The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-30


afternoon before Judge Olmstead for |
felonious attempt upon Michael Kuts- |
kow. They reside in the vicinity of the
Brisbin shaft. They went out together
one afternoon last summer to shoot at
a target. A bullet fired from Dram
choke's revolver struck kutskow in the
hand, and two stories were told as to
how it happened.
Dranchoke testified that Kutskow bet
thirty cents he could hold his hat and
that the former could not put bullet
it, He covered the bet, loaded
his weapon and marched off the re-
quired number of PAGES, fifty feet, from
Kutskow and took aim and fired.
Kutskow won the bet, for Dranchoke
missed the hat. The bullet, however,
lodged in Kutskow's wrist.
The other story put the facts in this
light: Kutskow said the defendant was
aiming indscriminately and for fear
he might shoot some one, he O<utskow)
Clapped his hand on the firearm just
as Dranchoke pulled the trigger. The
jury was out at adjournment. Dram
choke was tried for assault and bat
terry on Mrs. Kutskow. That was an
other day. The jury divided the costs.
OkA DlSANIktED.
Alderman Kelley, Of the Eighteenth
ward, was not convicted nor acquitted.
The jury went out at $50 Thursday af-
ternoon and were out all night. They
came into court yesterday morning
with the request that they be dis
charged, being unable to agree upon
a verdict. They were accordingly dis
charged. Judge Edwards was anxious
they should find a verdict, but they told
him they could not.
James Campbell, of the North End,
was found not guilty of the serious
charge Of attempting criminal assault
on the 7-year-old daughter of Alex
ander Martin. Michael Gerrity was
found not guilty of the obstruction OF
the execution Of a legal process, and
the costs were imposed on the prose-
cutOr, Arigon Ferdinando.
John McHale was found guilty of
being the author OF Maria Flynn's
shame; and verdict of guilty was re-
turned against George Makely, SINH
larly charged by Mabel Mirtz. Each
defendant was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 to the poor district, S25 to the
girl for expenses, and $1.25 a week I'M
til the child becomes years old. Mrs.
John Evans plead guilty to assault and
battery on Emma Faust and was sem
fenced to pay a fine of s35 and costs.
George Prokopovitch, OF Olyphant,
was tried before Judge Edwards with
trafficking in registered bottles. A. NJ.
Morse, the well-known Hyde Park
bother, was the prosecutor. Attorney
Scragg represented the prosecution and
Attorney John p. Kelley the defend
ant. The charge against him was that
he used Morse d Sons bottles and the
time in which he is alleged to have
done it was subsequent to May 15 1896
PROKOPOVITCHs DEFENSE.
Prokopovitch claimed that he got out
| of the business on May Is, sold out tC
| two young men in his employ and il
! Morse's bottles We're used by them il
was not his concern. He put the bill
! of sale, lease, receipts for money paid
| on account, in evidence to prove his
! claim. The jury went out few min.
utes before adjournment,
Joseph Zply was tried before Judge
! Archibald for felonious wOunding. This
man he wounded was not present. The
| prosecutor who appeared in his alb
scnce was Josph Rotell. 1t took place
|
used on a young man named Joseph
| Rutley in the saloon of Joseph SChutts
He was stabbed in the left breast. The
| evidence was vague in connecting the
defendant with the stabbing.
Celate Rolona was tried for firing
three shots at Louis Salvatore in Dun
more last December. one of the shots
took a lock of Salvatore's hair off anC
left scar. The prosecutor did not SCI
who fired the shots, but he testified
that Eolona admitted he fired them an(
regretted he had not taken better aim
This was all denied by the defendant
The funniest case of the week cam,
next before Judge Archibald. Jaco
Stinberg was charged with beating Mrs
Mary PolislIy. They are Olyphan
folks. Messrs. Nidaver and Manning
We're the respective attorneys and the!
furnished some terse dialogue.
STEINRERG'S DENIAL.
Steinberg has a coal black, bush.
whisker and dark penetrating eyes, am
no HAIR on his head. On the witnes
stand he persisted in giving a biograph
ical sketch of himself. Mr.. Vidave
asked him if he struck the woman, an
he said no with emphasis. She was up
stairs and he was down. He said g
could no more strike her than | coul
shoot Il Spanish soldier over in Spai
from here, which I would do if l go
the chance" Mr.. Nidaver thought thi
patriotic outburst was sufficient to haV
the costs put on the prosecutor. TIL
jury went out and did not return be
; fore adjournment.
James Jennings, of Carbondale, wa
drunk and noisy when he was calle
to prosecute Sidney Tucker for Strikn
him with a beer bottle on election nigh
last February. Tucker testified tha
Jennings struck him with a rock an
, that he hit him a thump i'm return
One of jennings witnesses was ev
IDENTIFY in his company during the aftel
! noon. The jury was out at adjourn
r ment.
S. \. MaCauley was found not guilt
: of beating Peter Sawyer and the cost
= | were put on Sawyer. Joseph KOsch
was found not guilty and the COS
{ We're put on Constant Wravitz, the pr,
% secutOr. Thomas McDermott ples
( guilty to trafIicing i'm registered bottle
. win not do it again, and sentence Wa
= suspended on him.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
= 4 verdict of not guilty was taken
q the case against j. II. Mack on a sim
!, lar charge. The hail OF John and Am
liza Wisneski, and of John Gashufsl
aud Harry Rockwell was forfeited.
Verdicts Of not guilty were taken
n the case against Irving and Henry IL
h in the case against Isabel Webb in Il
: case against Catherine Chadwick,