The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-04


court opened yesterday morning. 1t
was very tame day, the putting over
of the councilmanic cases for a week
robbing the list for the day Of it's chief
element of interest. Judge r. w.
Archibald is presiding in the main court
room and Judge Fl. M. Edwards in
No. 2. Beginning today there will be
three courts. Judge David Cameron,
of Tioga county, will be here today
and preside in the superior court room.
Michael Routeskie. of Prlceburg,
pleaded guilty to charge of selling
liquor without q license and was SELL
fenced to pay fine of $500 and costs
and spend three months in the county
jail
Frank Backus and Barney MctIugh.
vagrants, who escaped from the rouii-
ty jail chain gang. and were rearrested,
pleaded guilty to the escape and were
given ten days each. Their original
term of imprisonment was for thirty
days for vagrancy and Bnckus' tern,
was within one day of expiration when
he escaped.
A verdict Of not guilty was taken in
the case of James Granville. boy of
IS years, who was charged with de-
frauding Mrs. Mary Mutfley. proprietress
of boarding house on Franklin ave-
nue.. Granville has been in the county
Jail awaiting trial since May 16. He
| admits owing the board bill but said
he made no false representations to
| Mrs. Muftley.
COSTS DIVIDED.
John Lisenske and John Momish
| were charged with breaking into a
room at Austin Heights and striking
the wife of George Huse, the prosecu-
tor. who denied the right of the men to
enter the place. The men denied the
| assault and said the breaking was
done under the power given by search
| warrant. The verdict was not guilty
| and the costs were divided between
prosecutor and defendants.
Judge Edwards directed verdict of
| not guilty in the case of Olley Platt
charged with the larceny of an over
| coat by John Toolan. Both parties live
a. Carbondale. The evidence did not
warrant the submitting of the case to
| the jury.
BY agreement verdicts of not guilty
| were taken. defendant to pay the costs,
| in the case of John Clark, charged with
assault and battery by Lavinia r. Sw-
CERT. and John Clark, assault and bat
terry. Arnold Swigert, prosecutor.
| Julia Woodbridge was tried before
Judge Edwards, charged by Julia An
| derson with being common scold.
They are both married women and last
August were neighbors on Ninth street.
Mrs. Anderson alleges that Mrs. Wood
bridge publicly abused her In most
vile maner Mrs. Lizzie Nolan. who
lived in the same neighborhood said
she had twice heard Mrs. Woodbridge
abuse Mrs. Anderson in terrible way
Her manner was that of a mad dog u
said Mrs. Nolan, referring to Mrs.
Woodbridge.
The defense was that there was trou-
BILE between the women over chickens
and that Mrs Anderson was the in
stigator of ii. The verdict was not
guilty, county to pay the costs.
SHE PLEADED GUILTY.
Mrs. Olympia Phillips. an olive tinted
daughter of Sunny Italy, pleaded guilty
of adultery. She alleged in defense of
her conduct that her husband turned
her adrift and said he did not care
what became of her. She was sem
fenced to pay a fine of 81, costs and
three months In the county Jail.
Alexander Goodwin was returned not
guilty In the case of Alexander Good
win. charged with assault and battery
by ]. II. Morfng. Both men live on
Phelps street. in this city. Goodwin
alleged that he was merely acting as Il
peacemaker between Morflng and a
man named Finnigan, who We're fight
ing.
John Swallow was returned not guilty
of committing an assault and battery
on Reese Jones. Swallow runs hotel
at Olyphant and it Is alleged that the
assault occurred while he was ejecting
Jones. Swallow denied having COM
mitted an assault and the jury believed
him.
Mary Haley. of Carbondale. was tried
before Judge Archibald on a charge of
assault and battery preferred by
Bridget Kilgannon. of the same place.
The verdict was not guilty and the
costs were divided.
William Thomas. charged with as
sault and battery by Miss Mary Swim
gle was tried in No. l, He denied the
assault. Both parties live in Carbon
dale and the trouble was caused by a
quarrel which began among children of
the families. Not guilty, costs divided,
was the verdict.