The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
WINTERGRASS WAS
NOT MURDERED
At All Events the Men Arrested Did Not
Commit Crime, Says Grand Jary.
FIRST RETURN MADE TO COURT
IL Consisted of Thirty-eight True
Bills and Thirty-four That Were
Ignored-- Gases Against George Van
Horn and Charles Abatte, Both of
Whom Are Charged with Murder,
Were Considered Yesterday.

The grand jury presented its first re-
port to court yesterday morning. 1t
consisted of thirty-eght true bills and
thirty-four ignored. one of the ignored
bills charged Anthony Washilifsky,
Aleck Pitchura and Frank Gajisky
with the murder of Anthony Winter
grass, in Fell township, several weeks
ago.
After the report was presented to
court yesterday the jury considered the
bills against George Van Horn, who
murdered Mrs. Josephine Wescott in
August, 1896, and Charles Abatte, who
killed Vito Riamondi on the South Side
on Labor Day. The return presented
to the court yesterday is as follows:
TRUE BILLS.
Joseph woelkers assault and battery;
Edith Has<ins, prox.
Edward Curtis, assault and battery;
Sarah Ann Curtin, proX. Two cases.
Sarah Ann Curtis, assault and battery;
Edmund Boyer, pros.
Edwin Curtis, assault and battery; Sar-
ah Curtis, proX.
John Hail. assault and battery; John
A. Evans, pros.
Price, proX.
Frank Verosk, assault and battery;
Charles Lipioski, pros.
Oscar Aaronson, assault and battery;
d. Edelsohn, pros.
James A. Wilson, assault and battery;
John Mcmahon, pros.
John Moffatt, assault and battery;
Charles Sherma, pros.
Ellen Kline, assault and battery; Brid-
get Maloney, proX.
Patrick Convey, assault and battery;
Michael Manley pros.
Michael Lavelle, assault and battery;
Ann Conner, prox.
Anthony McAndrew, assault and bat
terry; =. G.. Boland, pros.
Joseph Woelkers, larceny and receiv-
ing; William Haskins, pros.
Jay Cosman, larceny and receiving; M
T. Smith, pros.
Giuseppe Rosa, larceny and receiving
Vito Samillo, pros
Joseph Miglin, larceny and receiving
Thomas Edmunds pros.
Ellen Baskerville, larceny and receiving;
Kate Flanagan, proX.
Mary Murphy, larceny and receiving;
Minnie Dougherty, prox.
John s. Bortree and Peter Van Bergen,
mayhem; Jacob Butterman, pros.
w. S. Rodney, breaking fence; Fuller
| johnson, pros.
julius Hopewell, aiding prisoner to es-
| cape; William Clifford, pros.
John Summers, aiding prisoner to es-
| cape; Fred Mink, pros.
| Edward i. Knise, defrauding boarding
house; Mrs. j. Shoemaker. prox.
Albert Gordon, defrauding boarding
house; Mary Hodge, prox.
John Schaff, ,defrauding boarding house;
| NJ. j. Hodge, pros.
| j. d. Eastman, false pretences; j. w
| Rittenhouse, pros.
Kate and Michael McAndrew, selling
| liquor without a license; selling liquor
| on Sunday; keeping a gambling house
| Patrick Coggins, pros.
John Gashnusky, attempt at rape; Pc
| ter Micusky. pros.
John McHale. fornication and bastardy
| Maria Flynn, prcx.
| John Tierney, malicious mischief; p
| ]. Lynott, pros.
Bridget Hughes, common scold; Johr
NJ. Barrett, pros.
Maggie Reap, common scold; Mary Lo.
gan, prox.
| IGNORED BILLS.
Anthony Washilifsky, Alick Petchura
and Frank Gajsky, murder; Daniel Hea'
ly, pros.
John Moffatt, robbery; Charles sher
| man, pros.
Chester f. Flanders, embezzlement
James Stein, pros.
Hannah Stein, larceny by bailee; Ches
| ter +. Flanders, pros.
Harry Greenberger. larceny by bailee
Max Warman, pros.
Louis Gardella, larceny by bailee; Thos
| II. Lotus, pros.
Mary Savannah, larceny and receiving
Mary Lucy, proX.
John Werner, larceny and receiving
w. w. Calender pros.
Annie Judge, larceny and receiving
Jane A. Judge, prox.
Sarah Ann Curtis, libel; Emma Boyer
proX. County to pay costs.
Benjamin Daggers, attempt at rape
Annie Brown, prox., to pay costs.
John f. Gamble, bigamy; j. II. Spain
pros. County to pay costs.
William Knappen, assault and battery
Lizzie Knappen, proX., to pay costs.
Annie Jeffrey, assault and battery; Jan
Rider, proX., to pay costs.
Raffelt Lamarthe, Rose Lamarthe, as
sault and battery; Rose Marks, proX., t
pay costs.
Jenkin Morgan, assault and battery
Gottlieb Mayer, pros, to pay costs.
| Jane Rider, assault and battery; Ellel
| McGrail, proX, to pay costs.
Hannah MCGEE, assault and battery
Susan Nemeth, proX., to pay costs.
Patrick Moran, assault and battery
T. j. Roache, pros, to pay costs.
Bernard j. Cummings forgery; Ellie
Gallagher proX. County to pay costs.
James ]. Nealis, assault and battery