The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17

Court yesterday continued until
Thursday the cases against Harry G.
1iatton, charged with perjury, and ST.
mon Thomas, charged with bribery.
who are being prosecuted by the Muni-
cipal league. The continuance was al
lowed because of the illness of II. G..
Newcomb, one of the attorneys for the
Municipal league.
constant Swanoweki was charged
by Agent Robert Wilson. of the NIuni-
cipal league. with maintaining a gam
bling machine at his saloon on Lincoln
street. Priceburg. 'rhe accused alleged
that he did not own the place: that it
was conducted by his father-in-law.
and that the machine were never the
property Of either of them. having
merely been left in the place for a
few days hN the man v ho owned it.
The jury returned him guilty. but rec
ommendcd him to the mercy of the
court.
The case against Rernard j. Kelly,
charged with embeHzlmcnt by Stephen
Dyer was continued until the next
term.
When court adjourned for The day
NaSsil Tuik kC was on trial before Judge
Kelly on a charge of aggravated as
1iret. The men live at Olypl,ant and
had 4 row one night after the meeting
of a society Of which both are men,
bcls.
FOR ILLEGAL VOTING.
Garrett HOwey was on trial before
Judge SWartZ in court room No i at
ad.iour.iEg time 70" the crime of fraud
ulently voting. The parties live in the
borough of Dickson City. The conten-
tion of the commonwealth is that on
Feb. 10 last the defendant voted at the
election held in that borough Illegally.
They contend that the defendant was
challenged and that he produced Il
bogus tax receipt. The defendant
claims that he voted in good faith.
and that the receipt which he pro-
duced was a valid receipt and offered
il good faith; that the board accepted
is at a legal receipt and permitted him
To vote.
David Andrews pleaded guilty to Il
charge OF statutory burglary. On jan
,lary Is last he was going along West
Market street, North Scranton. late
one night. He picked up IL stone and
threw it through the window of the
store of Il. Atlas and then entered the
Ger. Andrews said he was intoxicated
at the time and did not know what he
was doing. He will be sentenced next
Saturday.
Rosario Tedesco was found not guilty
of discharGng Il revolver at Pasqualo
Jordan. The men live at Old Forge
and Jordan is an officer. on January
8 last at Il late hour Jordan and other
10
for a man who was wanted at Dun
more for murder. When they raped
for admttance Tcdesco thought he
was having Il visit from burglars and
opened II window and fired in the air.
After he found out who his callers
We're he opened the door and allowed
the visitors to search the house. The
jury said not guilty and placed the
costs on the county.
NOT GUILTY.
Joseph LehoSki was by direction of
the court returned not guilty of the
theft of four loads of saw dust from
the mill of William Arair, of Throop.
The jury was sent out to pass upon
the question of costs and divided them
equally between prosecutor and de-
fendant
Gottlieb ltlard was tried before
Judge Kelly in No. on a charge of
felonious wounding preferred by his
brother n-law, John Neurcmberg. The
men reside at Minooka and in Febru-
AIRY last they We're drinking one after
noon at NeUembergS house and the
latter accused Elard of having beaten
Mrs. Neuremberg, the sister of Elard,
years ago. when all of the parties re-
sided in the old country. A quarrel and
a fight followed ana Neuremberg. it
is alleged. picked upa large buacher's
knife. lIlard alarmed for his safety
drew a pocket knife and slashed Neu-
remberg in the stomach nficting ;L
wound which for a time ii was thought
would prove fatal. The jury was OUT
at adjourninS hour.
Robert McCue was returned not
guilty of having stolen a dog from
Robert Iioma. He sold it to Fox the
bird man. McCue did not deny having
the dog but said it followed him and
it was such a nuisance that he sold it
In Eoy ia uti rid of il.