The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-02

On motion Of District Attorney Jones,
a mol pros. was entered yesterday i'm
the false pretense case against 5. ID.
HOsmer, the alleged insurance swind-
Ter. He had made restitution to DR..
F. D. Brewster. the prosecutor and the
others whom he was accused of Swind-
ling, and as they did not care to push
the case, court agreed to accept a ver-
dict of not guilty. upon payment of
costs by the defendant.
II appears that Hosmer was not the
real swindler. but simply worked a
game that was ConcOCted and directed
by another man in York state. Hos
mcr's father has had "A warrant issued
for this mans arrest. At ali events,
there was little chance of COnVicting
Hosmer His Otfense was more uf a
sharp trick than an nfraCtion of the
laws.
The same action was permitted in
the case of John and Amelia Wisniski,
charged by County Detective Leyshon
with selling liquor without a license,
Walter II. J. Moran. newsboy. en-
ploycd by Robert A. Merrick, of PrOVi-
dence. was tried for embezzlement be-
fore Judge Gunstcr. He was accused
collections. He denied it stoutly, and
SO impressed the jury with his inno-
cence that it acquitted him after being
out only few minutes
BARROTO ACQUITTED
Jacob Barroto, of priceburg. charged
by Mrs Annie Carmota with an assault
on her 14-year-old daughter. was de-
clared not guilty. and the prOsecutriX
was directed to pay the costs. Barroto
paid $40 to settle the case when it was
first before the squire, but was rear
rested. Refusing To settle 1t some more
he was dragged into court
\ jury was out at adjournment time
on the assault and battery case of
Ernest Lowenstein against I'm Muir
ply. This is a part of the same affray
in which Murphy assaulted John Doud
and for which he was convicted on the
previous day. LowenStein. it appears
thought to restrain Murphy and was
himself handled rather roughly. Muir
ply claims LOwenstein was the ag-
Sressor, and exhibited knife-wound
on the head as an indication of Low
enstein's aggressiVeness.
Theodore JurkaVitZ. of Old Forge,
plead guilty of beating his wife, but
took the precaution to have his wife
on hand to plea for mercy for him.
Judge Archibald let him go.
Herman Levy was charged before
Judge Archibald with the theft of a
cigar sign from John W. Kirby He
admitted taking the sign, but did so,
he alleges, under claim Of ownership
Judge Archibald declared ii to be case
for the civil court.
NJ. ROsenhuth was found guilty of
the charge of assault and battery, pre-
ferrea against him by l.. Friedman.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Frank GydOn, an Olyphant police
man. had the effrontrN to protest
against Il cock fight in a Speak-easy,
at Olyphant, one Sunday morning last
summer The crowd attacked him, and
in the scrimmage one, Martin Rugan,
had his head dinged in several places.
Yesterday Gydon was tried for assault
and battery, but the jury said not
guilty and put the costs on the county
Anthony Durkin and Joseph Payton
were acquitted of the charges of malic-
ious mischief, preferred by Dominick
Degutis and Jacob Platte, and the
county was directed to pay the costs.
George Bregan was declared not
guilty Of assault and battery and his
accuser, Patrick Carney. was directed
to pay the costs.
There was christening at Archibald
last Christmas. TOmaso Naso didn't
like the way things were going and
sought to enliven the occasion by firing
off a pistol. Guiseppi Altonna thought
Naso fred at him and had him arrested
for felonious attempt
Judge Archibald yesterday believed