The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

port OF the child until IL Is seven years
of age.
Griffith Thomas and Harriet Thomas
pleaded guilty to statutory burglary
and will be sentenced Saturday. While
drunk one night n few months ago
they broke the window of James Savil-
les oyster house in North Scranton
and stole some oysters.
John MCHale and Walter Malta were
returned not guilty of burglary. One
night early i'm the summer they broke
"a window in the basement of Charles
Wenzel's saloon on West Lackawanna
avenue and were supposed to be at
tempting to break into the place. The
defense was that they were drunk and
Malta fell down the cellar steps break
ing the window. McIIale went down to
bring up Malta and then both were
discovered by the occupants of the
building and afterwards arrested. The
jury believed their story and acquitted
them.
VERDICT OF GUILTY.
In the case of Wodslaw Stachowitz,
charged with malicious mischief, a
verdict Of guilty was returned. The
case was tried before Judge Searle
Tuesday.
John Pateska and John Weber. who
were tried before Judge Searle for
rObbing Dominick Ambrose of $50 on
n road leading from Austin Heights to
this city, We're returned not guilty.
William Griffin who was tried before
Judge Edwards Tuesday for statutory
burglary was yesterday found guilty
of receiving stolen goods and was
fined 81 and sent to the county Jail for
seven months.
\ verdict of not guilty was taken in
the case of George +. Jacobus charged
with larceny by bailee by A. +. Rey-
noldson. James j. Rogers did not ap-
pear to answer a charge of malicious
mischief preferred by Sarah Martin
and Il verdict Of not guilty was taken.
A capias was issued for Constantine
Rochefski who is charged with rob-
berry by John Novyask. The defend
ant failed to appear for trial.
Bridget Shcchan was indicted for
being a common scold at the instance
of Alex. Dunn, sr., but when the case
was called yesterday verdict of not
guilty was taken.
NerdiCtS of not guilty were taken in
the cases of assault and battery pre-
ferred against John NJ. Barrett by
Catherine Gilmartn and Anna Gilmar-
tin. The parties live at Carbondale.
GRADY NOT GUILTY.
Patrick Grady was tried before
Judge Edwards for poisoning the pig
of Patrick Moore. The defendant al
lee that the case is a spite action
and that he was not guilty of the
and decided that the prosecutor pay
the costs.
Azariah Wolfenden was found guilty
of shooting Albert Gislon in the shoul-
der with a shot gun. The parties re-
side at Maytield and Gislon had en-
deavOred to get up a Irritation with
Wolfenden's girl, This angered the
latter and ne rushed to his house and
secured his shot gun and then shot
Gislon in the shoulder, fortunately
wounding him but slightly. Wolren-
den was sentenced to pay fine of 81
and spend thirty days in the county
Jail
In the case of the commonwealth
against Thomas Lyons charged with
embezzlemcnt by r. $. Huing the
court directed that bill Of particu-
lars be filed today.
Judge Searle directed n verdict of
not guilty in the case against Anthony
BCrtnick charged with robbery by
Michael Lissick. The men live at
Park Place and Lissick boarded with
Bortnick. The commonwealth did not
make out case anu conviction was
not asked for.
John ChesterPeck was yesterday sem
fenced by Judge Searle to pay a fine of
s25 and spend six months in the county
jail.