The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-10

Another hearing in the impeach-
ment proceedings against Alderman j.
| p. Kelly, of the Eighteenth ward, was
| conducted yesterday by Commissioned
| j. w. Carpenter.
In the examination of the transcript
| in the larceny case of John Cleary
against Bessie Moore, John S. Cleary,
of the West Side, went on the stand
and swore that he was never a party
| to a case in Alderman Kelly's court.
| His evidence was ordered stricken out
| by the commissioner on motion of MIR.
| Baylor, of counsel for the accused
who held that there was nothing to
/ indicate that the witness was the John
| Cleary mentioned in the transcript.
II. j. Price testified that he made
| search for John Cleary. He found two
| mentioned in the directory the one
| who had just quit the stand and an
other who lived at Meadow Brook. He
could not find the latter. as he had
moved and none of the neghbors knew
whittier he had gone.
| Bessie Moore, named as defendant
went on the stand and swore that she
was never arrested for larceny before
Alderman Kelly. She was arraigned
| in his court she admitted for being an
inmate of Lou Russells resort. She
could not say whether or not it was
John Cleary who was prosecutor in the
case.
MADE SEARCH FOR THEN.
The prosecution presented evidence
tending to show that a diligent search
had been made for the parties to the
| larceny case of Mary BuditCh against
| Peter and Mary Romnisky, but that
none of them was found, all of which
went to show according to the view of
the prosecution that it was fictitious
| case fabricated and sent in by Alder
| man Kelly for the purpose of Illegally
drawing fees from the county. II. Ar
novitz, who was named as bondsman
| for the defendants, went on the stand
and admitted that he remembered the
| case and also recognized his signature
! on the bail piece.
Frank Carlucci was called to testify
| that he did not go bail in the case of
| John Murphy against Frank Bishloli,
| but he would not say that he didn't.
He did not remember that he did, but
as he became bondsman in a large
number of cases it was very possible.
that he had gone bail in this one. Mr..
|
| in evidence a bail piece containing Mr..
| Carlucci's signature.
| In the alleged fictitious case of Mike
| Cusiko against Wasil Kutsko. B. Arm
| ovitz again admitted that he remem-
| bered such a case and that the sigma
| ture on the bail piece was made by
| him. The parties he says live in Brs-
bin patch.
~ iaH hD u inC
been arrested by George Carey for
| larceny on warrant from Alderman
Kelly. He admitted however, that he
was defendant in another larceny case
in Squire Kellys court. John Shoes
| of Mayfield who was named by the
| transcript as the bondsman for School
| denied that he went bail in this case
| though he went bail in another case
before Alderman Kelly.
TRANSCRIPT IN CASE.
The transcript in the case of Samuel
| Hinerfelt against Felix Olesky makes
claim for fees for conducting a hear
| ing, issuing a subpoena and taking the
! testimony of half a dozen witnesses
| Hinerfelt, however swOre yesterday
| that there was no subpoena or hearing
| and that the alderman told him tho
| defendant had waived a hearing and
| entered bail.
At the close of the days proceedings
Mr.. LOughran, attorney for the pros.
ecution, offered in evidence ten trans
cripts of felony cases IN which the al,
derman is alleged to have taken bail
something which judge alone is en-
powered to do.
The defense admitted having done
this, but defended the action by say
ing that there is not an alderman OF
justice Of the peace in the county bu
does the same thing. Mr.. Baylor trieC
to bring this out on the cross-examin
alton Of Clerk Of the Court Daniels
but the commissioner ruled the ques
tiOn ont of order