The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-21

with big stone, aimed II at the bar
tender but struck a Polander named
Panl Stravaniskc instead. The blow
fractured the mans skull. and he died
two weeks later at the Lackawanna
hospital.
COUNSEL WAS ASSIGNED
Battle had no money to employ coun-
sci, and the court assigned Attorneys
c. Ballcntine and James J. O.Mallcy to
defend him. Upon looking into the case
they Counscled him to plead guilty. He
Will be sentenced neNt Saturday.
Attorney O'Malley made a plea for
Battle, informing the court that the
defendants wife has mental troubles
and with their child is i'm the Hillside
Home. Mr. O'Maley said that Battle
had been drinking heavily the night
he threw the stone, and that he had
also been very roughly used at the
White House.
Peter Sweeney was tried for burg
larzing the store of Joseph i. Red
dineton in the basement Of the Monies
& Puge building on Lackawanna and
South Washington avenues There was
not enough evidence to fasten the crime
jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
Martin Derlo was tried and convicted
for stealing a pair of pants from the
store of Bellman & Co. in Throop. He
was sentenced to three months in Jail
William Mooney confessed to break
ing into Gunster Il FOrsyth's hardware
store and stealing a quantity of knives.
He will he sentenced Saturday.
NJ. j. Camp, of Illinois, a book agent,
admitted that he defrauded McTighe
& Melvin, Of the American House, out
of so for board. He has been i'm iail
three weeks. He was fined 81 and or
dered to pay the costs. William War;
ner was sentenced i'm a similar man
ner for failing to pay board bill to
Lizzie Palmer.
KELLEY PLEADED GUILTY.
John Kelley. charged by John $. Will
liams with malicious mischief. ad-
mitted his guilt and was sentenced to
thirty days in Jail. Martin King, 1S-
year-old son of Michael King, Of
MinOoka, confessed to stealing two
game roosters from a man in Taylor
| and he vas sentenced by Judge Ed
wards to ten davs in iail.
Henry Riker stole Horse Dealer p.
| u. Naldroh ) Whlte ONercoal, was
caught wearing ii, and he admitted
his guilt. Judge Edwards committed
| him for thirty days.
Patrick Mullarkey plead guilty to
cutting a lead pipe in Hennemuth' S
| saloon on Penn avenue and was sent
| to jail for sixty days. He was in the
! habit Of cutting the pipes in hotel
| closets and selling them to junk deaf
! crs.
Louis Minnich, 10 years old, was SEN
| fenced TO sixty DAYS for stealing a
| small sum of money from Mrs Brian
| Collins. of the Twelfth ward He
| boarded with hcr and rumn,opad her
| room one dav while she vas ont yyorl,-
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