The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
TUNKHANNOCK.
ial 20 the Scranton Tribune.

Special 90 the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, June 16.-The regular
June term of quarter sessions court
convenes here on Monday next. The
criminal business for the term is like
ly to be light, and two common pleas
cases have been set down by agree
ment of attorneys for trial at that
time. They are the eieCtment suit of
II. Is. Keeler VS.. Asa II. Frear and
w. Il. Little, involving the title to
tract of land in Overheld township,
which defendants claim through a
treasurer's sale for taxes. The other
is the suit in equity of Sarah Wood
VS.. Byron Carpenter, which comes
down from Factoryville. The first of
these is set down for Wednesday and
the equity suit for Thursday of next
weeh. a number of matters on the
argument list will also be heard at this
term. The argument list is as follows:
Il. n. Piatt, bearer, VS.. ]. =. Harpe,
rule to open judgment; l.. T.. and Maud
y, Girton VS. Lehigh Valley Railroad
company, rule for new trial (two
cases.; In re, estate of Charles Har-
ris, rule for citation on administrators
OF George Jayne, deceased, to file ac-
count; DIR. c. II. Dana VS.. B. L. Bid
dlenan, rule to open judgment: e. :.
Ilandrick VS.. II. Billings, rule to open
judgment; in re, lunacy of Richard
Bird, rule to revoke appointment of
committee: in re, account of John Den
nison, guardian of T.. G. Dennison, jr.,
exceptions to final account: George
Brungess vss Arch Wildrick, certiorari
Frank e. Engleman VS.. Whildin Fos-
tel, rule for judgment for want of
sufficient affidavit of defense; DIR. j.
Biles VS.. r. e. Basler. certiorari; John
IlealiX VS., James Keithline, certiorari:
John o. Davis VS.. Mahala Gallup, ex-
ecutriX, certiOrari; II. j. Shaylor VS..
v. II. Davis, sheriff's interpleader, rule
for issue; Frank ]. Schooley VS.. Jud-
son Luteg, sherfts interpleader rule
for issue; James J. Schooley VS.. Jud-
son Luteg, sheriff's interpleader rule
for issue; Jacob H. Opper and wife,
assigned to Gordon ID. Garfield, VS..
Joshua Zacharias, rule to show cause
why judgment should not be opened
Claud d. Titus VS.. Nina f. Titus, pc
tition for alimony, p. d. |. filed, rule to
show cause; commonwealth VS.. r. II.
Evans, rule for new trial: Harry HUI
birt VS.. Frank j. Spaulding, shcriff'.S
interpleader, rule for issue. The above
pleas cases will in all probability oc-
cupy the attention of the court dur
ing the whole week.
Some excitement was occasioned up
around Mehoopany, this county, yes
terday afternoon by the arrest OF n
horse thief. The fellow had engaged Il
horse and buggy of Hughes Brothers
livery of Kingston on Wednesday last,
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ing. When the gig did not come back
the prorrietors became anxious and
went out after the man. He was
traced up through Lehman and other
places and finally located at Forkston,
this county, and a warrant issued by
Justice f. j. Kintner. of Mehoopany,
was placed in the hands of Constable
Elmer Swetland ard the man arrested
and brought before Squire Kintncr,
who committed him to Jail. While
waiting for the train to bring him to
Tunkhannock he succeeded in secret
ing fiVe-pOund weight in his pocket
and when the opportunity offered it,
self he made good use of 1t by strik-
ing the constable on the head and
knocking him down and making
break for the woods. He was recap
tured and handouts Placed on him
and he was then brought to Tunk-
hammock and lodged in Jail. He was
taken 20 Wilkes-B Barre an the morning
train this morning by Sheriff Gray and
will stand trial there.
The funeral of the late Perry S. Bill
irgs tool; place at his late residence
yesterday afternoon, with Rev. Fl. H.
Wilbur officiating, assisted by Rev. 8.
G. Hodge. The pall-bearers We're F. y.
Avery, II. Avery, Cyrus Miller, f.
: Sittser, S. Judson Stark and E. d.
Furman. The intermcnt was at
Sunnyside cemetery.
Tho case OF Henry Reynolds VS.. Seth
B. Squiers was heard before Asa s.
Eecler, J. f. Sickler and w. D. Samp-
son, as arbitrators, at the court house
yesterday, and an award filed in favor
of the plaintiff for S25. Henry Hard
ing appeared for plaintiff and James
w. Piatt for the defendant,