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AAur uhu, AiN UULNTV, FA., Fit I lA»IILIIIrr»ii(ii»5tIfriei.aiTHE COOTS nOCHIHMbaBg Iirk 1*4 Eelkr Feu ad I at Guilty•f II Away ItlA ry.uTnrimrt nrriciJLiies.Ja^ W«U« r««N Mtf—S« »berg *s Bail r.iid—Cs*rt Katiaws Iksii Fiauhrd -6ra»4 Jr j liaelirf»4.•»*%I-eeodo'9ifit*rdt,S.r,n,re, June 4.~ [Si*eml IJohn Butler aod John Mack, accused o: highway robberv. by an Italiaa named i’hilhppo bebediao. were put on trial tbit morning. Tnis being a high grade crime the court resolved itself into Oyer and Terminer court, and the juror* were called and examined as to whether they had formed aa opiniona* to the guilt or innocence of the prisoners, etc. Considerable time was occupied by these legal preliminaries before a jury was chosen The first Witness called was the orosecuter. Tbis dusky son of Italydented that he could speak the English language, so John Maxxenti, one of Smethport's prosperous merchants, was sworn as an interpreter. John had a h«ud time of it for three fc *urs. His compatriot failed %o cempreuend many of the questions asked him. Hadwhtnove** puzzled, 1 *£illtpr-o w.th moat expressive gestures gaye a paatoimmeof some a*»a;Unt holding him by the throat, with his hand over his mouth and another man grasping his legs,then throwing open his vest be went through his pocket*. This was very dramatic, but not an explicit auswer to definite questions.Hte story In brief was that on the 24th of February be arrived in Brad* ford from Kane. Aboat o'c ock inthe afternoon he wet.1 to ii Jtlor » faou-e and Jack was there. He took out his pooketbook and asked Juck Butler to go and get some beer, refnse£, saying m was i to fur. Thu evening at 10. or 8. or ‘Jocleck. he saw Jack on the street; ho look him over to a place on Mechanic streetgave him two bottles of beer. Tnenthey started down tbs railrwad timk. Jack eatd he would show him a nicefirl. As thoy went down the trackJack t*»k hit arm. and when tbevreached the burying ground JiCkcaught him by the throat and put hisbaud ovei* bu» mouth; Mack cau/ltt him by the logs, and a third boy tookthe money out of his pockets. He had$2o tc his ins de ve*l locnet and $4 To in his pants pocket. 11 -a 9%i*i he did not see M ick until be was attacked This occurred exjtweou 11 md 1-o’clock at night on the railroad track by th* graveyard. IIo wa» chuked s*j bidthat his nose bled.llti was tho itory as Irst elicited; then came the inconsistencies with thecross-examination. Philiipu i deniedbeing drunk, denied gu.ug to Lix fteiley's bouse on the island, deniedbeing anywhere except on t!*e trackwiik itiitlo»* d«med seeiojf Mack until he *.t» assailed, rers;sfeut inquiry,however, brou/bt forth a different storv. He admitted going to a “girl house * on the Island before he went up the track. Ho said Butler and lr walked aheai and Mack and another Italiai camo behind them, aad whea thev L»ot to a dark p!ac* M *»’k ran forward and helped Butler ro* Ph*llipoo.aligned as a re;*9 n for going djwe the track that Jack But«er said h- wou.d she* him a girl w.th nofather or mother. Tuis Bradford Topsyso interested the Italian that he at once followed Baticr to gratify h:s curiosity. After the robber? be recovered'his breath la a few minutes,and he went back 100 feet where hiscomrade wa* sitting smoking and toldhim he had been robbsd.M. Pasq »arillo, tho noblest IWmilof them all, with rinirs in fcis ears, aoeck-scarf of briiliaot buo, wtlll ilfW lookisg muMaebes and goatee, wholooked the typcal brigand of thestage, admitted that he carried arazor. He told bis story.The recital wa* uoon tne instalment plan. District attorn.-y Boutin questioned the interoret»*r, wa W questioned the witness When the witness comprehended the qucstioo. he an,werJi the interpreter. whetranslated it to the Co art. I® ninecaa**s out of tea the ansa|j(p taaajIMIJsatisfactory and the question would be araia start* d on tUe rounds A't«rthree hours of this circumlocution, the ('ommoa woalth WMad Hi case,Pa^quarillo’s story did aot entirel9correb ratc his asaMa^#jfc wW|that PhiUinno and himscif w^nt to atirl-bouse on the Island and stayed 1# minutes or half an hour, a^d when they canecutaidc they saw .*I-c* and BJtler. After they caiijo out al tthe ••fbrl-house” th»y went to an Its, :an house oa Mechanic str^tt and drank some bottles of beer. Tuey th^n walked down the tra :k toward rar poit7.Msck.But»er and Phil ippo veati Ahead and ho sat 41*11 1)0 »cf lrn :*c |i smoke a cl^ar. Wbilt sitting t*?ere, some man came up to him a iJ arktdhim if he had any money. He *ai« **No'' and took out hla Iaxor, jMM tWP mae went back toward Brad ford, k In a few minutes (PbiUiWO wa* !• W* and said he had been rcbbed.Pete Ijn!cy test»tie»l that Februaryiith Jack Butler gave him •*» to re-BThis watch. gut the t-h fromMarsh B gler. Bigler s-ii te bring the watch to him to keep until wBrr paid hiui fo.* it. Ci.U man ButUr afterward gave Bigler a d*-g for tui money Jack owed him.OlSccr Uii y tcsliS“d that he MlMack and Butter together on thej slat, d about 11 odev'k lh® b *** ,fj Kbruarv 2Hih. aad said to them. Mfa It is 11 e cloek; it is time for km ’o gohome. ’ About 10 or 1*J days b-forethis he arrested Butler atid he had uomoney, aol borrowe4 M*r»hl:filer enou/h vo pap his lino. f*tis olataithe case for the CommonwenithThe first witness called for the defense was the father of Jaek BetterMack went with as pert of the way. then turaed off home. Phillippo carried a knife; he showed it to mo. Bo;h the Italians were drunk.Mack corroborated Butler’s story.Jim Butier, a brother of Jack's testified that he and Jaen went home at 11 o'clock together after Officer Dailey told them to go, on the Island.Mrs. Butler, mother of the defendant, testified that the boys Jack and Jim came heme the 24th of February at 11 o’clock. • |The j jry retired and after two hours of deli iteration returned with a verdict of * uet guilty,nThe jury came in this morning with a veruict in the case of tho Commen-wealth vs. Joseph Wilson. They found him guilty of having received stolen goods. A motion was made for arrest of judg ment and ruie to show cause why a new trial should not He granted returnable at next argument court.Ben Thompsoa and Don Burr, thetwo boys who testified ta the caseaga*?n-t Jo«epb Wilson, that they K%d take a b-a»s fre:n oil wells and sold itto Wilson, and as a consequence were iedict jd for larceny, were brought before tte court and entered a plea orHhmllly^E; ||Ttbommm was first brought beforeJudiie Morrison, who taUed plainlyaad k.ndly to the unfortunate boy, reminding him ef the gravity of the crime ne had committed, but in view the fact of his youth, and that he is a hr £ht boy and capable of making a ■■I man, and especially for his mother s a~ke. he would aot send him to tho oenitentiary, but simply give him a light sentence. He therefore sentenced! aim to pay a fine of 110 and costs of prosecution, and undergo imprisonment for 8 meath» in the countyIn the case of Dan Burns, JudgeMorrison said as he had never been known to be engaged in any otherwrong act, he *as disposed to give him a chance. He had decided U» accept oaii in the amount of fcttJO for his appearance at the next term of court. The bail was furnished by his father and uncle. f;A. P. Titus pleaded guilty to pointing firearms at John Oiseu. This was the outcome of the Uixford fence case out of which grew tne several indictments against Titus. Judge Morrtsou told Mr. Titus that he was disposed to be lenient on account of his previous good character aad as he evidently acted under great excitement at thetime of this atfa.r. Ai the costs wouldvery heavy the seatence of the Court Is that you pay a fine of and costs of prosecution. In the malicious mischief case the sentence is that you pay a fine ot $36 and costs of prosecution. The statute provides that one half of tho fine imposed for malicious mischief shall be given to the poor fund of the county and the othor half to the informer, a::d an order to this effect was made.In tho surety ot tho peace case hewas sent *nced to pav the costs.Commonwealth vs. Joseph Helsavory.Thu accused is charged with assaultand battery in having cruelly whippedhis little steatai*. I'M. Darrah, aged 8years. The parties live at Mt. Alton.Tne stepfather sent the boy to thestore for a can of tomatoes and the boy did nut rt'iwi «« «^mii as ti^ eapecteo,and he whipped him. The case isbrougot by a neighbor who thoughtthe little fellow was punished toosevcrelv. The question for the jury to decide was whether the whipping was unnecessarily severe or not. Jury out. Wm. Carney was brought into courtand sentenced for jail breaking. Uewas moisbccu to pay the easts ofprosecution and undergo imprisonmentin the county jail fer five calendarmonths. tIn the c?ses against John O. Sonberg it is ordered; “The detaudaut having p’eadcd guilty,sentence is herr-oy suspend 'd until (ae first Monday a( October, 1891, and the defendant itpermitted t*» give bail in the sura of$|,JU f jr hi* apo annco on the firstMonday of October, 1881. for sentence, and in default of bail he will remain in tbo custody of the sheriff. Bail to be approved by the Ciurt or athereof” .A similar ord^r was filed requiringthe same amount of bail in the second iadictment. This gives John untilOctobe* to settle up with h*s baada*anv one will j^o his bail. rThe fraud \ iry haying finished alltheir business were discharged thismorning Judg** Morrison commended them for the promptres* and correct-$ with which they translated thebusiness of the court. Thoy returnedthe followiof bill-; • mmCommonwealth vs. Fred Grimes.true bill- _Commonwealth vs. Jerry UibinA ti ue bill. ^t oramo wss.th vs. Ben Th^mpHoo and Dan Burr. A trae bill.Commonwealth vs. Tboa vs MiC irty.Common wealth vs. Hu^h^ Jamisji. A truo bill. .Commonwealth vs. A. C. Cole, Atrue bill. 2 , _ ,Commonwealth vs. Michael Cody. Sot a true bill and the prosecutor, J. H. Newcomb, to pay the costs Common we a! th vs. Kd. Smith* 2sat trx»-5 h.ll and tbe p osucutor, AmsoTjHiTfci1taiTrwsfeaImfith«re|wewfceai%uoniptoaltect%tsithlt;oahiigi^aftwiith*insmothfchiamICtawo Ithe•*v\** WiGoisnifaclt;«hsprcCanltsgs»irHehishactiffn.aoveereInarandhaddecwaiothm s* S»taitierae jstaimithatiwaiAtheyouwinLWiat ^thecarttic1of t andtub tiff Hi jthegatWithlt;!oeaSirtbtWivotwM8thC1toweWiI os Bopiswapr«lejhuKji.key. to piy the costs.Common wen th vs. N. M. Dorespske. Not a trus bill and the prosecutor, Wm. Harmoe, to pay the costs.Commonwealth vs. H. L. Cole. Motion for continuance granted.Common wealth vs. John dullivan. Motion for continence granted.Commonwealth vs. Louis St. Ger-aaaie. Motion for continuance grar.Ud. The business of the Court has beenrapidly dispos* d ol this week. Jud*eMorr.sos. District Attorney Bouton and Prolhoootary Mcfc roy Lave beenhustling all week. Thero were 60 m*dictments. Three esses have been contiuued. Qjite a a jrabsr of cas« s have oeen no -^rlt; fs’d. i\ur| willconclude to-daj.I A Delightful Arfsir.Mr. and Mrs, R^»gers*»a at tbrlr t»lesss*it b KDroo l tsutsuqns Pl^-e, ent*rtsii.«t ia»t evening pupils of tbe flr»t, »eeond sod tb1*d jgradeTwho bste t^en studying mat** with P « * (tbs Hsrrtacwo. Violin, plae«» au IHe testified that be saw the I tai me. | qmbw solos, durtts sod trkis. *rrr renoeted ist* 1 Phillioro. between 5 an lack and 11 amaacr crnttfylng to both la-1metors aodn ||kat ||e was drunk. He *aid thst I poyfln F*41owt?ai the 1 Phi Hi .p. «■« to bun _r»- te r il a» ar.d ,offored u..l^‘T®,a'fti’ Hifll* Foi. Un l^o. Id. Ii.nvprosecute if ho vButierf soulshim $2S. He said h** h*»d r*» t much money and then Poippoouered. * to leave for 1-5. of , jai k Butlc*’, one t*f tb«» defendants,^ U^s’itied that he met Pi«illip;»o on theon the street ^nd wect w.th bi.u to aon Mechanic street.aftdelt;m«oameliawaStlt;bochi°7n-rTPi:» rwi, i'»* .w—basrmd Vfrgiula !tastflSK^oe, 1derai l Lsnr. Fr. d I r*»an. LelaadnwprLjthdt.Piliewtassaisfu, Eve Marsh*____________Haflftn t Ion.Jessie I’rtiaa, Bsssie Mcndy, Ida »«o{cLti \1«IH rmot.nlt;taforei.I?It.room upstairsPfaUlippo and this other Italian went into L x Reilly's and he wentuter n arAblotts. A fight broke oat on ta»Isis ad and tbe bo)sallrau over there. Officer Da:ity »ntd; “Boys youbaWer go home aod it is I| o ciocs Butler a d: * 1 went home with my brother.IIaoii^omest Goods.Perfeal jpfc_ -LMaUFHaM._ __GltKBXEWALD 9, Leaders-124 Mato atreet%ifB§prOlOtVCto.iW*11♦Who la the introducer of bargains?K. Michael.Who sells tbe best $10 00 suit-? HMleliadl,v*titsfc*€1
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Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jun 05, 1891
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