The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-08


Answer a More Serious Charge.
Some of the other Cases Heard.
A jury retired from Judge Arch
bald's court just before adiourning
time to pass upon whether or not Flor
ence Wade, alias Flora NJ nimball,
alias Flora NJ. Cole, was guilty of liy-
ing as the wife of w. II. Cole, while
she was still the wife of Oscar Wade.
The charged was preferred by the real
Mrs. Cole and she brough. the prose
cution, she said, to vindicate herself
and her children before her neighbors.
Several years ago the prosecutrix left
her husband because of his drunken
habits and went to live AT Niagara
Falls, n. V. She returned here reCent-
ly to find the defendant living with her,
husband. W. II. cole. ana passing her.
self off as the real Mrs. cole. The
husband sent his adopted wife away
and effected = reconciliation with his
real wife, Things would have gone
along we'll enough if the pretender had
only stayed away but she insisted on
returning and making love to Mr.. Cole.
i IhS Drought on Eer arrest
Her defense was that she married a
man named Cole in Kalamazoo in 1881
and was widowed seventeen months
later. She next married Oscar Wade
i'll 1856 supposing him TO be n Widowcr
but after living with him "A time learn
ed, so she says, that he had secretly
married his sister in-law in New Jer-
sey and with proofs Of this fraud OBJ
tained a divorce. She admitted that
for six years prior to the return of
the real Mrs. Cole, she lived with w.
II. Cole, but averred positively that
their relations were simply those of
landlady and boarder.
PROOFS IN HONESDALE.
The proofs of her former marriages
and divorce were locked up in her
brothers safe in Honcsdale. She was
on her way to get them when she was
arrested and clapped into Jail. Judge
Archibald wanted to allow the case to
so over until today in order to give
the defendant opportunity to get the
papers. but she chose to go on without
them, saying it was impossible for her
to go to Honesdale.
James Connors, one Of the defendants
in an assault and battery case tried
before Judge Archibald in court room
No. ., got very unpleasant surprise.
Connors lives at Providence and with
his brother, John Connors. he was in
dicted for beating Alfred Griffin on
June 10 last.
The story Of the prosecutor was that
the defendants entered the boiler room
at the Cayuga mine. where he was
employed, ard after demanding pay
ment of an account, and his refusal to
settle set upon and beat him severely.
The defendants denied attacking the
prosecutor and stated that at the time
mentioned the prosecutor began the
trouble by striking James COnnorS and
knocking him down when the other
stepped in to prevent his being further
injured. Attorneys Vosburg & Daw-
son assisted Mr.. Thomas for the prose-
cution, and Attorney NJ. f. COnry rep
resented the defense.
The testimony in this case tended
to show that James COnnOrs was run
ming an unlicensed saloon in ProVi-
dence and after the jury retired Judge
Archibald held each defendant in $500
bail to appear at next sessions to an
SWer for selling liquor without a Ii
cense. Alfred Griffin was also placed
under $50 bail to appear as a witness.
Both defendants We're convicted.
GARZINE ACQUITTED.
Nicholas Garzne was acquitted of the
charge of assaulting and beating Frank
Maninaro at Old Forge on June 20 last
but the jury placed half the costs
on the defendant. The court RENTED
the costs placed upon the prosecutor
Attorneys Joseph O'Bren and John r.
Martin represented the defendant and
NJ. f. Conry appeared for the prose-
cutOr.
A verdict of guilty was returned in
the case against William II. Palmer
the jury agreeing without leaving the
box. Palmer was charged with the lar
ceny of coat from his father in Oc.
tober last
Michael Gibson was found guilty OF
the larceny Of two barrels of pota.
toes from a freight car on the Della.
ware and Hudson road. The defendant
lives on the West Side. A. A. Vos
burg represented the commonwealth
and Hon. j. p. Quinnan the defendant
Samuel B. Dembo was tried for ar
assault and battery alleged to hav,
| been committed upon Harry Levy OF
Sept. 26. Nathan Vidaver appeared fol
the defendant and A. A. Vosburg for tn,
| commonwealth. Mr.. Vidaver was very
| felicitous in his opening. He amusing
| ly referred to both prosecutor and de-
| fendant being children of Israel, chill
dren Of the chosen seed as it were
! of the tribe of Benjamin and there
| fore both possessed the prominen
| tribal characteristics in a amarked degree
| Dem5o was found not guilt, but pa,
| one-third of the costs, the remainin,
two-thirds to be paid by the prosecutor
| Angelo Cherri, of Carbondale. WA
| acquitted of the charge of assault anC
| battery alleged to have been commit
| ted upon the prosecutor, Filomen Cher
| ri. The prosecutor was directed to pay
| the costs.
EARLY WAS TRIED.
Edward Early was tried for an as
| sault and battery inflicted upon Pat
rick Carey. Carey, the prosecutor, wa
in the employ Of II. A. Depue last sum
mer, when the defendant demanded 0
the prosecutor piece of wire nettint
which the prosecutor refused to Civ
up, whence the alleged battery. TIL
| jury was still celebrating when tn
court adjourned.
| Thomas Davis, of Olyphant. who wa
charged with assaulting Edward Jone
with a chair was returned not guilty
but directed to pay the costs. Michae
Gibson was found guilty of the charg
of breaking into a Delaware and Hud
son freight car at Dickson City. Th
jury recommended mercy.
David Clearwasser was acquitted o
the charge of assault and battery an
Michael Lentes, the prosecutor, was di