The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-15
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threats, n large crowd followed tnem
to the sidewalk, jeering and Kissing.
Jennings, it is alleged, was especially
aggressive along this line, so much so
that he made Mclaughlin lose his po-
likeness. Mclaughlin told Jennings he
would be pleased to meet him at any
place or time, he would designate, after
he had escorted his lady friends home.
The crowd had been closing in gradual
ly and by this time the foremost ones
were close upon Mclaughlin. Some
one knocked off McLaughlin's hat. AS
he was STOPPING TO pick it UP, Jennings
hit him Il blow in the eye. McLaugh-
lin got his ladies home and then went
to Dr. OMalley's office to have his eye
treated
WAS FOUND GUILTY.
Jennings, his sister, and two other
witnesses swore that Jennings was
dancing in a square dance at the time
of the trouble and never left the hall
for u moment while the trouble was on.
The Jury was not long in finding IL ver-
dict OF guilty.
Judge Weand imposed a fine of 500
on Miss Cassimire ChiliiewicZ, of Price
burg who was found guilty of striking
her sister, Mrs. Wladyslaw Wojua, on
the head with an umbrella. The jury,
in reporting its verdict, conveyed to the
Judge Il request that he be as lenent
as possible
James Brock, of South Scranton, who
has been in the penitentiary once and
the county Jail frequently, for thiev-
ing, was convicted of stealing two
chickens from Mrs. Mary Brier and
tn ..,x. he IN, hn :,
Jail by Judge Edwards. He pied guilty
of defrauding Mrs. Brier out of a board
bill and was given thirty days for it,,
the sentence to run concurrent with the
other.
Brock boarded at the Brier house for
some time. but quit without paying his
bill. A few weeks later, on the night
of December 10, 1901 Mrs. Brier and
her 14-year- old son heard noise in the
back yard. The dog was barking and
some one was calling, keep quiet,
Prince; lie down, Prince" They thought
they recognized Brooks voice, and,
opening the door, Mrs. Brier called out,
James, what are you doing here?" At
this Il man. with a chicken under each
arm, darted down the path. Mrs. Brier
and the boy followed and saw that 1t
was Brock She asked him what he
was doing with the chickens. He re-
piled that he didn't intend to steal
them, that he was only borrowing
them. At that he stepped on a box,
vaulted over the fence and made off,
still retaining the chickens.
SAID HE WAS DRUNK.
Brock denied the charge and claimed
he was on a drunk in Wilkes-Barre the
night of December 10.
Attorneys W. w. Baylor and c. Fl.
Soper. who are brothers-in-laW as well
as brothers in the law, had q rather
unfraternal sort of Il time III No. 3,
during the afternoon. Mr.. Baylor was
for the prosecution, and Mr.. Soper for
the defense. in case from Benton, in
which w. Jesse Travis was charged
With the theft of two props from his
neighbor, A. l.. stanton Mr.. Soper re-
ferred to Mr.. Baylor as being a pro-
duct of Benton and in other ways at
tempted to hold him up to rdicule, be-
sides characteri2ing his conduct of the
case as unprofessional. Mr.. Baylor, in
his address to the jury, declared that
despite the fact that the counsel on the
other side was married TO his sister, he
was constrained TO say he was dis
reputable.
The case is one in which the entire
population of Benton is evincing deep
interest. The farmers there cut mine
props, pile them along the road, and,
at their convenience, haul them to
Scranton. n number Of the farmers
had been missing props from their
piles, ana they We're on the lookout for
the thief.
Mr.. Stanton, James Raught and Allie
Siscoe, neighbors of Travis, were sus-
piciouS that it was he who was steal
ing the props, and when they learned
one day last November that he and his
son We're TO start for Scranton at .
o'clock the next morning, decided 10
watch him.
Stanton secreted himself at a pile of
props near his home. Raught took a
station ut another pile owned by Stan
ton and located near the school house.
down the road.
TOOK PROP.
About 8 o'clock a. m.. according to
the Prosecutions Witnesses Travis and
his SON came along with team and
took prop from each pile. After they
had gone out of sight, Siscoe and
Raught followed in Il light wagon,
caught up with them at WaVerly,
passed them out, and secured a war;
rant for their arrest from a North End
alderman, The warrant only charged
the ofIense of stealing from the Siscoe
pile, Raught did not care to take it
upon himself to have Travis arrested
for stealing from Stanton. An offer
was made to show that Travis settled
with Siscoe by paying for the prop and
the costs of the proceedings before the
alderman. This evidence, however was
ruled out. 1t was Mr.. Baylor's alleged
| continued references to the Siscoe
prosecution that caused the tilt be-
tween him and MIR, Soper.
The defense was somewhat novel.
Travis admitted taking one prop from
| TO him, and that he took it with the
| permission of the owner.
Ten months before, according to
Travis, he traded an old gun with Stan
| ton for an old wagon. The lock of the
gun was broken and Stanton came ia
| him to get one to replace it. Travis
had a gun lock he had no use for and
| agreed to let Stanton have it. Travis
didn't know just what it was worth
and didn't care much, anyhow, about
| putting price on il. Stanton insisted
ON paying something for it, and finally
Travis said, "Well, some day or other
| I'll take a prop" That was agreeable
to Stanton, and so the bargain closed
The next time he was bound for Scran-
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prop piles and helped himself to a prop
This prop was that prop. The jury was
out at adjourning time.
JURY WAS OUT.
The jury in the cases in which George