The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-09

Judge Mcpherson directed a verdict
of not guilty as to Horn and Hughes,
and submitted the question of costs
and the guilt Of Kellcrman and Mall
cnder TO the jury. The jury acquitted
The defendants and placed the costs in
all four cases on the prosecutor. Jo-
seph O'Bricn appeared for the defense.
Anthony Lally admitted taking two
boxes of cigars from the store of Mrs.
Mary Donnelly, of the South Side, and
Judge Mcpherson, after directing a
verdict of guilty. sentenced Lally to
pay a fine of 81 and costs and spend
three months in the county Jail.
Kate Flanaghan was tried before
Judge Mcpherson on the charge of
taking 1915 from Mrs. Ellen Baskairlee
during a visit to the latteTs house,
In Providence, last summer. The jury
thought that she did not prove the
charge and said so. John j. Murphy
conducted the defense.
Thomas Phelps appeared as prose-
cutOr of a charge of assault and bat
terry against Mrs. John Flynn, of Key
ser valley. Mrs. Flynn admitted hit
ting him on the head with a stone,
but claimed she only did il after Phelps
had used insulting language to her.
The jury said not guilty and divided
the costs between prosecutor and de-
Gendant. NJ. f. Cory conducted the de-
Tense.
James Norton. who was prosecutor
in an assault and battery case against
John O'Malley, of Jackson street, es-
capped with two-thirds of the costs.
Norton and O'Malley were not on good
terms and when Norton squirted to-
bacco Juice on O'Malley's newly-scrub-
bed saloon porch he was kicked from
in front of the place. The other one
third of the costs were placed on the
defendant. John F. Scragg appeared
for the defense.
DIDN'T STEAL CHICKENS.
Patrick and Francis Rogan, the
South Side boys charged by their
| ncighbor, Mrs. L. Myers, with steal
ing three of her chickens, proved that
they owned the alleged stolen pull
let's and were acquitted. John j. Muir
ply was attorney for the defendants.
Andrew Harwin. Priceburg BUTCH
er, was charged before Judge Archibald
by c. Fl. Lowrey. of Scott, with re-
ceivtng stolen goods. Lowrey had two
veal calves stolen from his farm in
Scott and traced them to Priceburg.
He made a tour of the butcher shops
and found the hide Of one of the stol-
en- calves in Harwin's butcher shop.
Harwin claimed he bought the calf
| from a farmer and had no idea it was
| stolen. A verdict had not been re-
turned at adjourning time. Charles F..
| Oliver was the defendants attorney
Michael Madden, Of the South Side,
| appeared before Judge Edwards ac-
! cusing his neighbor, Mrs. Josephine
| Jennings. with assault and battery.
| 1t appears to have been neighborly
| stone throwing match, Mrs. Jennings
| throwing the first stone. The jury had
! not agreed up to adjourning time. John
| f. Scragg assisted District Attorney
| Jones and John J. Murphy appeared
! for the defense.
Just before adjournment in the main
| court room Adam Yonalonis was called
| before Judge Edwards to answer
| charges of assault and battery, car
! rying concealed weapons and felOn-
Gus attempt, all of which were pre-
| ferred by Michael Audiolovitch, OF
! Thompson street. Providence. They
| had a quarrel over a game of cards
| and YonoloniS fired five shots at Aud
| iolovitch. C. H. Soper assists the dis
| trict attorney in the prosecution. and
| w. r. Lewis, of Taylor & Lewis, ap-
| pears for the defense.
Harry Allen and William Price, the
| l2-year-old lads who were implicated
| in some of the pilfering for which
| Robert Hand went to the House OF
| Refuge, We're allowed to go free yes
terday by Judge Edwards, upon the
assurance of their respective fathers
| that they would keep the boys out OF
| further trouble.
! The jury in the cases in which Mary
Muldoon charged Joseph WisinsN with
! assault and battery and indecent eX'
posure, said not guilty; prosecutriX pay
the costs, in the first case, and guilty
| i'm the second.
/ MORE NERDICTS GF NOT GUILTY
Joseph Washalonskas, Joseph Nowis
key and Andrew KerwOlaviCh, defend
ants; Charles Cominski and Kate Com
| inski, prosecutors; charge assault anC
battery, scene Theodore street 1t wa.
tried before Judge Mcpherson during
the afternoon, but no verdict wa.
reached. George S. Horn, assisted il
the prosecution and Vosburg & Daw
| son looked after the defense.
John S. BOrtree was returned guilty
of aggravated assault and battery oI
| Jacob Butterman. His co-defendant
! Peter Van Bergan, was acquitted.
Albert Price, George Belcantch, Al
bert Krowiski, John Kelly and Anna
t'eloni did not appear to answer tn,
accusations made against them anC
capiascs for their arrest were PLACED
in the hands of the sheriff.