The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-06


special officer was tried yesterday on
charge of subornation OF perjury.
The case was heard before Judge
George Purdy. of Wayne county, who
is specially presiding in the Superior
court room.
The commonwealth case depended
largely on Max Herring, who
was arrested last summer on charge
of falsely swearing out warrants
against different persons for the pur-
pose of blackmail Herring's testi-
mony was to the effect that he was n
bootblack, when Gilman came to him
and explained plan by which they
could both make a good deal of money.
He asked Herring TO come to MS
home and he would give him the de-
tails. Herring did so and spent sew
eral days with Gilman.
He was instructed to go before Jus
tice of the Peace Mason, of Blakaly
borough, and have a warrant issued
for the arrest of Daisy Miller. of this
city, on charge of selling liquor with
out a license and keeping a dlsor-
derly house, and to go before Alder
man Millett. of the Sixth ward of this
city, and have Nellie Blye arrested on
similar charges, and also for robbery.
alleging that he had been relieved OF
sum of money in the place. Gilman
said he would be on hand to serve the
warrants. and that they would make
some money by settling the cases.
Herring knew nothing about the Miller
or Blye women, but he swore out the
warrants, as instructed by Gilman,
and they were served. Several Wit
resses. ore of them Nellie Blye, were
called by the commonwealth, to corro-
borate Herrng's testimony.
ELLMAN's STATEMENT.
Gilman denied having suggested the
swearing out of warrants to Herring,
and in his behalf statement made
by Herring under oath to George Rice,
notary public. was offered in evidence.
1t was made while Herring was in
Jail soon after his arrest, and set forth
that Gilman had nothing to do with
the suggestion that warrants be sworn
out against the Miller and Blye wo-
men and that he was sorry that ELL
man had been accused in the matter.
With reference to this statement,
Herring said that he made it after be-
ing promised by Gilman that he would
get him out of Jail and give him money
TO pay his way out of town.
The case was tried for the common
wealth by Assistant District Attorney
Louis Gramer and Attorneys C. Balen-
tine and John NJ. Corbett. Attorneys
John j. Murphy and w. w. Baylor ap-
peared for Gilman. Mr.. Murphy asked
the court to charge the jury that it
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circumstances equal to another wit
ness to convict of perjury. This point
was affirmed. The court was asked
also to say that the commonwealth
had failed to make out n case, but
Judge Purdy declined to do this, say
ing it was matter for the jury to
decide. The case went 70 the jury just
before court adjourned.
SHOPLIFTINC CASE.
Mrs. Tresina Copina was on trial
when court adjourned, before Judge IL.
NJ. Edwards, in the Main court.
charged with shoplifting in the store
Of Jonas Longs Sons. on Lackawanna
avenue, on Dec. II. She was assisted
in taking the goods from the store
by her two young daughters, the COM
monwealth alleges. When arrested,
Mrs. Copina had goods alleged to be
stolen In her possession and when
her house was searched n large
amount of goods, identified as having
been taken from the Long store, were
found there. All of the evidence for
the commonwealth was not in at ad-
journment hour District Attorney w.
r. Lewis is conducting the prosecu-
ton, and Attorney II. l.. Taylor is de.
Tending the accused.
Anthony Kopski did not appear to
prosecute Frank Riley for assault and
battery and a verdict of not guilty
was taken.
Michael McDonough and Frank
Mangan were tried before Judge Ed
wards on a charge of robbery, pre-
fcrred by John Lally. The evidence
was to the effect that the two de-
PENDANTS, Lally and a man named
Bcane had been drinking together on
the night of Dec. 90. About 4 o'clocS
in the morning they started along
West Lackawanna avenue, toward
| West Scranton and when they reach I'd
| the Hook and Ladder house Lally
says that Mangan and Beane pounced
| upon him and knocked him down
beat him, and then took S19 from his
| pockets. Lally admitted that McDon-
ough had nothing to do with the as.
| sault or robbery. The defense was
| that no robbery was committed; that
| l5eane and Lally became engaged in
a quarrel, and that blows were ex
changed between them and that Man,
gan stepped in and separated the