The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-26
WILL NOT CONCLUDE
UNTIL MONDAY NEXT
Won Storch Case Will Go Into the Fourth
Week.
AN INTERESTING RESUME OF IT
back Is Found Guilty of False Pre-
lenses and Forgery, and Sentenced
to Two Years and Ten Months in
the Penitentiary--Thre Burglars
Who Robbed SchIager's store Are
Found GuiIty--Duryea Shooting.

AS conjectured in The Tribune last
Saturday the Won Storch trial will run
into the fourth week. Yesterday af-
ternoon when it was made apparent
that the arguments of the counsel
would not be finished until today.
Judge Archibald, after consulting the
wishes of the jurymen decided not to
begin his charge until Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Scragg, who began the aTSu-
ment for the plaintiff Thursday after
noon at $50, finished with a half hours
talk yesterday morning. Then Judge
Jessup, for the defense, spoke for an
other two hours. He was followed by
Mr.. Kelly for the defense who started
at 11.30 O'Clock a. m. and did not con-
clude until nearly o'clock p. m. This
morning at 9 o'clock Major Warren will
begin the closing argument for the
plaintiff. He will speak for three
hours, it is expected. The jury will
then be given a recess until 10 o'clock
Monday morning that they may tone
up for Judge Archbald's charge which
he will likely be two or three hours
in delivering.
This case by all odds is the longest in
the history Of the county and possibly
also the most hotly contested. 1t be-
gan on June and with the exception
of two days at the beginning of this
week, when Judge Archbald's presence
was required in Lycoming county, has
been in course of trial. The attorneys
are Warren & Knapp, John F. Scragg
and Alex. Farnham, of Wllkes-Barrre,
for the plaintiff; Jessup & Jessup,
o11 e. 4 WinGfpd
Wilkes Barre, for the defense.
THIRTY EIGHT WITNESSES.
Thirty-eight different witnesses were
called by the defense, four of these
being in sur-rebuttal The plaintiffs
called q witnesses. In addition to this
there were nearly $50 pages of depo-
sitions and an immense mass of docu-
mentary evidence. AS transcribed by
the court stenographers the testimony
made 933 pages.
The jurors who are patiently await
ing the end CT this record breaking case
are: P. j. Boland, clerk, Carbondale;
John Hill, merchant, Bald Mount; F..
L. Jennings, farmer, Bald Mount;
Michael Grady, miner, Mayfeld: G.
Gibbs farmer, Benton; John r. New
ton, physician, Scranton; Hugh Nc
Quade, brakeman, Scranton; d. w.
Larnc, farmer Newton; William
Ames, farmer, North Abingdon; Rob-
ert Taylor, miner, Fell; Matthew Kee-
ley, blacksmith, Scranton.
Twelve good men and true were not
long in making up their minds AS to
the guilt of John w. Hollenback. the
ex special officer, who was charged by
Mrs. Antonnia Sofiskee, Of the South
Side, with attempting to defraud her
cut Of $500.
The allegation was that Hollenback
induced Mrs. Sofiskee to sign a paper
which he represented was an order for
81 to pay an attorney whom she COM
missioned him to engage to prosecute
an insurance claim for her Thirty
days later Holenback issued an execu-
ton against her property for $500. He
had lett the amount blank and when
Mrs. Sohskee's signature had been re-
ceived he wrote in the sum of 5000.
His defense was that he had loaned
Mrs SoGskee $3.50 and was to- receive
$3.50 bonus, in which manner he Sc
cured the judgment note for 5000.
SAID HE WAS INNOCENT.
When Judge Gunster called Hollen-
back up for sentence the culprit Still
ma ntained his innocence and asked Il
new trial. The judge refused mis- re-
Guest and after giving him a severe
lecture sentenced him to two years
and ten months in the eastern peniten-
tiary, one year and one month Tor false
pretenses and one year and nine
months for forgery.
James Murphy John Harris and Jo-
seph Desmond, who were found in
possession of property stolen from
George W. Schlager's store on Wash
ington avenue, were promptly convict
ed before Judge Edwards in court room
No. 2, although the evidence against
them was purely circumstantial.
At the time of the burglary these
men were suspected of the crime. They
were seen in the neighborhood of the
store on the night of the crime and for
a week or SO afterward could not be
found anywhere. When they finally
returned to the city they were picked
up on suspicion and when searched
one Of the stolen knives was found in
their possession. They claimed the
knife was given one of their number