The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
Won ST0RCH CASE
In JURY'S HANDS
Judge ArchbaId's Charge Occupied Over
Three Hours aud q Half.
WAS A GOOD DAY FOR DEFENDANTS
Two Escape, who, in All LikeIIho cd, /,
Never Expected to Get Of--Four
Others wrigglc out of Tight Places.
Jermyn Depot Burglary Is Being
Aired.-Thomas Burning, of Belle
vue, Once More Appears in Court
but is Acquitted.

Judge Archbald's charge in the Won
Storch case was fitting climax to the
longest drawn out trial in the history
of Lackawanna county. He spoke
from 10 o'clock a. m, when court con-
vened, until 3.15 o'clock p. m, with
recess of an hour and a half for dinner.
Not counting the law points and his
comments thereon his charge occupied
1873 pages of Stenographer w. d. Co.'S
tons note book. The jury retired at
3.30 o'clock in charge of Tipstaffs Franz
and Walsh. Their finding will be anx-
iusly awaited not only by the parties
interested, but by the many who have
followed the course of this interesting
suit through the newspapers.
Criminal cases were heard only in the
main court room yesterday owing to
Judge Archibald, who is to preside this
week, being occupied with the Won
Storch case. Today he and Judge Gun
ster will both sit
The Jermyn depot robbery case was
called before Judge Gunster in the af-
ternoon. The five defendants, Patrick
Connor, Michael Feury, Patrick Feury,
Michael Diamond and Thomas Clark,
are represented by Colonel +. ]. Fitz-
simmons and p. f. Timlin. Detective
Martin Crippen is the prosecutor. The
allegation of the prosecution is that on
the night of February IL last the d. &
III. depot at Jermyn was broken into
and two kegs of beer stolen therefrom
by the defendants above named.
MIR. CRIPPEN'S EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Crippen, who was the principal
witness for the prosecution, testified
that on the morning following the burg
larry he went to the scene of the crime
at $50 o'clock in response to a note
from the company officials. He found
a window broken open and two kegs of
beer missing. Foot prints in the snow
led from the station to an old factory
building few hundred yards away and
following the tracks to this place he
found a crowd there drinking from the
stolen kegs. He succeeded in arresting
five of them; two others he thinks got
away They were taken to Carbondale
and given a hearing before Alderman
Jones, who committed them to jail in
default of bail. Later on two others
were arrested, making seven in all
charged with completely in the crime.
Two of the seven, William Joyce and
James Lavelle, Pittston youths, who
were on the road at the time looking
for work. turned states evidence and on
the stand yesterday swore that Connor
and Clark are the men who brought the
beer to the factory
1t was shown by the commemorative
own testimony that the crowd passed
the hat to buy keg of beer and that
those who remained behind did not
know that the ones who went for the
beer stole it instead of buying It, as
they had been directed. There being
no evidence to convict the two Feurys
and Diamond with the theft. the dis
trict attorney withdrew the prosecution
against them and proceeded only
against Connor and Clark.
DID NOT GO FOR BEER.
These latter two and their witnesses
swore positively they did not go for
the beer. There was a big crowd, a
dozen or so, they thought, in the fac
tory that night, some of them strang-
ers and others residents of the place 1t
was two of the strangers who went to
get the beer, they said, and if the beer
was stolen, as after developments
would indicate, they stole it and they
alone We're guilty of any crime, for
none OF the OtnerS knew Dut tTat the
beer had been bought. The case was
still on at adjournment.
On the night before the last spring
election half barrel of ale and a
of beer were placed on tap at the L,
dence of Solomon Nichols, on Peach
HILL" Carbondale. At the invitation
of the candidates who contributed the
drink a crowd of 125 residents of the
hill assembled to partake of it, To-
wards morning a free fight occurred,
during which one Justin Sears re-
ceived pretty severe handling. He left
the place vowing vengeance and soon
after his departure a fusilade of stones
broke in the windows and caused con-
sternation among the jewellers. Mich
OILS accused Sears of being the stone
thrower, and yesterday had him ar
ranged for malicious mischief. The
jury said not guilty and divided the
costs.
VISITING HIS MOTHER.
Michael Burnett, of Plymouth, was
visiting his mother in Fell township