The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-04
Other Quarter Sessions Cases.

Other Quarter Sessions Gases.
\ petty case of rather more than
ordinary interest is now on trial be
fore Judge Carpenter in No. 9 The
defendant. Winans Hun. of Carbon
dale. is charged by "Rolly" Welles,
haiUng from the arabic lands of Cliff
lord. with impersonating an officer.
James Gardner Sanderson and j. NJ.
Walker are looking after Hulrs in-
terests. the commonwealth being rep
| resented by Assistant District Attor-
neN Louis Gramer.
Welles testified that on the evening
of May cath of last year. he waa
strolling down the Delaware and
Hudson tracks, near Caibondale. aud
| met the defendant in company with
Ambrose Pidgin and Lyman Baker.
He was informed by one of the party
that "a girl" was coming to meet
him, at which he expressed satisfac-
tion. hut no surprise. When the girl
appeared. Welles accompanied her on
| a walk through a nearby field: Baker.
Pdgin and the defendant following
closely.
At a certain period in their convex
sation WelIes was surprised by the
Suutltn llISul vi 'i''
saddened by feeling q tap on his
shoulder. in company with the in
| formation from HUI that he was un-
| der arrest He alleges that Hull
simultaneously threw open his coat.
showing an ancient "Elks Carnival
| badge affixed to his waistcoat Welles
| then asked the price of an amicable
settlement and paid. he alleges, five
dollars. on the proceeds of which the
| party got together in friendly spirit
| and drank whskey.
on cross examination by Mr.. SAN
! derson. Welles showed a rather re-
| lurtant and short memory.
pidpin, called for the prosecution
as q witness told an extraordinarily
| conflicting story. his statement of the
| case being that Welles. In company
with the other three men. had been
| drinking all that day ard were In
| toxiCated. on cross examination by
| Mr.. Walker. he testified that Welles
| informed them that he had a date
with the girl in the case and shat
he and his companions then resolved
| to ! lay "A joke on the lady-killer and
scare him. AS Il part of the joke they
! followed Wclles and his companion.
and at a critical moment Hull step
ped forward and tapped him on the
| shoulder Pidein heard no words
| concerning an arrest and saw no
| money pass. although he was at no
| time over ten feet from Welles and
| Hull.
| Carbondales chief OF police. j. j.
| McAndrew, was then called to TESTIFY
| to the badge which Hull supposedly
| wore. but all that he could remember
was that on the day of llulls arrest.
| some two weeks after the alleged in!-
personation. he wore a small badge
with the word Carnival" upon it. He
had left the badge at home.
| The commonwealth then called Car
rie stiles, the girl who was with
! Welles at the time OF Hulls alleged
misdemeanor. but suddenly changed
| its mind and refused to put her on
| the stand. The attorneys for the d.
fense insisted that inasmuch as she
was an eyewitness of all that "c>
cl,rertl, .ha should be called by The
prosecution in the interests of jus
tice. The object Of the contention is
doubtless 10 get at Miss stiles on
| cross examination. Judge rarnanter
| reserved the point for decision ana the
| case was continued until TOMORROW
| morning.
| These same parties figure in three
other cases scheduled on Yesterdays
! lists. Wclles Is the prosecutor in each
| of them. lie charges AmhroS" i'isln
| with larceny: Lyman Baker with sI-
| formation OF perjury. and Carrie stiles
! with perjury. The case against Haker
| was stricken from the list. The de-
| fendant was drowned in Lake Lodoro
last Friday night.
John Gillespie pleaded guilty to
| statutory burglary on two counts ana
| vas sent tn the panitentiary for tw"
years. He was caught In the act ot
robhng Finley's store last March.
while out on bail ON the charge of
stealing lime from Luther Keller's
warehouse. Superintendent of Police
Eobling told the court that Gillespie
| also served time before for stealing
Il keg of beer.
The cases in which James TompknS
| was charged by C. +. Sheridan with
| assault and battery and playfully
| pointing II pistol We're continued be-
cause of The fact that the defendant is
| i'll at the Hillside Home.
Thomas J. Chadwick, of Carbon
| Dale. escaped prosecution ON two
| charges preferred by Elizabeth Ed
| wards, by agreeing tn marry the girl
They left the court room together, Sc
cued license from Clerk Daniels,
and were joined by Alderman KaS-
! son. When the marriage certificate
| Was exhibited to Judge Carpenter. he
| had Il verdict of not guilty entered in
| both the cases. James Gardner SAN
de, son and j, NJ Walker represented
| the defendant
John Rumler of West Market
street, whose speakeaSy was raided
by Director of Public Safety Hitch
cock last March. pleaded guilty TO
the charge of selling liquor without
| a license.
At the time OF his arrest he was
| fined $50 and sent to the county Jail
| fcr sixty DAYS for violating the city
| ordinance, and for violating the state
| law of selling without a license was
| held in bail for court. He couldn't
| pay the fine or secure bail.
When called for sentence, Rumler
| had 10 be led To the bench by Warden
| simpson, his eyesisht being very DOOR
| When asked IL he had anything to
| say. he replied ITS a crime to beg
| and its crime to sell drink be-
tween the two, ! thought selling drink
was the more honorable"
| You could be cared for at the Hill
| side Home" Judge Edwards re-
| marked. Your excuse has no weight
There is nothing that will justify a
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