The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-20

of Bill Collector Being Scalded by
Woman.
Three weeks ago, be it more or less
by few days, an Hungarian, or Po-
lish or Slav woman, as the case may
be, down in Rendham, Midtown, Jeru-
salem, or some other patch" in Old
Forge, scolded collector for
n merchant to whom she owed a bill.
The whole court machinery of Lacka-
wanna county has been set in motion
as a consequence.
The woman was Mrs. George Du-
lange. A warrant was sworn out for
her arrest on the charge of disorder
ly conduct. Constables DavisAf the
Fourth ward, and Timothy Jones, of
the Fifth ward, were entrusted with
the serving of the warrant. They went
to the house July II last and en-
countered the husband in the yard,
milking the COW.
Just what occurred is in dispute. The
husband says he simply told the ofll-
GERS his wife was not at home. The
officers say he abused them and acted
in a generally disordarly manner. At
all events, Dulange was arrested and
taken to Squire Foley's office where
Constable Jones prosecuted him for
disOrderly conduct.
The squire fined Dulange So and
costs, amounting all told to $12.51. In
default of payment Dulange was COM
mittad to the county jail and the COM
mitmcnt given in charge of Constable
Davis.
PLACED IN STATION HOUSE.
On the way up through West Scran-
ton Constable Davis took his prisoner
off the car and lodged him in the sta
tion house. This was at o'clock at
night. Dulange was allowed to remain
in the station house until the next
morning.
His friends made the claim that his
whereabouts were lost to them and
that when they sought him to have
him released on bail they could not
find him. although they looked every
where except the right place.
Attorney p. F. Loughran was en-
gagged to find him and have him re-
leased and succeeded. An attempt was
made to get him out on habeas corpus
proceedings, but Judge Archibald would
not allow it, ruling that the commit
ment was regular The prisoners
friends contented themselves with taxi
ing an appeal and giving bail.
The Scrantonian of last Sunday con-
tanned a thrilling account of the affair
in which two merchants of Old Forge,
| Messrs. Schwartz and Sommers, were
made to appear as being the cause of
Dulange's alleged persecution. The
two merchants had Attorney Lough-
ran arrested for libel and the hearing
is to take place today before Alderman
Kasson.
Yesterday Attorney Loughran, repre-
senting Dulange. instituted proceedings
to recover $4,000 damages from Con-
stable Davis ir a cause of action of
which the following is a statement:
THE STATEMENT.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the suggcs.
tion and to the use of George Dulange vs.. John
j. Davis, constable, and Thomas d. Beyan,
surety.
To the Prothonotary of Lackawanna county:
Issue summons in truspasS rcturnahlc accord
ing to rule, in the above stated case, and on
| bond, a copy of which is hereto attached and
| made party thereof. p. +. Loughran,
Attorney for Plaintiffs
use of George Duange, complains of John j.,
Davis, and Thomas d. Bcvan, bail defendant, Of
| the plea that they render to the said plaintiffs
the sum of $1,000 which they owe to and un'
| Justly dctan from the said plaintiff, to the
use Of the aforcsaid and plaintiff demands
| judgment against the defendant.
First-For the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
| in the sum Of 81 900
Second--For the said George Duange in the
sum of $1,000,
For that whereas the said John ], Davis con.
| stable is bound by his official bond that he
''shall do well and truly serve and execute all
writs and processes to him directed without de-
lay and according to law" and thereupon the
said John J. Davis did enter upon the said
| duties of said office and continues; yet the
said plaintiff in fact saith that the said John
| j. Davis did not discharge his duties required
of him in his official bond as constable accord
| ing to law, but on the contrary thereof has
| broken the condition Of said writing obligatory
! in this; that on July II, 1900 the said George
| Dulange was ordered committed to the county
| Jail OF this county, which commitment was issued
| by James j, Foley, Justice Of the peace Of
| said county, directing the said John J. Davis.
constable, forthwith to convey and deliver into
| the custody OF the said common Jail the body
| Of the said George Duange yet the said John
| ], Davis, having undertaken to carry out the
| order, as set forth in the writ did disregard
and violate the same in this:
| The said George Dulange was taken by him
| to a station house in the West Side of the city
| of Scranton and there compelled to remain for a
| long space Of time, to wit twenty.threc hours,
| where he was obliged to suffer hunger and thirst
and submit to pain in both mind and body.
The said George Dulangc further AYERS that
| he was SO placed in said station house for the
| purpose Of oXtortng money from him and that
| the said John Davis did then and there demand
| money from him for his release
| In consequence OF said injury, the said bond
is broken, and an action has accrued to the
| plaintiff TO the use aforesaid, in the sum Of
| $1,000 and therefore this suit is brought.
r. F. Loughran, Attorney for Plaintiff.
CONSTABLES CLAIM.
The constable claims that Dulanga
was locked up in the station house at
his own request. He said to the Off
GERS that he would pay the fine and
| costs and save them the trouble Of
taking him up to the county all, besides
| saving himself the extra expense of jail
| fees. When at the end of the next day
| he had not succeeded in securing the
money, he was taken to the Jail.
The West Side police deny that he
was deprived of food during his deten-