The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
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Larry Gritman swore out warrant
yesterday for the arrest of Anthony
Purnavitch for committing an assault
and battery upon him. The warrant
was placed in the hands of Constable
Davis, who set out to arrest his man.
Upon reaching the house where Purna-
witch boarded he made inquiries as to
the whereabouts of his man, but his
questions were met with a rebuff by
the inmates of the house and during
the discussion one of the boarders. Joe
Monchinski by name, grew so obnox-
ious that he threatened to do the con-
stable bodily harm. In the meantime,
| PurnavitCh, who is on old offender,
took warning and made his escape af-
ter several futile efforts on the part of
the constable to locate his man. He
swore out a warrant for the arrest of
MonChinski and brought him before
! Alderman Roberts for a hearing upon
the charge of interfering with a public
officer while pursuing his duty and aid
| ing a prisoner to escape. He was re-
manded for a further hearing.
| John O'Hara, a wife beater, was
placed under arrest Sunday evening
| by Patrolman Rodham, and while he
was being conducted to the station
|
escape. A warrant was issued for
| O'Hara's arrest and he was captured
yesterday. He was arraigned before
Alderman Fidler yesterday and fined
s., but was unable to pay it and was
| committed to the county Jail for twenty
| days.
William Lewis, jr., returned yester-
day from Philadelphia.
A small fire a tbp residence of David
Pugh, on Putnam street, yesterday
noon caused the fire alarm to be sent
in from box SO. The hose companies
responded quickly but their assistance
was not needed. The fire originated
among clothes suspended over stove
in a small summer house and the dam
age was slight
A horse owned by Contractor w. w
Williams, and driven by man in his
employ, took fright yesterday and go
beyond control of the driver. Th,
horse continued on his mad run unit
. he came in contact with an electric
light pole, when the driver was thrown
out, but lickily escaped injury with tn,
, exception of a few bruises.
The funeral of Jacob Blume, the old
/ est inhabitant of the North End, oc
CURED yesterday. The funeral, whicl
was strictly private, was attended onl!
by intimate friends and relatives of th
) family. Rev. George +. Guild, paste
of the Presbyterian church, conducted
l the funeral services and preached tn
sermon. The pall-bearers were Sc
1 lected from among the members o
= Hiram lodge of Masons, of whic
4. lodge the deceased was a charter mem
Y ber. The following acted as bearers
. o. p. Miller, c. Won Storch, Josep
$ White, James McGuines, John Gillespi
e and E. c. Dean. Interment was mad
= in the family plot at Dunmorc GENE
e terry.
= Drs. Donne and Dawson returned las
evening from a fishing trip to Lon
pond. The brought home a fine catcf
The forty hours devotion services wi
commence in Holy Rosary church o
h Sunday next.
= An important meeting of Marquett
council was held last evening.
n Michael Coke, while engaged at hi
h duties as a driver in the Marvine min,
= was painfully injured yesterday b
r having his left foot caught under
s car by which the member was badl
= crushed He was taken to his home o
Mary street. where his wounds wer
= dressed.
e Thomas Evans, of Wayne avenue,
ill.,
8 The members of Washington camI
n No. III, Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea, will celebrate the tenth annivel
a sary of the organization of the lodg
q at their place of meeting this evening
A. j. Colborn will give an address.
c John Jones, of Olyphant, called O
a friends here yesterday.