The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-15


Three more liquor cases were called
for trial yesterday in quarter sessions.
Mrs. Bridget Cooke, of rear Of 62S Min
eral street, was convicted OF keeping a
speakeasy, on testimony furnished by
Agents Wilson and Reid of the Mems
union. The case against Charles Raine
and his son John, in which II, Is.
Sturges is the prosecutor and the case
of Nicholas George, prosecuted by his
son-in-law, Anthony Ruddy,were given
to the jury just before adjournment.
1t was the general opinion that there
would be a conviction in each case.
Mrs. Cooke did not go on the stand
and offered no defense. Her attorney,
Joseph O'Brien, had to be content with
seeing that no irrelevant testimony
was introduced against her and with
watching out for some technicality on
which to trip up the prosecution. The
case was submitted without argument.
James II. Torrey and f. T.. Beers as
sisted in the prosecution. 1t was tried
before Judge Archibald. The jury ac-
companied its finding with recon-
mendation of extreme mercy.
The Raine case occupied all of the
O'Brien, with George NJ. Okell, looked
after the defense. Assistant District
Attorney Thomas, Mr.. Torrey and Mr..
Beers represented the prosecution.
Agent Robert Wilson, Of the Mems
union, occupied the prosecutors usual
place, while the nominal prosecutor, E.
b. Sturges, sat among the unlocking
attorneys, within the par enclosure.
Occasionally he walked over to the
prosecutors table to confer with the
counsel for the Mems union.
BUILT A LARGE HOTEL.
The Raines, three years ago, erected
a large hotel building at the intersec-
tion of the Boulevard and Olyphant
road and fitted it up with an expensive
bar and other accoutrements of a hotel.
At the 1899 session of license court
they applied for a license and were re-
fused, mainly because of the opposition
of the residents of the neighborhood,
headed by p p Carter.
This year the application was re
newed and again refused, the opposi-
ton, this time, coming not only from
the immediate neighbors but the Mems
union.
Despite the fact that court had twice
refused to give them a license, it APP
pears, they sold intoxicants all along
March 81 last Edward Wilcox, acting
at Mr.. Carter's suggestion, engaged
William Treibel. a nineteen-year-old
boy Of Elmhurst, and William Van
Buskirk and Clarence Mclean, OF
Madisonville, to accompany him to the
Raines' place and secure drink. They
slept over night in Mr.. Carter's house
and the next day, Sunday, April /, re-
peated their visit and besides buying
and drinking beer and liquor on the
premises, bought and carried away q
pint of whiskey.
This quartette related these things
yesterday, and produced the bottle OF
whiskey. None of them testified tC
having seen the older Raine about the
place on either of their visits.
On Cross-eXamination. Mclean ad
mitted that he had said recently he
was sorry for the part he played in the
affair, as he realized it was a put-uI
job, concocted by Garter. He also ad
mitted that Carter had given him some
money and told him that he would gel
more than his witness fees after the
trial.
TALKED WITH RAINES.
In answer to questions by Mr.. Tor
rey, the witness further admitted thai
Robert Raine a son of one defendant
and brother of the other, had been in
troduced to him the day before as Rob
ert Williams and had talked to hin
about the case while they were havins
a glass OF beer together.
Robert Reidy, of 1882 Sanderson ave
nue., was put on the stand to tell o
having frequented Raines' hotel anC
drank there. He began to equivocat,
from the very first question and Mr.
Beers was despairing almost OF get
ting the witness to tell anything, whel
Judge Archibald came to the rescu
with well, if the witness isn't sur
about the identity of the Raines plac,
suppose you let the sheriff take hin
up and show it to him." The squirm
ing witness was handed over to
deputy sheriff and escorted to Raines
hotel. When he returned, an hou
later, he admitted having visited tn
place once but could not recollect hav
ing drank anything there. Judg
Archibald acted several times as if h
was on the point of saying something
to Mr. Reidy, but desisted, possibl,
because of the danger Of prejudicini
the defendants case.
William Reidy, brother Of the pre-