The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15
Sentence DAY IN COURT,
Emory J. Ehrg,od Sent to the County
Jail for Six Months-Other
Verdicts Returned.

The second week of Criminal court
will open this morning, with Judge II
NJ. Edwards in the main court room
Judge J. r. Kelly in No. > and judge
\. S. SwartZ. Of Montgomery, in No. )
At m" head of the list is the case
against Samuel Billiott. of Carbondale
who is charged with the murder OF
Edward Herbert at that place. Fra nj
Jansen. of South Scranton. charged
with murder and arson. occupies tbs
second place on the list. ON tomorrow
list are the Municipal leagues cases
against Harry c. Hatton and 5. e
Wcyland.
Juries returned the following verdictS
Saturday: Mrs. Sophia Miller, selling
liquor without a. license. not guilty;
Constable Joseph Woelkers. prosecutor
Alfred MickIes. forging a marriage Ger.
tificate. Mrs. Ella Heglin, prosecutrix
guilty: sentence, S. fine. cost and three
months in county Jail Henry Stanton
aggravated assault and battery: Mar.
tin Odendahl, prosecutor: not guilty
John kulick, criminal assault; Johr
Mattack. prosecutor: not guilty. Mary
Motza. adultery; John Rega, prose.
cutor: not guilty.
Emory j. Ehrgood. the famed citizer
OF Moscow. who was convicted Wed.
nesday of hitting Charles Edwards or
the head with II horseshoe, was sen.
fenced TO pay fine of SO, costs, anC
spend six months in the county Jail
I:hrgood's attorney, Frank Donnelly
made a plea for clcmency and suspcn.
sion Of sentence. In passing sentence
Judge Kelly said:
think the request tur . suspension nj son
t.Eca ia this cosr most unreasonable onc, lnc
most ridiculous under the circumstances ui tn,
case; and it also strikes inc that il is = mo-,
unreasonable request to ask OF the court tina,
10 Imprisonment SHOULD hc INFLICTED upon thi,
defendant, The Inconvenience that he or Iii.
family may suffer, of ooulsc, is to hc regretted
but that ramo deter rs from int'icting sncl
Punishment as We tcvl as though we are buunt
to ini!ic. under the evidence in the case. Th,
iGry took IA mcrciu view oi the case. II the,
lad ioura Won guilty oI aggravated assault anC
battery. which w"S clearly warranted hv Ill,
tNid'nce. the ronrt would ivcl called mon 1;
send Non 10 the ponItcltaiy; ! think anvtlin.
else would hr inconsistent with duty. But. a,
| say. Che ury rooh a very mcrCiiul view OF tn,
ca" aud con:ict,d you of simple assault anl
battery. They w'tc uStikrd in that at least nm
der your own statement. We have to atministc,
meet the ends oi Justice, and il must be sub
staniM punishment.
William Murray, who was convicted
of stabbing Patrick McNulty in Gu.
sick's saloon in North scranton WAS
sentenced to pay fine of 81 and
spend siS months in jail by Judge II
NJ. Mcclure. John 4. Boland was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 81 900 ana costs
lie pleaded guilty to embc2zling sum
OF money from Joseph Il, Reddinston.
August OberweisS, who was convict.
cd Of forcible entry and detainer and
malicious mischief, Ferdinand Burkley
prosecutor, Was sentenced in each case
To pay q fine of S5 and three months
in the county Jail. The sentence oi
Anthony Roth and Harry Walther
convicted of selling liquor without c
license, We're suspended until next Sat,
urday.