The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-03
MARTIN JOYCE
:. WANTS DAMAGES
Suiag Fourteen Persons for Being Dis.
missed Is q Teacher.
CONSPIRACY AND MALICE CHARGED
Two Of cfendants Were Members of
the Lackawanna Township schoo oil
Board in ls9i..Others Are Resi-.
dents Of the COntincntal.,T Three
Vcrdicts Rendered in Other Cases.
Suit Against Atlantic Refining
C0mHaRY.

Professor Martin Joyce's trespass
suit for damages on account Of his dis
missal by the Lackawanna township
school board from the principalship Of
No. school at the Continental, Is on
trial in the main court room before
Judge Archibald. Mr. Joyce was cast
adrift in January. 1894, and In May of
the same year he brought suit for $4,000
damages on the charge OF conspiracy
and malicious prosecution.
There are fourteen defendants In the
case and are as follows: William Nor
gan and George L. Timlin, who were
then on the board. and John Davis,
Richard Lanyan. Edmund Carter,
David Lloyd, sr., Silas Pinnock, Mrs,
Rose Pinnock, Ellen Bacorn. Margaret
Baccrr. Lizzie Siprle and Nrs. wit
liam Prestwood, residents Of the Con-
tinental.
Mir. Joyce had been principal o. the
Continental school for several years.
When the school board of Lackawar ma
township met in the summer of 1895 to
hire teachers for the ensuing term
opposition came from some of the resi-
dents of the Continental to the re-en-
gagement of Professor Joyce. Will
liam Morgan, as director from that
district, lodged the complaints before
the board. and for a few months there
were lively times at the meetings.
AN INVESTIGATION HELD.
At last in November committee
consisting Of Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Timlin
and Evan j. Evans, was appointed to
visit the school and hear the charges
against he principal. Big and little
young and old, turned out to hear the
inQuisition. Charges We're preferred
against Mr.. Joyce and the board In
January, 1894, decided to dispense with
his services.
He refused to give up the key to Miss
Kate Burke, who was appointed his
successor. and held the fort for several
days. No pupils came except a few
and after repeated demands for the key
the board caused warrant for de.
tainer to be sworn out for him before
Alderman Morgan, then Of the Fiji
teenth ward. Constable Timothy
Jones and officer Davis, of Taylor, or
Jan. &c arrested Mr.. Joyce and after
that Miss Burke took charge Of the
school. The board did not prosecute
the warrant further, because the de.
sired result had been accomplished
namely, getting him out Of the school.
Attorney w. s. Diehl represents the
plaintiff ard Major Everett Warner
and Hon. G. p C'Nal'ey are attorne.
for the defendants. Mr.. Joyce all &
that the defendants corspirod to have
him removed from his position without
Hry other cause t,an that they wanted
to give the position to Professor Phil
lips
Alderman Morgan was sworn and ties
! tilted to the warrant for and arres
OF Mr.. Joyce. On ion h;
| said that the only purpose was to &c
Mr.. Joyce cut of the building. he hav
Ing been discharged by the hoard an,
having refused TO yield un the keys
There was no malice, ha tired, or re
venge shown toward Mr.. Joyce by an,
| person connected with the warrant O
| arrest.
NOT A TRESPASSER.
The plaintiff claimed that he wa
hired for a year ard was not tres
passer In going to the school every day