The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-19


the Montreal police they intended to
blow up a coal operators house, and,
being intercepted by the police, shot
them. Guilhot said to companion, in
pleasantly, something to this effect,
and the companion repeated the story
to the police in a greatly exaggerated
form.
In explanation of their possession of
the gas-pipe bomb. they said they had
prepared it with the intention of cele-
brating Fourth of July, which would
have been along in three days. 1t
wasn't bomb at all, they claimed, but
simply a home made "petard," as they
are called in France, used for the pur-
pose of celebrating great holidays like
the Fourteenth of July, which is to the
French republic what our Ever Glori-
Gus is to the United States. George
Buranz, gardener at the Dunmore
cemetery. they said, was associated
with them in their intended celebra-
ton.
When they had concluded their story
and answered a number of questions,
Judge Archibald frankly told Mr.. Har-
ris that he didn't believe it. The
"petard" yarn was a fraud, the judge
said.
At this, Mr.. Harris asked permis-
sion to withdraw his plea of guilty and
have the case passed upon by a jury,
that the story might be brought out
more in detail. The motion was grant
ed, and the case will likely come up
today.
A large assemblage of lawyers and
spectators crowded about the defend
ants as they related their story, in
tently interested in French conversa-
| tion. so seldom heard in the court
house. Rev. Father MacGoldrick spoke
the language just as readily and with
| the same accent as the Frenchmen
| themselves.
THE NEW FULL BENCH.
Judge Archibald called Judge Ed
wards and Judge Kelly to sit with him
| during the reception of the plea. II
was the first time the new full bench"
sat.
| Judge Kelly also conducted his first
trial yesterday. 1t was the last case
of the day to be called in No. 2, and
as there was a possibility of it con-
| tinuing into today, when Judge Kelly
IVES scheduled to relieve Judge Cor
| don. it was deemed best to have Judge
! Kelly take il.
1t proved, however, TO be of short
duration. Thomas Fitzpatrick, the de-
! fendant, was charged with attempted
| criminal assault on Mrs. Clarence
Humiston. The prosecutor failed to
appear and as County Detective Ley
shon had learned that they moved to
Windsor, n. Y, verdict of not guilty
was recommended by the district at
torney. This was done.
| By reason of the death of the de-
fendant, who passed away April 6, last,
a verdict of not guilty had to be en-
tered in the robbery case Of Wilicp IN
| Hunt against Michael Kearney and
] John Mackey This Is the Rockville
case, in which the defendants are ac-
cused of riflng the pockets Of the
plaintiff while he lay at the foot of an
embankment with a broken back, in a
pelting rain, and amid the wreckage
of his carriage, within reach of the
heels of the horse that had run away
with him. Hunt being the only wit
ness. and never having been able to
leave the hospital, the defendants es-
capped prosecution.
J. G.. Ollendike was returned guilty
of selling liquor to minors. John Hunt
prosecuted him.
Bridget Rainey failed to appear
against Hugh Mclaughlin, whom she
charged with selling liquor illegally
and assault and battery, and verdict
of not guilty. prosecutrix TO pay the
costs, was entered.
NOT GUILTY. PAY COSTS.
The same DISPOSITION was made oI
. the following cases for similar reasons
Chester M, Butts, embezzement, G. NJ
Greene. prosecutor: May Savage, lar.
, ceny and receiving, James Durkin
prosecutor; Michael F. Sweeney, as,
sault and battery, Mary Sweeney
prosecutrix.
A verdict of not guilty was directed
in the case of John Oleceki. a boy
charged by Chief Robling with stealinl
a brass beam from a scale at the Bar,
ber Asphalt plant on South Washing
ton avenue. 1t was proven that an
other boy gave il to him. 1t was worth
$40, and was sold to John Walsh, Z