The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-29


ECUTRIN-sERIOUs CARBoNDALE
sTABBING AFFRAY WAS TRIED
BEFORE JUDGE DUNHAM.
Jacob Such, the South Scranton
saloonkecper who was put on trial
Monday for selling liquor on Sunday,
was returned guilty yesterday. The
jury made the following unique recon-
mcndatiOn:
THE Jurors in the case Of the COM
| monwealth against Jacob Such recon-
mend to the court that the court be as
lenient as possible in the sentence of
said defendant, Jacob Such, and If pos
siblc that sentence be suspended with.
| While we believe the defendant is
! guilty of selling liquor on Sunday the
action in this case was brought through
! spite and not fully for the purpose of
! vindicating the law"
Thomas Ryan, of NInooka, was on
! trial in the main court before Judge
| Gunster on a charge of wronging Miss
! Mary Dalton, of South Scranton under
| promise Of marriage. The defense is
! that Ryan did not promise to marry
| her and is not responsible for her fall
| from grace. Her child was born on
| Feb. 49, about the hour the Maine was
! blown up.
After the commonwealth rested yes
terday Brien d Kelley, who are de-
| Tending Ryan, asked that court take
! the charge of seduction from the con-
| sideration Of the jury on the ground
! that the promise to marry, according
| to the nrosecutriX' story, was a condi
! tional one Judge Gunster will give his
| ruling this morning.
FALSE PRETENSE CHARGED.
William +. Carey was charged with
| false pretense by w. Shaffer, a cloth
! ing dealer of this city. 1t was alleged
| that the accused secured over $40 worth
! of clothing by representing that he was
the owner of property. The case was
given to the jury at 4.15 p. m. and
three-quartcrs of an hour later it
agreed upon a verdict and sealed it.
Just before court adjourned Judge
! Durham charged the jury in the case
against John MallOy, who is charged
with stabbinE and seriously injuring
! Charles Gallagher, a relative. Malloy
alleges that he did the cutting in self
defense. Both men live at Carbondale.
Harry and John Mcintyre, father and
son, were prosecuted for assault and
battery by their neighbor, Warren La
! France. They all live in Petersburg,
A verdict Of not guilty was returned
and the prosecutor was directed to pay
one-third of the costs. The defendants
will pay the other two-thirds
James Wilson was returned not guilty
of having stolen five bushels of pota-
toes from the cellar of l.. \. MulineX,
Of Scott township. Wilson did not deny
| taking the potatoes, but alleged they
were his property. Maggie MontEom-
cry was convicted Of having robbed a
| Hungarian of $27 in a Penn avenue
drinking place.
VERDICT DIRECTED.
Harry Minovich and Andrew Gorgil
were arraigned before Judge Edwards
in court room No. to answer charge
Of larceny and receiving preferred by
r. Swartz. The judge decided that 4
case of larceny had not been made out
ard directed verdict of not guilty
Charles Cole was prosecuted before
judge Edwards for felOnious attempt
by Thomas Z. Evans and Charles T..
| ~
leased by Cole in Madison township
and when he discovered them il is al
legged that ne got a gun and fired at
them. Cole alleges that he merely fred
in the air to brighten them. He was
found guilty Of the lowest count of the
ndictmtnt--wa pointing fire
arms.
Giuseppe Rose was charged with the
! L.. l,f ItrI cd
wards by Vito SamillC, an empioye of
f. Rolinsor's Sons. The case was
takcr from the jury on the ground that
the keg was not the property of sam
lilo, the prosecutor.
Mary Malcney, of the South Side
prosecuted John Delbach for assault
ard battery. They are neiGhbOrs and
during a quarrel she alleges he hit hel
on the head and hands with cane
The testimony for the defense was
that it was a general miX-up of the
parties 10 the suit. The verdict was no.
guilty and the costs we've divided
In the conspiracy case against Ma>
Schwartz and h. Rosenfeld, Charles
Robinson prosecutor, mol pros was
entered upon payment Of costs. a yer
dict of not guilty was taken in th'
case Of the commonwealth against vii
liam Hit. assault and battery. Tht
prosocutrix, Mary J, Willis, viii LAY
the costs.
GUILTY OF ROBBERY.
Joseph Meeiin, of the Ridge at Arch
bald, was found guilty of taking S2
from Steve Rene in Megin's house Th
: defense was a complete denial of til,
Offense.
when court adjourned a jury wai
, celebrating N the case against JOSEPH
Talatski, who is charged with rohbinl
Andrew HarWin of a sum of money a
Priccburg.
Amos Robinson was cleared Of tn
charge of keeping a disorderly hCus
. and the county was directed to pa.
the costs.
, Frank Woulrunske was directed {
l spend three months in the county iai
and pay fine Of $500 and costs. Tn
l balls of Martin Wasilus and Peter Ly
I nett were declared forfeited and tn
4 sheriff was directed to bring them IN
e The same action was taken in the cas-
c of Henry EickhoGf, charged with en-
beZ2lemeut.
cOIIRT HOIlcp NEWS Notes