The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29

| he said in explanation of his conduct.
He denied that his father was pres
ent when he purchased the goods and
swore positively that his father had
no knowledge of his transactions.
Jacob Surovitz, the father was the
| next witness. He denied having pur-
! chased any stolen goods and also de-
MED knowledge of his sons Illegal
| transactions. He has been in the junk
business twelve years and is also en-
gagged in the butcher business. The
| latter engaged most of his attention
and he was frequently in his shop from
o'clock in the morning until g. late
hour at night, so that he was in
manner ignorant of what went on at
his home.
Nathan Surovtz, brother of Jacob.
testified to the fact that the accused
spent nearly all of his time in his
butcher shop. That closed the testi-
mony for the defense and Attorney
Horn suggested that it be submitted
on the charge of the court District
Attorney Jones refused to consent to
this. The case was of such import
ance, he said that he would feel remiss
in his duty to the community if he did
not call the attention of the jury to a
cial consideration.
Mr.. Horn delivered the closing ad-
dress to the jury. He made a splendid
plea for the elder Surovitz and en-
deavored to show that there was no
evidence in the case to reasonably point
to his guilt. Mrs. Surovitz is dead, and
If he is convicted their six children will
be bereft of father and mother, and
have no one to care for them or prop
erly guide their footsteps.
District Attorney Jones followed with
vigorous arraignment of the accused
It is such men as the defendants who
fill the jails and penitentiaries with
thieves and burglars. because they offer
inducements to the young to steal and
train their footsteps in the ways OF
crimes. If the little boys who testified
in the case did not know they could
sell stolen goods to the Surovtzs they
would not have committed the burg
laries These junk dealers are men,
ace to the community, Mr.. Jones said,
and the jurors owed it to themselves
and the community at large to convict,
because of their transgressions against
the law and because of the moral effect
a conviction Will have.
Judge Gunster delivered a clear, con-
: else and thoroughly impartial charge
to the jury, and at $50 it retired to
deliberate. A verdict was agreed upon
early in the evening and sealed.
? BOYS WENT FREE.
r After the Surovitz case was given to
the jury, William Tate, George Tate,
: James Walsh, Henry Weasel, Harry
/ Murray and james Crane, the boy bur-
glars We're called UP and pleaded gull
) ty. Judge Gunster lectured them in 4
fatherly way and then suspended SEN
I tence and told them to go home ana
be better boys in the future.
Joseph Fitzpatrick, another small boy
law breaker. was arraigned for high
> way robbery. His Attorney, James
I Mahon, made a motion to quash the
e Indictment, but the court refused to
| grant it. District Attorney Jones de-
. cided that the would not have time to
try the case today and it went over
: until the next term of court.
Nerdicts of not guilty were taken in
the cases of Lungi Marineci, embez-
blement Joseph Catatrcse, prosecutor;
Mary Ann Maxwell, assault and bat
terry, Bridget Turner, prosecutrx; Ma
than Weiss, John Beuthen, Henry Hag-
er, public nuisance, Reese s. Davis,
| prosecutor. The latter were officials
Of Dickson City borough who were in
dicted because they faileu to keep the
roads of the borough in repair.
Mrs. Emma S. Swartz was charged
with perjury by w. l.. Hunter. The
latter owned a house in Carbondale
which he rented to Mrs. Swartz. She
| got behind in the rent and when she
wanted to move out Hunter would not
let her. They finally came to an un-
l derstanding, Hunter alleges by which
she was to leave a sewing machine
valued as S65 in his possession as secur-
ity for the rent.
When Hunter went to remove the
machine he was arrested at the in
stance of Mrs. SwarLz on a charge of
larceny. He alleges that Mrs. Swartz
was guilty of perjury when she swore
out the warrant against him. Mrs.
Swartz contends that she never agreed
to give Hunter the machine, as it was
: here only means of support. The Jury
returned verdict of not guilty.
TUCKER & Nancy CASE.
Before Judge Edwards in court room
No. Evan Tucker and Il. J. MaXey
of Carbondale, were charged with lar