The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-31
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
MONTROSE.
Special TO the Scranton tribune.

| Montrose, Oct. 30.--rhe campaign
wakes warm as election day draws
near and politics Is the al-absorbing
topic OF conversation.
| The grand jury of Susquehanna
| county IL now in session in this place.
over thirty cases will be presented
| to them by District Attorney Little
for their consideration.
captain II. +. Beardsley. of Mont
rose. was assistant grand marshal Of
the Republican parade at Suspuehanna
, on saturday and lie filled TIL, bill in
an efficient and military manner.
Sisters Mary Francis de Sales. Mary
Veronica, Mary Elizabeth and Mary
Charles, from the House of the Good
shepherd at Scranton, are soliciting in
Montross
Miss ELLA Jacoby has returned from
Tunkhannock, where she visited her
sisters. Miss Hattie NJ. c. Jacoby and
Mrs. ID. f. Lyons.
Lieutenant Leon Barron, of Com
pany G, Is critically i'll with peritonitis
at his home in South Montrose. Lieu
tenant Barron was i'll with the same
disease few months ago and had
not yet recovered his full vigor when
he was again stricken.
Mrs. l.. y. Knoll has returned from
visit to friends in Tunkhannock
Rodney j. Stark and wife were in
Philadelphia last week.
Miss Della Coon leaves this week for
an extended visit with friends in Bing-
hamton.
Mrs. w. j. Hannas has gone to
Scranton, where she becomes house
keeper in the family of j. ri. Ritten-
house.
f. NJ Gardiner. esq.,, of Forest City.
was in town yesterday morning at
tending to business in court.
Mrs. l.. II. Ciritfis and Mrs. l.. NJ.
Bunnell were guests of Dinock friends
on Saturday.
The Bryan meeting held in the ar
nory in this place on Saturday was a
very tame affair. The advertised
speakers failed to matarialize, as did
also any considerable number of the
faithful from out of town. j. NJ. kel-
ly. esq, NJ. S. Allen. esq, and r. S.
Searle, local lights of the Bryan firma
ment. made brief speeches and f. n.
Gilbert esq, a Bnghamton lawyer
was telegraphed for and reached here
in time to make fierce speech. in
which he attacked militarism and i'm
perialism. twin spooks of the Demo-
cratic Imagination. Editor Cruiser
presided. The seats in the armory
were only partially filed by the assem-
blage. which included a number of
Republicans, who appeared interested
and amused by the proceedings The
crowd was so small that no parade
was attempted, but Billiards. band, of
Hallstead marched about town to
work up a little enthusiasm.
large number of Republicans from
this place greeted Governor Roosevelt
at Susquehanna on Saturday and We're
delighted with the strenuous PERSONAL
ity of the vice presidential candidate,
and a number followed the governor
to Binghamton to hear him again that
night.
Three prisoners attempted to escape
from the Susquehanna county Jail in
this place yesterday. but were discov
cred by Sheriff MaXey in time to
thwart their plans. The men are
Thomas Breck, committed on the
charge of attempting to burglariZe the
Erie station at Great Bend several
months ago. and Michael Burns and
Frank Smith, charged with felonious
and aggravated assault. Sheriff
MaXey had become suspicious of the
men on sunday and had since kept a
close watch on their movements. Yes
terday he became aware that they
were at work upon the door of the
corridor. but he purposely concealed
his knowledge until about o'clock
in the afternoon, when, accompanied
by a deputy, the sheriff stole softly
upon the men and caught them red
handed. Discovering his approach, the
men beat a hasty retreat to =. vacant
cell, where they We're Immediately cor
raled, and, after being searched, were
placed in separate cells. On Breck was
found jack-knife, one blade of which
had in some way been Transformed
into Il saw, and another knife, SINH
larly treated was found hidden in
ventilating pipe in Il closet. On Buns
was found razor. The door on
which the men We're working Is doubly
fastened by brake and a lock. The |
bolt to the lock had been sawed off and
the lock smashed, but the brake was
intact so that even had the men not
been discovered it is doubtful If they
could have succeeded in gaining their |
liberty. This morning Sheriff MaXey |
laid information before Justice Court |
right and warrants We're issued charg- |
ing the men with breaking Jail. Off, |
Ger Conklin served the warrants and, |
assisted by the sheriff. the prisoners !
We're brought down and arraigned. |
They entered pleas of not guilty, and, |
after hearing at which Sheriff Maxey |
told his story substantially as given |
above, they were held to court in the |
sum of $500 each, in default of which |
they were remanded. j. M. Kelly, |
esq. appeared for the defense, and |
Searle McCollum, esq, represented the |
district attorney.
REV. s. A. DONAHoE