The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-10

handing down of a mass of opinions
and orders on matters that the three
judges have had under consideration
during the past several months.
Judge Edwards will charge the grand
Jury and preside over equity court.
The fact that there are between 200
and 300 applicants for citizenship will
likely result in two naturalization
courts being held, with Judge Arch
bald and Judge Kelly, respectively,
presiding.
Never in the history of the county
has a grand jury been called upon to
deal with so many important cases as
is the jury that will be sent out by
Judge Edwards. this morning.
The homicide cases alone would
make the session an unusually import
ant one. There are five of these.
Simon Naruszys is the defendant in
the most serious of them. He is
charged with the murder of John Mis-
kus at the latter's home on Lloyd
street, March Il, 1896. 1t is claimed
by eye witnesses that Naruszys struck
Miskus on the head with an axe while
the latter was sitting in a chair. The
blow fractured the skull and death
ensued that night. The next morning
Miskus' body was found in q culvert
under the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western tracks near Trips crossing.
DUNMORE KILLING.
Frank Longo, whose brother Tony,
killed Policeman James Golden, of
Dunmore. is charged with being an ac-
cessory to the crime, 1t being claimed
that he handed to his brother the re-
volver with which the officer was
slain. The slayer is at large and the
chances are the accessory will be the
only one to be punished for the crime.
Miss Mary Ogorozak is charged with
the killing of her new born babe. 1t
was found in a yard near McNichols
court, in West Scranton. The finder
not recognizing it to be human body
took 1t up on shovel and threw it
over the fence. When some women
found it a short time later life was
extinct. There is a question as to
whether or not the child was dead be-
fore it was thrown over the fence
The coroner certifies that it was born
alive.
Constable Michael Walsh, of Forest
City, is accused of taking the life OF
John McDermott, a youth of that vii
| lage who was somewhat of a terror
when in his liquor. McDermott, 1T Is
claimed, resisted arrest and was ap'
| preaching the constable with razoi
| when the shot was fired.
Mrs. Clara s. Boyd Mrs. Louis lie
| hart and Rev. c. +. Newell, of Throop
will be presented for causing the deatf
of Mrs. Newell, by neglecting to pro
vide her with medical attendance IL
critical illness. The two women de
| PENDANTS are members of the Christian
| Catholic church of Zion, of which Johr
| Alexander Dowie is the head, and tn,
| deceased was brought into that cul
| through the solicitations of Mrs. Boyd
it is claimed. Because of their ad
| herenCe to lie lenet of that ChurCl
respecting prayer cure, no physician
was called.
The most general interest will at
tach to the action of the jury in III
bribery and liquor cases. There ar
thirteen bribery cases with eleven de
PENDANTS. all councilmen. Two case
are to be presented against James J
Grier; two against T. j. Coyne an,
one apiece against II. T. Fellows
Charles F.. GodshalI, w. v. Grifiths
n. +. Morris. NJ. V. Morris, D. H
Reese, Simon Thomas, IT. NJ. Watkin
and c. f. Wenzel. Charges of briber
are also pending against Councilman
T. c. Melvin and Carl w. Mckinney
and a third case against j. j. Griel
Not less than 800 liquor cases ar
expected to be presented. The Men
union has about $50; County Detect
i've Leyshon, thirty or forty; Detect
i've Will F. Clifford, twenty-five; con
stables and private prosecution:
twenty-five more. twenty-five prose
cutions have been started in Carbon
dale by two alleged reformers name
Bunnell and Hecht, but IL is rathe
speculative as to how many of thei
cases will be sent in to the grand Al
quest.
The Mems union is also prosecutln
dozen gamblers, captured in tn
raids on the Turf on Spruce stree
the Manhattan club, on Penn avenue
and the Treon & Flynn place on wy
oming avenue.
The transcript in the case of Di
I. F. Everhart against his son, Edwi
| I,
Kasson last Thursday, and it is nov
as good as certain that the sensations
charge will be prosecuted.
LALLY SHOOTING.
The shooting of Dennis La,ly b
Thomas Moffitt, Sunday. July rs, i
North Scranton, Is also to be told I,
court. 1t was thought an amicabl
| ha G,,A l.
efforts in this direction have failef
Another felonious wounding case tina
has attracted much interest and whic
will go before the grand jury is tha
in which Mrs. Sylvester Bolonga, q
Willow street, Dunmore, is prosecu
triX and Mrs. Mary Pacce, of App
street, defendant. Mrs. Pacce, it
alleged, assaulted Mrs. Bolonga, Ma
10, while the latter was on her wa
to the store and stabbed her thro
times with a butcher knife.
The case against Sarah Foy, {
Green Ridge, charged with concealin
the death of an illegitimate child; tn
dynamite and other cases between tn
Roos brothers, the lunch wagon lads
the interminable bother in which Al
torney p. #. Loughran, Merchant
Schwartz and Sommers and a lot {
other Old Forge residents are mike
up; the cases against other Old Forg
men and two women charged wit
intimidating workm6n at Jermyn
Co.'s mines; the case against Michat
Judge and f, l.. Finnerty of Bell
vue, charged with an outrageous as
sault on Mrs. Mary Dempsko, of Tay
lor and the thievery cases against III
youthful desperadoes comprising III
Yellow Kid gang of Hennessey coul
are Among the nther imnnrtanf m al