The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

Jurors are sometimes unpatrlOtlC anu
unsympathetic. Surely the jury thai
yesterday in quarter sessions court con-
victed John Chester Peck, of Carbon
dale. of assault and battery was not
made up of normal individuals.
John Chester Peck was one OF Roose-
velt's Rough Riders incidentally it
might be added that his name has often
figured on the criminal trial lists of
this county. He was one of the first
men in the charge up San Juan hill one.
year ago, or at all events he says he
was.
More than a year ago John Chester
had an argument with one Johr Wolf
an Austrian, about the relative merits
of the soldiers of America and Austria.
This was at Monkey Run. above Car
boudale. where the afterwards rough
rider was then residing.
John Chester said the American could
trounce anything in the world Wolf
dcmurred He had been an Austrian
soldier.
"ln going to be an American sol"
dior," proudly declared John Chester,
land I'll convince sou that America is
too much for Austria"
Ills demonstration was complete.
Thu John Chester quietly departed
and attached himself to the now famous
Rough Riders After they were mus
tered out he returned and was arrested
for his assault on Wolf. When ar
rdigned for trial before Judge Searle ir
quarter sessions court yesterday he
tried to place the responsibility for the
assault or q companion. Evan Thomas
That proved his undoinG. Had he
frankly admitted the facts the verdict
might have been different. His attor-
ncy, II. w. ThaYer. will ask for a light
sentence in consideration Of his clients
proud military record.
STEVENS WOMAN CONVICTED.
Jennie Stevens will spend six months
i'm the county Jail for keeping Il bawdy
house. When criminal court opened
yesterday morning the jury returned &
verdict Of guilty and Judge II. NJ. Ed
wards sentenced the woman 30 si>
months in the county Jail. She is q
Well-known character in the rcd-ligh
district and has been the central figure
in several dramatic and sensational
episodes during recent years.
In the case against her charging thc
ontcing of a minor female for immora
purposes, a verdict of not guilty wa!
taken The girl she was charged will
cnticing was Minnie Shoemaker, tn,
siXteen-year-od girl. who was tn,
principal witness against her in the
haWdy house case. 1t was apparent
from her testimony that the girl hac
not been enticed into the house and :
verdict of not guilty was therefore
taken
Mrs. Bridget McCabe. who was trie,
lawful relations with John BARLEY.
bOarder at her house, was returned no
guilty and the costs placed upon he
husband. Michael McCabe. In tw
other cases growing out of the sam
affair verdicts of not guilty We're taken
One charged John BARLEY with unlaw
ful relations with Mrs. McCabe and tn
other charged BARLEY and Mrs Nc
Cabe with committing an assault an,
battery upon the husband, Michael Nc
Cabe.
Stanley Majelski and Anthony Majel
ski of ThrOOD. We're found guilty %
striking James Cooper also of Throor
with a sprag and with their fists. TIL
defense was that Cooper and his cousi
were the aggresSOrS in the trouble an
that the defendants We're compelled t
y
verdict was guilty.
Joseph MumaVitch was convicted q
assault and battery on Constable Set
Smith, of the First ward, of this city
MumaVitch was under arrest when Il
broke away from the constable. Afte
he ran a short distance he picked II
a stone and hit Smith on the head. Th
defendant has been in Jail for seventy
five days and was allowed to go b
Judge Edwards with a sentence of 81
and costs
John Noone was tried for assault an
battery on Matthew Moran and his 81,
ter. Bridget Moran. The assault oC
CURED at wyoming avenue and Me-
street, this city. Moran alleges thai /
was going home one night, when Moor
assaulted him. His sister came to i
assistance and Noonc hit her in IL
mouth and broke one of her teeth. TT
defense was that ii was a general fgh
In the case in which Matthew Mora
was prosecutor a verdict of not gull
was returned and the prosecutor
rected to pay the costs. In the case
which Bridget Moran was proscCutri
Noune was returned guilty. He W;
directed TO pay a fine of so and cost
Albert Ivory, a cOlored man, Wa
convicted of keeping a bawdy hou'
at 3lG Raymond court. Chief-of-Polit
I,obling was the prosecutor. Thr,
white girls were recently arrested
the place who We're consorting Wi
colored men there. The girls are Coz
Acker. Nora Sheehan and Nell