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

Sentences were imposed Saturday by
Judges Edwards, Archibald and Her
ring on the culprits convicted before
them last week. Judge Archibald gave
John Orgill a fine of $50 and nine
months i'm the county jail for stabbing
Robert Elliott at Ben Davis hotel, In
Providence, in November, 1897. In
passing sentence Judge Archibald said:
This is a very difficult case to deal
with. The justice of the conviction
cannot be questioned. When l charged
the jury l felt as though l did not do
justice to the case; | did more than
justice to the defendant ! felt dur
ing the course of the trial that l would
have been justified in saying to the
jury that, to my mind, no jurisdiction
was shown for the blow that was Civ
en-. l withheld that, however, and per-
mitted the jury to deal with it, This
defendant under his own testimony,
stabbed this man like a pi2-it is aw-
ful--we ought not any Of us, in admin
isterng justice here, lose sight of that
fact.
Another thing that impressed me
was this-we haven't gotten the whole
truth of the case five men who were
there, including his bartender, who is
supposed to be sober if the other men
were drunk, were within a few feet
of where this occurred and saw moth
ing at the critical movement, or at
least swore that they saw nothing.
You are apparently a man of a GER
tain measure of respectability, with a
family. / desire to properly vindicate
the law and at the same time be merci-
full to the defendant"
ONE YEAR FOR PALMER.
William IL. Palmer, convicted of
stealing an overcoat from his father,
I was sentenced to one year in the coun-
ty Jail. He made a pitiful plea to be
spared from the penitentiary, saying
that he was sick, and if given a long
term would surely die. Palmer IS an
old offender and has served a term in
the penitentiary. Judge Edwards said
he would be as lenient as he could
consistently be under the Circum-
stances.
James Laughlin, who plead guilty Of
robbing F.. +. King of a gold watch,
was given three years and six months
in the penitentiary by Judge Edwards.
He served a term in the penitentiary
and another in the county Jail for sim
liar offenses, and was out of the coun-
ty Jail only five hours when he COM
| mitted this crime. I'm afraid you are
past redemption" Judge Edwards said
when Laughlin plead for just one more
chance.
| Patrick Quinn and Thomas Cobb,
who plead guilty of robbing Joseph
Perry on the Fan Brook road, of "a
watch and pocketbook, We're let off
with a year in the county jail In i'm
| posing sentence Judge Edwards said
! that in consideration of the fact that
| it was their first offense and that they
We're members of good families he
| would deal with them lightly.
Florence Wade. alias Kimball. con-
| victed of living illegally with w. II.
Cole was sentenced by Judge Arch
! bald to pay fine of $25 and undergo
| Imprisonment in the county Jail for
| three months.
! ALICE CONWAY'S SENTENCE.
Judge Herring imposed sentence or
one year in the county Jail and a fine
! Of $40 on Alice Conway, convicted Of
! keeping a disorderly house.
Peter Sweeney was given six months
| i'm the county Jail for stealing a horse
! and carriage belonging to German &
Co.
James and John Connors, who COM
| mitted assault and battery upon Afford
| Griffin at the Continental. were sent
| enced to a fine of $25, costs and four
! months in jail. In John Connors' case
! the Imprisonment was remitted, he
| having already served four months
| while awaiting trial.
! Michael Gibson, for breaking into n
! Delaware and Hudson freight car at
| Dickson City. was sentenced to a fine
| Of SO and three months in the county
| Jail.
For stealing a chicken from Mrs.
| Wallace Oakley, of Jermyn, Michael
| kearney was sentenced to pay a fine
J Of so and undergo two months i'm
! prisonment. 1t was his second Offensr
John Reed was given three months
| in the county jail and fine of $40 for
! attempting to burglariZe =. +. and NJ.
! u. HoWley'S warehouse.
! Sylvester Chuynask was fined $25
and costs for beating Max JudkOVicz,
| Of the South Side.
| Sentence was suspended until next
| Saturday in the case of NJ. j. Barrett,
| convicted of false pretenses.
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