The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19
PITTSTON NEWS
Another Murder at Duryea and the
Alleged Murderer in Jail-How
Sunday Was Observed in the Sub
urbs-Other Items of Interest That
Was Caught UP Last Night.

Was Caught UP Last Night.
Duryea, bound to sustain it's reputa-
tion as the champion of both counties
in the criminal calendar, succeeded on
Saturday night in adding another MUIR
der to it's long list of crimes, and to-
night Thomas Lambert lies cold in
death, the result of a blow by a deadly
bludgeon in the hands of his brother
in-law, James Tomilson. Lambert, ac-
cording to the speech of the people,
was of a quarrelsome disposition, and
especially so when in drink. This hap
pened on Saturday, when, after receiV-
ing his monthly pay, he went home at
a late hour and at once commenced to
abuse his wife. The latter's brother,
Tomilson hearing the disturbance, went
into the Lambert home and eXpostu-
lated, and, for his service, was pitched
upon by Lambert. Tomlson who, it
seems, was armed for occasions of this
kind, drew from his pistol pocket what
is known as q "billy," and dealt a blow
upon the head of Lambert, which put
a quietus on his earthly career. Lam
bert went down like a felled OK. Neither
sensibility or animation was percept-
ible, and when DR.. Pier arrived on the
scene he found that there We're no pro-
fessional services for him to perform.
Tomilson was placed under arrest; in
fact, he wished this, as he assisted the
constable in doing SO, and was taken
to Wilkes-B Barre to await the action of
the grand jury The past history Of
those implicated in this last tragedy
has been one of hard lines, and it seems
that retribution speedily came in this
unfortunate case.
The first annual shoot of the Black
Diamond Gun club will meet on their
grounds on July 4, and twelve events
will be competed for by the very best
amateurs in this and Lackawanna
counties. w. II. Stroh, who holds the
state championship medal, has made
all arrangements and the occasion will
perhaps be one of the most attractive
events of the kind held in this city.
1t was just one year ago yesterday
since the body of John Houston was
found on the roadway between Smith
vile and the Boston works, and for
which his brother stood trial for COM
mitting the crime.
Up at SmithVille on Saturday night
and yesterday, things were about in
the same condition as they are up in
Duryea on a we'll regulated payday.
There were two weddings, any amount
of disturbances and only one officer
Bob Curtiss-Was in that neighborhood
to cope with the unlawful element
The way things looked last night, it
was very evident that Sabbath rules
were very much forgotten, and it is
doughnuts to toothplcks that the Flor
ence company will not have enough
men on hand this morning to operate
| their works. Out at the Boston works
the italians held their monthly levee
and the large delegation of that nation
alty who congregated in the Patch"
and indulged in one of their old time
| Qualifications, made the observer imag-
inc he was not resident of the Key
| stone state. There was no serious dis
| turbances here, but as one of them
! said to the reporter, they We're only
repeating the custom OF their mother
| country.
! William Fareday, Of Old Forge, and
| with William Connell & Co., in their
| Lawrence store, was the guest of John
! Moore and family at his hospitable
! home on the old Wilkes Barre turnpike,
| and The Tribune reporter who called,
| on his trip oyer the boulevard, was only
too glad to meet and mingle with the
| large family gathering he found on Mr.
| Moore's extensive estate. The disin-
terested kindness which this old couple
extend to their friends is something
that cannot be but always remembered
by those who have called and enjoyed
! their hospitality.
The night man had his hands full
last night at the Delaware and Hudson
depot. A lot Of people both male and
female We're the cause but with his
usual deXterity, cleaned them up.
Street Commissioner Carroll received
orders on Saturday night that his SER
vices We're no longer required. This
was in accordance with an order of the
court. The proceedings were instituted
by Mayor Harding, and according tc
this it seems that the mayor is still
mayor.
Alexander Dryden, superintendent OF
the Pennsylvania Coal company, ar.
rived in the city yesterday morning
ana spent the day at the Schooley
mine. In conversation with The Trib.
une's representative last evening ht
stated that the water was gaining de.
spite every effort that was being made
and that il was impossible for him n