The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-22
MONTROSE.
SECOND WEEK OF COURT.


The following have been drawn to
serve as jurymen for this week: George
w. Dunn, Ararat; william Fitzmartin,
Apolacon; John Love. Auburn: Olin L.
Cogswell, Auburn: George L. Ming.
Auburn; Charles f. Vangordan. Au-
burn: Charles l.. Lowe, Auburn: Hor-
ace Brewster, Bridgewater; Sabina
Sprout, Bridgewater: Herbert Page,
Rrooklyn; Frank Burt, Choconut; Will
liam H. Leek, Forest City; Clinton r.
Rose, Forest City: Joseph NJ. McCor-
mick. Forest City; William Clatlin, Glib
son; Thomas ]. Manner, Gibson; Horace
Stearns. Gibson; George Carman, Great
Bend borough; Miles Maloney, Great
Bend borough: Henry Ackert, Great
Bend borough; Michael Kelly, Great
Bend township: William Rainey, Har-
mony: Henry Lange, Harmony; Jasper
X. Williams, Lathrop; James A. Lyons.
Lanesboro; George Bond. Lanesboro;
Willis d. Ransom, Lenox: Farley h.
Squires, Lenox; John Ralston, Liberty;
Thomas Mahanna, Liberty: James p.
Taylor. Montrose: George r. Lathrop.
John B. Hassett, Oakland borough; Ed
ward Stack. Oakland township; Scott
Shaner, Rush: Edward Tierney. Sus-
duehanna. Dennis Casey, SusQuChan-
ma; William Foster, SusQuehanna; Guy
Turrell, Thompson; Horace H. Lewis,
Uniondale.
THE MERCY CASE.
Major Everett Warren. Major Mont
rose Barnard and George p. Little are
cupied by the defense representing the
Hillside Coal and Iron company, hile
Cornelius Smith, A. H. McCollum and
l.. P. Wedeman are gathered together
at the prosecutors table in the inter-
ests of Mrs. Julia McEroy. After con-
siderable delay jury was obtained and
the case proceeded. Briefly the case Is
the result Of the death Of Walter Nc
Eroy, who was killed at the Forest City
breaker, Dec. 1s. 1893.
THE GUILTY SENTENCED.
It Is Judge searle's usual custom to
sentence prisoners on the Monday fol-
| lowing their trial, and in this term Of
court he made no exception to the rule.
Charles and Lizzie Walker, who plead
ed guilty to larceny, were sentenced to
restore all property or the value there
Of, to a fine of IS and to term of
one year in the Eastern penitentiary.
Peter Walsh, convicted of larceny,
was sentenced to pay a fine OF IS and
undergo a term Of three months as
the guest Of Sheriff Leonard in the
county Jail.
william Moran, who pleaded guilty to
larceny, was given the same sentence
as Walsh.
THE NEXT SHERIFF.
The next man who will occupy the
stone building banked against the hill
| to the north of the court house and
/ xxy6n 10 1on hNy hrtn
facade utterly spelling the effect Of
the natural grey stone, will be William
Deuel., Of Little Meadows. When Mr..
Deuel. was nominated. the delegate who
had that happy duty, effectively re-
marked that Mr.. Deuel. was capable of
filling the office: he certainly Is. Mas
sive Is the future lord high executioner,
and although self made man he neg
lected the exterior Of his Uranium, and
Is unable to part his hair in the mid
die. His features are strong and his
blue eyes twinkle in jolly manner.
He has in the past been somewhat
Of q politician, but only in a quiet
way as this Is his first appearance in
the arena for county Office.
COUNTY HISTORY.
I'm 1925" SO writes an old paragraph
er, "a family Of very religious tend
ences moved into the eastern section OF
Susquehanna county. Their name was
Kersey and they added much color t.
the sparsely inhabited district. Two
sons Of the family, however, quarreled
and did separate. One was named Noah
the other Joseph. To the section where
Noah moved he called Ararat and
where Joseph located he called Egypt
Thus have we the reason for the nam.
ing Of the two townships.