The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-09

The grand jury made its first return
yesterday. 1t has been in session since
one week ago yesterday, but did not
get down to actual work until Thurs
day, owing to the election.
Eight of the ten new county bridges
pettoned for were recommended.
Eighty-eight cases were reported, fifty
two of them true bills and thirty-six
ignored. The report in full follows:
TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES
OF THE COURT OF QUARTER SES-
SdIONS OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY:
Inc grand inquest of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania, inquiring in and
Tor the County of LaCkawanna, upon
their respective oaths and alllrmations do
That having taken up and considered
on thursday, November 4th 1897, at the
November sessions, 1897, of said court, the
various petitions presented by the Citi-
zenS OF the several townships and bor-
ouSfs hereinafter mentioned praying for
me bullIing of certain bridges at the To-
cations hereinafter designated, and after
having heard such testimony as was Of
tcrcd to them in regard to the location of
slld bridges, the widths of the streams at
the points of location, probable expense
OF building said bridges, the necessity for
SAID bridges ana the ability of the said
townships and borou~hs in each case to
build said bridges, the Grand Inquest
-
order which they believe it right and
proper for the county to build:
,Brtdge over sulphur Creek, on the
oid Providence and Carbondale turnpike
ana flank road, in the borough of Blake
~ BrIuGe to b" constructed of stone
aHch. Amount appropriated A.OOOOo, or
so mICh thereof as may be necessary.
bridge i'm the township of Greenheld,
over TunkhannOCk creek, on road lead
ms from AmdS to CarbOndalc. Amount
appropriated 100000, or SO much thereof
q he IN no II
ar'h.
Bridge i'm the borough Of Dalton, ovec
Etnknam's creek, on road leading from
Da'ton to Warren Whites. Bridge to be
stone arch. Amount appropriated Sj01.00,
ot SO much thereof IS may be necessary.
Bridge in the township Of Benton, over
yam Fleets creek, on public road leading
from WallsNille to Brown Hollow.
Amount appropriated $4,000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary, Bridge to
be constructed of iron.
"Bridge in the township of South Alb
inEton, over Willow creek. Amount APP
p.opriated $4,000, or so much thereof as
nay be necessary. Bridge to be stone
Bridge in the township Of Newton. over
PrinktOwn creek Amount appropriate
$4,000, or so much thereof as may be
fridge in the township of West Abing-
ton oNvrNhitney creek, on road to Lake
Ninola; Amount appropriated $4,000, or
so much thereof as may be necessary. A
stone arch bridge recommended.
bridge in the township of Newton,
over S2hultzvlle creek. Amount appro-
IrlatcI $4,000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary Stone arch bridge recon-
mendcd.
The following petitions we disapprove:
Fridge in the borough of Waverly, over
'arkers creek. Estimated cost S20OOO. or
SO much thereof as may be necessary.
Bridge in the township of South Abing-
ton, over Summit Lake creek. Estimated
cost $4,000, or 50 much thereof as may be
necessary. And the Grand Inquest afore-
said, further find that the petitions above
mentioned which have been approved as
that the petitioners in each Of said cases
where the same have been approved have
complied with the Acts of Assembly I'm
such case made and provided.
November 4th, 1897 Foreman.
TRUE BILLS.
Assault and battery-James Brodosky
Suphia A'eXandravitch, proX.; Irving Lee
Henry Lee. Arthur FentOn, pros. Michael
Kelly, a. p McDonOugh, pros; AleXan-
der Adrucick, Mary Dubcka, proX.; Dan
iel LOTUS, Ida Reynolds proX.; Andrew
campbell, John Han pros; Mrs. Joseph
Muldowncy, Patrick Dempsey, pros.
Thomas Gerrity James Noonc, pros.
John i. Lonz; George lsadore Frederick
Fritz, alias Fred. Mathews, James ~
Lcitdh, pros; John Drancholtc Mary
kutskoW, proX.; Alexander Burns, Peter
Burns, Frank Ursavitch, pros. Michael
x,
jr,, pros; Joseph Burger, Ladish Scaince
pros; Max Phillips, joseph Slanc, pros.
Patrick Murray, jr.: Fred Davis, pros.
James White, Patrick Harmon, pros.
Mary Sargent Elizabeth Miller proX.
BcnJamin r. James, Fanny James, proX.
Mrs. John Evans, Emma Faust, proX
Louis Black, Theodore Burke, pros.
Common sCold-Rosie Znokowska, Wer.
onka DubeCk, pros.
FelOnious attcmpt-Celate Bolona, Lou.
hpl
Michael KutskOW, pros.
Selling liquor without. license-Bndget
Ruanc. William S. Black, pros.
Pointing Pistol-Elmer T.. Tirklopaugh
Peter BOice pros; Richard Hail. VI. Grip.
pen, pros; Michael Kelly, y. Z. McDon.
Ough, pros
Larceny and receiving-Michael POI
lack, \. w. Shaw, pros; Martin Crane
Frank RoDiinS, Jrr pros; Charles F'"lds
Frank RobliHE, jr, pros; william .ich'
ards, John Richards pros; Joseph Gnent.
ly, Peter EGlcr, pros.
Carrying concealed weapOns-GeorGe F
Joyce, Richard Han, NJ. Crippen, pros.
Nulty, Annie Flesch, proX.; William r
Jones, Jennie Smith, proX.; John Nc,
Donough, Alice Reap, proT.
Aggravated assault and battery-FranF
Gydon, Edward Murray, pros; Michae
Geranko, Frank Robling, jr., pros; j. w
Myers, samuel Johnson pros s,..,.,.
Mrs. w. y. Duggan proX.
BurSlary-Faustin Yatzldofsky, Jonn
Pendcl, pros; Frank BiNler Michael
O'Neil, Harry Johnson, alias ]. f. Riley
Frank Roblng, jr. pros
Larceny by bailee-Jacob Korver II. NJ
Boies, pros.
False pretences-Henry Kunz, William
Robbery-Joscph Migln. Stony Rene
pros.
statutory burglary-Morris J. Winfield
Frank Robling, .jr, pros; Morris j. Win
field, John 4. Duckworth. pros; Morri.
j. Winfield, Eugene Shffer, pros.
Perjury-John Martin, John =, Kelly
Killing homing pigeons-Thomas Walsh
William Snaith, pros.
IGNORED BILLS.
Larceny -. by bailee.-Jennie PurYis
Frank Shiffer, pros; Fred Hug, Saral
Corley, pruN.; Anne Thomas, Robert
Beard, pros John J. Wade, jr., Horton
Assault and battery-Mary Sargent
Elizabeth Miller, proX.; county pay costs
Michael INLAND, John II. Beltz, pros.
Pankuskcy, proX.; county pay costs. Am
BeynOn, Phoebe Race, proX.; county pay
costs. sylvester QuinatsN, Ladislaw!
Galhicsh, u, Lopatyncr, pros; TO pay
costs. Michael Cayanaugh, Martin Al
kinson, pros, to pay costs. Rose Reilly
Mary Durkin, proN.; county pay costs
Nicholas Carlucci, Philip Chairia, Mich
ael Jennings, pros, to pay costs. join
McMyne, Gaiatana Saporita, proX., To pa
costs. John Schwenk, Edward Myers
pros; county pay costs.
Common sCold-Mary McDOnough, Mar
Raret MCGowan, prON,; county pay costs
BeZzie Moran, August Olsen, pros; county
pay costs.
Conspiracy-B. Davis, Thomas Shields
pros; county pay costs.
Mayhem-Louis Black, Theodore Burke
pros
Libel-Adam Surdel, u. Lopatyner,pros.
to pay costs.
Embezzlement-John A. Keith. G. NJ
Carpenter pl os.; l.. c. Mumford, Fred
| c. and. pros.
Larceny and receiving Frank Pctrow
| icz, Frank UIeCaWicz, Andrew arwin
| pros; Joseph SCarsa, FilOmcno Chiefole
| pros. Mathew Wasllns, Francesca Was
| ilins Frank Smith pros; Patrick Barrett
| James Rodgers, pros: Patrick Camel