The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-04
Said lie Has Rceu Converted and Is
Entirely Cured Of His Evil Ways.
Sentences Imposed Who're Pleas
of Guilty We're Entered.


court was for over five minutes RECALLED
with an eloquent confession. Gardner
admitted that he was bad. that the
evil spirit lurked in his bones for over
twenty years and impelled him to com
nit sins and crimes without number
but change has come about ana
things are different now; the angel of
light has crossed his path, he said, and
the evil habits are put aside for new
resolutions and an entirely different
life.
The court inquired of Gardner how
many times the same story had been
told before under similar circumstances.
Il think l have seen you here before
said the court. II was here once.
Have YOU not been here more than
once?" asked the court. Il have Deen
here twice" said Gardner. solemniy:
81 was twice in the penitentiarE.
Have you not been here before when
you were sentenced for horse stealing
THAT was my first offense. 1T seems
to me. said Judge Archibald. that at
that time you had a pretty bad record.
But" said Gardner, Il have since re-
formed. have changed my life; nave
given my heart wholly to God
lit seems to me, sara the cooit -
that the first time you We're sent TO
the penitentiary you made similar
plea," He was then sentenced TO
spend two years and six months at hard
labor i'm solitary. confinement in the
Eastern penitentiary.
Giauco Carried Concealed Weapons.
Vito Bianco. an lS-year-old ltahah'
was sentenced TO spend the cohiihs
siyty days in the county jail. He was
tried ana found guilty of carrying con-
cealed weapons and pointing revolver.
He spent two months in jail awaiting
trial The prosecutors were Joseph
Masters and Warren La France. ON
December . last the young fellow met
them on the street in Dunmore as they
were coming from work and he TOOK
PAPER from his pocket purporting 10 pe
a warrant, which he served on them
with the threat that if they did not
come with him he would shoot them,
at the same time taking the weapon
from his pocket and pointing 1t at
them. The defense was that he was
drunk and did not know what he was
doing.
James Sisson. of Carbondale. was the
next culprit. He was indited for lar
cenv and Attorney John II. Martin
defended him. The charge against
him was stealing the Bible. coins ana
hymn book from under the corner
stone of the Greenfield Baptist church.
one morning last August before any
one was up SiSson came along and was
possessed of the desire to get some
money in an easy way. He knew that
the corner stone of the church had just
been laid, so he got crowbar and
lifted the stone out of its place. y
Bible. hymn book. and list of the
names of church members was under'
the stone but no money.
He denied i'm detail every part Of the
charge except that he pried the stone
from its position. He acuuiesced in
this allegation but endeavered to con-
vey the Impression that he took moth
ing when he found no money. The
Jury found him guilty and when he
was called up for sentence ii appeared
that he was i'm Jail before for stealing.
The sentence i'm this event was a fine
of 81 and six months In the county jail.
Aaron Lane pleaded guilty to stealing
q dozen cigars. some cigarettes and
thirty pool checks from Martin Clark
and the sentence of the court. was
fine of 81 and six months in Jail Sim
othy Mccarthy admitted that he
abused and beat his wife and he was
sentenced To spend thlrty days bthlhu
the bars.
lie Abused His NOthcr.in- Law
Thomas Jerinyn. Of the West Side,
pleaded guilty to beating his mot her
in-law. Mrs. Louise Schmidt, and the
court imposed q sentence of only ten
days in Jail. William Campbell threw
himself upon the mercy of the court
apparel valued at $50 from Joseph
Golf The sentence was a fine of 81 and
q term of one year and six months in
the Eastern peniten:iary. A verdict
of not guilty was taken in the case of
Harry Swank. charged by a. p. Nc
Donough with assault and battery.
In the case where l.. p. Williams was
charged by G. w. Goddard with fraud
ulently obtaining life Insurance
policy a noile pros. was entered upon
payment of costs by the defendant
Miles Morgan plead guilty to being
the father Of Lizzie Hermon's illegiti-
mate child. now deceased, and he was
sentenced to nay a fine of S25 to the
Scranton Poor district and $25 to the
girl for expenses. Patrick Langan
charged with assault and battery upon
John HefIron and pointing a pistol at
Annie Hebron was acquitted A YER
dict of not guilty was taken by the
district attorney.
william Thornton was next on the
list before Judge Archibald. The prose-
cutor was David j. Thomas. Attorney
John T. Martin represented the defend
ant, and Attorney A. J. Colborn the
commonwealth. On Jan. . last Thorn
ton went into the saloon of John r.
Gibbons in Feltzville. who rents from
the prosecutor. and he got drunk and
quarrelsome. He was put out by Glib
bons and out of revenge he broke six
panes of glass i'm the front window.
Before the testimony of the common
wealth's witnesses was heard the de-
fendant withdrew his plea of not guilty.
He will be sentenced Saturday.
Daniel Langan and Will Lynch were
the next defendants. They were rep
resented by Attorney John J..
Murphy, John j. Schmidt, an
old veteran of the South Side.
was prosecutor. One night not
over three months ago the defendants
were out late as usual and so was
Schmidt The three were under the
inuence of liquor. The prosecutor held
alleged because he refused to give them
a drink of the liquor they knocked him
down and beat him. The case went to
the jury at adjournment.
workingrncn's Hail Liquor Case.
In No. court room Fred Stacked and
August Yobs were tried before Judge
Gunster on three charges: selling liquor
without a license, selling liquor on
Sunday. and selling it to minors. Mrs.
Phillopena Desing was the prosecutrix.
Attorney Charles l.. Hawley and As
sistant District Attorney John NJ. Har-
ris were for the commonwealth and At
torney John. +. Scragg represented the
defendants. The jury went out to de-
liberate at adjournment
Stacked and Yobs are the custodians
of Workingmen's hall. Prospect ave-
nue. and Alder street. South Side, and
Intoxicating liquor was KEEP on tap
there for the private use of the MEM
bers of the organization renting the
hall. A hall was run and so much was
charged for tickets of admission. The
ticket entitled the holder to participate
iE the dance and enjoy liquid refresh
ments furnished.