The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-14
Criminal COURT BEGINS
Only One Defendant Tried Yesterday.
The Others Pleaded Guilty.
SHOEMAKER NEE'S TROUBLES
Must Pay SO q Month for Mrs. Nes's Sup
port John lawson Win spend
Nine Months in Jail-the.
Arson Case.


Side. formerly Of Minooka. was the
first and only offender against the Grim
irul code tried in quarter sessions court
Yesterday. All of the o:her cases on
the list, except two. We're disposed of
by the defendants pleading guilty. Nee
was first tried for aggravated assault
and battery upon Thomas stone. of
this charge he was acquitted ana tne
costs were equally divided. Stone al
legged that Nee struck him with an
iron last on :he head and nearly killed
him with the blow. Nee said Stone was
the aggressor and the last was used in
self defense.
He was next nut on trial for assault
and battery on his wife, Mary Nee. The
jury found him guilty and Judge Gun
Ster called him w for sentence. which
was a fine Of 81 and costs. There was
a charge of desertion against him also
and the court made an order direct
ing Nee to pay 81 a month to his wife,
the payments Co be made on the first
of every month, and that a bond in the
sum of $500 be given for the faithful
performance of this obligation.
John Lawson. the young West Side
Swede. who was responsible for shoot
ing Charles Johnson and himself from
the careless manner in which he was
handling revolver, plead guilty. Law
son had the pistol and was brandishing
it. johnson attempted to take 1t from
him and in the encounter two bullets
were discharged and each got one in
the groin. II was expected for some
days that the wounds would prove fatal
but they recovered.
WEAPONS NOT NECESSARY.
L., n.,.
informed Lawson that in this country
rermit a man to go
about with a deaJ.y weapon concealed
about his person: such thing Is not
necessary for his protection, and with
that brief notice to disoossess himself
of firearms, Lawson was led away to
serve nine months in the county Jail
John NOrcross rlead guilty to steal
ing $i5 from the trunk of Frank Sylezos
in the North End and he was sentenced
to spend five months atoning for 1t be-
hind prison bars. o..
Johnny Green. boy not over 15 years
of age, plead guilty to stealing horse
and carriage of owen Smith from in
front of the Fleetvlle BAPTIST church,
while Mr.. Smith was attending an ice
cream social The juvenile thief trad
ed the horse for another and in this
way was caught. He will be sentenced
on Saturday morning.
John Tobobeskie admitted that he
stole pool balls from Leon Olshefski
of the Flats. He will be senteced Sat
urday.
George W. Porter entered a plea OF
guilty to embezZlement and false pre-
tences. one charge of the former In
which II. u. Hayden was prosecutor
% lntt i,, tnl, u.
prosecutors were A. Rose and Frederick
Won Stcrch. Porter is the swinder whc
| decamped from the city while he was
in the employ of the Suburban Electric
Light company. He was arrested a
month later i'm Buffalo. The court will
fix his punishment later.
Edward Morris admitted that he stole
some hCttles from Druggist ID. w. Burr
He will be sentenced Saturday morn
ing.
STOLE BEER AND HAMS.
Patrick Murphy was put on trial for
stealing Il keg of beer and some hams
from switch in the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western yard on West
I.ackawanna avenue He was arrest ed
on SUSPICION but the commonwealth
had no case against him and nolle
pros was entered. He was ready tC
plead his own case if it went on.
a verdict of not guilty was taken IN
the case of the commonwealth against
| John Langan charged with larceny anC
| receiving in removing bar fixtures from
| place in Olyphant owned by Patrick
| Jordan. of this city. Langan was triec
| before on the charge of larceny by bail,
| for the same oTense and was acpuit
| ted. therefore he could not he nut In
| jeopardy twice.
| John Deinlein and Emil Korlies were
| charged with malicious mischief anC
assault and battery By Charles Back
| Deinlein was St eoarately charged will
| assault and battery ON Dniel Schol
| and Sonhie Beck; and kOrrieS was Sc
parately charged with assault and bat
terry on Scholl. They settled the case:
outside of court. They are neighbory
| and I've on the South Side.
Bernard Mcrighe. charged with as
sault and battery un0n Patrick Han
| nick. did not respond: his bail was for
feited absolutely and a caDias was Is
sued for him. William Bailey is hi
! bondsman.
| The charoe of attempt to commits
arson against John $. Luce and W
q. Bateman will ba put on trial as sool
as the assumpsit suit Of Daniel viii
liams against the Scranton Stove work
goes to the jury. which will be som
| time today.