The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22
MRS. WILLIAMS WAS
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Acquitted of the Charge Of Shopili ting at
CIcmons, Ferber & U'MaIley Store.
TO BE TRIED ON OTHER CHARGES
District Attorney Jones Says tho Five
Other Cases win BE Placed on the
List for the Next Term of Criminal
Grave Charges--Editor Langowski
Mulctcd for the Costs in Ills Case
Against Rev. u. Iwauowsiii.

Not guilty was the verdict arrived
at, after three hours' deliberation, by
the jury in the shoplifting case against
Mrs. II. NJ. Williams.
At the opening Of court yesterday
morning Mr.. Scragg made the closing
argument for the defense and Mr.. Jones
for the prosecution. Judge Edwards
made lengthy and careful review Of
the case, submitting 1t to the jury at
1915 O'Clock. At 23O o'clock the Jury
returned with it's acquittal. District
Attorney Jones said that Mrs. Williams
will be tried on the other five charges
at the next term of court.
In the case OF Editor Daniel Lam
gowski against Rev. b. Iwanowski and
Constable John Murray the jury in
twenty minutes time acquitted the de-
PENDANTS and put the costs on the
prosecutor.
Mrs. Sarah Arnold, of Carbondale,
was convicted before Judge Swartz of
selling liquor To minors and keeping a
disorderly house. The principal wit
ness for the prosecution was young
girl now in the House of the Good
Shepherd. The defendant admitted all
the vile charges preferred against her,
but plead responsibility, saying that
her husband coerced her and in conse-
quence she was not free moral agent.
The husband, James Arnold, who was
Jointly indicted with her, has decamped.
Judge Swartz suspended sentence in
the tippling house case and in the other
imposed a sentence Of seven months in
the county Jail.
WALSH ACQUITTED.
Thomas Walsh was acquitted Of the
charge of shooting five homing pigeons
belonging to William Snaith, of Keyser
Valley. The costs were placed on the
county.
John Moore, Peter Farrell, James
Kinney and George Kinney, of Winton,
were on trial at adjourning time be-
fore Judge Swartz on a charge of ag-
gravatel assault and battery, preferred
by Peter j. Burke The defendants,
together with James Fagan, who has
since Gied, are accused of having way
laid and assaulted Burke, late one night
last May, after a squabble in Miller's
hotel, in which Burke, it is alleged, as
saulted Moore. They beat him into in
sensibility and one of them slashed his
head in three places with razor. The
defense is that it was Moore's brother
who did all the assaulting. He learned
Cf the trouble at the saloon and that
Burke had whipped his brother, and to
revenge the drubbing his brother re-
ceived, sought out and whipped Burke.
In the case of Frank Gydon, charged
with aggravated assault and battery
by Edward Murray, a mol pros was
entered upon payment of costs.
John Curley was acquitted of the
charge OF larceny and receiving, the
prosecutor Frank Moran, failing to ap-
pear.
Bridget Baggott was returned not
guilty of assault and battery, as
charged by Sarah d. Lee. Two-thirds
of the costs were placed on the defend
ant and one-third on the prosecutrix.
The same parties have been in court
frequently by reason Of neighbors
quarrels. They live on Lloyd street.
VERDICT ORDERED.
w. A. Townsend former proprietor of
the American hotel, Franklin avenue,
preferred a charge of defrauding board
ing house against George Costlett, of
Wilkes Barre, but being unable to show
fraudulent intent, a verdict Of not
guilty was ordered. Costlett is a pat
ing agents. Three of them stopped at
the American house and left without
settling. Costlett refused to make good
the bill, whereupon Townsend had him
arrested, alleging that he had agreed
to pay the agents bills.
Ida Reynolds did not appear to prose-
cute Daniel LOTUS for assault and bat
terry and was in consequence mulcted
for the costs.
John Mcdonald, jr.. tried yesterday
for assaulting and robbing Moses Ca
bot, a pack peddler, was returned not
guilty yesterday morning soon after the
opening Of court.
Joseph Shak was found not guilty Of
assault and battery on Sophia LASER
and the defendant was directed to pay
the costs.
Il, Lopatyner was on trial before
Judge Edwards at adjournng time on
the charge of selling liquA without a
license and selling on Sunday. Michael
Know ski is the prosecutor. Various
witnesses testified to having bought
intoxicants at Lopatyner's place, on
South Washington avenue, week days
and Sundays.
Michael CavestOn, convicted Tuesday
of stealing clothing from the home OF
his aunt, Mrs, Ellen Darlington. Of Car
bondale, was called up for sentence
yesterday by Judge Swartz and given
one year and six months in the peni-
tentiary.
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