The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-11

The second week of criminal court
| opened yesterday morning. with Judge
John =. Kelly presiding in the main
court room. In order to facilitate the
dispatch of business the murder case
was sent into No. 2, as soon as a jury
was drawn, and is there being heard
before Judge r. w. Archibald.
Judge David Cameron, Of Tioga
county, will be here again today and
will preside in No. 3. Judge Harmon
Yerkes, of Bucks county, was expected
here this week. but found it impossible
to come.
BY request Of District Attorney Jones
the case against Samuel Billiott,
charged with the murder OF Edward
Herbert. went over until the next term.
1t would consume the greater part of
the week. if tried and Mr.. Jones is
anxious to clean up the list SO far as
possible this week. as 1t is his last term
as district attorney. He believes it
better to leave few big cases to his
successor than q multitude of small
ones.
On motion of Attorney c. p. O'Mal-
ley. private counsel for the common
wealth, the following cases were con-
tinued until the next term: e. M.
Quackenbush, forging trade marks.
etc, John Gracy, prosecutor. L. NJ.
Quackenbush, forging trademarks.
ETC., James T. Wetherold, prosecutor.
ORIGIN OF CASES.
These are cases growing out Of the
| alleged placing on the market Of imi
tation patent medicines by Quacken-
bush and others. Mr.. O'Malley said 1t
would take the greater part Of the week
to try the cases and that 1t was Dos
sible they might be settled before the
next term.
Attorney George s. Horn presented
an affidavit from DIR. Dwyer. of Forest
City, setting forth that Joseph Kut-
| cavage of Simpson, who is charged
with assault and battery by Constable
Henry Pierce, Of Carbondale, was in
jured in mine accident and una BILE to
come into court. Attorney L. P. Wede-
man, private counsel for the prosecu-
tion, said they had information to the
effect that Kutcavage was seen on the
street Saturday and they had an idea
he was shamning. Judge Kelly direct
ed that the actual facts with reference
to the accused be ascertained, and II
he is in n fit condition he will be
Drought IN Tor trial.
Miss Kate Malloy, a small, deformed
little woman, pleaded guilty to selling
liquor without a license, on Capouse
avenue, this city, and sentence was
postponed until Saturday. A verdict of
not guilty was taken as to her mother.
Mrs. Mary Malloy, woman almost
eighty years of age. who was charged
with running a speakeasy at the same
place. Robert Wilson, agent for the
Municipal league, was the prosecutor.
CONSTABLE ACCUSED.
William Dougher. a constable Of
Archibald, was tried on a charge Of as
sault and battery on Gus Komroth.
charge of assault and battery on Kom-
roth's wife. The trouble was the re-
suit of an effort to serve a warrant on
Komroth at his home in Archibald. The
defense was that the komroths We're
the aggressors. The jury went out a
short time before the adjourning hour
and will report it's verdict this morn
ing.
Frederick Briggs was charged with
larceny and receiving by Nj. ]. Brown,
Of Winton. Judge Kelly thought it
properly a case for the civil courts and
directed a verdict of not guilty, but
sent the jury out to pass upon the
question of costs.
A mol pros, upon payment of costs,
was entered in the case of F. ]. Lun'y
and Catherine Lundy, charged with
selling liquor without a license.