The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-11


Junk Dealer Tot Into Bother--Duu-
more Youths Charged with Brutal
Assauit.-Thrcc Jurics Out.
Yesterday was the closing day OF the
December sessions for trial cases. To-
day surety cases will be heard and
sentences imposed The cases yestcr-
day were nearly all of a minor char
acter.
John Publosky, of the West Side was
found guilty of attempted criminal as
sault on his boarding boss wife, Mrs.
Pauline Namjotsko and was sentenced
by Judge Mcpherson To a fine of 81,
costs, and ten months in the county
Jail. sentence To date from July 10.
Publosky made the defense that he and
Mrs. Namjotsko had been intimate for
years and that her husband knew of
it and permitted il in consideration of
money. 1t was proven through the
boOlikeeper of w. r. Smiths store that
Mrs Namtotsko secured goods there
on Publosky's pass-bOok.
David Johns and MatiCa O'Malley,the
boys arrested for stealing from the Y.
NJ. c. a. gymnasium lockers, escaped
through the unwilihgness of Secretary
Mahy TO prosecute them. ,
Martin Miglin, an Archibald hotel
keeper, was tried before Judge Arch
bald for assault and battery and lar
ceny and receiving. his aCcuser being
NJ, Rubino, a Scranton junk dealer
Rubino testified that while he was driv-
ing from Archibald to the Ridge. Mig
lin halted him and asked him for
match. When he could not give him
the match, Migln assaulted him, drag
ging him from the wagon and lashing
him with the whip. He then took Ru-
bino's horse and wagon and drove it
to his hotel and refused to let the
owner have it.
MIGLIN'S STORY.
Miglin's story is to the effect that he
learned Rubino had among the other
junk in his wagon a copper beer meas
ure which had been stolen from the
Miglin hotel. He overlook Rubino and
demanded the return of the measure
Rubino refused and assaulted him be-
sides. He started in to return the
favor, whereupon Rubno ran away.
leaving his horse and wagon in the
road. For safe keeping Miglin took
the turnout up to his stable.
Rubino says there was nothing men,
toned concerning any copper measure
until Constable Coleman went with a
search warrant to recover the horse
and wagon. 1t is alleged that Miglin
put the measure into the wagon after
the trouble occurred in order to make
out defense. The jury didn't know
just what to think about it, so said
mot guilty, but pay the costs"
Another tippling house keeper, Sam
uel Rodwav, of Mayfield, went up for
three months yesterday He was ac-
cused by Joseph Pool and about a
dozen others. He had no lawyer and
court refused to assign him one, as he
had been out on bail. He had no de-
fense, anyhow.
Samuel Williams was accused Of
stealing some household goods from
James Chadwick. It developed during
the trial that Williams wife went to
live with Chadwick and that the goods
which Williams took belonged to the
woman. He was acquitted. w. r.
Lewis defended him.
John I. Wilson, Hugh MOnahan, Will
liam Donaldson and Thomas Stewart,
OF DunmOre, We're charged with assault
and battery in two cases, the prose-
| cutors being Daniel Golden and Will
| liam Kane. The allegation was that
| the defendants set upon them and beat
| them numerically on the night of May
2, last The defense was an alibi No
verdict had been reached at adjourn
ment. Hon. John +. Kelly represented
the prosecution, and John u. Martin
the defense.
STIRRED BENTON Up.
Last summer Connolly & Wallace
engaged John L. Benton, the upnol-
sterer, to do some work for them, and
when he delayed with it they sent one
| of their employees, Thomas V. Curran,
to stir him up. He did. The jury was
out at adjournment. j. j. II. Hamil-
| ton, who defended Benton, created
| some laughter by calling Assistant
District Attorney Lowry as a charac-
! ter witness for the defense. Mr. Lowry
| admitted that Benton was a good and
peaceable citizen as far as he knew.
Joseph Kaskins, John Kaskins, An
! thony Kaskins and John Yukas, as
sault and battery, Matthew Uravitch
and Constantine UraVitCh, prosecutors:
wedding on Lloyd street, Sunday, July
4, 1896. EX-Judge Stanton appeared
| for the prosecution and NJ. j. Welsh
for the defense, The jury was out at
! adjournment
| Ellen Kline was returned guilty OF
| the charge of assault and battery pre-
! ferred by Bridget Maloney. She will
! be sentenced by Judge Mcpherson to-
| day,
The prosecutor failing to appear, a
verGict Of not guilty, prosecutor to pay
| the costs, was directed in the following
| cases: John Piddge, accused by John
| Small of assault and battery; George
| Yanashonski Charles Cominski, charged
with assault and battery by Joseph
! Nariski; Joseph POliskey, charged with
assault and battery by Jacob Stein
| berg, A capias was issued for John
Cosman, charged by n. p. Smith with
! larceny and receiving.
The case Of A. w. Jurisch charged
by f. Schmidt with receiving stolen
! goods, and the case Of John w. Ritten-
house, charged with larceny by bailee
| by James ID, Eastman, We're nom
! pressed, owing to the failure of the
! prosecutor to appear.