The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

gle Thomas. Mrs. Evan Thomas plead
guilty Wednesday of stealing from the
Globe Warehouse, but decided to go
to trial on the II. Woelkers and Gold
smiths Bazaar cases. Ellen Randall
also plead guilty of the Globe Ware
house charge, but denied the accusa-
tion made by the proprietor of the Hyde
Park Bazaar Susan Boston went to
trial on the Clemens, Ferber & O'Mal-
ley charge. and Maggie Thomas on a
charge preferred by Goldsmith's Ba-
Zaar.
Attorney John II. Edwards, who APP
peared for the defense. made a II otion
for separate trials and it was granted.
Mr.. Jones elected to try the two cases
against Mrs. Evan Thomas first. S.
T.. Mckceby, general manager for Fl.
WoelkerS' dry goods store, took the
stand and identified a piece of dress
goods which was shown him and stat
ed that the goods was from his store
and that it had been recovered in Mrs.
Thomas house on North Main avenue,
by himself, Detective John Moir and
Lieutenant John Davis. Even on di-
rect examination ne admitted that he
could not positively swear but that
the goods in question had been bought.
Lieutenant John Davis testified of
having visited the house to secure the
stolen goods. He quietly told Mrs.
Thomas that they were after the goods
she had stolen. She denied having
stolen any goods, but admitted that
she had lot of goods in the house,
but that they had been placed in her
keeping by Mrs. Ellen Randall. They
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the articles in question.
FURS IDENTIFIED.
Sol Goldsmith, Of Goldsmith's Ba-
zaar, identified a set of furs that had
been missed from his store and which
We're recovered in Mrs Thomas sis
tcr's house in Providence. Detective
Moir told of the recovery of the goods
and the taking possession OF them. He
also stated that Mrs. Thomas said to
him that the dress pattern did not be-
long to her.
There was nothing to connect Mrs.
Evan Thomas with the theft of the furs
and on motion Of District Attorney
Jones the Goldsmith's bazaar case was
taken from the jury.
Mr. Edwards wanted court to take
the other case from the jury as it had
not been shown but that the dress pat
tern had been bought. Judge Gunster
concluded that the case should 60 to
the jury.
Mrs. Thomas then took the stand and
denied that she had stolen the dress
pattern and claimed that Detective
Moir was mistaken when he said that
she admitted that the dress pattern
did not belong to her. She claimed
that the dress pattern was purchased
at the Globe store three months ago.
Mr. Jones, on discrimination, ask
ed her to describe the clerk from whom
she bought the dress pattern. She
couldn't remember exactly but thought
he was a tall, dark compleXioned,
young man. To the best of her recol-
lection she paid $3.50 or S775 for the
eight yards Of goods in the pattern.
Constable Jeremiah Driscoll gave
character testimony for Mrs. Thomas
Hon. John r. Farr was called for the
same purpose, but lid not respond to
his name.
VALUE OF PATTERN.
General Manager McKeeby, of Woel-
ker's stora, was called in rebuttal 10
show the value of dress pattern. He
measured it end examined it and said
it contained eight yards and that the
retail price was twenty-five cents a
yard. John G.. Mcconnell, manager OF
the Globe store, testified that no such
goods as that in the dress pattern, had
been kept in the store within the last
five years to the best of his knowledge
N ar.N mi inc ha al "a
it was possible that a particular piece
of goods might be kept in the stock
without his knowing it, but qualified
this by saving it was not probable.
The case was given to the jury al
4.2O and then the two cases against
Susan Boston were taken up. She is
accused of having taken a china dish
from Clemons, Ferber e OMalley's
store. and a small fancy clock from
the Hyde Park Bazaar. After a jury
had been sworn adjournment was
made for the day.
The Clark's Summit elopement-lar.
ceny case had an abrupt termination
yesterday morning, when it developed
that the stealing had been committed
in Susquehanna county and the cast
was consequently outside the jursdic'
tion of the Lackawanna courts. 1t ap,
pears that the husband, Walter Will
cox hitched up the team and sent his
wife in care of the hired man, William
Andrews, on a visit to her mother il
Nicholson. 1t was not until they ar
| rived at Hallstead that they converted
| the property to their own usa henc,
the larceny occurred in another county
ANDREWS AGAIN ARpESTEn
When a verdict of not guilty hat
been duly directed ana entered WILCOX
and his wife, who have since become
| reconciled. started out together fol
home. Andrews followed at a respect
| able distance and following him cam,
Constable Black, of the Thirteenth
ward. AS soon as the corridor wa,
reached the constable arrested An
| drews on warrants sworn out by vii
| cox before Alderman Bailey, charginl
adultery and larceny He could no
furnish bail and was taken 10 Jail t
| await hearing before the alderman.
The taking of testimony and argu
ments in the Boland case We're conclud
ed at adjourning time, and this morn
| ing Judge Edwards will charge tn,
| jury. The opening for the defens,
was made by Senator Mcdonald anC
the closing by George S. Horn. Mr.
scrags closed for the prosecution. on
of the points particularly dwelt upol
| by the defense was that Mr.. BolanC
| had paid into the county treasury al
| that he had received from taxpayer
and $i5c more, at the time of the set
| tleYent of the duplicate in question.
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