The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-31

teCtiVc John Moir found the watch at
Davidow's pawn shop, and learned that
it was hooked for So on the afternoon
Of Dec. ~, by boy in soldier clothes,
VINO gave his name as Thomas Carter
Sayres was picked up on suspicion,
and after being identified by the pawn
broker, admitted that he pawned the
watch, but claimed he did it at the
solicitation of Thomas Carter. an acs
quaintance Of his, who, he claims, lives
in Pine Brook;
\ verdict of not guilty was taken i'm
the assault and battery case of Martin
Golden against his brother. Anthony
Golden. The defendant lost his wife
and child and was himself badly in
jurred all within month. and on this
account his brother did not have the
heart to prosecute him.
Thomas j. Davis plead guilty of en-
tcring John =. Prices store in TlVlor,
and stealing thcrefrom a church
Christmas tree fund amounting to 81.
He was caught red-handcd in the act
Judge Gunstcr sent him to the county
Jail for two months.
James HowiC, charged by Charles
Pilger with carrying concealed veal
ons, plead guilty and was given a
month in Jail.
GOT SIN MONTHS.
Peter Walsh, of Olvphant. was sent
up for six months by Judge Archibald
for stealing three suits or clothes from
! the house of John McAndrew. with
wnom he boarded. One of the suits
belonged to McAnirews son and he
was to have been married the next
IL ho 60
ed to disclose whether or not the suit
was recovered before the marriage
| took place.
In the larceny and receiving case of
n. ID. Rosenfelt against u. Lopatyner,
a mol pros was entered when 1t de-
veloped that the case was one of re-
plcvin rather than a quarter sessions
case.
Fred StuCkey was tried before Judge
| Archibald on the charge of felonious
| wounding, preferred by Harry Martin.
on July 20, 1898, Stuckey took Martin
for ride down the valley. They
| stopped at MAYORS hotel, at Old
Forge, and while Stuckey was inside
Martin took a couple of girls for a
| carriage ride. When he returned Stuck
| ey chided him for abusing the horse
| and this brought on a fight.
Martin says Stuckey hit him with
| the whip and then cut him with a
knife. Stuckey says Martin hit him
with the whip and then cut him with
| a knife. Stuckey admits using a knife,
| but says he used it in self defense.
| Martin denies having used either whip
or knife. With these sworn state
| ments to ponder on the jury retired
ia, loI N1.iti 4,
dict finding Stuckey guilty of aggra-
waited assault and battery. Judge
Archibald sentenced him to pay fine
| of 1926 and spend three months in the
county Jail.
LINE FENCE DISPUTE.
Michael Osborne and Peter Gard
| live on either side Of a line fence on
| Prospect avenue. They had a dispute
| about the fence and an assault and
| battery trial before Judge Gunster yes
| terday, with Gard as the prosecutor,
was the result
The assault and battery case OF
John Doud against John Murphy was
| in the jurys hands at adjournment.
The aggravated assault and bat
| terry case of William Cosgrove against
| Patrick Munley was continued.
A mol pros, upon payment of costs
| by the defendant was entered in the
| case Of Walter Capwell, charged with
| beating a board bill at the Grand Cen
| tral hotel.
Anthony Kane got on a drunk one
| night last November and threw cobblr
| stones through the windows of several
neighbors' houses. When arraigned
| yesterday for malicious mischief he
| plead guilty and was let off with thir-
ty days in Jail, He spent two months
| in Jail awaiting trial
The case of Annie Harwin against
| Joseph Mallery was continued. owing
| to the absence Of the prosecutriX, who
| is i'll.
A verdict Of not guilty was returned
| in the case of Charles LOskowski
| against Daniel Langorski and the de-
| fendant was directed to pay the costs
In the case of Norman Tuttle,
! charged by Albert Stiles with point
| ing pistol and assault and battery
| the jury returned a verdict of not gull
| ~ and divided the costs.
| FORGAVE HER HUSBAND.
Maggie James forgave her husband.
| William James, and Judge Archibald
| allowed him to go home on his prom
| Use not to do it again.
| Judge Allen Craig, Of the Monroe
| Carbon district, who was expected to