The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-11
EMORY EHRG0OD ON TRIAL
He Was Charged with Striking
Charles Edwards of Moscow with
Horse Shoe.

Emory j. Ehrg0od. a resident of Mos
COW. who is famed for many and varied
exploits. was tried before Judge j. p.
Kelly yesterday on a charge of assault
ing and almost killing Charles Ed
| wards. who is a. neighbor of EhrGoot'
at Moscow. The assault was committed
on October 2 last.
lIhrgood has a mill at Moscow. and
the boys of the neighborhood broke a
number of windows in it by throwing
stones He had Il son of Edwards ar
rested for the stone throwing, and this
caused some trouble. On the day OF
the eating Edwards returned home
from this city, where he is employed.
and found his son and I;hrgoOd en-
gagged in an alteration.
He declares that Ehrgood began to
talk to him in n loud tone of voice
about the trouble. and Edwards told
him to so in the house and he would
talk it over with him. Ehrsood went
in and Edwards started to follow him.
He had reached the door when Ehr-
good threw horseshoe. which struck
him on the head and laid him low. He
was unconscious for a, long time, and
was taken to the Moses Taylor hos
time. His injuries We're of Il very seri-
| Gus nature.
Ehrgood's version of the trouble was
somewhat different. He says that he
| retreated into his house to get away
| from, Edwards, who threatened him.
| and that Edwards followed him to the
door, and finding 1t fastened kicked in
Il panel and forced off the button -
with which il was secured. EhrgOod
| had a horseshoe in his hand for luck.
When the door flew open he saw that
his luck piece had taken a day off, and
he struck Edwards on the head with it.
Edwards was not rendered uncon-
scious he declares. He had plenty of
| fight left in him, and joining forces
| with Mrs. Edwards and their son they
gave Ehrgood an awful beating. Ehr-
| good was defended by Attorney Frank
Donnclly and Ralph Levy, and the
commonwealth was represented hy AS
sistant District Attorney " nd
| Thomas ana Attorney ". ! in
| The case was given "a ~ .u.y at
! =, m.
: John f"''' - s charged with on
""i,uE unuu," from the Prudential
( Lii" Insurance company. The case was
"u trial before Judge George s, Purdy
| until $50, when it was given to the
! jury.
| Before court adjourned in the main
| court room a jury was sworn To try
| the case Of James Gallagher, OF 1896
| South Washington averue. who is
charged by Robert Wilson of the Mems
union. with selling liquor without a
| license
At II o'clock yesterday Judge Me-
Cluie charged the jury in the case OF
| William Murray, of North Scranton.
| who is charged with felOni0us wound
ing. The jury had not agreed at ad-
journing hour.
Charles Watosky. a South Side Junk
| dealer was arraigned, charged with
receiving stolen goods. but the theft
of tle goods found at his Junk shop
was rot established, and verdict at
not guilty was directed by Judge Me-
| Clure.
| John p. Holland, charged with embez-
| element by John Harvey, pleaded gull.
| ty. Sentence was deferred. benjamin.
| Howie, who pleaded guilty of larceny
| and receiving, was sentenced to under.
go an imprisonment of thirty days in
| the county Jail. William Lawler plead
! ed guilty to an indictment charging
him With larceny and receiving. Chief
| of Police McAndrew. of Carbondale
| WAS the prosecutor. Lawler Was sen,
ttnced to thirty days in the count,
| iaiI