The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-10

snip, created DH lne laSl leSlSlatuIe,
and elected to succeed himself at the
November election without opposition.
a number Of interesting cases We're
called for trial before the new judge.
The first of them was that in which
a. j. Commodore. an import, was
charged with pointing Il pistol at and
threatening to kill Thomas Jenkins at
Dunmore Corners. Oct. -. Jenkins
averred that Commodore cam" off the
ear, pointed a pistol in his face and
threatened to blow his head off. Com
mOdore's story was that Il crowd was
throwing stones at the car while he
and the conductor We're changing the
fender. Jenkins, who was standing by.
protested that he had not thrown any
stones. whereupon Commodore replied
that he didn't think jenkins had joined
in the stone throwing. as he did not
look like q man who would do that
sort of thing.
Commodore denied positively that he
drew a gun. He had Il motor handle
in his grasp at the time and very
likely Jenkins mstoOk it for a gun.
The jury said not guilty. and divided
the costs. Commodore got out of the
costs by taking advantage of the in
SOlvency law.
a jury was out al adjourning time
on the case of Antonio Manetto, charged
by Vincent carlucci with larceny and
receiving. carlucci had three lots of
stone, one at his home. one ut the Dela-
ware, l.ackawanna and Western depot
in Green Ridge and the other at the
Carlucci stone yard He sold the lot at
Green Ridge to Manetto for $50, and
went away for a time to Lebanon. On
his return he found that Manetto had
carried away all three lots. ManettOs
defense was that all three lots were in
chlded in the purchase. The prOsecu-
ton pointed out that this was unreal
sonable. as the value of all the stone
was $50.
CROSS-ACTIONS
John +. Lukas, charged by Mike
I'shko with felonious wounding, and
Mike Ishko and John Marten. charged
by Lukas with a similar offense, were
rricd jointly. The parties live in West
Scranton. and are members of a secret
society. One of the members died. and
II dispute arose as to whether the death
benefits should be sent to the children
of the deceased or to their step-mother.
iLth'lS Us ''tllpislN anu
l'shko sustained Il bad cut. The case
is still on trial
In Judge Edwards court. John Lukas,
of Dunmore. was returned not guilty
of the charge of robbery. preferred by
John Duggy. The prosecutor claimed
that he was visiting at LllkuS' house
one night; that I.ukas voluntarily ac-
companied him home. and that while
,il,y h,n t,l, falI I IL,
him to take Il doped drink, and when
he was down ana ont, Lukas ried his
pockets and made off with SOL. I.ukus
denied the whole story, with the excep-
ton that he took buggy home one
night. when Duggy was 50 drunk he
could not walk.
Thomas Kenny plead guilty of as
saull and battery on his wife. He was
consideration of his having been in Jail
since September Is.
Thomas Reilly, of South Scranton,
pleaded guilty of stealing Il suit OF
clothes. overcont ana watch from the
bed room of coachmun Allison Testa
in Philip Robinson's stables on Octo-
Der 80, Saturday last Reilly plead
guilty of stealing from w. :. Goulds
stables, about two months ago, II rub
ber-tired buggy, n horse, two sets of
harness, II fly net, II horse clipper and
IL punching bag, Yesterday, ON the ad-
vice of his attorney, John j. Murphy
he Withdrew the plea of Saturday and
went to trial His defense will be that
he was crazy drunk, wandered into the
Gould stables ana made off With such
things as he could gather up. and that
later everything WAS returned except
The clipper which he lost. 1t will be
contended that there was no malicious
intent.
WALKER CONVICTED.
Edward Walker, colored convicted Of
attempting 10 outrage Mrs. Tekla Tur-
pa, ON the Jersey Central tracks, at
six months in the penitentiary. Walk
er claimed he came from the west the
day before the crime was alleged to
have taken place ana falling in with II
crowd of toushs, WAS made exceedingly
drunk. lie did not remember any such
incident as related by the prosecution.
William Fern plead guilty of steal
ing brass from the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel company and was given a
year in the county jail.
George MetZner, tough and out
cast who frequently stole from his par
ents' home and who one night broke
In and got away With So, Was prosecut-
ed by his brother for burglary and con-
vtcted. He was sent down to the PEN