The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30
PRISONERS WHO PLEAD GUILTY.
Cases Disposed of Before Murder
Case Was Called.

Besides the two murder trials there
are S07 cases to be disposed of at the
two weeks session of criminal court
which began yesterday Judge Arch
bold, in the main court room, will most
likely he occupied oil week with the
Van Horn case, but to Counterbalance
this hindrance to the cleaning uD of
the docket a third court will be es-
tahlishcd with Judge Harold NJ. Nc
Clurc, Of Union county, presiding
Judge Gunster will be in court room
No. 2 and Judge Mcclure in the super
ior court room.
Yesterday morning before the COM
mencement of the murder trial such de-
PENDANTS as desired to plead guilty
We're given a hearing and had their
cases disposed by Judge Archibald.
Morris Winfield, the young civil en-
ginecr whose series of burglaries i'm the
Coal Exchange, Keogh's billiard par
lOrS and other places caused such
sensation last month plead guilty His
case is a rather peculiar one. 1t was
shown by Architect John A. Duck
worth, whose office was among the
places preferred that young Winfield
bore an exceptional character from an
excellent family and stranger than all,
never sold single article he stole, but
gave them away to acquaintances.
WAS NOT THfEvING.
George l.. Davidson and several 9TH
ers who knew him also gave him a.
good character and said that in their
opinion his escapades should be given
some designation other than thieving.
Winfield himself could give no eXpla-
nation of his conduct. All he knew
was that he was seized with a desire to
steal and he stole. When he became
himself again he did all in his power
to assist in the restoration of the stol-
en- goods and succeeded in collecting
together again everything he had Civ
en- away with the exception of a few
pencils.
Judge Archibald was impressed with
the young mans story and the testi-
mony in his behalf and let him off with
a fine of $40, costs and three months in
the county jail.
Martin Crane, aged 13, and William
| Richards, aged II, who plead guilty Of
petty thieving, were sent to the House
Of Refuge.
Charles Fields, who had served two
| terms in the county Jail for stealing,
! confessed To ldhlllS an oNtiNudl lIplIl
the United States hotel and was given
a year in the Eastern penitentiary.
George f. Joyce and Richard, of
Mnooka, plead guilty to the charge of
! pointing a pistol at Detective Martin
! Crippen and were each sentenced to a
! fine of S. and ten days in the county
| Jail.
! A fine of 81 and sixty days in the
! county Jail was allotted to Joseph Cen
| ley, a youth who admitted having
| stolen a harness from Peter Ebler's
| barn He took the harness, he said, to
| Get even with Ebler, who, he claimed,
refused to pay him for the work he had
! done at the barn.
Alexander Adrusick got $40, costs and
| ten days in Jail for committing assault
and battery on Mary Dubrieka.
Joseph Myers, colored, plead guilty
! OF slashing Samuel Johnson, also col
ored with a knife on the arm during
a quarrel over a game of "craps" at
! the latters CLUB house" in Center
street. Myers told a long story of how
| il all happened, making himself out the
| injured party, of Coul se Johnson was
| asked how much of the srOry was true.
! Not a word of il. Your Honor" drawl-
| ed out the prosecutor. Thirty days,
| said the judge. Thank you, Your
Honor" said the happy Johnson, a
smile of serene contentment over
spreading his face.
Anthony Lewis plead guilty of inter
fering with railroad signal lights and
was sentenced to SO fine, costs and six