The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24

Reformer T. II. c. Maloney came to
grief yesterday and spent the night
IN the county Jail. Maloney is the man
who for six weeks past has been relent-
lessly pursuing the proprietors of
'speGkeasles" of the First, Second,
Third, Seventh and Thirteenth wards
Of this city, Dickson City and Price
burg. He had nearly fifty of these al
legged violaters held in bail for their
appearance at court and Tuesday af-
ternoon and yesterday the cases came
before the grand jury for consideration.
Yesterday morning when Maloney
appeared before the jury he gave evil
dence of having absorbed a little too
much Of the tangible evidence he had
in his possession for use against the
persons he was prosecuting. After the
noon recess his condition was many
degrees worse than it was in the morn
ing and when he was called before the
jury his condition disgusted the jurors.
After giving his testimony in that par
ticular case he went out into the cor
ridor where he talked excessively in
loud tone of voice and when rernon-
strated with by Tipstaff Ritter, the
guardian of the grand jury, he became
very offensive.
WAS VERY DISRESPECTFULl
When again called before the jury to
testify in another of his cases he talk
eG in a maudlin tone, was abusive and
very disrespectful. The jurors decided
that 1t was time to teach the reformer
a lesson and committee was appointed
to have him taken before Judge F. w.
Gunster. Maloney was turned over to
Tipstaff Ritter who escorted him to the
main court room. Judge Gunster was
sent for and the committee of jurors,
through District Attorney Jones, who
was sent for by Judge Gunster, COM
planned that Maloney was drunk and
was making a farce of justice. The
Judge turned him over to the sheriff
and directed that he be locked up un-
til . o'clock this morning when he will
be brought down to the court house.
II is not likely that further punishment
will be inflicted upon him. 1t is al
legged that friends of the persons Ma
loney was prosecuting are responsible
for his intOXication.
In consequence Of the spectacle that
Naloney made of himself and his ina
hility in consequence to give testi-
mony if he had any, against the per-
sons whom he was prosecuting. the
grand jury in its report to court today
will return ignored bills in nearly all
Of the Maloney cases. The cases
against persons arrested at the in
stance of c. w. Traver, of Wilkes
Rarre, for selling liquor illegally, were
heard Monday. In almost every in
stance a sufficiently strong case was
made out to warrant the jurors in re-
turning true bill today.
THE ORGILL CASE.
The case of Constable John Orgill.
of North Scranton, who stabbed Rob-
ert Elliot in a North Scranton saloon
several months ago, was heard by the
jury Monday and will be reported to-
day. The charges are felonious wound
ing and intent to kill and the bill will
he a true one. Elliot has not yet re-
covered from the effects of his wound
and it is doubtful if he ever will fully
recover.
Today the case against Guiseppi Lon
go will be considered by le jury. Lon
go is the man who trie % kill one of
his countrymen near Little England
nearly year ago. He was arrested at
Boston short time ago and brought
back to this city by Detective John
Moir.
Powell Petruski, the North Scranton
man who is charged with committing
perjury in falsely swearing that Alex
ander Simovitch robbed him of $500,
will also have his case passed upon
by the grand jury today.
The jurors are working very expedi-
tiously but it is not likely they will be
| able to dispose of all the cases to come
before them this week