The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-20

Quarter sessions came to 4 close yes
telday as far as jury trials are con-
celned. Today reports will he received
from the five juries out at adjourn
ment; sentences will be imposed and
surety cases heard.
Nerdicts were returned yesterday i'll
a humber of cases. NJ. o. Bencavage.
who was accused of selling geese
which did not belong to him. was
found not guilty and the county was
directed to pay the costs.
Andrew Feltlo. a. boarding house
keeper of Austin Heights. was found
rot guilty of the charge Of feloniousiy
Wounding Kate Shefski. Ferdo ana
his witnesses convinced the jury that
the Other fellow did it. The other fel-
low was Gypsy. named George Ger
rupi, who boarded at Ferdo's. terirpi
has disappeared. Jacob Summers. the
well-known Old Forge merchant. was
on record as being bail for Cerrupi.
Just before the case was called 10
trial District Attorney Lewis received
q note from Alderman AIillar, which
stated that through a mistake sum-
mers was recorded as bondsman lot
Ccrrupi, This fact and the further
fact that Cerrupi mad skipped. was re-
ported to Judge Edwards when the
case was called to trial. The Judge
did not. commit himself.
OFFENSE CHARGED.
The offense with which Ferdo was
charged was the stabbing OF Mrs.
Shefski during a brawl at her house.
1t appears Cerrupi had broken some
windows IN Mrs. Shcfskis house, and
she came over to Fcrdo's, where he
boarded. intending to demand that ne
make good the damage. A row oc-
Cured and she was stabbed in the
arm.
Her witnesses swore Ferdo did the
stabblns. while Ferdo's witnesses
swore it was Cerrupi. that he sneaked
down stairs while the fight was on,
iabtcd a knife into Mrs. Shefski and
sneaked back into the house. Ferdo
is acquitted. Cerrupi is gone, and it
is impossible to hold any one as his
hondsmaT.
A mol pros. on payment of costs. was
entered in the case in which Constable
Joseph T.. Woelkers charged Frederick
raldncr with selling liquor on Sun
lav. The court records show that
Fred Martin and not Baldner was the
licencee of the place. Baldner claimed
he was only the barkeeper and that
since his arrest he has given up the
business
Alex Wyshcleski was returned guilty
of interfering with Police Officer
charles Checouski of Moosic. while
he was attempting to serve a warrant.
y. NJ. Belts and d. j. Davis. Of Peck
vile. plead guilty of maintaining slot
machines at their hotels. Sentence in
Belts case was suspended until today
at the request OF his attorney. Mr..
Gilroy. Davis paid a fine of $40 and
sCsts.
CUT RUBBER HOSE.
Domino MiknO was one of Il number
Of Hungarian laborers at the upper
steel mill who cut rubber hose coup
lings from care TO make gloves for
themselves to protect their hands
when handling rails and pig iron.
Mikno was caught in the act and when
arraigned yesterday plead guilty. He
was sentenced to thirty days in the
county Jail.
Without leaving the box. the jury
in the case at Michael Ilishie, charged
by Edward Ford with assault and bat
terry. agreed upon q verdict of not
guilty: county to pay the costs. His
HE is "a years Of age and Ford six
years his senior. They worked in ad-
joining chutes as slate pickers in the
Bellevue breaker. Ford says Hishie
assaulted him without provocation
and pushed him backwardsrfro his
seat into the chute. IIishie admitted
he gave him a little push. but claimed
he was provoked into it by Ford call
ing him vile names. The age of the
parties, and volubilty OF Ford when