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

men. Judge Edwards directed ver-
dict of not guilty as to McDonough, u
appearing that he had nothing to do
with the trouble, and the Jury brought
In verdict OF not guilty as TO Man
gan.
MORGAN ACQUITTED.
William Morgan was tried on u
charge of being a party to the theft OF
tub of honey from the preserving
works of Max Troutfelt on West
Lackawanna avenue. 1t was not
clearly shown that Morgan had stolen
the honey from Troutfelt, and ver-
dict of not guilty was returned by the
jury. after a short deliberation. \
The following cases were continued:
Martin +. Healey. selling liquor with
out license; Thomas Leyshon, prose-
cutor; James Callahan, malicious mis-
chief; Hattie NJ. Snyder, prosecutrlx;
Michael J. Burke, selling liquor With
out a license and selling on sunday;
Thomas Leyshon. prosecutor.
The case OF Mrs. Anna l.. Ames,
charged with unlawful relations with
DR.. Knapp, was on the list for yester-
day. but was continued until Thurs
day. DIR. Knapp Is now serving n
term OF imprisonment in the county
jail for his participation i'm the crime.
The Ames and Knapp families lived
at Forest City. and Mrs. Ames and
the doctor were found occupying a
room in a hotel in this city some
months ago ny detectives employed by
Mrs. Ames' husband. DR.. Knapp was
brought down from the county jail
yesterday to be on hand II the case
! was called. His wife, a beautiful wo-
man, dressed with excellent taste, sat
/ beside him all during the time he was
in court. She sticks firmly TO her hus-
| band, who, she says, was Mrs. Ames'
victim.
FOSTER FOUND GUILTY.
Frederick Foster. alias John Wilson,
was found guilty of stealing watch,
! n scarf-pin, scarf and two rugs from
| Michael Cawley, who was Fosters
roommate in the boarding house OF
| Mrs. Mary Laymar. at 23l Franklin
avenue, In May last. After taking the
| goods. Foster disappeared and was not
arrested until last December. The de-
fendant denied having stolen the
! goods, but Notwithstanding this. the
| jury found him guilty. He was given
sixty days imprisonment in the county
| Jail.
In the case of Mrs. Nellie Johnson,
! her daughter. Kate Johnson, and Mrs.
| Bridget Moran, a verdict of not guilty
was returned yesterday morning The
! case was tried Monday afternoon.
Alexander Grass, who runs a junk
shop near the Dickson works, on Penn
| avenue, was tried for receiving EOS
| pounds of brass which was alleged to
have been stolen from the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company.
| The brass, with the company's mark
on II, was found in Grass place by
officers Ike Seidman, James Saul and
Joseph Dyer of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Westerns force of special
| officers. The brass was In the form
| OF journals, and had been missed by
| the company, which caused search
| to be made at Grass place. The COM
| monwealth failed to show that the
| brass had been stolen, or that Grass
| had any knowledge of the fact that
| it was stolen, and Judge Kelly di-
| rected a verdict of not guilty. Attor-
neys Joseph O'Brien and Ralph l..
! Levy appeared for the defense.
Just before court adjourned Thomas s
! Connell was put on trial Before Judge
Kelly, on a charge of larceny and re-
celving. Henry Morgan is the prose-
cutor
A verdict Of not guilty was taken
| in the case of George Bushell,
| charged with assault and battery by
stephen Dyer. The latter will pay the
I costs.