The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-23
"AFRAID OF HER LIFE"
A Very Warm Hearing Last Even
ing Before Justice of the Peace
LYNCH. at Simpson.

Lynch, at Simpson.
II said 1 would give her good
trimming Monday morning and n
trimming she'll get" was the pugilis
tic exclamation made by robust Mrs
William Yando to Justice of the Peace
Dan Lynch, of Simpson, last night.
Mrs. Yando was before Mr.. Lynch
on a charge preferred by Mrs. William,
Moran. who is married to Mrs. Yando's
brother, and who alleges that she lives
in fear and trembling because of sun
dry dire threats and unseemly names
she was subjected to by Mrs. Yando,
nee Mary Moran. The trouble seems
to be that Mrs. Moran. mother of Mrs.
Yando and of the plaintiffs husband,
objects to her son living with his wife,
who she characteriZes as being of
the vilest order. Mr.. Moran, the son
and husband, sometimes goes out
walking in company with his wife
against the very warm demonstration
of his maternal relative. Mrs. YandO.
the defendant, upholds her mother S
objections, and says her brother is a
cowardly thing because the wife of his
bosom appeals with more strength to
him than does his mothers and sis
ter's threats.
Mrs. Moran, jr., nee Miss Maxwell,
who is comely young lady of very
pleasing appearance, was first heard
She ayers that on Sunday last as she
was on her way to her home near Will
son Creek, Mrs. Yando, her husbands s
sister, followed her, using all sorts Of
vile epithets and making dire threats
toward her physical well-being. The
language which the plaintiff alleges
was used toward her is too indecent
to appear in print. On another occa-
sion Mrs. Moran, the plaintiff, was in
vited out into the road to be killed,
1t is alleged. Several times like threats
were made, it was claimed. and in con-
cluding the plaintiff declared: II am
afraid of my life of her."
Martin Brennan, who was within
hearing distance on one Of the occa-
sions mentioned, supported Mrs. Nor
ans testimony. Mrs. Maxwell, mother
of the plaintiff, testified to having
heard Mrs. Yando yell: Nellie Max
well, I'll kill you when you come out
in the morning." with a profane tail
hanging on the end of the threat. 9th
er witnesses offered similar testimony.
Mrs. Yando was then called. She is
young woman of about two and
twenty and a decided brunette. She
weighs approximately 175 pounds and
her temper is as large as her body.
" didn't threaten to kill her." en-
claimed the defendant, but did say
that I'd give her a good trimming Mon
day morning, and a trimming she will
get. She called my mother names and,
if my brother won't stick up for his
mother. I will. l threatened to lick
her, but L didn't intend to kill her.
Where's our Willie? He is a cowardly
thing. He'll get trimming too, be-
fore he's through"
The defendant tried to produce some
articles by which they said they could
show that the plaintiff deserved the
hard names applied to her. but the
alderman was satisfied from the
threats made before him that Mrs
Moran had some cause for her COM
plant and he held the defendant un-
der 800 bonds and gave her a good
lecture on her pugilistic attitude.
Meantime William will continue TO
Keep company with his wife, but ap-
pearances indicate that more trouble
Is ahead. as Mrs. Yando declared he
would have to be trimmed