The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-10

True bills were returned by the
grand Jury yesterday in it's first re-
port, against Sylvester f. CosgroVe,
Frank Kingsley and Frank kofcznus-
ki. the three men charged with the
shooting of Daniel McAulife, at Nor
ans saloon on IuZerne street, Dec. y,
during fracas following an attempt
OIL the part of the defendants to make
arrests for an attack made on troll
ley car, the night before.
Bills against McAuliffe, in which he
was charged with riot, assault ana
battery and malicious mischief were
all ignored and the costs placed on
Robert Ballentine, an imported troll
lcyman who acted as prosecutor
True bills were found in all the La
fayette street riot cases except in the
one in which Frank Raymond, one of
the strikers. was the defendant. This
case was ignored at the cost of the
prosecutor, Morgan Sweeney.
There were number of other strike
cases of a minor nature reported.
Where the bill was ignored the costs
were placed on the prosecutor.
The jury acquitted John Meehan. the
Priceburg man charged with the mur-
der of Frank SlSacrylas, who, 1t Will
b. remembered was shot while perched
in tree at midnight supposedly
stealing chickens.
Meehan's story was to the effect
that he and his boarding boss were
aroused by a commoton among the
chickens. and seizing shot gun he
went out and fired aimlessly in the
s,,t,,, TINaa
charge brought Skacrylas tumbling
from the tree dead Meehan avows
that he did not notice that the gun
was pointed at the tree and further
that he did not know there was any
body in the tree. The true bills re-
turned follow:
TRUE BILLS
Murlcr.-Frank Knsey, W. A. Phillips pros.
Sylvester f. Cosgroyc: W. y. rhilsp, pros.
Frank kofszunski; ". n. Phillips, pros
Conspracy.--Ceorgc Cordncr, Edward Cordncr
and John Flauglcrty; Michael Moran, pros.
Negligence by Bailac.-.Joscph Brown; George
T. Athcrton, pros, Charles Iduki; George L.
Athcrton, pros.
Breaking Prison.-Thcodorc Mirino; Anthony
Biancardi, pros.
Aiding Prisoner TO EScapc.-Maria Jennings, J.
II. Jennings and VI. +. Kcarncy: Daniel II. llei.
flicker, pros.
Selling Liquor Without Liccnse.--Thomas
Giboy; Thomas Gardner, pros. Anthony U Nal
ley; Dudley Gordon, pros
Fornicaton and i}astardy.-Willam Dnker:
John Dexter, pros.
Riot and Assault and Battery.--Wiliam Nc
Graw; Stephen Dyer, pros. Ellen Schel Jennie
James and Margaret jones' Stephen Dyer, pros.
Aggravated Assault and Battcry.-Thomas Can
no and Andrew letfron. ST.; Stephen Dyer, pros.
Hugh Mc(raw, ir.; stephen Dyer, pros. Patrick
McNulty; James +. McAndrew. pros. Thomas c.
Williams; James +. McAndrcw, pros. Thomas
c. Wilams: James +. McAndrcw. pros. Michael
Farcnce and John FarenCo; Anthony Brown. pros.
Assault and Battery.-Joseph Scott; j. a. De
Ioskcy, pros. Jacob p. Sohns; James Garden,
pros. Fcdascano Martno; Catherine Castelcnic,
pros. Maria Jennings; Daniel H. Ileriiicker.
pros. Martin Radecky: NJ. Goodman, pros.
Thomas Bonus; Mary Jerzurski. proN. Arthur
Noungs; William IIick, pros. John Casey; Maria
Casey, proN. David Jones and Joseph Reynolds;
Stephen Dyer, pros.
Larceny and Rcceving.-Bemark Lamchak;
Mary Altman, prox. Edward Gardner and John
Flaugherty Michael Moran, pros George Cord
ner; Michael Moran, pros. StanslarS Ovetioki;
Fridrnt Philip, pros. Arthur Ioungs; William
llck, pros stephen Karrcll stephen MuSsna,
pros. Max Herring; Harry Harris, pros. James
Brock; Max Brier, pros. Joseph Scott j. a. De
Loskcy, pos.
Carrying Concealed Weapons Thomas G. Will
,ians; James f. McAndrcw, pros.
Malicious Mischef.-John Flaugherty; Michael
Moran, pros. George Cordner; Michael Moran,
pros Edward Cordner; Michael Moran, pros.
Alike Kosh; James NJ. Casey, pros.
Embczzlement.-Albcrt Smith; J. A. Curtis.
pros. Harry ArroNitz; j. A. Curtis pros +. II.
Upton, George d. Brown, pros.
Pointing Pistol.-Thomas c, Williams;
llmcs T. McAndrcw, pros Thomas G. Williams;
James +. McAndrcw, pros
Deirauding Boarding Ilouse.-James Brock:
Mary Bricr proX.
The list of ignored bills was very
large, In most instances the costs We're
placed on the prosecutors, but where
not otherwise specified below, they are
to be paid by the county.
CASES HEARD YESTERDAY.
The grand jury yesterday passed on
the cases in which John Argentis and
Wladyslav Konstansynouricz are ac-
cused of murder
Argentis is alleged to be one of the
two Italians who made an attempt to
gain entrance to the home of Anna
Huleatt, on Providence road, late at
night, She refused to admit them,
whereupon they grew insulting, Harry
Frederick, who was in the house, came
to the woman's assistance, armed with
II DStl Doltie. WHeli tHG TWO men at
tempted to force their way in, Fred
erick threw the bottle at them, striking
one of them in the head. At this. one
of the two fired three shots from a re-
volver. Two of them took effect in
Frederick's body, causing death, a few
days later. About IL week after the
shooting, there was hearing in Mag
istrate l'idler's office, in a case in which
all the parties We're Italians. There was
a large crowd in attendance, and the
police thought ii possible the slayer OF
Frederick might be among them. Miss
Huleatt was brought quietly to the
Office To see If she could identify him.
She Immediately picked out Argentis,
who was the defendant I'm the case, as
the one who did the shooting. His COM
panion is still at large.
Konstansynowicz is charged with the
killing of George Bernetski, at Provi-
dence. last July, He got into fight
with him and threw him from a porch,
breaking his neck. He has not been
captured. but the police expect to locate
him.
The Scranton-Fin libel case was also
heard yesterday.