The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-15

believe him under oath. Frank Hutch
inson and Charles Stetter swore that
Jones reputation for truth and verac-
ity was not good.
Thomas Kane was acquitted OF at
tempting to burgiarize the home of
Martin ITinlon, in Carbondale, one even
ing last June. 1t appeared that the de-
fendant, while intoxicated. attempted
to enter the prosecutors house through
a bedroom window The noise he made
attracted the attention of the inmates,
who entered the room and found the
defendant trying to enter. The defend
ant stated that he intended to enter
the house of a relative, who lived next
door. To sleep. and that he might not
disturb the occupants used the window,
as he had done on previous occasions.
On account of his drunken condition he
got into the wrong house. Attorney
John j. Murphy was his counsel. and
Assistant District Attorney Thomas
conducted the case for the common
wealth.
SENT TO PENITENTIARY
Joseph lima and Stanley Novakoskl
were convicted of aggravated assault
and battery upon Frank SippIe. and
sentenced by Judge Newcomb to one
year and six months each in the peni-
tentiary at hard labor and separate and
solitary confinement.
y verdict Of not guilty, and the prose-
cutor to pay the costs. was taken in the
case against Lottie Smith. The prose-
cutor failed to appear and from state
ments of counsel it appeared that the
case had been settled out of court.
Hannah YOungs and Litibie Youngs
mother and daughter. were tried before
Judge Newcomb, on the charge of keep
ing a disorderly house in the suburbs
of Carbondale. during the past summer.
NeighborS testified as to the bad char
acter both of the house and of the de-
PENDANTS. They also stated that the de-
PENDANTS house was, nightly, frequent
ed by a number of men and that
drunken carousals were carried on re-
eatedly.
The defendants denied absolutely that
they kept anything other than most
| orderly and respectable house.
Judge NewcOmb, in charging the
jury, took from their consideration the
charge against the daughter. on the
ground that she was not responsible for
what occurred in the house of her
mother, who could subject her to
duress L. p. Wedeman and J. j. Man
ming represented the defendants AS
sistant District Attorney Thomas con-
Quoted the prosecution.
Peter Gahovitch was tried before
Judge Kelly for stealing sSl from Mrs.
| Mary Novachilchaka, with whom he
boarded at Taylor. He denied the
charge. The jury was out at adjourn
ment.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Mrs. Kate Ruan, an Italian woman,
who lives at Jessup, was tried on a
charge OF adultery, preferred by Deputy
Constable Frank Gydon. The evidence
showed that Mrs. Ruan conducts a very
bad place, but the jury evidently be-
lieved that Gydon was actuated by
spite and returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Cloe Bates did not appear to prose-
cute Emery Rolls for being the father
| of her child, and a verdict of not guilty
was taken and the costs placed on the
prosecutriX. A mol pros, on payment
of costs. was entered in the case of M.
P. O'Connor, charged with selling reno
waited butter without a license, by
Stanley ]. Stevens, special agent of the
department of agriculture
Louis Sbrocca, Alfred Berry and Jo-
seph Cross did not appear to answer
! charges of selling oleomargarine with
out license. and their balls We're for
feited and capiases issued for them.
Benjamin Harvey, young man IS
years of age. was convicted of burglar
izing the barn of John Lillibrdge, at
Blakely, on July last, and stealing a
single harness, which he tried to sell
| for 81. 1t was his second conviction,
and Judge Kelly gave him six months
in the county Jail.
verdict of not guilty was returned
yesterday in the case of Catherine Peel.
tried Monday for false pretenses. The
costs We're placed on the prosecutor.
John Dolik plead guilty to two
charges of larceny and receiving, and
was sentenced to six months in the
county jail