The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16

i Tho trial of John and Michael Metz
heiser, who are charged with felonious-
~ wounding +. NJ. Messitt. was re-
sumed before Judge Mcclure yesterday.
The defense vas that Messitt. backed
by John O'Donnell and Patrick Dol
phin, attacked John Metzheiser with
his dinner pail. Mike saw the three
men at his brother and went to his as
sistance. Messitt then struck him with
his can and he replied by striking
Messitt with club. That was the only
injury inflicted on Messitt, so far as
he knew
The closing addresses to the jury
We're made by Attorney Joseph O'Brien
for the defense. and Hon. John p.
Quinnan. for the commonwealth. The
case was given to the jury at p. M,
but it had not agreed upon a verdict
up to Il late hour last night.
In the main court room yesterday
| morning Peter GahOvitch was found
guilty of stealing $Sl from Mrs. Mary
Novichitchaka. of Taylor. and was sem
tonced by Judge Kelly to pay II fine
| of SO. costs. restore the money stolen
and spend eight months in the county
| Jail. the sentence To begin on the date
| when Gahovitch was committed to jail
James Dougher pleaded guilty to OBJ
tanning strawberries from w. II. Pierce
and Chandler & Short. wholesale mer
chants of lower Lackawanna avenue
by representing that he was in the
employ of s. Roos. the Pine street gro
Ger. He was sentenced to six months in
the county Jail. The term to begin as
of June 49, the date on which he was
committed to jail
| PROSECUTORS DIDN'T APPEAR.
The prosecutors did not appear in the
| following cases and verdicts of not
| guilty We're taken George Triomick,
obstructing legal process. James Me-
4, Cinty. prosecutors: Fra NIX Williams and
| Mary Williams. obstructing legal pro-
| cess. james McGinty, prosecutor; Paul
| Cludniski, larceny by balee, G. NJ.
| Hcrlinger, prosecutor: Mary Lutty,
| aggravated assault and battery, James
| FosS, prosecutor.
| Frank Edwards was tried before
Judge Kelly charged with having had
| unlawful relations with Mrs. COrdelia
! Bidwell. The latters husband was the
| prosecutor. The parties live at Nay
| Aug and Edwards and Bidwell are rail-
| road men. Bidwell is away from home
much at night and it is alleged that
| Edwards was very attentive to her
| There was not sufficient evidence to
establish the charge lodged against
| him. and a verdict of not guilty was
| taken by direction of Judge Kelly.
| There was Il case against Mrs. Bidwell
| too. and as the evidence in that would
be the same as against Edwards,
| verdict of not guilty was taken in that
| also.
These cases We're marked off the list
| the defendants having disappeared:
| Joseph kucewicZ. assault and battery
Mary kucewicZ. prosecutor: Domnick
Riley, feloniOus woundng. Frank Rob-
ling, prosecutor: Constant Suvack. dis
charging firearms, Martin Mislin. pros
! ecutor. Balls were forfeited as follows:
John j. LOTUS. larceny and receiving,
james Mctiinty, prosecutor: John J.
Lotus, assault and battery. James Nc
| Ginty, prosecutor: Ignatz Balomus. at
tempt at rape, Agnes kesietski, prose-
cutor: james Sullivan, robbery, Harry
liatlola, prosecutor.
WILL BE WITNESSES.
The case against Joseph Filler, Ru-
doiph Kosser and Fred Bingham BOYS
charged with stealing iron from the
| Delaware and Hudson company. was
continued until the next term. They
are wanted ms witnesses against the
| junk dealers who Yesterday asked to
have the Indictment against them
quashed ON the ground that the law
forbiddinS the purchase of iron from
minors is in restraint of trade.
| continuance was allowed in the
case of Thomas \. EIendrick. of Jer-
myn, charged with libel by Hon. =. T..
| Timlin. The case is an Outgrowth of
| the recent fight of Hendrick and Timlin
for the Democratic nomination for leg
| isiature in the Fourth district The
continuance was asked for by the at
torneys for the defense who said they
| mad not had time to prepare the case
| Other cases continued were:
George Il. stanton, embezzlement by
| tax collector; Peter Stenzhorn prosecu-
| tor. For settlement.
Sarah Crane, selling liquor without IL
cens"; Il. S. Hufiling, prosecutor. a
| capias has been issued for her but she
| cannot be found
| James Norton, false pretcnSeS; John b.
corcoran, prosecutor.
| John Monaghan, assault and battery;
| Hannah Francis, prosecutor
| Michael Size, larceny and receiving; +.
| Roblmg jr., prosecutor.
! Ian RomHnOski, attempt at rape JOS
| "ph Wainuski, prosecutor. Illness of the
| prosecutor.
| Thomas John selling on Sunday; Rob
| ort Wilson, prosecutor.
| William Iloban. assault ana battery;
| fWennlc Morgan prosecutor For settle
| ment,
| Thomas Ruddy, robbery. three ,Sises
| George Vanish, Michael Mahochik and
| Harry liottol. prosecutors, Rudy Is in
| Pittshurs and was not notified by his
counsel that his case was TO be tried this
| week.
Joseph Kucewicz, discharging fire arms
! and carrying concealed weapons; Mary
| kuCcwicH, prosecutriX.
| j, III. Ackerson, false pretcnscs; w. T..
| Smythr, prosecutor, is i'll.
Michael sullivan, burglary; John j,
| Morris prosecutor.
| IN COURT ROOM NO. ..
Before Judge Newcomb in court room
No. >, verdict of not guilty was re-
! turned yesterday i'm the case against
Hannah Youngs but the costs were
placed upon the defendant.
John Monaghan was acquitted of as
sault and battery on Hannah Francis.