The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-13

Common Scold Case from Vandling
with Spicy Features-other Cases
Heard Yesterday.
Mrs. Lena Gable, who was indicted
at the instance of Coroner j. j. Rob
crts for illegally practicing medicine,
was yesterday returned not guilty and
the costs placed on the county. No
evidence was offered on the part of
the defense
Mrs. Gable was brought prominent.
ly to the attention of the public some
months ago through her arrest in con-
neCtion with the death of q child OF
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, who then re-
sided on South Fillmore avenue. Mrs
Gable attended Mrs. Harmon during
her confinement. and IN the day fol-
lowing the birth of the child it died
Coroner Roberts held an inquest and
on the strength of the verdict of the
Coroner's Jury. Mrs. Gable was arrest
ed and indicted.
When the case was called for trial
Monday morning neither common
wealth or defendant were ready for
trial and the case was continued until
the afternoon and word sent to Cor
oner Roberts to he present. In tha
afternoon when the ease was again
reached Judge r. w. Archibald direct
cd that it 80 to trial. although Dis
trict Attorney Jones said he was un-
prepared owing 10 the fact that DR..
Roberts had not put in an appearance.
THE JUDGES COMMENT.
IF the coroner was very much in
terested in this case he would be here"
replied Judge Archibald. Just then
County Detective Leyshcn informed
the court that he had telephoned to
DR.. Roberts office and was informed
that he was on the way to the court
house.
I'VE will let the case go to trial"
the judge said, land you can proceed
with the case up TO the point where
you need the coroner. If he does not
come adjourn the court until morning
and have him here them
The cas-" continued 10 the point
where the evidence of the doctor would
| come in and then the case went over
| until yesterday morning. When court
| opencd the coroner was still missing
and the commonwealth rested. No
! evidence was offered fyr the defense,
! but Attorney G. s. Oliver, who an
| peared for Mrs. Gable, asked for bird
! IN" instructions for the reason that
! 1t mad not been shown that Mrs. Gable
| practiced medicine. What she prac-
/ tic"d was midwifery, which Mr. Oliver
! held is something which the law rac-
! ognizes as different from what is gem
! orally known as the practice of medi-
| cine
Judge Gordon refused to give the
binding instructions and sent the cas-,
10 the jury. a verdict of not guilty.
county to nay the costs was returned.
lhe coroner appeared Few minutes
after the case was given to the jury.
THE SPEOTA CASE.
Before Judge Archibald Yesterday
morning the trial of Joseph Speota. of
Dunmore, was resumed. He was
charged with feloniously wounding his
father Pasquella Speota, and ATTEMPT.
ing to feloniOusly wound Michal Res
tine. SDeota went on the stand and
denied that he had a revolver on the
night the alleged crimes were COM
mltted and therefore that he could not
nave shot anyone or attempted tc
shoot. The jury found him not guilty
OF felonious Wounding, but guilty of
felonious attempt, He was fined 50;
and costs.
Louis Ackerman. a junk man of this
city, was tried for the theft of iron
from the farm Of Fred Holderle. in
Greenfield township. a barn on the
farm burned down some time ago and
it was alleged by the prosecutor that
Ackerman took from the ruins the iron
remnants of certain wagons and farm
implements destroyed in the fire. II
was shown that ACkerman did not com.
NIT the theft charged, and the Jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty and di.
rected that the prosecutor pay the
costs
Charles Goots and Carrie Goots failed
to appear to answer charge of selling
liquor without a license and their balls
were forfeited and Capiases issued fol
them. The bail of Charles Zelinsl<y
charged with assault and battery by
Joseph KutCavage, was forfeited fo,
the same reason, but the forfeiture wa,
subsequently stricken off on it beinG
shown that Zelinsky Is i'll. He re-en
tered bail, Peter Dulsky becoming hi
bondsman in the sum of $780,
LLOYD ON TRIAL.
Albert Lloyd, a boy of sixteen, VIII.
resides in North Scranton, was tried
on charge Of stealing money from
the store of a. Huskovitz, Of NortI
Main avenue. The prosecutor and hi
brother testified that the accused II
the person they saw running from Tn,
store on the night of the theft. II
had a pocketbook in his hand. which
he had taken from the money drawer
Lloyd said he was standing onposit
Huskovitzs store on the night of m
theft and saw a little boy in kne
breeches run out of the store and dowI
North Main avenue. The boy did no
0Dpear to be more than nine or ter
years of age. a number Of Lloyd
companions gave similar testimony.
When under examination Lloyt
admitted that he was arrested for ;
number Of thcfts in North Scranton
and had been in the House Of Refug
for his light-fngered work. He wa
, released from the refuge about a montl
before the theft with which he Is nov
charged, The case was given to tn
jury at 3,45 p. m.
Verdicts of not guilty were returne
yesterday morning in the case of Pete
Burke, charged with larceny and re
ceiving by Chief of Police RNbIing, an,
Mrs. Mary Yagoda, charged by Con
stable Fred Addison Of Old Forge, wit
selling liquor without license at tina
place. The cases We're tried on Mon
day.
! William Davies was indicted for be
| ing the father of the child of NTortl,