The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-15
FREED FROM A CHARGE OF
ROBBERY
Lewis Kelly and Joseph Hendry, of
Hawley Are Acquitted of Charge
of Robbing Meyer Krawitz on
Road Between Hoadleys and
Hawley on Nov. "a Last.

Hawley on Nov. % Last.
The case of the Commonwealth
versus Charles Stevens resulted in a
verdict, Tuesday, of guilty of assault
and he was sentenced to pay the
costs of prosecution and IS fine.
new rule was inaugurated in the
court by Judge Searle on Tuesday
morning that hereafter the front six
rows of seats on the right side of the
court room would be reserved for
jurors only. This plan is to keep
the jurors separated from the public
and prevent conversation with jur-
ors.
The case of the Commonwealth
versus Lewis Kelly and Joseph Hen
dry, charged with robbery and lar
ceny, was called on Tuesday morn
| ing. Meyer Krawitz, a German and
a peddler, living in Hawley, was the
| prosecutor. District Attorney Simons
! took the case for the Commonwealth
and Attorneys Lee and Harmes for
| the defense. The prosecution opened
| with the testimony of Meyer Kra-
WITT, who stated that he was a ped
dler and in the day in question, Nov.
! 27, 1911, while on his way to Haw-
ley from Hoadleys, Kelly and Hen
| dry, who were walking along the
road, asked him for a ride. They
! got on his wagon near the old Num-
| Der l 4 saw mill and rode about a
mile, and got off within a mile of
| Hawley. He identified the boys in
court and testified that Kelly sat on
the seat beside him while Hendry
rode in the back on a sack of rags
! and kept jumping up as if he
/ were crazy. and he told him to get
| off. Finally both boys got off and
one of them got long iron pipe from
the wagon and showed it through
the two front wheels of the wagon.
Hendry went to the horses heads
while Kelly took a revolver from
his pocket and pointed it at Krawitz,
at the same time demanding the
| peddler's money. KrawitZ told them
he had no money, whereupon Kelly
went through his pockets and took
pocketbook containing SIS He
was warned that if he cried out they
would shoot him. He stated that he
has not seen the pocketbook or mon
ey since. He said he then whipped
mp his horses and they raced down
the hill. On cross-examination
Krawitz stated that he lived in Haw-
ley and that he was going to Hoad-
|
stated that he knew the boys. His
testimony was hard to intArpret on
account OF -hfs extremely broken ae-
cent, but he was more than willing
to tell mis- story to the court. He de-
MED getting out of the wagon to fix
a broken trace or pick up some hay
at the side of the road.
Harry Stevenson was sworn. He
stated that he lived at Hawely and
on November 27 between and 5
in the afternoon he stopped the
horse driven by KrawitZ, which was
coming down the hill towards him.
He was about a quarter of a mile
from the place where the occurrance
! happened and stated that he could
see all that took place. He saw the
two boys which he claimed he knew,
get off the wagon and put a pipe in
the wheels while Kelly pulled some
thing out of his pocket and pointed
it at the old man. He stated that he
was about 400 feet away and could
not see whether Kelly held a re-
volver or not. He said Krawitz told
him his story when he stopped the
horse and seemed to be very much
excited On being cross-examined by
Attorney Harmes he said he could
not swear what Kelly pointed at the
man, but otherwise corroborated the
old mans story.
w. b. zimmerman, a justice of the
peace, sworn. He testified that
Kelly and Hendry were brought be-
fore him at Hawley and he heard all
the evidence. He denied that he re-
quested the boys to make statement
but that they told him voluntarily
His story comedies with that later
told by the boys. The Common
wealth rested.
Louis Kelly was called. He stated
that he was II years old and lived
, at Hawley and that on Nov. 27 he
and Joseph Hendry came up the road
| and when near No. 4 saw mill asked
Krawitz for a ride. They got on
the wagon and rode about a mile
) and when at the top of the hill about
| a mile from Hawley, Krawitz got of
, the wagon to fix broken trace and
picked up some hay at the side OF
, the road He admitted taking the
, iron pipe out of the wagon and SHOW
, ing 1t through the front wheels oi
the wagon. He stated that they got
. on the wagon again and when about
: 500 feet from the bridge they both
got off together to get a drink but
not get it. He was asked, Did yoJ
: take any money from Mr.. KrawitZ?
He replied, mo, sir!" Did you tax,
anything?" mo, sir!" Did you pu
your hand in his pocket?" "No, sir.
Did you point revolver at the ole
gentleman" mo, sir!" On cross
examination he stated that JOSEPH
Hendry stood up back of the sea
3 while he rode on the seat besid,
S Krawitz and that they got off to
e gether to get a drink. He emphati
5 cally denied taking any money.
: Joseph Hendry was sworn: HI
stated in almost the exact words tn,
S testimony given by Kelly.
e Luke Corbett was called and testi
S fed that he was with Stevenson
!, when they met Krawitz. He did no
!. see Kelly point revolver but hear
shouts but didn't see anything. Tn