The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-23
CRIMINAL COURT.
Large Number of Cases Heard and
Disposed of Before tie Judges
Yesterday.

Yesterdays most important case in
criminal court was that Of the COM
monWealth against Christopher An
thony, charged with having felonious-
ly wounded Edward b. Davis The
parties lived in the same house on
keyser avenue, near the Continental
at the time of the shooting, Nov. is,
1895. There had been some trouble
during the afternoon between Mrs
Davis and the defendant. When the
husband came home he sought An
thOny to have an understanding. A
fight occurred during which Anthony
fired five shots, one of them taking ef-
feet in Davis arm. Davis claims there
was no proVocation. Anthony says
Davis had him down and was assault
ing him with a club when he fired.
Judge Gunster gave the case to the
Jury Just before adjournment. Frank
L. Boyle appeared for the defendant.
Elizabeth Wasseleffski plead guilty
to abanoning her child on the West
Mountain August II last and was SEN
fenced to three months in the county
Jail.
James Brook plead guilty of steal
ing bicycle from H. H. Flanders, Of
Penn avenue May s last. This same
Individual plead guilty on Oct. 16, 1888,
of two charges of larceny preferred by
l.. NJ. Potter and Thomas d. Thomas
and las given two years in the peni-
tentiary. On Jan. 27, 1894, he plead
guilty of attempted criminal assault
on a daughter of Andrew Weisenfiuh,
of Chestnut avenue. For this he re-
ceived three years and three months.
He was only released from the peni-
tentiary a few months ago.
Nicola Saeransento. a central city
bootblack, was found guilty of assault
and battery upon a seven-year-old girl
named Rophaelo Di Dominica. A more
serious charge was preferred against
but despite the testimony of five al
legged ye-witnesses, the jury refused
to believe 1t. Court assigned Attor-
neys T. p. Duffy and e. w. Thayer
to look after the defense.
Thomas Welsh was returned gritty
of assault and battery upon his neigh
Dor, Mrs. Bridget Langan, of Fall
Brook township.
The Jury in the case of Joseph Betech
charged with assault and battery, came
in yesterday morning with a verdict
of not guilty, and put the costs on the
prosecutor, John Boris.
Amzie Miller and William Simpson
were returned guilty of burglarizing
Edward Farr's store and were sent to
the Huntington reformatory.
A fine of So and one months i'm
prisonment was given Andrew Gordon,
charged with assaulting Joseph Shev-
erisky. Sheverisky was returned not
guilty of assaulting Gordon, and the
costs We're placed on Gordon.
Upon pleading guilty and showing
that he had been in Jail three months
William Mclaughlin was let off with
the costs in the case in which Thomas
j. Courtright charged him with jump
ing board bill
Martin Magaris is on trial before
Judge Edwards for stealing $65 from
Michael Mynolsky's trunk, and threat
ening to shoot him when he demanded
it's return. The parties live in the
Lloyd street district. Joseph O'Brien
assists the commonwealth and Vos-
burg & Dawson appear for the de-
fense.
Dram Spencer was returned guilty
of assaulting Mrs. Henrietta Meister
in an alley on the South Side in June
last. Criminal assault was at first al
legged, but the district attorney only
pressed for a conviction for assault
and battery.
The case OF the commonwealth
against Edward Canavan, charged by
his wife with assault and battery, was
settled upon the defendant agreeing
to pay the costs.
Joseph Delfaet failed to appear to
answer the charge of larceny and re-
ceiving, preferred by Alvin Setter and
as consequence his bondsman. Max
Judkovity stands indebted to the
county in the sum of $500.
The Won Storch case will be resumed
before Judge Archibald this morning.
Dispositions OF William Won Storch. the
plaintiff, were, taken yesterday after
noon.