The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-14
JUDGE JOHN P. KELLY.

Judge Kelly yesterday refused to
quash the indictments in the cases
against w. Mittleman. charging him
with trafiicking in registered bottles A.
NJ. Morse, prosecutor, and Nick Capiel-
10, similarly charged by Henry Ulrich.
Thomas Moffatt pleaded guilty to
committing an aggravated assault and
battery on Dennis Lally. Both are
young men and one Sunday last sum-
mer they had a quarrel and adjourned
to a field to settle it by a resort to their
fists. Moffatt drew a revolver and fired
three shots at Lally very seriously in
juring him. He will be sentenced Sat-
urday.
The case of Michael Gallagher.
charged with selling liquor without
license on ClearView avenue, North
Scranton. was given to the jury yester-
day morning and it agreed upon ver-
dict after about an hours deliberation.
The verdict was not guilty and the
costs We're placed on the county. The
case was tried last week and the jury
disagreed.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in
the case of Joseph Kabet, charged by
Jacob Hull with pointing pistol. The
defendant will pay the costs.
Ferdicts of not guilty were taken in
two cases of embezzlement against
John Dubie and he was directed to pay
the costs. The prosecutors We're Steve
COssack and Michael Smith.
When Edwa 1 f. Connor was az
raigned charged with embezzlement
by p. a. Barrett. local representative
Of the Elmira Telegram. John J. Muir
ply raised the point that the offense.
if any had been committed. was barred
by the statute of limitations. The al
legged cmbeZzlement was in the spring
OF 1898, and Connor was not in
dicted until November Is. 1900. This
was more than two years after the date
of the offense and the statute of limita-
tons interviewed. a verdict of not
guilty was taken by direction of the
court. The same action was taken in
the case of p. j. Hogan. who was also
charged With embezzlement by Mr..
Barrett. The same facts governs the
case. Both men We're employed as
agents by Mr.. Barrett.
John Sovic, George Sovic. Steve
Sankoskia and John Rosmoskia were
arraigned on a charge of larceny and
receiving in Connection With a raid on
al
that an error was made by the justic.
of the peace who sent in the case in
not disposing of it in summary man
ner and Il verdict of not guilty was
taken and the costs placed on the
county.
John Richard was tried on Il charge
of assault and battery preferred hv
David Nj. Davies. Both men residn
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growth of trouble during the late
ers' strike. The verdict was not gu
and the costs We're placed on the
county.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in
the case of Frank Garrison charged
with larceny and receiving by Doret
Tnsley. A verdict of not guilty was
also taken in the following cases: Isa-
bell Webb. adultery. Thomas Leyshon,
prosecutor: George Powers, defrauding
boarding house. w. H. Whyte. prose
cutor; Samuel \. Benjamin, false pre-
tense. w. +. Clifford. prosecutor; John
Mcdonald, assault and battery, Will
lam Stoltz. prosecutor; Isaac Seidman,
cmbezzement Philip DenovitZ, prose-
cutor; John Ridgway, false pretenses,
William Craig, prosecutor.
A mol pros. on payment of the costs
was entered in each of the following
cases: Max Routeskie, selling liquor
without a license Thomas Leyshon.
prosecutor; Washko Krinock, Thomas
Prormsky larceny and receiving, Will
lam Shanum, prosecutor; George S.
Brock, selling liquor on Sunday,
Thomas Leyshon, prosecutor.
When court adjourned William Gal
lagher, Martin Farrell and Daniel Shea
were on trial for throwing a stone
through the windows and trying to
break In the door of the hotel of man
named Jones at MinoOka.