"- 'wftj.ir." ;.. to1fjif ' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. TUIC8DAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1S9S. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, Mfc 3 ! T- A Lot of People Wait (or Out I Reduction Sales f t Thpv don't rotno very often, lmt when they do happen It 1 is timWittooit f tlmt wo never iimlte two bites to u encrry in ctitlltiK prices. ricio Note These Prices: linlnnce of our Mcn.N Fine Shoes, former price $U to ?, $2.00 only today. 4- X 4- 4 Ladies' Department 4-4- t 4- 4-4- Ladles' $:i.i0 Hiindsewed, Welt Shoes; these iiro the bent crude of welt shoes; with patent tip or Htoclc tips, X X 4-4- J 4- X X i 4-4-4- X X X 4- 4- X X At $ 9Q all sizes and widths. 410 SPRUCE STREET. -H-Hf-MH"H- -4-f-H"f"f-H-4-H-4- C1TY MOTES. The regular monthly meeting of the hoard of health will be held tomorrow evening. The directors of the Florence mis sion will meet ut Mrs. Dickl's, 20!) Jeffer hon avenue, at 0.30 Tuesday morning. John MeNally, night clerk at the St. Charles hotel, has resigned his position and gone to Seattle. Ho will stop ut I'ittsburg for a few days en route. The funeral of John Heel, of 1123 Illair avenue, will take plac? on Tuesday af ternoon nt 2.S0 o'clock. Interment nt Forest Hill cemetery. Funeral private. Marrlago licences were granted yester day to James A. Stewart, of Philadelphia, and Sadie A. Grant, of Hnwloy: William II. Nicholson and Elizabeth Smith, of Old Forge. The manufnetuiers of u patent sus pender now located In a western city iiro negotiating through tho Scranton bonid of trade for tho establishing of their business In this city. Desk Sergeant Charles Ridgoway went to Dalmalla yesterday afternoon to bring; back u man named Xcuzlt, who was ar rested there on a warrant charging em bezzlement pre! ei red by a local stamp works. Forty-live deaths, more than tho nor mal number, were reported last week to the board f health. One was from scar let fever a.ul two from membraneous croup. Ten new e.ises of diphtheria were reported. The funeial or Mrs. I. M. Moltltt. of Kast Market street, will be held this morning at St. Paul's church, Ureen Ridge, at 9 o'clock. Tho remains will bo taken on the noon Delaware and Hudson train to Carbondale for burial. A very pleasant slelghrldlng party left Scranton for Wlmmers Sunday morning, leturnlng in tho ovening. The party was composed of Mr. and Mrs. George .m Uorder and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Will iams. The funeral of the late Nellie Mullen will take place at 10.30 o'clock tomorrow morning from the family residence. PM Anthony street. Services will be con ducted at St. Peter's cathedral nnd 4n terment will be made In 11 do Park Cath olic, cemetery. At a meeting In A. O. I'. Y, hall Sunday afternoon the following oitlcertt were chosen for the Hibernian Mutual Aid as relation: President, Hon. James C. Vnughan; vleo president. Philip Me Hugh; secretury, :. A. McOulre; treas urer. John J. Costello; trustees, William Dawson. Morris Dugguu and P. .1. O'floyle. Tho latter held a meeting after the regular session und named Mr. Vnughan as counsel and Dr. John T. Me Grnth medical examiner, I'lincrnl of A. V. Sumner. The funeral of A. W. Sumner will take place at Moorestown, N. J., Wed nesday, February 2, nt 12.30 p. m. it Is suggested that relatives and friends who desire to attend may take tho Delaware, Laeknwnnna and Western train leaving Scranton this afternoon at 3.33 o'clock. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Green THE HI CASH STORE ooooooooooooooooo 4- llfirSf, X T All reduced to 4- T 4- fit Lettuce Onions KOHUT WILL DENY KILLING OF NOVAK . Defense Is That Someone Else Indicted the Fatal Mow. NO TROUBLG IN CIIOOSINQ A JURY Few of tlio Jurymen It new AuytliliiR of tho Cnte and Still rower II nil Itcnd AnythinB ol Its l)etnll9--TcM-timoiiy oi'tliu Coroner and Hospital I'tiyMcInn Was Finished Willi lie lore Ailjntirnment--Whnt They Snld About tho Cimc. Not more than two hours' nctttal time was consumed yesterday In the selec tion of a Jury to try the Kohut mur der case. The panel was not gone over once before twelve accepted men were found. Fifty-four Jurors were called altogether, and of these one was chal lenged for cause, fifteen were preempt orlly challenged by the defendant and twenty-seven were stood aside by the commonwealth. Few of the Jurors had anything more than a vague Impres sion of having read of the enso and only one, a newspaperman, had any dellnlte knowledge of the story of tho crime. The majority of those who were stood aside were opposed to capi tal punishment, and most of tho de fendant's challenges were based on tho suspicion that the Jury might hold a prejudice against Hungarians. The fact that the case has not attracted much attention was very evident. The twelve men selected were chosen In the following order: STEWARD AV. HUFFORD, engineer, Scranton. WAlirtEN SHIFFER, driver, Scran ton. TIIOS. HAILSTONE, miner, Mooslc. J ESSE H. SNYDER, bookkeeper, Elmhurst. A I). SHELDON, agent, Scranton. JACOD WALZ, car builder, Scran ton. ALFRKD T, HUNT, bookkeeper, Scranton. AUGUST REHNER, stonecutter, Scianton. . EVAN R. REESE, merchant, Carbon dale. C. E. DOLril, coal dealer, Scranton. MARSHALL KELLER, harness maker, Scranton. CHARLES WATSON, salesman, Wa- verly. BEGINNING THE TRIAL. It was 3.20 o'clock when the last Juror hud qualified. Judge Ounstnr told them they might go to the Jury room to put away their coats and hats nnd then report in court room No. 2, where the trial would be transferred, this being done to avoid the nolso and interruptions of the main room. Twenty minutes inter Judge Gunster nodded that everything was In readi ness to proceed. County Detective Ley sdion appenred at the prosecutors' table with Assistant District Attorney W. Gnylord Thomas who took charge of the case utter the Jury drawing was concluded. At the defendant's tntile sat Ward & Horn an1 William Vokolek, Kohut occupying a seat next to Vokolek, with whom he conversed at frequent intervals in his native tongue. The only ones occupying the spectators' seata were witnesses. Judge Gunster having given orders that no one ex cepting those connected with the case fchould be admitted. In opening "or the plaintiff, Mr. Thomaa announced that the common wealth would iress for a verdict of murder In the first degree. The out line of the story of the killing which he presented to the Jury did not vary In any essential from that given in The Tribune yesterday. There was a poy-nlght carousal at the house when the crime occurred en Aug. 21, Inst, II r. Thomas went on to say, and u free light, as Is usual, was the result. Some of the tenants of the house were Hunguiinns nnd some Poles. There was a bitter feeling be tween the people of the two nationali ties and quarrels wetv not infrequent. Kohut Is nn Hungarian and Andrew Novak, the victim, was a Pole. KOHUT WAS WOUNDED. V Pclunder numert Wisnlskli. who had been vlsltlnj; with his fellow coun trymen of the tenement had occasion to go through the back yard where the tight occurred and for protection carried an open knife in his hand. Ko hut espied the knife and attempted to take it away. In doing this he had his hand badly cut and inad with rag" ran Into the house to summon his coun trymen to "clean out" the Polanders. One of his friends who thought it was a case of stabbing wanted to have Wlsntskle arrested. Kohut started out "No we will be our own squires and our own constables," and tiled to in duce his friends to make a geneial at tack on the Polanders. Other counsel, however, rccms to have prevailed and Kohut was restrained for the time bo Ins. An hour or so later, about 10.30 o'clock, the carousing was transferred from Anna Szmuda's boarding house, which is in the basement, to John To lutidl's apartments which are on tho second floor and adjoining those occu pied by Novak and his family, No vak wus disturbed ly the noise and going out In the front yard expostu lated with some of the party who were on the upper porch about the rt-cket. He was thus engaged, It Is alleged, when Kohut accompanied by one John theft's, stole upon him. Kohut picked up a Inrge stone and brough't It down on Novak's head felling hint to the ground and rendering him unconf-clous. THE AFTER EVENTS. Mr. Thomas did not go Into the de tails of the events which followed but It appears, from the Investigations of the authorities, that Novak was cared for by Prlceburg physicians until Sept. 21, when he was takc-n to the Lacka wanna hospital. There It was discov ered that his skull had been fractured and as this did not harmonize with the story of his friends that ho wns taken sick while nt work in the mines. the authorities were notified und through the efforts of County Detec tive Loysh'on the story of the killing wus unearthed. Whether or not ths Prlceburg physi cians knew the true story or Indeed It they evsn discovered that Novnk wns suffering from a fractured skull has not as yttt developed. The hospital physicians say that there were no evi dences of any operation or like treat ment having taken place, during the month's time previous to the victim being received nt the hospital, It would nppenr from what Is at present known of tho case that even Novak's relations were bent on keep ing the str ry of the assault 'from the authorities. Tho defense Is n complete denial of the accusation, nnd an Intimation that the murderer Is Scheffs, who skipped out soon after the killing, and wh'o cannot now be.found. An attempt will ulso be made to show that Novak was as much tho victim of negli gence as he was of the blow on the head. Tho coroner, Dr. 8. P. Longstrcet, ns In usual In murder cases, wns the first witness called. He told of tho post mortem hold In tho morgue of tho Lackawanna hospital, Oct. 7, 1897, by himself and Dr. Newbury nnd produced the top of tho dead man's skull, show ing tho fracture nnd the evidences of a blood clot, which were apparent on tho Inner sldo of tho skull. Tho wound was a depressed fracture Just at tho top of tho forehead on tho right side. The wound could have been caused by a stono or any blunt Instrument, No vak's physical condition was normal, excepting for the wound on the head. Dr. N. E. Newbury, resident physic ian nt tho Lackawnnna hospltul, tes tified as to the death and tho causes of It. He started In to tell of Novnk having been brought to the hospital in a wagon by some of his countrymen and of them telling that ho had been taken sick while working In tho mines, hut Mr, Horn objected to this testimony and It wns stricken out. On cross-examination Dr. Newbury stated that tho fracture of tho skull was discovered tho first day Novak wns brought to tho hospital nnd that ns soon as possible an operation wns performed to relieve It. There were no Indications that Novak had been previously trented for the Injury to his skull during the month that he was under the care of the local physicians In Prlceburg. A HINT AT NEGLIGENCE. As to whether or not the wound was necessarily fatal, Dr. Newbury would not give an opinion, nor would ho say definitely that there would have been a likelihood of recovery had the oper ation 'been performed Immediately or soon nfter the injury was Inflicted. The Immediate cause of death, cere bral spinal meningitis, Dr. Longstrcet stated, upon being recalled, could have been duo to something else than the fracture, but this he said was only a bare possibility. The damage In this case was done by the force of the blow or tho concussion following upon the base of the brain, rather than that the fatal Injury was done at the point of fracture. At this Juncture court adjourned for tho day. Mlko Kohut, the accused man, Is 31 years of age, married and the father of two children. He has been In this country nine years, reads and writes In his native language and speaks fair ly good English. He Is not a citizen, but has taken out his first papers. Among his countrymen he Is consid ered a lender, being president of the local branch of tho National Slavonic society. He claims he was never ur rested before, except once when ho was In tho Austrian army and was Im prisoned for six hours for being late nt drill. He Is a short, heavy-set man, with thick neck, swarthy face, light hair, blue eyes and small moustache. His cheek bones nro very high and his nose unusually large. Altogether his face, but for the mild eyes, could he prop erly termed ferocious. THG BENEFIT FOR MANAQER DAVIS It Will Ilo Held nt the Lyceum on .Monday Next. Much encouragement was last night offered those having In charge, the ar rangements for the entertainment to be given In the Lyceum theater for the benefit of George E. Davis, of Davis' theater. The executive committee met in the Lyceum box office and from the reports ot those present reached a quick conclusion that the affair would bo a big financial success and In every way worthy of Its object. It was decided to have the benefit next Monday night, the time first se lected, but which had not 'leen defi nitely announced. The subscription committee reported that John Jermyn for $25 had made the first box purchase; that subscriptions for about one hun dred tickets had been made by mem bers of the local lodge of Elks, and that Sol Goldsmith, of Goldsmith's Eazaar, had applied for twenty-live tickets. These sales, made before the distribu tion of the tickets, which will begin to day, Indicated to the committee that the public would be ready to come to the relief of one who for years had In many ways been Its servant. The tickets will today be distributed by the subscription committee for sale by members of the executive committee and many prominent business men and officials. The diagram will be opened Friday at the Lyceum box office. Eauer's orchestra will furnish the music next Monduy night. The list of individual entertainers is to include some of the best vocnllsts and instru mental performers and elocutionists in the city. A unique attraction will be Katie Rooney, better known as the daughter of "Pat Rooney, who will give her clever Imitations of the stage work of her father. I'. W. Gallagher and W. J. Welchel were added to the subscription com mittee. The executive committee ad journed to meet again tomorrow night. Klondike Gold. Mr James I. McCullough, an exper lencec miner who has lived In Alaska for several years and Is thoroughly familiar with tho Yukon River terri tory and the supplies needed, is or ganizing and will personally accom pany a special party to. leave Huffalo via the Nickel Plate road, on Tuesday, February Sth, 189S. Mr. McCullough's long experience in,Alaska enables him to give reliable Information on ull matters pertaining to the trip and after reaching the gold fields. For rates and all Information, ad dress James L. McCullough. or F. J. Moore, general agent, Buffalo, N. Y. SCROFULA Is tha advertisement of foul .blood. It may be entirely driven from the system by th'a faithful use of Hood'ti Sarsaparllla, wtilch thoroughly purillcs the blood. HOOD'S PILLS are easy to take.easy to operate. Cure Indigestion, bilious ness. 25c, You will have plenty of time to read, even on wash days, if FKLS-NAPTHA soap aud lukewarm water is usd FI'LS (t CO , Philadelphia, Pa. Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Gas tritis ami all .Stomach Diner- dent positively cured, drover Urtiham's ly. la Remedy Is sueclllc One dote ro nens moves nil distress, und a permiinent cure of the moKt chronic nod severa cases Is unarun teed. Do not ho Iter I A ftO-cent bottle, will i'onvlueetliu muit Hkoptleal, Mutthews liroi., DmzzMls, H'ju Lucka wauuu uveuue. FORGERY AND FALSE PRETENSES CHARGED West Side Young Men Had a Novel Scheme (or Raising Money. ON0 OF THEM IS NOW IN JAIL Ills Nnnic In Eddlo Grillltln und He Wm Committed nt the Request ol ills I'nrcnts Henry Goodrich, Who Seems to llnvo llccn the .Host Actlvo Spirit in tho Schemo, Mill Ilo Given n Hearing Today. Harry Goodrich, 10 years old, of West Scranton, wns arraigned before Alder man W. S. Millar last evening to answer the charges of forgery and falsa pretense, preferred by Mrs. Fisher, wlfo of Dr. Charles It. Fisher, of 125 North Lincoln avenue. The case Is one Involving hoys' fas cination for tho theatre. Goodrich nnd his chum, Eddla Griffiths, IS yonrs old, also of West Scranton, as a means of obtaining money to see shows, repeat edly forged Mrs. Fisher's name to or ders for groceries, which they after ward sold. Goodrich will be given a hearing by Alderman Millar this nfternoon. Young Griffiths, nt the request of his parents, was committed to the county jail and will be sent to a reformatory. The beginning of Goodrich's alleged larcenies was when ho nnd Griffiths prepared a note to Mrs. Fisher, telling how poor his (Goodrich's) mother was and appealing for aid. The note asked for flour, so that Mrs. Goodrich would not starve. The two boys boldly went to Mrs. Fisher's residence and presented the note. Touched by tho appeal for help, Mrs. Fisher at once wrote out nn order for a bag of flour on Protheroe & Wnt klns' grocery store, on South Main ave nue, nnd gave It to the boys. After this, it is alleged, the boys were given large quantities of groceries by the store men by virtue of orders bearing Mrs. Fisher's name. These orders Mrs. Fisher pronounced to be forgeries. The discovery was made when the grocerymen sent tho monthly bill to Mrs. Fisher. She at once proceeded to Alderman Millar's ofllco and procure 1 the warrant. The boys were nrrested last night by Special Olllcer John Tler ney. id SEKEEPING Commencing Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1890. In order to acquaint people with PARTMENT, we intend giving them gains ever offered in this city. The having just been opened. Table Linens or Heeds ami Barnslcy Man ufacture. 35c Cream Damask, strictly pure linen 25c 40c Cream Damask, strictly pure linen 29 C 45c Cream Damask, strictly pure linen 35c 50c Cream Damask, strictly pure linen 39c 65c Cream Damask, strictly pure linen 58c 85c Cream Damask, strictly pure linen 69c 55c Bleached Snow White Pure Linen 45 C 60c Bleached Snow White Pure Linen 50c 75c Bleached Snow White Pure Linen 68c 90c Bleached Snow White Pure Linen 79c $1.00 Bleached Snow White Pure Linen 88c And a large assortment of Fine Linens, ranging in price from $1.25 to $3.00 per yard, at greatly re duced prices. Napkins. 5-8 square, worth 60c, for 47C Napkins, 5-8 square, worth 80c, for 69c Napkins, 5-8. square, worth $1.00, for 88C Napkins, Large Dinner, worth $1.50, for $1.15 Napkins, Large Dinner, worth $2.00 for $1.50 Napkins. Large Dinner, worth $2.25, for $1.79 Nankins, Large Dinner, worth $2.50, for $1.95 415 end 417 MEAR Young aoodrlch, when taken before Alderman Millar, denied tho charge. Ho wns placed under ball for a hearing this afternoon. The Griffiths boy, as stated, was cent to the county Jail at the request of his mother, who says he Is Incorrigible The Pearce entertainment, Edison's latest marvel, the Electromotoscope, shows 70 pictures per second. At Penn Avenue Baptist church this (Tuesday) evening, Feb. 1. For 111 effects of UEECHAM'S PILLS. over eating Great Sale of remnants makes busy this usually quiet season, Odd pieces of Dinner Ware, China, Glass and Silver, go at unheard-of prices. Be one of the lucky oues. CKuaJVtgA. MILLAR & PECK 134 Wyoming Avi "Walk In nnd look around." - Winter Sale of A large stock of higher priced goods. $1.00 large Crochet Quilt for.69c $1.25 large Crochet Quilt for.95c Marseilles Quilts, all grades, at greatly reduced prices. Something New Stevens Bros.' Soft Finish Crashes, ready for use. 8c Crash for 6c ioc Crash for 7c 12c Crash for 8c 1 5c Crash for .'. . 1 2iC 5c Cotton Crash 3c 6c Cotton Crash 3C Towels Large stock at two-thirds actual value. fluslins And Sheetings Having bought a large stock at the very lowest prices cot ton goods ever sold at, we propose to give our customers the benefit of our purchase. Good Brown Muslin, only 3c Fine Brown Muslin 4c 7c Brown Muslin 5C 7c Atlantic A only 5c 7c Atlantic II only 5c lie Best Lockwood 5-4 P. C. Muslin 8c S & HAGEN, Lackawanna AVa., 1 SCRATCH I OR TWO O Don't hurt a watch, but it injures its selling qualities. That's why we offer these two at less than half their ac tual worth : Solid gold watch ladies' size engine turned hunting case good timekeeper. $9. Fifteen year Boss case fitted Jas. with 4 warrauted 15 jeweled Waltham make move ment. Great bargain. THE REXFORD CO. 303 Lackawanna Ave, our LINEN DE the Greatest Bar goods are new, 13c Best Lockwood 6-4 P. C. Muslin 10c 16c Best Lockwood 8-4 Sheet ing Muslin 12c 18c Best Lockwood 9-4 Sheet ing Muslin 13c 20c Best Lockwood 10-4 Sheet Muslin 15c 17c Best L'tica 8-4 Sheeting Muslin 13c 19c Best Utica 9-4 Sheetinsr Muslin 15AC 21c Best LTtica 10-4 Sheeting Muslin 17c Bleached 6c Good Muslin, only 4c 7c Forrest 5c 7ic Hill ...' 5c jc Lonsdale 5c "ic Fruit of Loom 5c 1 2ic Pride of West 1 0c I2ic Lonsdale Cambric 9c 12c Lockwood 5-4 P. C. Mus lin 9c 14c Lockwood 6-4 P. C. Mus lin 11c 13c Lockwood 50-inch P. C. Muslin .10c 17c Lockwood 8-4 Sheeting. 13JC 20c Lockwood 9-4 Sheeting, ,15c 22c Lockwood 9-4 Sheeting.. 17c 19c Utica 8-4 Sheeting 1 5c 21c Utich 9-4 Sheeting 17c 23c Utica 10-4 Sheeting 1 8c 5c Good Apron Gingham 3c 7c Best Apron Gingham 5c 5c Best Indigo Blue Calico, . . .4c 5c Good Catico 3c 6c Shaker Flannel 4c Scranton, Pa. $9.11 1 M GOODS IIINI Comes regular as time just once a year. Don't forget your best girl. We have the Valentines to please you this time the best assortment we ever had, and our motto is f?h IS U Valentines For ic each. Valentines For 4c each. Valentines For 10c. Valentines For 14c. Valentines For 19c, Etc. Booklets Nice verses, for 4c Comic Valentines All the trades represented for ic. each. Our Valentines must seen to be appreciated the price will do the rest. be aud THE GREAT 310 Lackawanna Ave. J. H. LADWIG, Prop. Remember, we have a branch office at Iiii South Main avenue, Hyde Park. K I M KIMBALL PIANO L L Gteat musicians use Klmballs. The testimony of musicians who command a salary of fiom $1,000 to $2,000 for each performance must be accepted as hav ing weight. They, at least, escape tho charge of not knowing what they are talking about. Lillian Nordlca says: "The mote I use my Kimball piano tho better I like it." Jean De Iteszke says; "We have concluded to purchase Kim ball pianos for our personal use." John Philip Sousa claims: "The Kimball piano Is first-class In every respect." Home of the most beautiful cases in walnut, mahogany and oak can bo se"!i here. I have some fine lnrge pianos, all colors, ft om $230 to $3."0, on easy terms, and a term of lessons free. George H. Ives, a West Market stteet, Wllkes-Harre, general agent; W. S. Foote, local ugftit, 122 Page Place. UEOKGK IF. IVi:S, General AkciiI, 0 West Market street, Wllkcs-lUrro. W. S. FOOTE, Local AtfCiil, l'J'J I'ago Place, Scranton, V.. The Gem Cafe 105 Washington Avenue, successor to W. A. Beemer & Son. Puree Split Pea' Soup. Roast Beef It"a-t Lamb Roast Will Dish Gravy Spanish Toast with me banco Irish Slew Uutter Heats Whlto Potatoes Carrots Peas Salted Wafers Apples llaimmiH Nuts Applw Pie Gooseberry Plu Mlnco PIo I'ustard Plo Apple Tapioca Pudding French Drip Coffee Tea Milk nuttcrmllk Quick Lunch at All Times Open Kvery Day and Night from n.rto n. m. to 'J n. 111. AT THE BABY BAZAAR. Health and Comfort for tin Baby, is our motto, and we are doing our utmost to live up to it by the way we fashion garments for the little ones. We have found nothing equal to the Gertrude Suits for comfort and simplicity. Our friends who have used these garments should not be persuaded to go back to the old-fashioned Bands and long skirts. No bands. No pins. 512 SPRUGEST. I t "Hf H B f- ijj'witiji&ai- jgyt