The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
A CASE FROM MINTON.


The next case was from Winton.
Catherine Walsh was defendant and
Catherine Torsey prosecutriX. Before
the taking of testimony had proceeded
far, Mr.. Jones for the commonwealth,
withdrew the prosecution, being salts
fled that it was not even as strong as
the previous one. Timlin & McAndrew
made their debut in this case as de-
fendant's counsel.
Kate Flanaghan was the third al
1eged common scold who did not an
swer for trial. Patrick j. Ward is the
prosecutor
There are about a dozen cases on
this weeks list, resulting from the
feud between two Polish families the
one centering about Rev Bruno IVAN
oWski and the other led by the editors
of the local Polish paper, Joseph A. Lii
pinski and Daniel Langofski. Yester-
| day the first of them came to trial.
LangOfski was the defendant and Con
| Molske, an IWanoWske, was the
| prosecutor. Molske alleges that he
went to transact some business with
| L.ipinski and without any proVocation
| was set upon by LangofSki and Lipin-
ski and kicked into the street. The
defense claimed that Molske came to
| the office in an intoxicated condition to
| make some protest or another and as
| he persisted in acting disorderly the
| editorial department, after the man
ner of every we'll regulated editorial
| department hustled him into the street.
MEEK LOOKING MAN.
Langofski is a meek looking little
man with blue eyes, pale face, light hair
1 t,,x,; ,;,NtE III
When he took the stand however,
there was no complaint about the house
acoustics. The way he scattered the
Polish language around the big new
court room made the chandeliers rattle
| and caused the cross wires near the
ceiling to keep up continuous hum
| such as one would hear standing near
"a telegraph pole on Mount Pocono on
real windy day. He didn't beseech
| any one to loan him their ears. He
took free and forcible possession of
| them.
| Neyt the audience was treated to a
humorous closing speech by Mr. Welsh,
attorney for the defense, followed by
| a gloWingly eloquent tragic closing by
| Mr.. Bertholf. who assisted the district
| attorney in the prosecution. The case
was given to the jury at adjournment
Samuel Smith, a colored man, was
tried for assaulting Abraham Silver
The defendant alleged that Silver at
| tackled him first and bit his thumb and
| that he had to choke Silver to make
him let go. The jury said not guilty
and divided the costs. Mr.. Vidaver as
sisted the state and Mr.. Beale appear
ed for the defense.
Constable James Walsh, the same in
dividual who, with James McGurty
was, on Monday found guilty of assault
on j ohm Soberlosld, Twenty-first ward
Polander, was yesterday prosecutor of a
charge of assault and battery upon a
public officer against John Quinn, pro-
tprietCr of a hotel on the Back road
Last May, the constable came up from
Lackawanna township with a warrant
for the arrest of Michael Quinn, q
brother of the defendant. He went in
to the hotel looking for his prisoner
and refused to leave when the pro-
prietOr directed him to. tusSle en-
sued and both men We're pretty badly
used up. Quinn, however, getting the
worst of it. The jury thought they
We're equally guilty and divided the
costs.
RUSH BURGLARY CASE.
Hugh j. Rash, charged with statutory
burglary, was called for trial in the
morning but did not appear and haC
his bail forfeited He came into Cour
during the afternoon and through hi!
attorney, Mr. Welsh, sought to have tht
case continued on the ground that hi!
principal witness was laid up with
spraned ankle. Detective Leyshon wa
despatched to the home of the witnes!
n.
is injured and upon his finding will
depend in a great measure whether O.
not the case will go on today. A doe
tors certificate to the effect that tn,
witness was unable to leave the hous
was presented but it went for naught.
Timothy Brady, charged with robbn:
depots along the Ontario and Western