The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-28

if no one came after it they could come
around in a few days and get the
money for 1t. They reached Surovitz's
place about o'clock in the evening.
William Tate, who was the treasurer
of the party, went to Surovitz's the
next day and was paid eighty cents.
Crane, the Tates and Weasel received
twenty cents each OF this money. Muir
ray did not get anything. Crane teSti-
fed that he helped Mike Surovitz to
carry the solder to the barn where they
hid it under the hay.
THE OTHER BURGLARY.
Soon afterwards they burglarzed the
factory of the Lackawanna Lubricat-
ing works on Capouse avenue. This
was on March .. James Walsh, Will
liam Tate and Henry Weasel were with
him on this occasion. 1t was between
3 and 10 o'clock at night when they
entered and they carried away with
them thirty-nine pounds; of copper
wire, sheet copper and q considerable
quantity of brass. This they carried
TO the Surovitz home where they sold
it when they reached the Surovitz resi-
n
some little dickering they sold the brass
and copper and William Tate was paid
S4.72 cents. Each of them received
s1.1S as their share. Surovitz and his
son were present at the time and the
elder SurOvitz cautioned the boys to
be careful or they would get caught.
This was offered to prove that the
Surovitz's knew they were purchasing
stolen goods
Crane said that Mike Surovitz
stopped him i'm the corridor yesterday
and told him to say nothing when on
the stand about his (Surovitz's) faith
er, and TO answer only such questions
as We're asked of him. Crane admit
ted on CrOss-examination that Chief
of-Police Gurrell told him it was the
junk dealers they We're after and if he
(witnessl would tell the whole truth
about the burglaries and disposition Of
| the goods it would help his case mater
tally. Crane was not living at home
when the burglaries We're committed,
but is now.
William Tate was the next witness.
He has been in jail since his arrest
and is handsome youth of II years.
His manner on the stand was that of
youth who posse sses keen sensibili-
ties. During the time he has been in
Jail he has spent much of his time in
drawing, having n decided talent for
it. He was the treasurer of the gang.
CORROBORATED CRANE.
His testimony was almost exactly
| identical to Cranes. He told of going
back to Surovitz' on the day after they
of l1f al .
eighty cents from Mike Surovitz for it.
The latter told him it was all they
could afford to pay as they ran the
risk of being arrested for buying the
stuff. He said they only sold forty or
fifty sticks of solder to the Surovitz's $
instead of about ninety, as was testi-
fed to by Crane
George Jenecke was recalled and
said so sticks of solder would cost 81.
For this the SurCvitz's paid eighty
cents. j. s. Lewis. superintendent of
the Iackawanna Lubricating works,
testified that the goods taken from
their place were worth $40 For these
si.72 was paid by the Surovitzs. n.
Andrew, brass turner at the works,
identified an apron found in Surovitz's
place as his property. The boys car
ried away part of their "swag" wrapped
up in 1t.
Harry Murray gave testimony cor
roborative of Crane and Tate and so
did James Walsh. The latter is a boy
Of twelve and wears knickerbockere.
He was a party to the burglary at the
Lubricating works and went with the
others at midnight to dispose of the
goods. Jacob Surovitz, when they were
leaving, told them to come around
again whenever they had anything to
sell. Henry Weasel. age II. who was
also in the party that night, corrob-
GRATED Walsh as to this remark. Both
of these boys live on the South Side.
and the Tate boys in Hyde Park.
That closed the testimony for yester-
day. The commonwealth has seycr raj
witnesses yet TO examine.
M'DAVITT CONVICTED
James McDavitt, a cab driver, vino
was employed last winter by James
Nealis, was tried before Judge Edwards
for negligence by bailee and e,nbezzle-
I mcnt. The negligence by bailee con-
sisted OF badly damaging a cab he was
driving on Feb. Q and the enbezzle-
ment Of retaining a fare of So paid to
him for Mr. Nealis.
The judge took the case of negligence
by bailee from the jury for the reason
that the act provides for the punish
ment of persons who hire a convey
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