The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-13
CHOLEWA CONVICTED.

CHOLEWA CONVICTED.
Joseph Cholewa, of Priceburg, was
tried on two charges of assault and
battery and one of aggravated assault
and battery which, it is alleged, We're
committed on Frank Sczesny, his wife.
Mrs. Mary Sczesny, since deceased and
Miss Nellie Sczesny, daughter OF the
Sczesny's.
The story of the prosecution was that
on Aug. last Cholewa entered Sczes-
nys house and became involved in a
quarrel with Mrs. Sczesny which re-
suited in Cholewa picking up stick
and striking Mrs. Sczesny over the arm,
breaking that member. He followed
, this up with blow over the head which
inflicted a deep cash. Sczesny and his
daughter went to Mrs. Sczesny's assist
ance and were also attacked by Chol-
eva. ScZesny says he was struck while
he was carrying his wife to the Doctors
office to have her wounds dressed.
The defendant said that Mrs. Sczesny
was abusing his pigs and was entering
a protest when Mrs. Sczesny turned
her attention to him and attacked him
with a big stick. She was quickly re-
inforced by her husband and a daugn-
Cholewa admitted that in self defense
he used the stick which he wrested
from Mrs. Cholewa. He was found
guilty of assault and battery in each
case.
Michael McNulty was tried on a
charge of stealing SO from Charles Pill
ger, his room mate in a Scranton street
boarding house. Pilger's story was
that McNulty went to his pocket one
night and took the IS from it, The de-
fendant said that he loaned So to Pilger
which the latter did not pay back. One
morning So of Pilger's money was lying
on bureau in their room and he took
it for the purpose of paying himself
back. He admitted owing 81 to Pilger
and said he was willing to pay 1t back.
The jury found McNulty guilty.
STERN SET FREE.
Joseph Stern was acquitted yester-
day of the charge of committing a
criminal assault on Miss Sprinca Jur-
max, servant at his home in Dunmore
Stern entered complete denial of the
offense and his wife swore yesterday
that one day Miss Jurnak received n
letter from her mother in Poland and
cause of her grief, and she said her
mother was scolding her because she
did not lead a better life. She then
told Mrs. Stern, so the latter testified,
of number of deviations from the
straight and narrow path while at her
home in Poland, and at Hamburg while
ON her way to this country. Mrs. Stern
did not want such a person about her
hnt.
Miss Jurnak said she would get even.
and soon afterwards had Stern arrest
ed,
1t was shown that the prosecutriX
had made repeated efforts to settle the
case for sums ranging from $40 to $500,
and that while she testified that the
alleged assault had been committed on
Aug. -, in a house which had Just
been vacated by the Sterns, the fact
was they had left the house on July
81, and that the girl was not alone in
the house at any time with Stern, as
she testified, during the time the mov-
ing operations were in progress. A
number of witnesses testified to the
good character OF the accused.
KIRK PLEADED GUILTY.
James Kirk. young man whose
house is in Wilkes-Barre, pleaded gull
ty before Judge Kelly of having stolen
horse and carriage owned by James
j. Crogan from in front of Albert
zenke's restaurant on Penn avenue.
The outfit was afterwards found in
Wilkes Barre. He pleaded guilty to
the charge when arraigned there, and
the court suspended sentence. Judge
Kelly yesterday deferred. sentence nm
\ III Saturday.