The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-11


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The grand Jury, which made its final
return to court yesterday afternoon,
took occasion, among other things to
roundly denounce the practice of mag
istrates in transmitting trivial cases
for the purpose of getting costs. The
uncomfortable furnishings Of the grand
jury room and the necessity of a tele-
phone in The district attorneys office
Hre once more touched upon. The re-
port in full is as follows:
TO the Honorable, the Judges of the
Courts of oyer and Terminer, General
Jail Delivery and quarter Sessions Of
the Peace in and for the County of
Lackawanna.
The grand inquest inquirlng in and for
the said county of LaCkawanna, respec-
fully report as follows, to wit:
That our sincere thanks are due to
District Attorney John r. Jones. for his
uniform courtesy and his faithful at
tention to all matters that came before
us. lie has disposed of all the cases in
his office carefully and faithfully, CIV
ing every prosecutor who appeared a
fair and impartial hearing.
That we have visited the county Jail
and found this institution to be well
kept. The building and surroundings are
the prisoners is of good quality. We
make the following recommendations:
First-That a sewing machine, closet
and shelves be provided for the sewing
room in county Jail.
Second-That a washing machine be
placed in the laundry.
Third-That an iron gate he substituted
in place of the wooden gate at the main
entrance to the Jail.
Fourth-That waste baskets be placed
on the third floor of the court house.
Fifth-That coat hooks be placed in
water-Closets in court house.
We endorse the recommendation of the
last grand jury in regard to mating or
some suitable covering being placed upon
the floor of the grand jury room. Cow
ering for floor and new chairs in grand
jury room are imperative. The chairs
now in the grand jury room are great
torture to the grand Jurors.
We denounce the practice of many al
dermen and justices of the peace
throughout the county in sending many
trivial cases to court without any evil
dence to sustain them and done. as we
believe, merely to recover the costs that
follow.
We wish especially to call the atten-
tion of the county commissioners to the
necessity of a telephone being placed in
the district attorneys office. Several
grand juries have recommended the
same, but the telephone has not been
provided. It often becomes necessary to
send out for witnesses n long distance
from the CO.. house, to telephone to
police headquarters for officers to tes.
tify in certain cases and sent out foI
business men who cannot wait long fol
their cases to be heard by the grand
jury. We recommend that n telephone
be placed in the district attorneys Of
flee without delay.
TRUE BILLS.
Assault and Battery-Michael Jennings
Nicholas Carlucci, pros. Andrew Wilya
Frank HakeVith, pros. Thomas Durnan
James Torsney, pros. Peter Marcovitz
Charles Nolitsky, pros. John Kapusinsk
Julia Solack proX. Andrew Xomerosk
Eddie DegaVitCh, pros. Josephine For
beck Mary Armson, proX. David Chap
pell; Henry Martin, pros
Carrying Concealed Weapons-BrunC
Cargo; John McIIale, pros.
Aggravated Assault and Battery-Johr
MulaslSa, Joseph Sheaskey; Sylvanu!
Smith, pros.
Malicious Mischief-Josephine Forbeci
Mary Armson proX.
Adultery-Andrew Wilya; Thomas Ley
shon, pros.
Robbery.-Mlchael Joyce; James Gors
ncy, pros. John +. Atkinson;. Moses
Seidman, pros.
Murder-NIike Koket: Thomas Ley
shon, pros.
False Pretences.-Victor Beemer; NJ. ]
Norton, pros.
Attempt at Arson.-John Gross, Mar!
Gross; John KokoslIi, pros.
Larceny and Rcceiving.-Adam Gavis
ky; Frank Malasky, pros.
Interfering with Electrical Machinery
--Toney Lewis; Sylvinus Smith, pros.
Practicng Dentistry Without Registra
tons. f. Starr; G. c. Sapp, pros c. S
a n
c. c. Sapp, pros
Perjury-Edward Weiss; John Braza
pros. Benjamin Aronovitz; Andrew
Braza, pros.
Traficlng in Registered Bottles-Thom
as McDormott: II. Il. Brink, pros. j. i
Mack; NJ. u. Brink, pros.
Conspracy.-John y. Kelly, Edwar
Weiss; John BraZa, pros. John p. Kelly
Edward Weiss Benjamin Aronovitz; An
drew Braza, pros.
Misdemeanor in Ofice.-John p. Kelly
John Martin, pros.
IGNORED BILLS.
Larceny by Bailee.-Lena Hurwit2
Many Andrews, prox. Joseph Noma
witch; Constant Uravltch, pros. Lcste
Mott; Thomas McAndrews, pros. Gran
Freeman; +. f. Freeman, pros.
Felonious Attempt. - Peter Phillips
Frank Robling, tr,, pros. Joseph FEET
lock; ]. w. Burgess, pros. Peter Cit
ford; William r. O'Malley, pros. Donat
Gentilo; Michael Girordi, pros,
EmbeZZlemcnt-OsCar Blackmore; WI
liam Colborn pros. william Hall; Ma
Phillips, pros.
Assault and Battery.-Lorcnzo Semer
20; James Bell, pros to pay costs. Va
entine Waleya; Mary Bucknavage, prOX
to pay costs. William Furst; Willial
Dougher, pres. County to pay cost
Mary CARROTS; Peter Lane, pros, to pa
costs. Mary Lane, Peter Lane; Mary Ca
rOtts, proX, County to pay costs. !. Hal
rlson; Michael Shimsky, pros. County
pay costs. Agoniska Yongoscoskie; star
islaw Solinsk pros. County to pay cost
Joseph Bishop; John Murphy pros,
pay costs. James Tighe; Felix Malusk
pros. to pay costs. Thomas Gerrit,
James Noon, pros, to pay costs. Joh
Campbell; Patrick Martin. pros, to pa
costs. Amelio YoncheliO; Joseph Bisho
pros, to pay costs. George Pollock; Mr.
John Belln, proN., to pay costs Stanle