The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-16

of "The Wandering Jew" from
Beidleman, the Bookman-Wick-
enhoffer Found Guilty--Charged
with Insulting an American Flag. |
Long Sentence for Pointing Pistol.
Judge Yerkes Criticises a "Not- |
Guilty But Pay-the- Costs" Verdict |
The shoplifting case against Mrs |
Henry NJ. Williams, in which she IS
charged with the theft of two volumes
of THE Wandering Jew from II. H.
Beidleman's book store. was called be-
fore Judge Yerkes yesterday afternoon.
The theft is alleged to have been COM
mitted during the Christmas holidays
in 1896, when Mr.. Beidleman had a
branch store on Washington avenue.
The first volume disappeared one week
and the second volume the week fol-
lowing. A year later, when the police
were rounding up the alleged shoplift-
ers, two volumes of The Wandering
jew" identical, so Mr.. Beidleman
states, with those stolen from his store,
were found in Mrs Williams house.
Faint tracings of the cost and selling
marks, which Mr.. Beidleman claims he
can recognize as his own, still are to
be discerned on the fly leaves, although
an attempt was made, evidently, to OBJ
literate them with an eraser.
Mrs. Williams AYERS that Mrs. Mag
gle Thomas gave her the books for a
Christmas present. John F. Scragg and
John p. Kelly are Mrs. Williams at
) torneys.
| There are five other shoplifting cases
against Mrs. Williams. At her last trial
the jury disagreed.
Mrs Maggie Thomas, who was con-
victed last year of shoplifting, was
scheduled to be tried yesterday for
: similar offense in the store of Jonas
K Longs Sons, but as it was thought she
y was sufficiently punished, a verdict of
I not guilty was taken and the costs
: placed on the county.
e HANSTEIN CASE.
. The jury in the case of Daniel Han
stein, of Petersburg, charged by his
landlady, Mrs. l.. Price with having
$ felOniously removed furniture which
- she had siezed for rent brought in a
I verdict of not guilty and put the costs
4 on the county.
The jury in the case Of George Wick
enhoffer. charged with the theft of a
package of diamonds from N. B. Levy
& Bro, returned a verdict of guilty at
the opening of court. They were out
only short time.
u Judge Yerkes imposed a sentence of
r one year and four months in the county
jail at hard labor upon Vincenzo Lalli.
convicted of pointing firearms at Franz
Pando. During the remainder of the
day attorneys for defendants did all
kinds of filibustering to avoid having
their cases sent before Judge Yerkes.
Lalli snapped the pistol twice at Pando
y during drunken quarrel in Dunmore.
ii The Judge intimated that good part
e of the Imprisonment was inflicted as
l. punishment for what might have been.
~ When the jury in the case of Edward
Robinson, charged by James Casey, of
e Providence. with the theft of a chicken,
came in with a verdict declaring the
defendant not guilty and placing three.
l. fourths of the costs on the prosecutor
- and one-fourth on the defendant, Judge
Y Yerkes declined to approve of their dis
position Of the costs, because or the
,e prosecutor, Chief of Police Gurrell, be-
n ing a public officer. The jury consulted
~ further and put all the costs on the
- county This, Judge Yerkes said was
"a sensible. 1t was a singular perform
. ance" at the best, he went on to say
= to declare a man not guilty in one
breath and One-quarter guilty in an
ad other
- VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
=, on the recommendation of Judge
N Yerkes. a verdict of not guilty was
" taken in the case of the two South
Ill Washington avenue flats lads, Thomas
C: Jones and Thomas Forkin, charged
y with insulting the American flag, ar
xe act made crime under Hon. John X
|C Farrs recent bill. Last summer dur
ing the war excitement the congrega'
- ton of the Jewish church, on Hickory
y street, foated a large flag from pole
in front of their synagogue. 1t was
removed by crowd of boys living II
the neighborhood and the two defend
ants were arrested for completely II
the offense, r. Weiss, one of the Of
ficers of the church, swearing out th'
n | warrants.
y When the case was presented yes
terday Judge Yerkes took the view
that the boys did not commit the ac
out of any disrespect for the flag. bu
he rather as boyish prank, and said t
o. the Jury that in his opinion no goot
d. could come of their being convicted
a With the acquiescence Of the jury h
directed q verdict of not guilty to en-
OF ter The judge then gave the boys
ed severe lecture, during which he tool
he occasion to deliver himself of SOM
at very patriotic utterances.
ny A verdict of not guilty upon the de
re PENDANTS paying costs was taken in tn
.er case against II. j. Seamans and Others
no charged by Morris Weiss with keeping
u a gambling house.
Michael Yutscoe, of Throop, convict
ed of stealing II, w. Bellman's COW
was sentenced by Judge Edwards L
thirty days in the county Jail, and tn
nm usual pecuniary penalties. Jane
White was found not guilty of tn
charge of assault and battery upol
nv Michael May. The costs were divided
NJ DENIED EVERYTHING,
he Verdcts of not guilty We're returne
MT in the case in which John and Harr
ID AIspaugh and John Davis wer
ill cherged by Samuel Lee with assault
to and battery and robbery. Lee joine
,e- the defendants in a game of dice in
In West Lackawanna avenue saloon on
Ter night last summer and got into quar-
is rel. lie alleges they followed him ou
he and heat him and that when he arrive
by home he found that he was minus
TO IS bill which was in his trouser
a pocket. The defendants denied every
thing, except that John Allspaugh an
at Lee .had a fight.