The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-07-14
PETER POLT I'm
BLOOM" AGAIN
Budding" Was in Jail in
Default of $500 Bail
SENTENCE SUSPENDED; LEFT '
TOWN THURSDAY. ~

Searle Thursday morning at which
time he pleaded guilty TO assault and
battery upon his mother The court
suspended the sentence with the un-
derstanding that he leave th> town
at once He went away on the 80
Delaware & Hudson train Thursday
noon.
Peter Polt, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Polt, 167 Willow Avenue,
was committed to Jail last Friday
afternoon, in default of $500 bail to
answer two serious charges at Octo-
Der term of court.
Young Polt was arrested Thurs
day night by County Detective n. b.
Spencer, assisted by Chief of Police
]. ]. Canivan and Mayor John Kuh-
bach, who had an exceedingly
strenuous time of it escorting their
obstreperous prisoner to the county
bastile.
The charge on which Mr.. Polt, Jr.,
was arrested, was made by his moth
er. who alleged that on the sixth of
July he committed an assault and
battery on his mother, threatened her
life with a knife, and who declared
that she believed her life was en-
dangered.
Peter, who is a day laborer, work
ing on ice wagons, and doing odd
Jobs, was given a hearing Friday
afternoon at 230 o'clock in Sheriff
M Lee Braman's office, before
Squire w. H. Ham, in the presence
of a motley crowd of spectators.
When asked what he had to say
to the charge, the prisoner replied
II have nothing to say"
Joseph Polt, the father of the
prisoner, who has been employed as
a driver for the Pennsylvania Brew
ing company, was the first witness
called.
He said he was taking a rest pre-
paratory to going to Narrowsburg on
the morrow, when he was aroused by
noise. He investigated the source
of the disturbance, and to quote his
own words:
81 saw Peter right in his bloom,
ready to KILL
Didn't you knock me over the
foor?" interjected Peter.
His father denied the allegation,
and continued his story.
Il took a sneak up to the house,
and that's all there was of it!'
"The rest of the family all cleared
out of the house, he said in answer
to District Attorney Simons' ques-
ton.
What did he have in his hands?'
asked Mr.. Simons.
Nothing as ! know of" answered
Mr.. Polt.
did he make any threats?"
"He said I'll kill you'll" That's
what he's after now.
''My boys right up to date. He
was painting. He worked at the
brewery off and on"
When asked whether his son was
intoxicated at the time OF the dis
turbance, Mr.. Polt said:
"Well, l suppose he had a little
bit in, but he showed off more than
he had ought to-
eyes, / was drunk" admitted his
son.
Mrs. Joseph Polt, his mother, was
the next witness called. She testi
| fed that her son went after her with
knife Thursday night.
''He didn't say he was going to
kill me-" she tearfully said, "but he
went for me with knife"
| She also swore that her son threw
| dishes on the floor, and that he hac
a large bread knife in his hand a.
the time.
When Justice Ham announced that
he would have to hold him for court
his mother imme mediately offered to gC
his bail.
81 don't like to see him go away,
she protested, wringing her hands II
agony. "If he does as he promised
I'll go his bail. He promised tt
leave town and leave his mother
alone"
There's two sides to this ques
ton" began her son. I've beer
picked at these last couple o
months"
eve also have complain
against him." announced Mayor Johl
Kuhbach, "for resisting our officers
and that'll come under my jurisdic
ton after this case is disposed OF
He assaulted the chief of police ant
county detective Spencer
Cant l get bail for him righ
away and let him go?" beseeched hi
distracted mother.
The justice explained to her tha
there was another warrant out TO
her son.
'T'd like to have him free now,
insisted his mother almost wild wit
grief at seeing the sorry plight he
son was in, fright away, and go ou
of town and stay out. He said h
would this time. l don't see why
should have to wait"
! "Ill go bail for the both charges,
she pleaded.
She confessed when questione
by the district attorney that the dee
of their home was not in her ow
name, but made out Jointly to hel
self and her husband.
, Mr.. Polt, Sr., was quite willing
have his son leave town, but entire
4 ly unwilling to go his bail. 1t wa
= explained to him that II his so
I. wasn't here at October court he
3 forfeit $500.
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