The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-05

An application was made by Attor-
ney Horn for the continuance Of the
Bevalcque murder case. which heads
next weeks list, but IL was not
granted.
Owing to the illness Of Attorney
Joseph O'Brien, who recently suffered
severe attack of the grip, most Of
the important cases on this weeks
criminal court list had to be continued.
Mr.. O'Brien is able to be about, but
hardly well enough to take up the
trial OF important matters
At the head of the list is the case
against Samuel Billiott. OF Carbonate,
who is charged with stabbing and kill
ing Edward Herbert at Carbondale
several months ago. Mr.. O'Brien is
the counsel for the accused. and be-
cause of this the case went over until
the next term. The same action for
the same reason. was taken in the
eases against T.. j. Maloney and c. w.
Mckinney. who are charged with bri-
bng councilmen OF this city.
In the case of Thomas j. Coyne, for-
mer select councilman Of the Twen-
tieth ward, who is charged with per-
jury by the Municipal League, con-
that all three of Coyne's attorneys.
Joseph O'Brien. John +. Scraeg and
George 5. Horn are indisposed
PLEAS OF GUILTY.
Joseph Kearney was indicted in four
cases on charges of stealing butter
and other articles from the Delaware,
| Lackawanna and Western freight sta
tion. in this city. He pleaded guilty
in two of the cases and will be sem
fenced Friday.
William Lawson pleaded guilty 10
stealing scrap iron from the Pancoast
| Coal company and was sentenced TO
pay a fine of 81 and spend fourteen
months in the county jail Charles
Metschler, alias Custard, pleaded
| guilty to stealing thirty pounds Of
| brass from tho Lackawanna Iron and
steel company, and will he sentenced
| Saturday.
| James Gordon pleaded guilty to en-
| tering the room Of Henry Warren, in
OConnor e. Walshs hotel, on Lacka-
wanna avenue. and stealing a pair Of
trousers, vest and a Masonic pin. He
was fined 81 and sent to the couny
| Jail FOR six months.
William Paris, admitted that he en-
! tered "a room in the Conway House,
on Penn avenue. and stole a gold watch
and ring. the property of Miss Rosar,
the daughter OF the proprietor. \ 81
fine and six months Imprisonment was
meted out to Paris.
Anthony Stewart was tried before
Judge H. NJ. Edwards who is pre-
| siding in the main court room this
week, on n charge of stealing IL COW.
| the property OF John McLanc. Both
| OF the parties live in North Scranton.
| When the evidence was all in, Judge
| Edwards dismissed the case. saying it
| belonged in the civil end of the court.
If anywhere Both prosecutor and de-
| fendant claimed TO own the cow in
| dispute, and both were confident it
was their property. 1t was shown
that McLane and Stewart owned
| calves and both insist that the COW
now in dispute is their calf grown
| up.
| COURT ROOM No. =.
| In No. ,. where Judge Kelly IL pre-
siding, John Yates was tried for ass
sault and battery. and his wife. Ms.
John Yates, for malicious mischief.
| Miss Mamie Lewis was the prose1u-
| tviX. Mr.. and Mrs. Yates live in ,Jor-
| myn, and Miss Lewis was employed by
! them in the capacity of Il domestic.
The prosecutriX alleges that Yates
struck her. and that his wife tore her
clothes. The jury returned verdict
of not guilty and placed the costs on
| the county.
Mrs. Nellie johnson, white. her
daughter, Kate. colored. and Mrs.
! Bridget Moran, white. We're tried in
No. on charge Of robbery. 1t is
alleged that on The night of Nov. 8
last, Frank Cadden, Of IaWley, was
on South Washington avenue, at
| what is known as Dunn's block. when
he was knocked down by three colorcd
| men. The three accused Women then
pounced upon him, he saiG. and took
all of his money, amounting to S425,
and ticket to Hawlcy. The defend
ants deny the robbery story. They
| say Cadden was in their house and
| gave the ticket Ia Hawley 10 Mrs.
| Moran. The money he spent in the
house FOR liquid refreshments. The
case went TO the jury at 4.30.