The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-13
RUSHING THROUGH
COURT BUSINESS
Judge Archibald Holds Night Session to
Finish Up the Jufisch Case.
HARTLEy.HUiL SUIT ABOUT ENDED
Both Cases viii BE in Jury's Hands
Today and the Decks viii Thereby
Bc Cleared for Next Weeks List.
A Witness Who Had His Reputation
Attacked in No Mild Manner.
Jurisch Explains Away Some Dam.
aging Statements of Defense.

cupying the whole attention of common
pleas court since Tuesday, the Hartley
Hull ejectment suit and the Jurlsch in
terpleader case continued through all
of yesterday and will not be finished
until some time today.
In the first named case the taking of
testimony was completed at 2.30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Judge Searle al
lotted two hours for the closing argu-
mcnts, which were made by Mr.. Wat
son on the defendants side and eX-
Judge Jessup for the plaintiff. Judge
Searle will make his charge this morn
ing.
The feature of yesterdays proceed
ingS was the effort on the part of the
plaintiff to impeach the testimony of
one Of the defendants witnesses, A. L.
Gardner, of Clifford, who testified to
having heard admissions from the
plaintiff to the effect that the trans
fer from Robinson to Hartley was not
bona tide. Witnesses swore that Gard
ner bore anything but a good reputa-
tion for honesty and veracity.
The defense called still other Witness
es to show that Gardner was the soul
of virtue and honor and that his word
was as binding as a bond.
EVENING SESSION.
Judge Archibald was bent on prevent
ing the Jurisch case from running into
next week and when it was seen. yes
terday afternoon, that there was little
possibility of finishing tomorrow with
the regular sessions, a night session
was ordered by Judge Archibald. The
afternoon session was prolonged till 6
o'clock that the evidence might be all
gotten in without an interruption. The
evening session was then free for the
speeches and charge
The defense concluded yesterday by
adducing testimony to show that the
constable's sale was an unusual If not
irregular proceeding. The store was
kept open during the period that the
goods We're distrained and Jurisch con-
tinued to do business, apparently as
before the constable came down upon
him. No notice of the sale was appar-
ent as several witnesses testified and it
was also shown that even according
to the constable's own testimony the
necessary notices We're not posted ac-
cording to law.
Mr.. Warren. agent of the Sterling
Cycle company, went on the stand to
show that Jursch had represented his
stock to be worth $1,000, which is about
fifteen times as large as was realized at
the sale. A lease was produced show
ing that Jurisch had rented the store
for himself at the time it is claimed he
was acting merely as manager for his
sisters.
MIR. JURISCH DENIES.
On rebuttal Mr.. Jurisch denied that
stock in his store was worth $1,000 and
produced an inventory taken in Janu-
ary, when, he claimed, the stock in the
store was materially the same as at
the time of the sale, and from this
strnve to show that not over q thous-
and dollars worth of goods were kept in
stock.
That the store was kept oren dur
ing the week preceding the sale he ad-
mitted, but, he said, it was only that he
might carry on his dealings with for
mer customers who had bought wheels
on contract. The constable told him
| it would be all right if he didn't at
tempt TO sell anything. He admitted
that he did sell some few things but
| turned tie money over to the attor-
ney for the purchasers.
II was testified to on the part of the
defense that Jurisch had made sales of
| goods across the counter while the sale
was in progress. Mr.. Jurisch denied
this but admitted that Immediately
| after the sale, on the authority of Mr.
| Zimmerman, attorney for the purChas-
ers, his two sisters, he did dispose OF
| some goods, turning the money over
! 10 his sisters.
immediately after the sale he enter
ed into an agreement with his sisters
! to become manager of the store and
that very afternoon had bill-heads
| printed on which his name appeared
with agent" following it. He also
opened up new bank account with the
| Scranton Savings bank in the name of
| y. W. Jurisch agent, and by many 9TH
/ er acts showed to the world that he
was no longer owner of the store, but
! simply manager for his sisters.
ABOUT THE LEASE.
| AS to the signing of the lease he ex-
| planned that it was one that could
not be transferred and he only had the
! privilege of renewing it. In order that
! there might be no possible trouble his
! sisters had him continue the lease in
! his own name.
AS q result of these two cases devel-
| oping lOng-winded tendencies, twenty
/ cases set down for trial this week will
| have to so over until the next term.