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

Criminal court opened yesterday with
an unusually large attendance. one
Of the reasons for the attendance be-
ing so large was that an unusually
racy case was scheduled for trial. 1t
was that in which Wallace MCMullcn,
of CarbOndale, is charged with exhibit
ing photograph which shows his erst-
while inamorata. Lizzie May Tappan,
posing as Venus. Miss Tappan, who
is the prOsecutrix, alleges that it is a
composite picture, made up by pro-
cess familiar to photographers of her
face and some one elses figure.
The crowd at court was, however.
doomed to disappointment. McMullen
was not on hand. His attorneys, John
F. Scragg and II. G. Butler, presented
a certificate from DR.. Lamb, Of Car
bondale, setting forth that their client
was too ill to attend court.
An examination of the certificate dis
closed the fact that it was not dated
and Judge Archibald thereupon directed
the sheriff to bring McMullen in. Dep
uty Frank T. Ryan went after him
and found him lying in bed at his
room. He got up to open the door for
the deputy sheriff, however. When
told that he was wanted Immediately
in court he claimed he was too i'll to
leave his room, and referred the Of
ficer to his physician, DR.. Lamb.
The deputy visited DR.. Lamb and
the latter made out a certificate to
the effect that McMullen was suffering
from lumbago. He also stated verbally
that in his opinion McMullen should
not be compelled to leave his room
MMULLEN MUST APPEAR.
When Mr.. Ryan reported these mat
ters to Judge Archibald, the Judge
promptly directed the sheriff to have
McMulen in court this morning. The
sheriff will bring him down from Car
bondale. certificate or no certificate.
Al the last term Of quarter sessions
court James Connors, jr., of the North
End. who was n witness in an assault
and battery case inadvertently allowed
himself to admit that he kept a sup
or so for the accommodation of the
neighbors. Judge Archibald. who was
trying the case, directed that ConnorS
should be bound over to answer for
selling without license. Yesterday
Connors was called for trial and plead
guilty. Judge Archibald imposed the
usual punishment $500 fine and three
months in the county Jail.
The case of Earnest Hope and Will
liam Mooney, charged with breaking
into Handley & McLaughlin's store and
stealing therefrom a camera and other
articles, was called before Judge Arch
bald just previous to adjournment.
William Ferris plead guilty to steal
ing from his employer, Mrs. Ella NJ.
Phelps, and was sent up for six months.
Ferris was suspected by Mrs. Phelps
of periodical pilferings and she had
Detective John Moir test him. A
marked dollar bill was placed in Mrs
Phelps purse and the purse was left
on the seat Of the carriage one day
when he was driving Mrs. Phelps about
town on a shopping tour. When she
came out of the Globe store the dollar
was missing. Later ii was found in
the cOachman's possession.
A SOLDIER ACCUSED.
4 fury went out at adjourning time
TO pass upon the question of whether
or not Thomas Sayres, a Scranton
youth. stole a gold watch belonging
to Mrs. John II. Jones, of Harrison
avenue. Sayers served with the Second
Louisiana Volunteers during the more
recent unpleasantness and appeared at
the defendants table dressed in SOL
liers uniform. Mrs Jones left the
watch on her kitchen table while she
went up stairs, Dec. 10 last, and upon