Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
the dissppssrsnce Of Henry lands

sos -Houus IVY ASuceStef county, CO
May 18th, add has not baen heard from
since. spe.kiee u Mr. Laadis, . cor
respondent Of the PhiaadslphiA Tines,
wri'ios fron Lancaster. says: aiz
He was ProseoutOr in . recent case
tried in she lebanon court for forgery
aad the accused, hamed Long, vas ac-
Quilted. tie then made 4 new com
plant against Long on two other notes
alleged to be forged aud held by third
/ parties, aud a warrant was issued BY .
Lebanon alderman aud Long vas again
arrested aud lodged in jail, unable to
obtain bail, On the day appointed for
bearing before the alderman, Mr.. Ian.
dis appeared with his counsel, Messrs.
Funk aud Light, but owing to the in
disposition of Mr. Miller, counsel for
Long, the hearing was postponed, and
somo days afterwards Mr.. Lands dis
appeared at Mount Joy, as stated.
On Saturday last, Notwithstanding
the absence of the prosecutor, the hear
ing o: the alleged forgery case was had
before the alderman at Lebanon
Messrs. Miller and Goblin contended
that the prisoner was entitled to dis.
charge because there was no responsible
prosecutor present. The alderman,
however, agreed TO heal The testimony,
when tie Commonwealth produced a
number Of instruments of writing BY
Mr.. Lands, and proved them to be gem
uine, after which Mr.. Rauch, of Ian
caster, was called as an export, and on
comparing the genuine With the notes
10 question he pronounced the latter
forgeries, without hesitation. .i'- rg"
On cross-examination two other notes
against Mr.. lands were submitted 20
Mr.. Rauch, and although they had
passed through the bank, one of them
was pronounced genuine and the other
a forgery-cvidently manufactured BY
the same hand that msnafactured the
two notes upun which the prosecution
is based. The expert also compared
the signatures, allegeo to be forged,
sith the handwriting of Long, the ac-
cu'ed, and inclined to believe that the
name of I.sndis was written BY third
party. The prisoner was committed
COR trial in default of bail.
The most reliable information, in re
gard to Mr.. Lands, gathered from
members of his family and near neigh-
bors, is as follo@s lie i. mau of good
repute, sound mind and strict temper
ate habits and owns property, above all
liabilities to the amount of about S20,,
0CC: Svme time back be bought fur
mace located in the Lebanon valley at
sheriff's sale for S35, 900, aud this is
about the extent of his liabilities. His
friends are unable TO give any reason
why be should voluntarily absent him.
self, and .aey appear to believe he has
been murdered, perhaps by third par
ty interested in the alleged forgeries.
An intelligent citIze en- Of Mount Joy
also EXPRESSED the belief that i; is a
case Of murder. r s..r -.
\ Harrisburg detective was at Noun.
Joy, but failed to obtain any clue Ii
is alleged that severa! strangers were
at the Mount JOY hotel while Mr.. Lam
dis stopped there; that they appeared
to be out of funds, but on the follow
irg day one of them had plenty Of mon
e,. After buying trunk in the town,
they left in a westward train, but who
they were or where they belong is not
known. Lands, the missing man, is
about five feet six inches high, and tif-
ty years of age, Pennsylvania Ger
n,su, and a hard working farmer.
H5N. FREbEhrck Warts, Commis-