The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-11

liot, was indicted for running gam.
bling house, yesterday entered a plea
Of guilty through his attorney, Joseph
O'Brien, and was sentenced to pay q
fine of SO and costs.
Salvatore Pendola and Givolana Pen.
dola were tried before judge Love,
charged with striking Charles Aronson
on the head with brick. Aronson is
employed in the store of b. Joseph
son in South Scranton. The defend
ants came in to make some purchases,
and during the trouble the brick was
thrown. The jury went out Just be-
fore court adjourned.
George Rashonsko was. returned not
guilty Of the charge Of committing an
assault and battery on Mary sullivan.
The defendant was directed, however,
to pay the costs.
Martin Walsh pleaded guilty to COM
mitting an assault and battery on
Ludwig Bernhardt, and was directed
to pay fine of $40 and costs.
Edward Flynn pleaded guilty to a
charge OF larceny and receiving, and
sentence was suspended.
Police Office David j. Davis was
tried before Judge Gordon on charge
of assaulting Mrs. Dora z. Williams,
of Eynon street, on July 3 last. 1t was
stated by the witnesses examined that
on the evening Of July Mrs. Will
liams, her husband and several rela-
tives took chairs, on the evening in
question, and sat on the sidewalk in
front of the Williams residence. Pa
trolman Davis came along and told
them to move. They did not do so.
and when he came along some time
later he used some force to remove
them. During the difficulty. it is al
legged that the officer assaulted Mrs.
Williams. He declares that the prose-
cutrix slapped him in the face, and
that he merely pushed her away from
him. The case was given to the jury
at $3.50 p. m. The verdict was not
guilty, county to pay the costs.
CASES CONTINUED.
On the application of Attorney John
r. Scragg, of counsel for the defense,
the case against Richard Little and
M. j. OTOOle, who are charged with
libellinG Colonel e. II. Ripple in the
ScrantOnian, was continued until the
next term.
In the libel cases Of Alderman John
p. Kelly, Deputy Constable Jacob ELL
man and Joseph Cross against Little
and O'Toole, verdicts Of not guilty
were taken before Judge Love. The
county will pay the costs. Judge Love
was moved to allow this action to be
taken by the statement of Attorney
John f. Scragg to the effect that Little
recently served a six months term of
Imprisonment for libel, and that he
had paid a fine of $3.50 imposed upon
him in the same case
In the case Of William Howell,
charged with being the father of the
child of Ruth Phelps, verdict of not
guilty was taken, Howells to pay the
costs.
A verdict of not guilty was taken
in the case of Thomas Mcclure,
charged with assault and battery by
Benjamin Vaughan. Mcclure must
settle the costs.
The jury in the case of Deputy
Constable Jacob Gilman. who was
tried Tuesday before Judge Gordon
for committing an assault and battery
on woman. returned verdict Of not
guilty yesterday, but directed Gilman
to pay the costs.
PIERCE NOT GUILTY.
Anthony Golden. OF Carbondale, ap-
peared as prosecutor in a case against
Tax Collector Henry H. Pierce. of the
same place. The prosecutor alleged
that the defendant approached him and
requested payment of certain taxes.
Some dispute arose, when the defend
ant. as the prosecutor testities, drew
a "black jack" from his pocket and
struck the prosecutor in the head with
it. using such force as to render the
prosecutor unconscious. The defend
ant denied ever having struck the
prosecutor. and stated that the only
trouble that occurred at the time men
toned was in connection with the dis
cussion over taxes. He stated that the
became so abusive that he
was forced to take him by the collar
and lead him out. The jury returned
a verdict of not guilty and divided the
costs.
Alexander Goodwin was acquitted of
assaulting and beating Tillie Van
Horn and the costs put on the county.
Attorney r. L. Levy represented the
defendant. The parties live on Wyo-
ming avenue, Pine Brook, and it an
peared that on one afternoon in May
last, when the defendant was endeay-
oring to quiet some parties engaged in
a scuff1e, he accidentally struck the
who had appeared for the
same purpose.
Tony Magnoti was acquitted of the
charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred against him by Ann Walters,
but directed to pay costs. The prose-
cutrix was tenant Of the defendant,
and on the evening OF the 10th Of June
some difficulty arose between them
over the payment of rent.