The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-23

TODY or THE SHERIFF.
Hugh Mclaughlin, of Keyser Valley.
was called yesterday before Judge Ed
wards to answer the charge Of selling
liquor on Sunday. He was n witness
for Edward OaCey and James Walsh.
of the Continental who were tried and
convicted last term Of highway rob-
berry and are now serving a long term
in the nententiary.
In order to help Dacey and Walsh
along he sWOre that they were in his
place drinking at the time the robbery
was alleged. and they had been there
long enough before and after the time
fixed to set up an alibi for them. pro-
viding, of course, that the jury believed
Mclaughlin. The robbery was COM
mtted on a Sunday night. That, the
jury failed to do, and to make things
still worse, Judge Edwards made out n
bench warrant for Mclaughlin to hold
him on his own admission for the
charge upon which he was yesterday
put on trial.
District Attorney Jones put a half
dozen Hungarians on the stand and the
the most convincing manner. that they
were in the defendants place on the
night of the robbery and had either
whiSkey or beer to drink and paid for
it.
MIR. JONES OFFER.
Mr.. Jones then offered to prove that
Mclaughlin admitted he sold liquor on
that Sunday The evidence in the high
way robbery case was taken by STEM
ographer l.. VI. SChoCh, who is absent
from the city and has enlisted or is
about TO enlist in the United States
army. The notes have not been trans
sCribed, and there is no one who can
deCipher them except the man who
wrote them. Court Stenographer Will
lis d. Coston was called as a witness to
prove that Mr.. SchCch is not to be had
and that he, himself, cannot trans
Cribe the notes.
Attorneys Joseph O'Brien and f.. w
Thayer, representing Mclaughlin, OBJ
iccted then to the evidence OF any wit
ness by whom it was proposed to prove
that MCLoughlin made such an admis &.
sion. The objection was on the ground
that the record was the best evidence.
Judge Edwards overruled the objection
and Martin WCyshner was called to
testify that he heard Mclaughlin make
the admission. Mr Woyshner would
not swear positively and his testimony
was stricken out.
Detective Steve Dyer was called fOf
the same purpose as Mr.. Woyshner.
and Mr. OlSrier objected on the
ground that the law does not require a
defendant to testify against himself.
The evidence Of Mclaughlin in the rob-
berry case would virtually be used to
convict him out of his own mouth.
Judge Edwards decided the objection
was a good one and the evidence of
Dyer was not heard. The common
wealth then closed it's case. The de-
fense will be opened today.
SCHUENEMAN GUILTY.
Franz Schueneman was found guilty
i'm manner and form as charged in the
indictment for felOnOusly woundnG
Fatroman John Il. Thomas. Chief
Gurrell made an affidavit to the court
Immediately after court convened that
he had been Credibly informed of the
defendants intention to debark for
some distant recruiting station and
join the United States army if the jury
found verdict of guilty He would
be at liberty until Saturday. Judge
Edwards directed the sheriff to take
him in charge and it was done. The
! defense he offered was that he had
been set upon by two or three in the
. crowd i'm the saloon. and was using the
| knife in self defense. He did not know
/ the officer but thought, in the excite
/ mont of the fight, that he was one of
| the assailants.
William Conrov of Ninooka. was let
| off easy for beating MotOrman Clea-
son. He was fined $40 and costs. and
| got out under the !nsolvent law. John
| Kapp was fopnd guilty of being the
! father of Kate MOhel's child He was
acquitted of the charge Cf seduction.
The jury in the case against Alder
man Kelly went out at o'clock in the
afternoon. and after supper they were
out for an airing with the tipstaf WHO
had them in charge. At a late hour
last night there was a light burning in
their room in the court house. The !
would not be the first jury to disagree
in the same case.
DID NOT SMASH WINDOWS.
Winfred Moran. Of the West Side.
] Was acquitted OL Ildll'lOuS mlSCnlct
and the costs were put on j. -. Fast
man, the prosecutor. She was CHARGED
with smashing the windows i'm his
house by bombardng it with stones
The costs were divided between George
/ HaTney and Mary Thomas i'm an as,
sault and battery case. The cost. Were
] divided between Joseph RudO!evi2ll
and Charles Blyshon, of the RIdgr, who
We're parties in a barroOm brawl.
Charles Wheeler and Abel storms. OF
Moscow, We're put on trial before Judg.
Gunster on the charge of perjury pre-
ferred by w. X. Beck, Of Moscow
I Attorneys John II Kelly AMI NJ. j
Martin represented the defendants and
Assistant Dlstuct Attorney 1 honas the
commonwealth. Mr.. Beck sued Mir
Storms before a Moscow squire ON a
book account, and Mr. Storms set uT
an off set for some props. Mr. Peck
said he never took any props from the
man in his life. Wheeler was a Wit
| ness To prove the offset and Mr.. liccR
alleges they perjured themselves The
case had not been finished at lIj )uTn,
| ment,
Verdicts of not guilty We're taken in
! the case Of larceny and reCeiVina
against Fred Herman, and in the case
OF keeping a bawdy house agaihs;
Mary Courtright In the latter cas-