The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-10

rying out the furniture. The chair
bottoms were not wet.
Valen Biakofsli the next Witness
said that when he rushed into the OIL
chefski apartments he found Olchefski
lying on the floor in the children's bed
room. Some plastering was scattered
over Olchefski but there were no
beams or timbers of any kind pinning
him down. Two kerosene lamps had
been knocked from the bureau and the
oil had scattered over the bureau and
carpet.
NO KEROSENE.
He helped to carry out the furniture
and was positive that there was no
kerosene on any of the chairs and fur
ther that the bottoms were not cut
He saw the chairs at Mrs. Nilch's
when daylight came and the bottoms
were cut. He wanted to tell that the
chairs had been tampered with in the
meantime but Mr.. Jones refused TO
have him argue the case.
The witness thought to add to the
effect of his testimony by saying that
he was mad at Olchefski for two
years" Mr.. Jones took advantage OF
this opening to show that the witness
had told Mrs. Mitch the day before,
when she came down from the stand,
that she had shown herself to be no
friend Of Olchefski and she would suf-
fer for it.
He would not deny that he had made
this threat. He could not remember,
he said. He denied having endeavored
| to tamper with the commemorative
witnesses.
Dr. II. C. Comegys, who treated
| Olchefski after the fire, testified that
| there was an inch-long cut on Olchef-
| skis head, burns on his neck and left
arm, scratches on his face and bruises
on his foot.
| On cross examination 1t was elicit
ed that the examination by DR.. Com
| eggs took place in the attorneys room
| at the court house. Dr. Comegys hap
| pened to be in the main court room
on the day following the fire. Mr.
Scragg asked him to examine Olchef-
ski and the three repaired to the at
torneys' room, where the examination
| took place.
DR.. ]. P. Walker, of Bellevue, who
was next called, did not give very fav-
orable testimony to Olchefski. A slight
| abrasion on the head was all that h
found wrong with Olchefski, excepting
that he was to all appearances suf.
fering from shock. The face was
slightly scratched, but it was nothin-
serious. Olchefski complained that his
foot was bruised but the doctor coul(
find nothing the matter with the mem
Der, and says that he told Olchefsk
he might run a race on that foot
The next morning when he called or
Olchefski he found that he had gone t.
town.
MIR. SCRAGG'S EFFORT.
Mr. Scragg tried to dscredit th;'
testimony of his own witness by bring
ing out that he was testifying from
memory.
On direct examination DR.. Wake
stated that he gave Olchefski an hypO
dermic injection of nitro-glycerine. MI
Jones asked him if he was sure tha
it wasn't dynamite. This was fol
lowed by a general burst of laughter.
The next witness called was PatriCl
Gibbons, a rock contractor, who ha
, used dynamite for over tWenty-1iv
years. He testified that if fifty-nin
sticks of dynamite exploded In tn
Olchefski house there would be NJ Gel
lar or foundation walls left.
On cross-examination he made tn
| startling statement that dynanit
could not be exploded by conclusion
II have often hit a stick of it with a
my might against a rock" he saiC
, and then made the unnecessary addi
tion, land it did not explode"
! His efforts to make it apoear thA
, dynamite could not have caused tn
, explosion were ludicrous, the jurors
o even, laughing in deTision at some c
. his statements. Among other thing
: he stated was that If a large stick c
7 timber was placed over fifty-nine stick
of dynamite and the dynamite eS
| ploded, the timber would not be dis
, turbed to any great extent. "Oh,
would move it little ways" was hi
opinion. Powder would have caused
, wreck such as followed the Olchefsl
I, explosion, he said, and gas might hay
done it. but dynamite, the tendency {
which is wholly downward could M
, have caused such consequences as rt
!, suited to the Olchefski building.
. Editor Daniel Langowski was on tn
stand at adjournment telling how /
went to Micholowsky's saloon at 12,
o'clock on the night or the explosio
to get a glass of beer, and when try
ing the door, which was locked, smelle
, gas and saw a light within.
i SOME MINOR CASES.
When the burglary trial had bee
finished in court room No. 2 the case
! Edward McNulty, charged with hay
ing stolen goods from a fellow new!
G boys package at the Delaware an
6 Hudson station was called before Jude
Gunster.
In the case of the commonwealt
against Albert Price, accused by h
wife, Mamie Price, with assault ar
h battery, a verdict of not guilty WI
e taken and the costs placed on Il
: county. The parties had kissed ar
t made up.
d Michael Kelly, charged by A. p. NJ
e Donough with assault and battery al
It pointing fire arms, was allowed to
: uron payment Of costs. the prosecute
t not being desirous of pressing u
n charges.
y Emma stephens, of Franklin avenu
d who is accused of keeping the hou
n where Kitty Donahoe met with mi
e fortune, was called yesterday afte
n noon but failed to respond When
# capias was sent for her she feigned 1
y ness, but upon the deputy sheriff I
porting to court that she was to {
It appearances practicing deception. O
It ders We're given that she be ~xamin
g by a physician and If it was found 6
e, was not i'll. that she should be tax
i to Jail, She was taken to Jail and W
= be arraigned this morning.
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