must be determined by the size of
the plant, one and a half to four inches
deep. After the plants have been planted
three or four weeks they should have
one-third of pound Of some good ferti-
lizer, to the plant raked in, being
careful that none of it gets on the leaves
or the heart of the plant. After the
roots have started never use any tool
except a shuttle hoe, 'and that very
shallow, as roots of the plants grow near
the surface. They should have two or
three more applications of fertilizer
during the year, quite as much as the
first one. and a little more is better. In
the fall before cold winds come, the
shed should be boarded up tight on the
north and west sides, to keep off the
cold.
Of varieties to plant there is so much
diversity Of opinion that [ hesitate to
venture one: for myself | prefer the
smooth leaved Cayenne to any other,
but plants are scarce, hence very ex-
The Abbaka and Golden
Queen (not Egyptian Queen) are fine
apples, and plants cost much less
There is good money even in Red Span
lsh, and plants cost but little; in con-
nection with it, lately received letter
from an Indian river grower who said:
''The same number of finer ones can be
grown on the same land with same at
tention. Of course it is good thing to
raise common ones while person is
working into the finer kinds so as to be
getting som ething from the lands"
will add that one can build these
pineapple sheds for very much less cost
by splitting out these stringers and Stats;
the Stats need be shorter if split which
will take more strlngers, which can all
be split out of fat pine, and is just as
good when up, lasting longer and is put
up at about two-thlrds the cost of sawed
stuff.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
How to Plant Pineapples.

Courier Informant, says:
prefer land that is new-s9 l know
there has been no crop grown on it, That
would be liable to cause 1t to become In
tested with the root knot parasite. like
it back some from any lake, and If 1T can
be sheltered from heavy winds by some
natural gro with of timber, so much the
better, and prefer it level land. When
l tell people am planting pineapples at
Winter Haven. often the answer will
come, "you don't have to shelter them
there" l reply mo, but l do shelter
them" and so | would, should | grow
them in Mexico, in the country of their
nativity. Growing wild there, they are
always in the forests, along the small
streams, in open timber-they naturally
ike a partial shade, and when that is
given them, we get better plants and
larger and better fruit.
like to break up the ground some lit
tie time before planting, yet I do plant
on freshly plowed ground. | think it bet
ter to subsoil (not deep plowing) but sub
soiling. | use scooter" after the pillow,
letting it drop down pretty deep, fifteen
to eighteen inches. Then my shed goes
up. This shed is usually made of two
by six, fourteen feet long stringers, the
ends meet. or better if longer than four.
teen feet, so that they l. p by on the top of
the posts. The posts are eight feet long,
set eighteen inches deep, which leaves
six and half feet in the clear to walk
under, and are set eight by fourteen feet
apart, the short di stance north and south;
the cover is made of three quarter by
three inch, sixteen and one-half feet long
Stats that are put on the stfiugers three
inches apart, running north and south.
Now prepare the beds TO be planted
by again blowing the ground crosswise
from the first blowing, letting that same
bull tongue drop into the bottom of the
furrow. / do not harrow the ground,
but rake it down smooth, being careful
not to tramp on the ground where l am
to plant, but all the time work from the
alley that IS left between the beds.
make bed for seven rows Of plants
eighteen inches apart, and the plants are
set thirty inches apart in the 70 VS., and
a five foot alley between the beds, which
is needed to do the work of fertilizing'
hoeing, gathering and wheeling out the
fruit.
like pretty large plants-if good
strong ones; often they will fruit in half
the time that it will take small plant
to bear. prepare my plants by cutting
little of the butt off-say up to where
some little specks (embryo roots) begin
to show, being careful not to cut too
high up, no farther than to these little
eyes like specks; then strip off few of
the lower leaves. Again under these
leaves are some little specks (roots in
embryo)and don't 60 too far above them,
and am ready to plant.
got me two one.half by two inch "a
feet long strips, with plain marks 30
inches apart, then a board | 10 II
and one half feet long. l make a plain
mark square across six inches from one
and, that term 3 line mark; then six
inches from that another mark for the
first row of plants, and so on eighteen
inches apart til have the seven rows,