The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-25

led him nome.
The Doctor came to his house
that evening, and found a cash "
inches long. Korochic didn't at
tempt to strike Bregar.
When cross-examined by Attorney
Maxey, Kurochic said he went to
Forest City that day to get three
window panes; that he was thirsty
and went into a saloon and drank
couple of glasses of beer and
whiskey. He was singing on his
way home. He didn't know wheth-
er he threw any stones at Bregar's
house or not. He lived in Brown
town six years, and never was in
| trouble before. Bregar struck him
with a mine shovel on the back of his
head. The scar is still on his head,
and he showed it to the jurymen
He said he was So years old, and
didn't remember ever being hit be-
I fore.
John Korochic, Jr., a son of the
prosecutor, said he could talk lit
tie English. "I see my father was
out on the street." he said, call
bloody around the chin. l was go
ing over and took him home I
didn't see Bregar strike father.
saw father in the middle of the
! street. Bregar was inside of the
lot" The affray happened at six
o'clock, and John, Jr., went for the
doctor. There was no cross-exami-
nation.
Jennie Kurochic, the daughter of
the prosecutor, wearing an immense
white hat and blue dress, took the
stand, and swore that she was home
| on their porch on July 1, and saw
| w hannnnn6 ot prnoorsc
200 feet away '' see Father COM
ing home," she said, land so he
(Bregar) called him over and asked
him for $5. So / seen him hit the
shovel on father He took a chair
and threw it on his leg. He was in
side of the gate and my father was
outside. Father didn't attempt to
strike Bregar. | phoned to the
doctor. My brother took him home"
On cross-examination she said: :
" Well l just seen him when hit
with a shovel Father was coming
home singing. He threw one stone
at Mr.. Bregars house. Yes, he was
drunk. Father threw stone right
after he was hit with the shovel.
He wasn't walking straight
Frank Debevc was the next wit
ness. He didn't talk English. He
saw the affair 800 yards away and
saw Frank hit Kurochic.
When cross-examined by Attorney
Maxey he said: Kurochic threw
one stone at the house He wasn't
so drunk that he fell. / was up
stairs in the Kurochic house when
this happened, / heard the quarrel
and went and opened the window
The commonwealth rested
Attorney Maxey presented the de.
fendant's case to the jury in these
words:
The whore trouble arose over
Kurochic being drunk. He stopped
in front of the defendants house
This man came in front of his house
calling him names and asking him
to fight. His wife came out and
sent her husband back. He threw
stones at the house. Bregar came
, out, picked up a shovel and threw
it at him and hit him on the head
We think we can show he was or
his porch all the time, didn't have a
shovel and didn't strike him.
Frank Bregar was the first witness
called by the defense. He swore
that he was home July 1, and saw
Kurochic coming along the street
singing and hollering about $50
He was minding the baby on the
porch. Kurochic was calling beg
gars" as he came down the road
Bregar asked him did | owe him
anything" He shook the fence
His wife ordered him away. He
wouldn't go, so she spilled water on
him. / came out with the baby
She chased me back. He throwed
two stones at the house. Then
came out again and picked up a
stool and threw it at him. | never
struck him with shovel. | was
sober | was afraid of Kurochic
When cross-examined, Bregar ad-
hered to his original story He said
further that he told Kurochic he
owed him IS, but didn't ask him to
pay it. His wife was washing He
; threw the stool, he said, because he
was afraid Kurochic would come in
the gate. God knows l didn't hi
him with a shovel
Mrs. Frank Bregar, corroborated
her husbands story. Kurochic was
going to go in the gate and she
picked up stone and threw it. Hei
husband threw a stool at him, but
never hit him with shovel. She
said to her husband "You go in the
house." and to Kurochic "You gC
home" before she threw the water
, When the Kuorchics came after hin
they hollered 'murderess" ant
"killeress" at her and she splashet
water on them.
Mrs. John Milhevc was called, bu
O'Clock having come the case wal
6 continued until Tuesday morning.
After deliberating on the case fol
half an hour, the jury returned t.
the Court with this verdict: "W'
! find the defendant not guilty but K
pay one-third of the costs and Jenni,
! Korroschick, prosecutrix, to pay two
thirds of the costs''
!, g The Court is pleased with tn,
I verdict" remarked Judge Searle, ad
! dressing the jurymen. THE Cour
4 thinks it's very sensible solution o
the matter. Little matters like thi
ought to be kept out of Court"
Vote for w. D. B. Ainey for Con
\ gresham.