THB CBAKTOIT TEIB 17NE FB1DAY MORNING, JUNE 26w 1896. Ann Aimn UUflUMD. Always ia the past the Best in Scranton Will be in tbe future as good as oats that can be V made by the BEST CLEANING MACHINERY Which removes the foul seeds and dust. Try our "Clean Oats." THE WESTON ILL CO. SCRANTON, OLYPHANT, CARBOMJLE HUE OF Hi THE GENUINE in him n Hove the Initial a., B. & CO. iinpriut ed in each citfar. OARNEY, BROWN &CO., MANUFACTURERS, COURT HGUSi SQ. DR. C. D. SHUMWAY, Diseases of the Lower Bowel a Specialty. 308 Washington Ave, Opp. Tribune Building. CFFIC HOURS 9 TO 12, 2 TO 5. FEltS03AL. John J. Gilgullon 'has returned from a business trip to Philadelphia. James Collins, the Wllkes-Barre cloth ler, was In this eity yesterday. Charles Schlatter and family have taken possession of their summer home at Elir. hurst. Mrs. C. D. Simpson will deliver an ad dress before the Woman's Christian Tem perance union of Dalton this afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Kelly returned Wednes day from Villa Marie convent, at West Chester, to spend the vacation with her parents, on Madison avenue. About twenty-tlve or the city's best known younff married people were enter tained at the s'.nnri"'- home oi .Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Weston. -'. Lake Ariel, last nlrht. l;arney J. Mooney, formerly editor of tie Times of this city, has been admitted to the Luzerne county bar. Mr. Mooney has ability, energy and persistence. Ho will make his mark at the law. We Have Cut the Price, A very nice assortment of Ladles Waists that were $1.25 and $1.50 cut to 95 cents; 75 and 69 cent waists cut to 59 cents, and they fit. See our windows. " Mears & Hagen. WILL MAKE IT A ROUSER. Arrangements for the Rntificntion Meeting to Be .11 tide Tonight. The Central Republican club will meet tonight at their club rooms in the Price building, Washington avenue, to make arrangements for a monster ratifica tion meeting some night next week. It Is proposed to have a parade and mass meeting, the latter to take place at the armory at the conclusion of the parade. One of the features of the pa rade will be a bicycle brigade. In which, it Is expected, 500 wheelmen will be mustered. It Is hoped to bring out every Republi can In the city. Clubs are In formation in the different wards and much rivalry exists as to which will make the best showing. THEATRE WAS FILLED. Largest Audience of the Week Sees the Vitascope Pictures. Before an audience that occupied all the seats In the Frothlnghnm and over flowed Itself Into the side aisles and rear of the auditorium the vitascope pictures were shown and the variety performance given last night. It was .the largest audience of the week and bespeaks crowded houses at the mat inees and evening performances today ' and tomorrow. Last night two new pictures were shown, a day scene on Broadway at Hernia square and a barber shop epi sode. Today's and tomorrow's matinees will begin at 2.15 o'clock. The admission, prices will be 10 and 20 cents. Ask Your Dealer, for McGarrah's Insect Powder, 25 and 10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk. Take no other. JUST A FLYER FOR THIS WEEK. A Fine Russia Calf Bals, Needle Toe, all sizes and widths, Goodyear AH Cft welt, up-to-date, (PJtuU Cannot get any more to sell at that price. & 410 SPRUCE STREET. SCHflNK KQEHLER MURDER CASE IS IN THE JURY'S HANDS Aa Evening Session of Court Was Hell MUCH SPECULATION ON VERDICT Judge truster's Charge Was De livercd in tbe EveningThe Day Was Token l'p with the Argument of CouunclAtlorney Martin Spoke Four l!oors--C'ases ia Quarter Ses sions Court. It now rests with the Jury what the fate of murderer Samuel Tonl will be; the case was given Into their hands at 8.40 o'clock last evening, which was the time that Judge Ounster concluded his charre. and although there Is no telling what the verdict will be, there are many who Incline to the opinion that It will mean death to the defend ant, while a greater number think that It will not rise higher than second de gree. Judge Ounster Impressed upon the Jury that the case Is Important to the community as well as to the defendant, and that the evidence should be con sidered with care, patience, recollection, Impartiality, and fearlessness. They must enst aside fear, favor, sympathy, or prejudice. Cases of this kind depend Upon the law and fact. The fact de pends on the evid nee. It Is the duty of the Jury to harmonize the evidence in favor of the defendant If possible. The judge then explained the law clear ly and comprehensively to them,- and In such easy and simple style that they could not fall to be able to differentiate the degrees of murder and man slaughter. Upon the part of the defense It Is alleged that it Is a case of mistaken Identity, and the defendant did not know Rafter and had no motive nor reason to take his life. The evidence of the defense was then reviewed. On the part of the commonwealth there Is positive testimony from two eyewit nesses proving thut Tonl did the shoot ing, and of other witnesses who saw the Hash of the revolver, heard the shots, and gave corroborative testimony. THERE MUST BE PROVOCATION. Words or scandalous language. In dignities offered to the person, or even a common assault and battery are not Bulllclent cause of provocation to war rant a person In taking the life of another and the one who takes the life of another without provocation is guilty of murder. Tonl was tried on two counts, the first charging murder and the second majislauchtcr. There was very elipht evidence, said Judge Gun !ter, thr.t It was a ease of manslaughter. for Ton! hod no other provocation than that Rafter stumbled against him. The first count In the Indictment, charging murder Is of two grades, mur der of the first degree and murder of the second degree. When a person wilfully, deliberately and piomedltatedly takes the life of another that Is murder of the first degree, and all other murder is of the second degree. In this case, said the court, the lndlsputed evidence shows that the shooting was done almost Im mediately after the two men met, and while the laws presumes that a fully formed and conscious Intention to kill can possess the mind of a person In a flash, yet swiftness is opposed to de liberation. There are other elements In the case. The deadllness of the weapon Indicates on Intention to kill and the use of It on a vital part of the body may be taken as an Indication of an Intention to kill. The one who did the shooting had a deadly weapon In his possession and he fired not one, but two shots at Rafter's body at a part which was vital, a.nd these facts might be taken as good evi dence that there was a deliberate Inten tion to kill. He Instructed the jury that first they must decide whether the defendant did the shooting and next fix the degree of his guilt. REQUEST OP THE JURORS. The jurors asked that they be allowed to take to the jury room with them the revolver which the commonwealth claimed was the one used and the two bullets which were found In Rafter's body by Coroner S. P. Longstreet at the autopsy. When court convened In the morning John Gallagher was called and after him John Jenkins testified. Both gave rebuttal testimony. Jenkins swore also that Lulgo Flnnello threatened him for swearing that Tonl was the man who shot Rafter. Attorney Martin berran his argument for the defense at 9.50 and spoke con tinuously until noon, with the exception of a few minutes while Juror E. J. Ward wias attacked with temporary 111 ness. Mr. Martin resumed In the after noon and did not finish until 3.20, hav lng occupied In his address about four hours. The main points In his speech were that Ross Keogh, one of the prin cipal witnesses for the commonwealth, from his own testimony, was tntoxlcat ed the night of the shooting; that Coun ty Detective Leyshon was responsible for the testimony of John Jenkins, the other eye witness; that Tonl wns a law- abiding citizen, who never carried a re volver; and that the shooting was done by an Italian named Angelo Confortl. District Attorney John R. Jones made one of the best closing arguments ever heard In a homicide case In this county. In the Boschlno case, he said, three eye witnesses testified that the defendant did the killing and several witnesses In direct opposition swore that Boschl no was In his own house away from the scene of the murder when the shots were fired; yet the Jury found him guilty and the evidence of the commonwealth which was not much stronger than In this case, stood the test of the Supreme court. MEROLO CASE CITED. He cited the Morolo case, the case of Holmes, the multi-murderer recently hanged In Philadelphia, and other cases, and while doing so Attorney Joseph Brown objected to that mode of argu ment, bringing those cases to the minds of the Jury. The court did not take cognizance of Mr. Brown's objection however, and he contented himself with writing down now and again expres Blons made In Mr. Jones' argument The district attorney first argued that the identity of Tonl as the one who did the shooting was clearly established by direct and positive evidence. And he told the jury that he had a hard task of It to get the witnesses together and get them to come and tell what they knew about It. Neither was he, him self, striving for the blood of the de fendant; he was simply doing his duty and doing It honestly. After arguing on the Identity of Tonl he dwelt upon the value of human life, He paid a tribute to the worth of the deceased, and argued that Tonl was guilty of a deliberate andi wilful murder that by firing the second shot he was possessed of sV Vormed, Intention to kllL Mr. JorW finished at 4.40 nd court adjourned until 7 o'clock in the evening- (or the charge of Judge Gun ster. QUARTER SESSIONS COURT. Cases Disposed of Before Jaace Ed wards ia No. 2. Clarence 8. Simpson, of Carbondale, was tried and found guilty of assault and battery upon Assistant Postmaster Marcus Duffy, of the same city. Attor ney T. P .Duffy, brother of the prose tor, represented the commownealth and succeeded in convicting the accused, al though the latter was represented by Attorney T. V .Powderly. Jt was At torney Duffy's first appearance as. a trial lawyer, and the excellent manner In which he conducted the case won for him a compliment from Judge Edwards, who presided. Mr. Duffy was graduated from the Dlcknison Law school at Carlisle a few weeks ago and admtited to the bar of Cumberland county. He will not be regularly admitted to practice In this county until next Monday, but was spe cially admitted to try yesterday's case. His success on his first appearance be fore a jury and the able manner In which he conducted the prosecution In dicate that he has qualities that will make him successful in his profession. Simpson, the defendant. Is a barber, and on Feb. 4 last he attacked Mr. Duffy and Inflicted severe bouily Injury with out any provocation. Mr. Duffy, before becoming assistant postmaster, was a prominent newspaper man of the Pio neer City and Is well known in Scran ton. The Jury promptly returned the defendant guilty, notwithstanding Mr. Powderly's able defense. . Mathew Calvey was tried for assault and battery on Mrs. Alice Gill. Hon. C. P. O'Malley was attorney for the de fendant and Assistant District Attor ney John M. Harris represented the commonwealth. Calvey is a young, un. married mnn, and Mrs. GUI is over 60 years of age. These facts alone would weigh hard against the defendant, but Attorney O'Malley made the Jury view the case In a light favorable to the young man and a verdict of not guilty was returned and half of the costs were saditled on the prosecutrix. She alleged that one night recently while on her way home with her husband they col lided with the defendant accidentally, and he retaliated by striking her In the face with his fist It was Mr. O'Mal- lcy's first appearance as an attorney in criminal court. In the case of Joseph Beddoe charged with malicious mischief by Conrad Ver now, a verdict of not guilty was ren. dered and the costs were placed upon the prosecutor. George Josle, a Dunmore Italian, Is on trial charged with assault'and bat tery on M. H. Banks, who keeps a meat market In that borough. Senator M. E McDonald represents the commonwealth and Attorney C. W. Dawson the de fendant The substance of the case Is that Josle and another Italian went to Mr. Bank's place to purchase some meat and they ordered more than they had money to pay for. They wanetd to take all the meat and have the balance charged up to their account. He re fused to agree and they started to quar rel. Mr. Banks was struck several times In the face by Josle. STUBBORN COUNCILMAN. Business in Olyphant Is at a Standstill on Account of the Personal Griev ances of Us Coubcllmen. The borough of Olyphant has been for four months like a Bhip without a rud der, notwithstanding that it has been dry-docked In court more than once in that time. On March 2 the council met for the purpose of organization and the following twelve comprised the list of borough fathers: William H, Davis, Thomas Gannon, P. W Fadden, Patrick Dempsey, Thomas Patton, R. J. Gal lagher, J. J. Flynn, Michael O'Holleran, Thomas F. Curran, William Tlnsley, William Rognn and John Keegan. Davis wanted to become president, so did Curran; and each had five support ers. That created a deadlock. Meet ings were held from time to time until the 11th of March, and at that meeting three ot Curran's supporters were not present when the gavel descended. His other three were, and that left the meet lng In charge of the Davis men, who were there six Btrong. The latter took up the election of president and six votes were cast for Davis, the three Curran men voting in the negative. Lai er on the other three Curran men came In. and when they heard what had oc curred they immediately withdrew and took the other three out. The court was petitioned to set aside the action of the Davis men In choosing Davis president. They alleged that al though Davis got a majority of the votes at the meeting on the 11th, yet he did not get a majority of the eoun ell and for that reason was not legally elected. Judge Edwards decided oni April 18 that the election of Davis was legal, A majority of the votes If quorum wus present, Judge Edwards held, was sufficient Since then both factions have sn,t and sulked at each other. The Curran men refuse to take an Interest In the council and the Davis men not having a ma jority cannot go on with business. Bur gess E. J. Howard, by hla attorneys Warren & Knapp, yesterday filed petition In court for a writ of manda mus to compel the councllmen to attend to their duties. The writ is made re turnable next Wednesday at 9 o'clock, and the derelict councllmen will either cease their "1 don't like you any more' tactics or the court may declare their offices vacant and appoint persons who will act The war between the councllmen has left the borough, according to the bur gess, without a tax levy, which Is usu ally made early in March, and the re sult is that $22,000 worth of out stand ing bonds are due and unpaid, and or ders amounting to several thousands of dollars are also due. The petition asks the court to Issue a mandamus to compel the council to levy a tax and that means, of course, that they must attend to business. English Capital for American Invest ments. Important to Americans seeking En. Ilsh capital tor new enterprises. A list CUlliauunH ,,oll,cn u ttuuresses or 3S0 successful promoters who have placed merits within the last six years, and over 118,000,003 for the seven months of 1596. price 5 or $25, payable by postal order to the London and Universal Bureau of invBBiura, w, v,iicujbiuv, Asuncion, iu, C RiihacriberB will be entitled, bv nrmn! merit with the director to receive either pergonal or letters of Introduction to any This list li first class In every respect and every man or firm whose num. pears therein may be depended upon. For pmiiiB .,D .w...... , iv win u. louna in valuable Bonds or Shares of Industrial, rnmmrntnl imrt Vtnnnclnl Pnnn.... Mortgage loans, Bale of Lands, Patents or Mines. Dlreotort-flTR EDWARD C. ROSS. HON, WALTRR C. PEPT9. CAPT. ARTHUR BTIFFB. .... Copyright. COPCORAiTS DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL So Decides the Jury Sworn by Coroner ' Longstreet in the Case. THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS HEARD John T. Casey Talked to Corcoran Between 9 and 10 O'clock Taesday Night and Saw Him Lie Down oi the Lounge oa W hich He Was After wards Pound DeadTwo Jets Turned Oa. That Patrick Corcoran.the South Side saloon-keeper who was suffocated by Illuminating gas Tuesday night, came to his death by accident was the sub stance of the verdict rendered by the jury in Coroner Longstreet's office yes terday afternoon. There was nothing In the verdict to Indicate whether the accident was due to carelessness by the deceased or by semeone else. The evidence of one witness tended to show that the case was one of suicide. The Jury met In the coroner's office on Wyoming avenue at 4 o'clock, hav ing on Wednesday morning adjourned after hearing evidence at Corcoran's home. John T. Casey testified that on Tuesday night between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock he stopped at Corcoran's place for a glass of beer. Corcoran was lying In the adjoining room where the following morning he was found dead. In response to Casey's request Corcoran came and waited on him. The latter, so the witness said, ap peared to be in good spirits and was sober. He left the bar and resumed his posture on the lounge before the witness had finished drinking his beer. MR. TOBIN'S EVIDENCE. The most Important evidence In the case was that of M. J. Tobln. He was passing the saloon Wednesday morn ing about 6 o'clock and his attention was, attracted by the crying of Mrs. Corcoran and her dnughter who ap peared In the street doorway as Tobln was parsing. He went inside with them and Into the room where the body lay. Tobln said he found It almost Impos sible to enter the room on account of the gas. He discovered that the two stop-cocks on the gas-jets, which were separated by two or more feet, were turned on. He shut them off and as sisted In opening the doors and win dows. The fact that two gas-jets, Instead of one, were turned on did not have any welsht with the Jury who, after a few minutes deliberation, returned the fol lowing verdict: VERDICT OF JURT. "We, the undersigned Jurors, find that Patrick Corcoran came to his death on June 24 by being asphyxiated by Illuminating gas, and we further believe his death to have been acci dental." The funeral will be held tomorrow morning. The remains will be taken from the residence at 9 o'clock to St. John's church at which a high mass of requiem will be begun at 9.30. Inter ment will be made in St. Joseph's Cath olic cemetery, Minooka. STIRRINQ RESOLUTIONS. Adopted at a Recent Meeting by the Olyphant McKinlcy Club. The following resolutions were unan imously adopted at the meeting of the Olyphant McKlnley club: We, the McKlnley Republican club of Olyphant, accentuate In the most positivo manner our belief that-it is to the true interests of the people, and our only way to prosperity, is the continuous activity of all our Industrial energies, and that they snouiu do absolutely protecetd from for eign competition and the pauper labor from foreign countries; and we believe this can be only effected by a protective tariff such as will not only afford sutti cient revenues to meet every government expense, but be an absolute safeguard to the wage earner, agriculturist and manu facturer, against all and every line of competition that may emanate from any source other than that of the United States. Thus may all Industry be regard ed In equity and justice to our wholo peo ple. We are resolved that honesty Is not only the best policy, but absolutely necessary to us to maintain our character and stand Ing among the most highly civilized nations, and we can only do that and serve our own best interests as individuals and as a nation In requiring that the earn ings of agriculture and trade, and the wages of labor should bo paid in money tat is intrinsically worth In all the mar. kets of the world what It purports to be worth, and we demand the maintenance of the existing gold standard of value and we demand that the government shall nt all times redeem Its obligations in money udopted by all the most civilized nations of the world as of the highest standard and we resolutely oppose the free colnago or silver at a ratio of 10 to 1. We believe In a vigorous American for elgn policy; we believe that our nation should dominate as to this Western Hem isphere; and we llrmly bellevo the time is ripe for us to assert and maintain the "Monroe Doctrine' 'and If such is not acknowledged aslnternatlonnl law the time is at hand when this nation should' settle the question once and for all times and 30TH ANNIVERSARY AND GRAND PICNIC OP THE ST. PETER S SOCIETY Of St. Mary's German Catholic Church, AT CENTRAL PARK, MONDAY, JUNE iQ, iho6. ADMISSION TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Hon. H J. Bpruinhorst. of St. Lonis, Honor, ary President of the Oermnn Catholic Central Society of America, will bo tho orator of the day. Speeches will also bo mail" bv promi nent rlnrevm-n nnil others. GOOD MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS, Baby Carriages at Surprise Prices. The Best Value for the Least Money in this valley. See them. AT' NORTON'S, 322 Lackawanna Avenue. make it International lav by our own supreme wilt- "Hands off" is our watch word. Resolved, That aU our sympathies are with the sufferings of that child of the sea, "Cuba." We believe in "Cuba Libre." We believe In and heartily wish for the suc cess of all the downtrodden children of men, and of all striving for freedom from despotism and it comes near to us. this Cuba, but a step from our own glorious and free country to mlsory, eavageism, cruelty, desolation and norror. We be lieve our expressed wish as evidenced by recent congressional resolutions is the will of the people, and we believe the will of the people should prevail. We believe the spirit of America animates the patriots of Cuba, and It is our bounden duty, unless we are false to our insticts, to offer them a helping hand, and that without delay. Resolved, That our choice for member of congress from our district be William Connell, a man of the people, one whose life has been cussed with us, one who In himself, symbolizes all we desire to be af firmed in this set of resolutions. One to whom honor and honesty are his bright Jewels of character and a true American 'n all that Implies. Void of trickery, stead fast and true. And he Is not of that rath er to shake off his friends when they most need him William H. Davis, 6. J. Matthews, Joseph I Davis, Will W. Jones, Committee. WILL OF WILLIAM MONSEV. F.vcrythiug Left to His Wife and She was Appointed Executrix. The will of the late William Monsey, who for twenty years had been mining and civil engineer for William Connell & Co., waa probated yesterday In the office of Register Hopkins. The docu ment was drawn up and signed on Aug. 1SS9, and was witnessed by Colonel E. II. Ripple and Thomas M. Jones. All the property, real, personal and mixed owned by the decedent, Is left to his wife, Elizabeth Monsey, and she Is named as sole executrix. Plllsbury's Flour mil.s have a capac ity of 17,500 barrels a Cay. Nicely Decorated, Light Bins and Delft, $6,90. J3ELLENT Handsomely Deco rated, Worth at Least $15.00, $12.90. Decorated in Col ors and Gilt, Worth $20.00, $15.90. LACKA AVE li BEATTY MEARS BUILDING, Will, on account of getting into business so late, close out all their Tan and Sum mer Weight Shoes at quite a sacrifice. CROO Wedding Gifts One of The Many The Pleasure of The Chafing Dish What is more enjoyable tha n the preparation or a dainty luncheon, with the hostess presiding over the chafing dish? Lobster, a la Newburg, Welsh Rabbit and the other appetizing dishes? Five o'clock Teas, etc, China flail 134 Wyoming Ave. Walk in and look around. FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE. This I a store for Particular People. We are particular people ourselves, and keep par tlcular goods. Our prices are not high. They might easily be se considering the quality. We keep a full stock of Men's Furnishings of every description. If you can't find satis faction here, It's safe to say you won't find t anywhere. M'CANN, the HATTER, 105 Wyoming Ave. Ladles' "KNO.V'HATS, . Stetson Agency Jewelers and Silversmiths, 130 Wyoming Ave. DIAMONDS AND DIAMOND JEWELRY, CLOCKS AND BRONZES, RICH CUT GLASS STERLING AND SILVER PLATED WARE. LEATHER BELTS, SILVER NOVELTIES, FINE GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. Jewelers and Silversmiths, 30 WYOMINO AVE. WILLIAM S. MILLAR, Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton ROOMS 4 AND S OAS AND WATER CO. BUILDING, CORNER WYOMING AVE. AND CENTER ST. OFFICE HOURS from 7.30 a. m. to 9 n. tn. (l hour intermission for dinner anil supper.) Particular Attention (liven tn Collection Prompt Settlement Guaranteed. Your Bust. ness is Respectfully Solicited. Telephone 134. AYLESWORTtTS MEAT MARKET The Finest 1b the City. The latest tmprored furnish' lng and apparatus for keeping meat, batter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Ava. MERCEREAU ft CONNELL 11 Ml I ill (01 ft EOTS H CMll An elegant assortment at prices that are very low considering the quality, make-up, etc, is being shown at oar store. If yon are thinking of buying a Spring Suit cat I in and look at our stock it will do yon good, and us, too, of course. We are almost turo you will buy cannot resist. OUR HAT AND FURNISHING GOODS DEPT Is replete with everything that ia aew and stylish; all the latest stylet and colon. Call in and be convinced. Clothiers. Hdteract Furnishers We Have On Hand THE BEST STOCK' IN THE CITY . , Also the Newest. Also the Cheapest. Abo the Largest. Porcelain, Onyx, Bts EUver Novelties la Infinite Variety Latest Importations. Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds fl. E. ROGERS, Jeweler and ... , . Watchmaker, Z10 LaCKalTalllla, AT3. PROPERLY DRESSED MEN Are always our most satisGed cus'tom ers. Tbcv know what thev want aad appreciate the stylish outfits we turn out for them. After all there is a great deal in being properly dressed, and we make a business oi seeing tnai you appear that way. 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. Baldwin's THE BEST IN THE MARKET GREAT VARIETY OF SIZES. THE I k CONNELL CO, 434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, . DUPONT'S DINING, BLASTING AND SPORTING Manufactured at the Wapwallopen Mills. Luzerne county, Pa., and at Wil mington, Delaware. HENRY BELIN, Jr. General Agent for the Wyoming District. liS WYOMINO AVENUE, Scranton, Pa. Third National Bank Building. AGENCIES: TTI09. FORD. Plttston, Pa. JOHN B. SMITH A BON. Plymouth. Pa, E. W. MULLIGAN, Wllkos-Barre, Pa, Agents for the Repauno Chemical Cook, (mag's High Explosives, I 1 M ii Hill POWDER
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