The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-26

resided on CapouSe avenue. MoStOck
alleges that he gave RitzkO $40 to de-
post i'm the bank for him. This was
not done but it was admitted that
Ritzko subsequently returned $50 to
Mostock. The $40 is still in his posses
sion.
AFTER the commonwealth rested At
torney 7. +. Loughran, Ritzko's coun-
sci, asked the court to take the case
from the jury. This request was ..'
fused. The defense was that the
money was loaned 80 Ritzku and that
there was no understanding between
the parties that it was to he put cd,
the bank. The jury returned a verdict
of not guilty.
WATROUS ACQUITTED.
L. H. Watrous, foreman OF the citys
street flusnlng gang, was tried before
Judge Gunster for an assault and bat
terry on Michael Barrett. a cab uriVer.
On the morning of July last Barrett
attempted to drive over Il hose on Penn
avenue that was used in flushing the
street This angered Watrous and he
threw a wrench he had in his hand at
Barrett. Up to that stage prosecutor
ana defendant agreed in their stories.
Barrett alleges that the blow from
the wrench rendered him unconscious,
and that he was under the doctors
care for several days. Watrous says
he does not know that Barrett was hit
by the wrench. but he is certain that
Barrett was not rendered unconscious
for he got down from the cab and
went into the Conway house. Watrous
u nd /,
direct,u to pay the costs.
Michael GOggins. who was tried Mon
day for assaulting and robbing Thorn
as Ruddy at Bellevue last summer
was yesterday morning returned guilty
of assault and battery by the jury but
was eXOnerated of an intent to rob.
Goggins was at once called up for
sentence and the district attorney was
asked if there was anything additional
against the convicted man. Mr.. Jones
said there is a warrant charging Cog
gins with burglary in the hands of
Chief of Police Roblng, and thereupon
Judge Gunster suspended sentence UNI
til the next term of court.
The warrant referred to charges
Goggins with burglarizing the Krouse
store on Broadway a few days before
the assault on Ruddy
CIGARETTE CASE.
Mrs Abbidella Dolango was indict-
ed at the instance Of Mrs. Mary KiddIc
for selling cigarettes 10 minors but the
prosecutriX has moved away and a
verdict of not guilty was returned
This was tne first indictment of the
Kind in this county and the district
attorney expressed his regret that the
prosecutriN was not present. The SELL
ing OF cigarettes to children, he said,
Is an outrage, and if he had evidence
at ms command against the defendant
he would prosecute the case with all
possible vlgor.
John and Joseph Kilpatrick. two bows
who have given the police Of this CITY
untold trouble by their proclivitics to-
ward robbery and sneak thieverv were
on the list yesterday to answer charge;
OF robbery, but owing to the absence
of their counsel from the city the case
was put over until Thursday. The dis
trict attorney Informed the court that
they will plead guilty.
II. p Schloss, "A drayman of this
city, was tried before Judge Edwards
thony was the prOseCutriX. Mrs. An
thony and her husband were dealers
in dogs and for a time conducted a
business in this city. They decided to
move to BinghamtOn, NY. and Schloss
was employed to convey their effects
To the station. He was directed to
nav" TWO dogs sent by express but the
express officials refused to ship the
animals unless the express was pre-.
paid SchlOSS took the dogs to his
home and Mrs. Anthony paid the OK
press charges. Before the dogs were
shipped again Schloss alleges that one
of the dogs died and he sent the tain
of the animal to Mrs Schluss to prove
that it was dcad
Mrs. Anthony contends that the dog
did not die hut was sold by Schllss
To Louis Freedman. The vardic, was
not guilty.