The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-01

Kuhlman Admit the Charge of
Forgery.
When the murder case had been
transferred to court room No. 2 yes
terday, Judge Edwards, in the main
court room, proceeded to try the case
of George Beams,a young man, charged
with larceny and receiving by Mrs.
Julia Ayers, of Carbondale.
Beams boarded with Mrs. Ayers from
Nov. 10 to Dee. Is of last year. on the
latter date. while passing by her sons
room on the second floor she noticed
that his gold watch was lying on his
bureau. Shortly after this, Beams
went upstairs TO change his clothes,
saying he was going out to draw his
pay that he might settle his next
months board, which was due that
day.
At . o'clock that evening Mrs. Ayers
son, upon going to his ROOM missed
his watch. When Beams did not re-
turn that night 1t was suspected that
he took the watch and when, after a
week of waiting, lie failed to turn up,
the suspicion became certainty in the
minds of the Ayers family. Detectives
were put on his track and in n few
days he was arrested in Binghamton,
where it was learned he pawned the
watch with Robert Palmer a clerk in
the Farmers hotel
TOLD CONFLICTING STORIES.
When brought back to Carbondale he
said that lady friend, of the Pioneer
city, had given him the timepiece, and
on the stand yesterday he said one of
lit II.
to him.
TIE jury found him guilty without
leaving the box. Judge Edwards called
him up for sentence, and after inti-
mating that the court was moved to
deal lenently with him because of his
youth, asked the usual question as to
whether or not he had anything to say
before sentence should be passed.
Beams snickered and gigged in an
extremely aggravating way, and then
blurted out with sneer that all he
had to say was that if he was going
to be sent to Jail he wanted to go 20
the penitentiary. why do you prefer
the penitentiary? Judge Edwards
asked.
Because they starve you up here at
the county JAIL" Beams replied.
"All right, Wen accommodate YOU, Z"
the judge rejoined. You are SEN
fenced to pay fine of ST. the costs Of
prosecution, restore the stolen property
or its equivalent, if not already re-
stored, and undergo imprisonment at
hard labor in the Eastern penitentiary
for the period Of two years and three
calendar months, and stand committed
until the sentence is complied with"
Judge Edwards earlier questions in
dicated that he had intended to give
Beams term in the county Jail, which
necessarily would be less than a year.
1t is likely, however that Beams did
not get more than his due. Chief Nc
Andrew, of Carbondale, has a warrant
charging him with horse stealing.
BRIDEGROOM REILLY CONFESSES
Charles J. Bede, alias James Reilly,
and Leroy Karl, two of the accused
FELTON, burglars, plead guilty. They
will be sentenced after the trial of the
other three, John Williams, Miles
Stacey and James Daley, which it is
expected will take place today. Reilly
is the boy burglar bridegroom" whose
marriage at the county Jail to a young
widow whom he had wronged was ex-
tensively dwelt upon in the local press
at the time.
r. f. Escott. of fake scheme fame.
plead guilty to two charges of false
pretenses preferred by Chief-of-Police
Robllng. Escott was in the county
jail for six months of last year for a
like ohense. He was not out of iail
two months before he was back at his
old tricks. He went to a woman in
Green Ridge named Mrs. Sullivan and
showing hA
be recommendations from Rshop
OHara and Bishop Hoban, induced her
to invest some of her scanty means
in fake Klondilke Investment COM
pany. He signed the receipt Patrick
Mcclellan"
Soon after this, it developes. he went
To Mrs. Rhodes. and telling her that
he was member of Elm Park church.
Prohibitionst and a contributor TO
religious papers, won her confidence
and sold her $40 worth of stock in the
scranton Real Estate Investment COM
pany, 1t of course turned out that the
STOCK was no good and that nothing
was known of Escott at the offices of
the real estate comnany.
POVERTY -. r.. HIM TO 1T.
Escott pleaded to Judge Gunster for
leniency. He said he was driven to
commit these crimes by the sight of
his wife and children suffering for
things to eat. Judge Gunster hesitat-
ed to exercise clemency in view of the
former offenses Of Escott but finally
D. after giving notice that the full PEN
atty would be inflicted for the next Of
fense he let him oft with i've months
in the county 1ail.
Constable Frank Shiffer plead guilty
of forging three small checks on e. S.
Williams. In view of the fact that
he has made reimbursement and that
there is question as to his mental
condition the district attorney did not
press for sentence. His case will he
disposed of Saturday
Z Fred kaufman, who Acknowledged
having forged s15 check on James
J. Nealis,was sentenced to three months
in the county Jail.
Frank Smith, who stole $40 from his