The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-05

Sentence was imposed by Judge Buff
fngtCn Saturday on a number Of per-
sons convicted of crimes against the
government at this and previous terms
Of United States district court. James
Hill, of Wilkes Barre, convicted of
fraudulent use of the mails. was sem
fenced to a fine of IS and twelve
months I'm the western penitentiary.
Similar punishment was meted QUE TO
George Mahle, of Wiles- Barre, who Sc
offense was the same as Hilrs.
John Mentch and Harry Kitz, of
Shamokn, who on Saturday morning
Were returned guilty of counterfeiting.
were each given two years in the west
ern penitentiary and fine of s.. Chas.
Johns, who pleaded guilty last Monday
of robbing the postofice at Covert,
Bradford county, was sentenced to
twelve months in the Allegheny coun-
ty Jail.
Edward F. Showers and A. C. Ali
son, of Sunbury, convicted year ago
of fraudulent use of the mails, and on
whom sentence was suspended pending
the decision on legal points raised by
their attorneys, were given eighteen
months in the western penitentiary
and fine of Sc apiece.
PLEA FOR CLEMENCY.
Their attorneys pleaded for Glenn
ency on the ground that they are each
on the verge of the grave, the one being
afflicted with heart trouble and the
other with pulmonary complaint, but
when 1t was shown that their Illness
dated from the time that the decision
on the legal points in question was an
nounced, the grounds for clemency lost
their effect.
l.. 7. Straiff, for fraudulent use of
the mails, was given eighteen months
in the western penitentiary and fine
of So. His brother, w. II. Straiff, con-
victed of a like offense, was given a
year in the penitentiary and s. fine
| John Kulp, fraudulent use of the mails
was given a year in the western peni-
| tentiary.
The case of Dolph against the Ma
| tiOnal Accident Insurance company OF
| New York, is now on before Judge Buff
| tington, sitting as a circuit court Judge
1t is an action in assumpsit to recover
$4,000 on an insurance policy which the
| late Samuel Dolph, foreman of the
Lackawanna Iron and Coal company's
| lumber yard, held in that company
and which the company refuses to pay
| because the insured. it alleges, was in
a dangerous part of the plant, where
| his business did not call him, and fur.
ter that the injuries were not the di
rect cause of death.
LIVED THREE MONTHS.
The policy was secured May 27, 1887
| Premiums were paid upon it until Au,
gust 49, 1894, the time of death. Mr.
Dolph was 20 years of age at the time
of the accident. May, 1894. He liveC
three months after being injured.
Testimony was adduccd to show tha
the deceased was employed at his regu
lar calling when the accident occurred
that the injuries were of a serious ma
ture and that death was due to nerv
Gus exhaustion induced directly by tn,
injuries, Drs. n. Y. Leet and w. f.
Allen testifying to this latter cOnten
tion.
When the plaintiffs side had restet
the defendant company moved for
non-suit on the ground that the plain
tiff had failed to prove death resulted
from accident and had shown tina
there was contributory negligence
Judge Burlington refused the motion
The case, it is expected. will be on tn
greater part of today.
George NJ. Watson is attorney 70
the plaintiff and Charles L. Hawle
and II. ID. McBurney for the defense.