The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-03

Nothing could be done in the main
court room Tuesday afternoon because
of lack OF Jurors and the court waited
patiently for the jury that was wres-
Ting with the case of j. b. Gill
hool against l.. A. Roberts to come
into court and report it's findings. 1t
did not come up to adjourning hour,
and when court opened yesterday
morning the Woodworking jurors were
still at it in their room. At 10 o'clock
they came in with verdict and Judge
Kelly called their attention to the fact
that they did not say the sum
mentioned In the verdict included
the amount Of the claim and in
terest. He told them to decide
whether or not the sum men,
toned included interest. They all
agreed that it did except one, and
again they had to go back to their
room to reconcile their differences. Half
an hour later they asked Judge Kelly
to discharge them. saying they could
not agree. He told them they had
agreed once and he saw no reason why
they could not do so again. An hour
later they returned to the court room
and said it was impossible for them to
agree and he discharged them from
further duty in connection with the
case. which will have to be tried again.
When this jury retired second time,
Judge Kelly decided that the business
Of the court could not be delayed any
longer, and directed the sheriff to draw
eight talesmen to complete the panel
from which to select jury to try the
nf ,>tir Nr3,iu ni,,cf T0y,
John Stanton. Following were the
Clark, Joseph Gray, Francis J. Hayes,
d. NJ. Davis, John Tunstall, William
Kane and j. B. Gillespie.
WINToN EJECTMENT SUIT.
Practically all of the evidence in the
ejectment suit of A. ID. Dean, trustee,
against B. M. Winton, executor, has
been heard and the case will probably
go to the jury this afternoon. Two
witnesses are to be called this morning
by the plaintiff in surrebuttal and
the case will then be ready for the
closing arguments to the jury to be
made.
In No. / yesterday the entire day
was consumed in the trial of the case
Dr. John Stanton, one of the lead
ing physicians of North Scranton. The
plaintiff alleges that on Aug. II, 1899.
ments OH West Market street and
knocked him down and jumped on him
iniuring his chest so that he has since
been unable to follow his trade, that of
a stone mason with any degree Of sue
cess.
The doctor, who is a fine looking, ath-
letic man Of quiet and gentle mien,
said that on the day mentioned he was
III his Office on West Market street.
His sister. Mrs. Michael Gilboy, and
the Corrigans occupied apartments
above. He heard his sister scream for
help and rushed upstairs to her as
sistance where he learned that Corri-
gan had been choking Mrs. Gilboy who
had her little child in her arms.
He asked the cause of the trouble and
Corrigan said Mrs. Gilboy said he was
crazy Corrigan then went on to say that
DR.. Stanton's father owed him money,
to which the doctor replied that If Cor
rigan talked that way he certainly was
crazy. Thereupon Corrigan grabbed
him by the throat and they both fell.
the doctor on top. Corrigan was in IL
rage, his eyes blazed and as the doc
tor knew he had been twice confined in
an asylum for insanity he held him on
the floor until help arrived and then
assisted in taking Corrigan to his own
apartments.
SAID HE WAS CRAZY.
Mrs. Gllboy said that prior to the us-
Sault Oh her Corrigan was talking in
Il ridiculous fashion. and when she said
he must be crazy to talk that way he
attacked her and grabbed her by the
throat. Attendants ut the Hillside
Home testified that Corrigan had been
in that institution twice for insanity.
All of the evidence was not in when
court adjourned. Attorney l.. p. Wede-
man appears for Corrigan and Attor-
neys c. w. Dawson and James Bell for
the defense.
Miss Sarah j. Moore was unable to
prove yesterday with any degree of sat
isfaction that she was the owner at the
time the damage was done, of the lot
on Pawnee street which, it is alleged.
was greatly injured by the action of
the city in opening Oak street. and
the Jury returned "A verdict in favor of