The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-27
TO GUST
JUSTICE FROM OFFICE

Esquire Daniel M. Lynch, Of simp-
< son, Asked for Damages by Over
., seers Michael Mclaughlin and
= Michael Snee, to Be Followed, It
I Is Threatened, by Steps for His
! mpeachment-False Arrest and
Commitment to Jail Alleged.
Story of the Trouble.
= Across the city line In Fell township,
where there has been many crossing
,pr swords between office holders, there
Is another meeting of arms. which has
.resulted in Justice of the Peace Daniel
M. Lynch being brought face to face
with civil action for damages. which.
If not successful, is threatened to be
followed by steps to oust, the squire
sfrom Office, on the ground that he is
guilty of misdenleanor in Office.
~ The steps against Justice Lynch are
being taken by Michael Mclaughlin
sand Michael Snee. overseers OF the poor
OF Fell township. They claim they have
been wrongly arrested and committed
to jail by the squire. because they
failed to grant relief to two persons
.Sho were considered as unworthy APP
plicpnts. and were refused aid by the
Hpverseers.
!, The history of the case. according to
Jhe sworn allegut tons of the overseers,
Is as follows:
:. y few weeks ago John Matsavitch, an
applicant for relief. came to the over
,seers with an application endorsed by
TT.
required by law. The claim of the APP
spicant was incurred into and was
deemed unworthy: the aid asked was
Accordingly refused. on June IS the two
overseers, Mclaughlin and Gnee. We're
arrested before Justice Lynch on
charges .. neglect and were held in
bail. They were arrested again the next
day on the same charge. on which they
had previously entered bail. This, the
second time. they entered bail before
Justice of the Peace Holmes They
were arrested Il third time. on June u.
and when brought before Justice Lynch
by Constable ,Teaey the squire refused
to take bail on the warrants issued on
June IS and Il? and refused to the con-
stable to accept bail pieces for bail en-
tered before Justice of the Peace
Holmes In both cases.
Justice Lynch. the overseers say per-
sisted in his refusal to take bail in any
of the three cases, which were identical
and in which bail had already been
offered. The matter ended, according
to the allegations of the overseers. in
the Justice making out q commitment
of them to the county Jail and delivered
the same to, Constable Healey. who took
them into custody, despite the bail that
had been already offered. and which it
was ready to offer again.
There is still another allegation.
equally as strong. 1t recites that on
June "a, the day after the commitment,
Justice Lynch refused to permit the
overseers to see the information or the
warrants in the cases. unless they paid
him, the justice. for the privilege. 1t is
also alleged that the justice refused the
overseers access to his docket. which
must be public. unless they paid him
for the service.
Though both overseers We're CONF
mitted to Jail. neither went. Constable
Iealey took both in charge. but for
some unknown reason let them free
soon afterwards.
Under the law, a justice of the peace
or alderman is allowed thirty days in
which to make ;unends in Il case of this
character. before he can be proceeded
against. Accordingly, yesterday. Con-
stable Ncary. at the instance of City
Solicitor stuart, who has been retained
by the ovcrseers. served Justice Lynch
with copy of the complaint. which is
substantially set forth above If at the
end OF thirty days Justice Lynch has
not redressed Mclaughlin and Snec,
their counsel will bring Il civil action
Tor damages. II this be unsuccessful.