The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-06

in the first degree, five for second de-
gree and five for manslaughter. The
last five remained solid and gradually
won over the others. The general opin-
ion about the court house was that the
jury laid great stress upon the fact that
young Gouse had been brought up amidst
vicious surroundings and that the faith
| er was himself in a great measure re-
| spOnsible for these surroundings and
| consequently for his own DEATH
Gouse will be sentenced today, most
| likely. The maximum penalty for man
| slaughter is twelve years and $1,000
fine. The maximum penalty for second
| degree murder is twenty years without
| any mention of fine.
In court room No. 9 the case of Mary
| Burns charged, with keeping a disOr-
| derly house in Rendham, occupied all
| the morning and part of the afternoon.
| 1t seems when every pay day comes
around Mrs. Burns is wont to ask her
| Italian and cOlOred neighborS in TO have
| a good time. Although Mrs. Burns is
from "Bonny Scotland" and does not
| understand Italian or Ethiopian very
we'll, She and her good friends know
| enough of each Cther's language to get
| pretty drunk together. one of her
| Italian callers has q little girl who
| rushed the groWler' for the party un-
til she got tired of acting as bartend-
er and inaugurated a strike. Her faith
er began beating the child when some
of the neighbors interferred and the
beater was beaten. He ran into Mrs
| Burns house and she protected the
swarthy son of Italy from the wrath
of the populace.
SHE USED A POKER.
When the constable came to serve the
warrant she endeavored to use a poker
| to reEell the warrant but destroyed in
| her eagerness one of her screen doors
| Mrs. Burns was not intoxicated at all
she says, but the good citizens of Rend-
ham dumped her into a wheel barrow
and in this chariot she was taken to
the 'squire's office, clad less than u
whit more elaborately than Venus was
when she arose from the sea. Mrs.
| Burns declared that she was not boss
of the house and should not be made
| the defendant. Peter, her husband al
| 50 testified that he and he alone was
! the boss. Some of the neighbors, how
ever, thought different. John II. Will
| liams, the prosecutor, aVerred that he
had no personal grievance against Mrs
Burns, but was acting for the COM
munity at large, which was desirous of
getting rid of Mrs Burns, her tribe and
their Bacchanalian orgies. The jury in
the case was out at adjournment.
| The case of John f. Sheridan accus-
| ed of biting John McDonnells finger
| during a quarrel over the settlement of
a wage claim, was given to the jury at
II o'clock. No verdict had been reached
at adjournment.
HAZEN AGAIN CONVICTED.
Edward Hazen, who was convicted
Thursday of stealing $25 and clothing
| from G. +. Fiske, of WallsVille was
tried again, yesterday, for embezzling
SIS from LiVeryman w. Il. Edwards,
and again found guilty. AS in the first
case the jury made recommendation
| for mercy.
George c. Fullerton, who was on trial
at adjournment Thursday, for feloni-
ously attempting to kill Peter Lafrance
and pointing firearms at Charles White
| foot, was yesterday returned not guilty
| of the last charge and guilty of the
| fourth and fifth counts of the indict-
| ment in the first case, namely, wantonly
and playfully discharging firearms at
| Peter Lafrance.
Lewis Lewis was called for trial be-
| fore Judge Edwards for assault and
battery upon Dorsey e. Capp, but owing
to the non-aDpearance of the accuser,
a verdict Of not guilty was directed.
Patrick Ratchford, jr., was tried be-
fore Judge Edwards for committing an
assault and battery upon Mary Will
helm. 1t was alleged by the prosecu-
triX that Ratchford entered her house
in a drunken condition August l last
and when she drove him out he turned
on her, pushed her against a wall and
fractured three of her ribs. The claim
of the defense was that she received
the injury in falling while attempting
to assault the defendant The jury is
still discussing the question, did she
fall, or was she pushed?"
Seven cases We're given to a jury at