The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

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W. II. COONS,
| Pleaded Guilty to the Charge of EmDe1Ale-
mCnt.
ware, Lackawanna and Western ticket
agent, pleaded guilty of embezzlement
and will be sentenced today.
Thomas Grier, accused by Detective
! ID. p. Roche with being one of the two
that robbed the ontario and Western
depot at Mayfield, Marcn 81, 1896, es-
| capped prosecution through the absence
of the principal witness against him,
! Patrick Cantwell, who has moved out
! of the state Grier's alleged accom-
plices are both doing time now. Tim
othy Brady, the ringleader, got year
and six months in the penitentary,
and Peter Hart six months in the
county Jail. Grier's case has been
hanging fire for two terms and rather
than keep him in Jail any longer, with
! the possibility of Cantwell never re-
turning, District Attorney Jones
agreed to a verdict of not guilty. Grier,
it is said, was led into the affair by the
others and up to the time of the deed
bore a good reputation.
CHARLEY WHITE ESCAPED.
Charley White, charged with fraud
ulent acknowledgment of a recognize
ance, also escaped through the abb
sence of the commonwealths main
witness. White went bail for noto-
rious woman before Alderman Wright,
representing himself as c. d. Wegman
and signing Mr. Wegman's name The
| latter who is now a resident of New
York, failed to appear at either of the
| last two terms when the case was up
for trial and the district attorney de-
cided to accept a verdict of not guilty,
rather than carry the case on the list
any longer.
Charles BurkofsK didn't appear to
prosecute Martin Rollins for assault
and battery and he was allowed to go
for the same reason as the two above.
William Wall, the Jail breaker was
found guilty, the jury not finding it
necessary to leave the box. Judge Ed
wards added three months to his term.
Theodore G.. Myers, of Lyndhurst, N.
j., who, with William Hazard, stole
horse from Liveryman Prall, of
Providence, about year ago. was al
lowed to go with a lecture. Myers is
youth. who comes from a good fam
lily and through the influence of friends
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good record the district attorney agreed
to a verdict of not guilty.
Charles Fields was found guilty of
stealing the horse and carriage of
James Mcdonald, of Pittston The rig
was taken from in front of Mangan's
hotel on I.ackawanna avenue and sold
to James Manley, of Peckville, for IS.
Mcdonald attempted to establish that
he was commissioned by Mcdonald
to take the horse to Peckville and that
he did not sell it but simply borrowed
$5 on it, intending to take it out of
bond the next day.
THE MOODY CASE.
A. Fl. Moody was tried for embezzle-
ment and larceny by bailee, charges
preferred by Alexander Sigofsky deal
er in BARRIERS supplies. John J. Muir
ply. attorney for the defense, sue
ceeded in having the larceny by bailee
case taken from the jury because the
| alleged offense was committed in New
York state and is outside the jursdic-
tion of this court. He also tried to
establish that Moody's offense does not
approach a crime, being a mere mat
ter of a difference in accounts and be-
longing by right to civil court. Judge
| Edwards decided to leave this question
to the jury and at adjournment the
jury was still wrestling with it, Moo
dy was a travelling salesman for Sig
ofsky and it is alleged kept $3.50 of his
employers money. Moody averred that
he was allowed to take out expenses
from his collections and did nothing
more than this. He asked for a settle
ment on several occasions but could
not get an accounting. On a trip
through New York state he visited his
home near Syracuse and found two of
| his children dangerously i'll. He re.
mained there for seven weeks caring
for them and this absence led to his
employer taking action against him.
A. Surovtz, of the South Side, accus-
ed of selling on Sunday, escaped
through the non-appeaance of the
prosecutor Joseph Freidich.
Patrick Mullarkey pleaded guilty of
larceny from the person of John Stan
ton. He will be sentenced today. Null
larkey was an accomplice of John alias
Dick Hicks, in the highway robbery
committed on Bert Sisco, near the
Erie and Wyoming Valley depot last
spring. He skipped at the time ana
did not bob up again until he was
caught stealing brass from the Dick
son works. Through certain represen-
tations made to the court he was al
lowed another chance to reform. One
of his first steps in the direction of re-
form was the robbery of which he
pleaded guilty yesterday.
Clara Wechel charged by Bob Davis
with selling on Sunday and with keep
ing a disorderly house was called for
trial but owing to the non-appearance
of the prosecutor a verdict of not
guilty was taken. In addressing the