The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-15

to Clear Himself with a Weak
Story-other Cases Heard.
Louis Gordon who, with Charles
Stone, was accused of the Dresen
burglary, plead guilty when called for
trial yesterday and said that Stone was
entirely guiltless of any criminal COM
plicity in the deed. The commonwealth
thought differently in this last regard
and proceeded to prove that Stone was
an accomplice, if not a principal in the
burglary.
The crime was committed June 3, 1898.
1t was bold and shrewdly executed
steal Gordon was in Driesens employ
Tor a number of years, working i'm his
clothing store on Lackawanna avenue,
and living at his house as if a MEM
Der of the family. He left Driesen i'm
1895. but returned to this city again
and sought to be re-employed. Mr..
Driesen reinstated him. He had been
working for him only a couple of
months when he decided to quit once
more and planned the robbery.
Stone, who is a Binghamton youth,
was in this city visiting relatives on
Ninth street. Gordon had met him
some time previously, and encounter
ing him on LaCkawanna avenue a few
days preceding the burglary. renewed
the acquaintance and utilized him in
carrying out his design.
Stone, at his request, rented a room
from Mrs. Jeffries on the third floor
adjoining Driesens store. Later, at
Gnrdnn'c r.
fries give him another room at the rear
of the house that had a window i'm il
overlooking the roof of the Driesen
building. He told Mrs. Jeffries that he
mad lot of writing to do and that the
front room was too dark.
Gordon took possession of the room
and at his request Stone had two large
trunks brought there. loanng to Cor
don the money that purchased them.
WAY HE DID IT..
With the aid of heavy rope and a
hook Gordon let himself down through
the skylight of Driesens store. bundled
up ninety suits of clothing, hauled them
up after him to the roof with the aid
of the rope and hook, carried them
through the window into his room and
p"'hNu lllclll llllO lllt TWO Trunks.
Stone had engaged a drayman for
Gordon the day before to come after
the trunks. He did not show up and
Gordon had to go after him. The
trunks were taken to the depot and
checked to Elmira. one of them being
checked on Stones ticket
Stone got off the train at Bingham
ton. Gordon and the goods were traced
| to Elmira by the local police and taken
into custody by the Elmira officers.
Gordon confessed, and it is alleged i'm
| plicated Stone. The latter was ar
rested in Binghamton. and both were
| brought here for trial.
| Chief of Police Cassada and DeteC-
| tive Bradwell, of Elmira, swore posi-
| lively that Gordon confessed to them
that Stone helped him get the goods
| out of Driesen's. This was the only
| important conflict of testimony, Cor
! don denying the confession and Stone,
| Of course, claiming he knew nothing
whatever of the stealing.
His story was that he CHANGED to
meet Gordon on Lackawanna avenue.
| Gordon told him that he had been en-
gagged by a New York firm to go on
| the road and that he was expecting
his samples every day. He needed a
| couple of trunks. a room in which he
| could store his goods for a couple of
| days and dray to take the trunks to
the station. Stone agreed to advance
| the money necessary for these things
and also out Of pure friendship looked
after the securing of them.
ACCOMPANIED HIM.
He was to return to his home in
| Binghamton on June 3, which was the
succeeding day. and upon learning that
| Gordon was going to Elmira, agreed
to accompany him and help him with
his trunks. He never even suspected
that Gordon was up to any wrong
doing.
| Gordons story was a COrrObOration
of this in every detail Stone, accord
ing to his statement, was entirely
ignorant of the robbery. He preceded
this tale with recital of a series of
wrongs that he had suffered at the
hands of the Driesens, and alleged that
he stole the clothing because the Drie-
sens had failed in their promise TO give
him thousand dollars worth of cloth
ing and start him in business in Forest
City, a promise alleged to have been
made in consideration of the part he
had played in certain shady transact
tions he says Driesen engaged in.
The case was given to the jury at 4
o'clock. No verdict had been reached
at adjourning time. Mr.. Vidaver as.
sisted District Attorney Jones in the
prosecution and Messrs. Wedeman and
| Frank Boyle looked after the defense
James McDante, for the tNlrd time,
failed to appear to prOs2r"t" ottie
Smith for keeping a dSordorly house
and the case against her was dismissed
at the cost of the prosecutor
A verdict of guilty was returned in
the case in which Frank Wright was
prosecuted b. Emma Cummings.
George Krupple was saddled with
two-thlrds of the costs i'm the case of
assault and battery he prosecuted
against Wawrentz Chugh. The surety
case that was locked on to it was dis
missed by Judge Archibald. because
the indictment did not comply with
the rules of court.
The assault and battery case in
which Morgan Lewis, of the West Side
| l,f,