The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-07

Age Saved Her.
William Connolly, of Capouse ave-
nue., who was found guilty of attempted
criminal assault and assault and bat
tery on Annie Poloskie, aged nine and
Lizzie Burke, aged eleven, was yester-
day, sentenced by Judge Edwards to
four years and six months in the
Eastern penitentiary.
In the case OF Frank Horn, the North
Scranton man, accused of criminally
assaulting his own two little daughters.
the jury after being out all night, came
into court, yesterday, morning with a
verdict of acquittal.
George and Edward Cordner and
John Flanagherty who plead guilty Of
stealing bond wires from the Scranton
Railway company's tracks at Simpson
We're given their sentences by Judge
Edwards. George Cordner. who did the
actual stealing got year in the county
jail. The other two who assisted in
junk dealer at Maytield, were given
three months apiece.
COULD NOT AGREE.
The jury in the case of William Gaul,
of Mount Dewey, charged with selling
liquor without q license, could not agree
and We're discharged. AS explained in
yesterdays Tribune. the case turned
on the question of when black berries
are ripe. The prosecution charged that
Gaul was selling bottled beer in Sep
tember last. The defense admitted that
there was some bottled beer on his
premises in September but averred that
it was what was left over from a clam
bake held near his home by some West
Scranton men. One of the latter, Will
liam James, when called to corroborate
this testimony would not say when the
clam bake was given but believed it was
in September because he remembered
that blackberries We're ripe. The
prosecution. in rebuttal. called Attor-
ney II. Fl. HOlgate of La Plume. who
stated positively that blackberries ripen
in July and are all gone by September.
Attorney II. l.. Taylor. counsel for the
defense. toook the stand and sWorc
that Mr. Holgate was all wrong in his
testimony. Blackberries, Mr.. Taylor
averred do not ripen until the latter
part of August and are most plentiful
in September The jury evidently We're
also divided in their recollections of
when blackberries are ripe.
The case in which w. T.. Smythe, the
directory man, charges libel against
Edgar Wilson, had to be continued on
account of the absence of q leading
witness for the commonwealth Frank
Haentzeche. A capias was issued for
his arrest.
NOT GUILTY.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
in the case in which Thomas Scorer,
footman at the Riverside, was charged
with assault and battery on Louis
Boraloth, q miner. The defense was
that Boralath insisted on getting on
the carriage after ten men We're aboard,
and had to be forcibly removed. The
jury evidently believed this for the
costs We're placed on the prosecutor.
Mrs. Anna Lee, of South Scranton,
aged 50 years, was called before Judge
Edwards to answer a charge of malic-
ious mischief preferred by John Troy.
down cherry tree on the prosecutor 5
premises. Judge Edwards was averse
to having the woman tried because of
her extreme age, and with the consent
of the prosecutor Il verdict of not guilty
was taken.
A mol pros was entered in the case
in which Justice of the Peace NJ. w.
Lotus, of Moosic was charged with
maintaining his office in tavern. The
irregularity has been renedied and the
commonwealth was satisfied to drop the
case.
Stephen Karrell plead guilty to the
charge of stealing $+00 from his board
ing boss, Stephen Mussiana, of May
field. Karrell stepped out one Satur-
day night. taking with him "a bag con-
tanning $4O0, which the boarding boss
had placed in a bureau drawer. He
was captured in Binghamton through
the efforts of Detective T.. j. Nealy OF
Curbondale, and Superintendent of Po-
loce Day.
Not guilty, costs divided. WAS the
verdict in the case of Ellen Gumbeta,
charged by Christian BloomGr with as
sault ana battery
MANDREW ESCAPED.
Patrick McAndrew, of West Scran-
ton, escaped prosecution ON the charge
of wife beating by reason Of his wife
having died since he was indicted.
With the consent of the prosecutor,
Anton Biancardi, Il verdict of not
guilty was taken in the case in which
Tedeseano Marlino was charged with
breaking out of the Old Forge jail. The
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