The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
HIS RIVAL KNITTED HIM.


Judge Mcclure was that of Joseph
Barrick, charged with aggravated as
sault and battery upon Matthew Sur
anko, Chief Robling was prosecutor
The affair occurred in Boulok's
boarding house on Capouse avenue,
day after pay day last June. Barrick
was calling upon a young woman to
whom Suranko was very much at
tached, was seated in the parlor with
her and Mr. and Mrs. Boulok playing
a game very popular among these peo-
pie and known by the American name
of cmpty-the- when Suranko came
in and became wroth
How it all started is not exactly
clear, but it ended in Suranko being
taken to the Lackawanna hospital with
three knife wounds in his scalp, and
BariCk to the station house.
Suranko admits he was drunk but
denies he started the fuss as Barriclc
claims. The latter AYERS that Suran-
ko pounced upon him. threw him to
the floor and was choking him with
both hands when he drew his pocket
knife and cut at his assailant to make
him loose his grasp.
Patrolman Potter who arrested Bar
the way to the station house he was
sorry he did not kill Suranko.
a contention of the defense was that
SuranEo, knowing he was in the wrong
did not want to prosecute and would
not have appeared against the defend
ant had not the police compelled him.
Attorney Charles lI. Oliver appeared
for the commonwealth and Attorney
Frank Loughran for the defense. The
jury was out at adiourning time.
BEFORE JUDGE ARCHIBALD.
In court room No. > Judge Archibald
was engaged in hearing q run of minor
cases. four being tried to conclusion
before the day was over.
\ not -guilty-but- pay the-cOst YER
dict was returned in an assault and
| battery case brought down from Dick
son City. James Muldcrig was the
defendant and he was accused of Sc
verely injuring a fourteen-ycar-o
boy, the son of Jacob LibeO, by striking
him on the head with u sprag. The
! boy was laid up ten days as a result Of
! the blow.
The defendants story of the affair
was accepted by the jury as a true
/
effect that he was on his way to work
! when a crowd of boys, among them the
Libeo boy, began to throw stones at
| him. He tried to frlghten them of
with threats and failing in this threw
a sprag into the crowd, not meaning
| to hurt anyone, but simply to put
chase to his tormentors.
Charles Lawson, l7-year-old Scran-
ton street lad was found guilty OF
abusing a horse which he hired from
! Liveryman Joseph Kelly, Sunday, Aug.
g. 1899. 1t was alleged by the prose-
cutOr that Lawson hired the horse say
ing he wanted to drive to Taylor, and
after having it out five hours brought
! it back found"red. The defendant ad-
mitted that he drove to Olyphant, but
denied that he in any way maltreated
! the horse. He further Contended that
| he noticed and remarked just after
! leaving the barn that the horse sweat
| ed very easily and appeared to be sick.
| The jury accompanied its finding with
! a recommendation of mercy He was
| fined $40 and costs.
! Hon. c. P. O'Malley appeared with
! Assistant District Attorney Thomas
| for the commonwealth. Attorney Joseph
| Jcffreys represented the defense.
| Warner HaVey was found guilty Of
| assault and battery on Mrs. Elizabeth
| Miller, and he and his father Stephen
| Havey were guilty of assault and bat
terry on Mrs. Miller's husband, Henry q.
| Miller.
The parties are co-tenants in Har-