The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-13
LOOKS BAD FOR COLE.
He Is Charged with Taking Money
from a Prisoner and Allowing
Her to Escape = Coles Version

FRANK MOlaSkl anu MARY HOSlOSkl,
who eloped from this city last week,
and incidentally took with them 1924
and personal property to the value of
800 belonging to John Kosloski, the
husband of the woman, were brought
back from Hazleton yesterday by Con-
stable John Newman, of Alderman
Mlletts court, and Constable Lough-
ran, of Hazleton, and committed to
the county Jail in default Of $500 bail
each to answer the charges of larceny
and adultery.
shortly after the couple eloped Kos
loski swOre out a warrant before AL
derman Millett. charging the woman
with deserton and the man with lar
ceny. and it was placed in the hands
of Deputy Constable w. N. Cole, who
went to Hazleton on Friday, accom-
panied by kosloski. They found the
couple and while they We're waiting
for Molaski to change his clothes, the
latter made his escape by jumping
from a second story window.
The woman was placed under arrest
and agreed to accompany kosloski and
Cole back to Scranton. According to
her own statement. she says they left
HaZleton at 3.O5 and arrived in
Wilkes Barre at 11.3O p. IN. I'VE could
not catch a train for Scranton" she
asserted, so the cunsta BILE asked me
if l would stay at Il hotel. We got
away from my husband and went
there. Early in the morning he came
to my room. awakened me and said
if would give him $50 would be per-
mitted to escape l gave him the
l..r.
HaZlcton.
The husband, believing that the
prisoner and constable had come
through to Scranton, returned home
Saturday and not finding them. sough:
cole for an explanation. He was in
formed that she had escaped from the
constable. Meantime Molaski had re-
turned to his boarding place in Halle
ton, where he was again joined by the
woman on her return from Wilkes
Barre.
The victim alleges that he paid Cole
IS for going to HaZletun and that he
also took $1J from the woman in n
Hazleton restaurant. Becoming ia
ccnsed at the constable. kosloski pro.
cured another warrant on Saturday
from Alderman Millett. charging the
couple with larceny and adultery, and
| returned TO Hazleton the same even-
ing.
The warrant was placed in the
hands of Constable Loughran who in
company with Lieutenant Wallace ard
Constable Airey, went to the house,
| and had just entered when a six-foot-
| ed Polandcr struck Loughran n stun
| mig blow on the eye. The other ofi +.
| GERS ran to his rescue and succeeded
in arresting the woman and her para
| mOur.
Word was sent to this city of the ar
rest and Consta BILE John Newman went
| to Hazleton yesterday and together
| with Constable Loughran brought the
prisoners back. They were given a
hearing before Alderman Millett yes
| terday afternoon, and in default of
bail both were committed to the county
| Jail.
Constable cole, when seen yesterday
by "A Tribune man, gave the following
as his version of the story:
Friday | went to Hazleton with
Kcsloski. We went into this house at
No. 3 Hazleton street, and there we
| found the woman and crowd of Po-
landers. One of them got up as we
| entered and walked out. I didn't think
anything of it at the time. but after
| ward Kosloski, who was drunk. said
| to me: Why didn't YOU arrest that
man? 1t was Molaski.'
I'VE soon after left for Scranton. We
stopped at Wilkes-B Barre and. as | had
no warrant for Mrs. Kosloski's arrest,
/ told her she could go back to Hazle-
ton, as her husband had been swear
| ing at and abusing her all along the
| way.
"He also said that he wouldn't pay
for her car fare. AS an instance of
how drunk he was, tell YOU that he
took $50 in bills which the woman had
| and tore them in pieces"
Constable Cole also asserted that the
| woman told him that Kosloski has a
wife in the old country. She herself,
Cole says, has never been married to
kosloski, but has merely been his
housekeeper.