The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
MAGGIE CONWAY
IS BEING TRIED
Charge Agaiast Her Is EaticiaS Childres
TO Their Ruia.
TESTIMONY u. TWO LITTLE GIRLS
Case Is One Of the Most Revolving
Ever Tried in These COurts..JOhn
Wcisse nfiuh's Assailant Convicted.
Michael Cannon Found Guilty Of
Robbery. William h. WOOlsey Is
Free Again..Spicy Dunmorc Case.

a. .:s. n,.o. C...
Students Of humanity would have an
interesting field to pursue their obser-
vations by spending a week around the
court house when criminal court Is In
session. During the trial OF cases In
common pleas court. when there is an
opportunity to see and hear att orneys
contest over matters OF law sni I"e.
In Tho .uditor;u,n .ra yoc,n, .xcent
when the parties l,tigant mr. their wit
n.ssss orc nresant p,t ,.h,,a ,r,mina,
trials are an and the evidence =, corded
deal, with tho v,soLnass,s ,nd ,,,i,,, ,,as
of human nature e,,s,, ,,on.,i,,, room
is hard IN he had
Two nrurient cases u,er. IN vo..araov
IN tho main ROOM her,, I,,d,.. Ed
wards and tho attsrd,nc. wac so large
that tho a,,nosnhora nf ,ho r,oo, w.o,
ANYTHING but ,invigoratiny Mrs Maggie
Conway. of Aswe,I comct :vcst She
was called IN tho hor 20 hs ,r;od en- o,s
of the most infamous of ,b,,..cs. on.i,-
ing children IN their ru,p sb. /, also
charged with Lesninp a navylv bo,,s.
District Attorney Jobn y ZONES ranre.
scp,ea ~. con,,,onwa,,,h ond uor
John gP. Kelly and ex..bIdre w II
Stanton are counse, for the defendant
The case was cnIled for trial at 2 o,c,ock
and at adjournment the stories of two
of the children concerned in her dia.
tolical work hod been told m the ,urv
The children present frail annearances
-.-''.----
THEY AXE UNDER slATEEN.
Three girls. Gwennie Thomas. Mamie
Finley and Maggie Connors, under 16
years of age, are now in the House of
the Good Shepherd. Mrs. w. b. Duggan.
agent of the Board of Associated Chari-
ties, rescued them from Mrs. Conway's
den and had them committed to that
institution. They gave out evidence
enough to have Mrs Conway and the
men who were implicated arrested and
held to answer in court.
,.on, ".."e n ."o'ias was put upon 'ne
16 wears old on Ju,v u next sha hos
known Mrs CONWAY for two vears ana
the woman invited her at var,ous t,r,s,
TO come tn her hons. for tho ,,,,rv,,,n -
having n pood time Tn ra,no,,o o.,
these allurements the witness called
upon the woman and freouon,.d ,,o,.
house quite often. short t,ms no.
fore Christmas sbe went ,h.ro
evening and mot two vo,,nv 49,, D..
Mullanev and pbil,n p,Iov Mr, ~,
way had two boxes of hae,. in ,he ho,,so
and all partook of ~ o,,;to froa,,, wv
the liouor had ito asfsct unor .,o .,.,.
ness Mrs CONWAY ort.r.a ho, a..
with NuI,onav ona s,,a 10 -. -,
she would chase ber howe sho Vs.,
sent.d ond os,ou,,.
commands from, Mrs Couw,o'. ''a'
On ncross.exam,not,o,,, ,ho so.
counsel tried TO prove the g,r, had haa.
wayward for two wears haforo .ha o. oe."
ing with Mul,anev IN NJ. Co,e...-
house and succeeded IN ga..,u 80.
sions from her nart,ai,v s,,sta;n,an .s
allegation. '"7
MAMIE FlNLEY'S STORY.
Mamie Finley was called to the stand.
She swore that she will be fourteen
years old on July 25 next. Two wears
ago girl told her that Mrs. CONWAY
wanted some one to work for her mind.
,ns me elli'ren, me witness got this
time with Mrs CONWAY hr. ,soS =. 'ne
there whenever sbs ,.s not,aos W so
the defendant wantsd IN ohso.,. So.",. 10
from home Tho witness &c. 81.
used to no o,Lod h,, NJ, I'M
come and ,,s,t nov r,t g. ~ ay "
NJ n,ind,ra tha oh,isu e puipose
some youra r,ar ,,,ha '' " Mee'
ept Tho w,itnoss so,d sso p,es
anartment with pb,I,,' pi,a,, epeu ~. al
casion 1N' v" o"e W.
Mrs Coruo, ,s ,,
bos diss;,,at.a ,ooi, "o one
norentIv srn,,, t,,o ,,,o. ~ ~ ena"e ','," ap-
comnor,s bsrseif IN oorr. " ~.en Ssa T., sue
gro &c r,ido,,, ,,,,., .,,.o a.,,, "e
civ and ho,, sa,n ,.oo.. "" .. ~. r, ., s.r'
uams y,r, teSt,eaa tho. -, ou .ne WI
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>J,ohoa, Cannon 80 " ~, 'ruor
rot,,rraa ,,,,,.,, 20 ,o., was
meudad te ,ha ,,nro,. ~ 80 ~ anu @ .eco,n-
ottorno, Iohn ns',,1.' ~. III, ,. a., ms
COWS for y VOW, tr,o, - pS ~. WI me REQ.
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a,,,aanoa W '"e
A DUNMORE CASE.
Charles Hollow. of Dunmore. was
tried for betraying Esther shiek of The
same place. She ia nineteen years old
and he is about that age. too District