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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1897
Page
4
George Van Horn faces jury selection in a murder case with the court convening amid rain and crowd interest. Prosecutor Jones leads as defense seeks new competency tests while jurors are examined for bias and fit.
A two week criminal court session opens with Judge Archbold presiding over murder trial proceedings. Defendants plead guilty to lesser charges, including theft and assault, with sentences ranging from fines and jail time to the House of Refuge for youths.
Commissioner McAndrew heard seven desertion based divorce petitions in the judge's chamber. Plaintiffs include Jesele Bengough of Wambling previously wed to John L Bengourd, and Anna Atkins whose husband George Atkins left in 1895. Other petitioners include Mary Ferris, Esther Jones, Emma L Bennett, and Anthony Lance, with grounds of desertion and absence cited.
James Boland Luzerne county warden visited to view a young man named A. H Sullivan tied to an assault on George S. Dickson on Lackawanna Avenue Saturday. Sullivan, seen with golf-rimmed spectacles, was suspected of being a Wilkes-Barre escapee, but Boland concluded he was not one of the fugitives.
Judge Archbald calls for a new trial in Anna Moyle v Matthew Degen after noting alibi inconsistencies and a tendency of juries to believe the girl’s story. He doubts a different verdict will emerge but says it ought reasonably to be possible. The opinions also cover Wall v Stone, Mangan v Lynn, Bell & Son, Rulinson, and Sapp v New York Dental Parlors with various rulings and judgments struck or opened.
Estate of Hotinah Took in Moosic grants letters of administration to son Joseph Hock. Execution $1,000 hits bottling firm J H Davitt in Dunmore. Jury verdict favors plaintiff in Marshall vs Rice and Garagend. Finley W. Martin seeks divorce from George Martin after two years. Attachments under fraudulent debt issued by Hens ber e Corson and H Hi Gunsiere. Laure Gluck seeks Carbondale warrant against Joseph Gluck. Trespass case for damages filed against William Davitt by Tilrgerty over Oak street lot used as dumping ground. Arbitrators heard in Merchant & Coffees Co. v Tougmath & Kennedy. defense by John M Harrie. garnishee C W W Daweson.
Mrs Christopher Puree of Wheview learns her husband Christopher Purse of Bridgeport has obtained a divorce from her. He writes of support for their children and directs letters to his attorney. She doubts the process and notes irregularities in the case as she remains unaware of proceedings.
A fragment describes Mrs. Puree advised to move to Kosten Mare where her husband is said to hold a good position and be compelled to make reparation for his acts. She has two children.
A cable announces the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived at Southampton after crossing from Sandy Hook Lightship to Needrox in five days sixteen hours thirty minutes. The voyage breaks the Southampton record by three quarters of a day, with an actual time of five days sixteen hours forty three minutes versus the official five days seventeen hours eight minutes. The previous record was held by the St. Louis, six days ten hours fourteen minutes.
A Scranton Lyceum benefit features Arch ie Boyd as Nathaniel Morry in Bhore Acres a sincere New England drama praised for realism and emotion. The Whine company receives strong notices with Jeanneis Helen Derr and Lawrence KL Cho highlighted while Davis Theater promotes a pantomime comedy and vaudeville acts. The Nile opening follows at Divle’s after, with Augustus Piteu’s company and a slate of new plays and stars including A Stranger in New York and A Gay New Yorker to debut at the Academy and Lyceum venues.
A physician warns that intense feelings exhaust both men and women and shorten life. He urges constant feeding of vital forces with Warner's Life Cure, claiming it unlocks powerful vitality and improves health for thousands who cannot live fully without it.
Dr Patrick Booth of Oxford notes the remedy acts admirably in insomnia and in the elderly and convalescents. He says it provides a refreshing remedy in hot weather and in fevers.
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