Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-08
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Tho December sd,o,-,., Teen,

Iaceday afternoon. Hauck,
who was convicted OF assault and battery.
was sentenced to pay fine Of $40 and
costs.
The jury in the case of f. H. Kohler,
charged with embezziemcnt, rendered y
verdict of not guilty, with prosecutor, \
NJ. Dryden, for costs.
In the case of com'th vs. VIM. Biemens-
derfer, charged with assault and battery,a
ver,llct Of not guilty was given, with cOun-
ty for Office costs.
The following cases were mol. pressed {:
Cecilia Chambers and Henry Chambers,
conspiracy to defraud ; George Smith, as.
sault and battery.
Tho Mt. Joy Murder Case.
Lewis Sewers, Of Mount Joy, who is
charged with killing Christian w. Hershey
better known as .'Pud' Hershey, on the
26th day Of June, 1879. and who plead not
guilty several courts ago, through his
counsel asked to withdraw that plea and
plead guilty to voluntary manslauShter.
This plea was accepted by the common
wealth.
The court stated that they would hear
several witnesses in order to ascertain
something about tho affair before passing
sentence. Eli Shreiner, Michael Coover,
Henry Grosh. Christian w. Hershey.
Ephraim Kline, Stephen J. Owen,
II. s. B. Nissley, Henry Settler,
William Swords, J. NJ. Brandt,
and VIM. Manning were called and ex-
| amined. Their evidence showed that tho
| affair occurred as follows On tho Goth
day Of June Hershey and Sewers were seen
together on Mt. Joy street in the village
Of Mt. Joy, where both resided they had
some words togothey and finally Sewers
threw Hershey down the latter then got
up and the two walked down street to-
gether and soon parted, Sowcr saying "lf
| catch you on my premises Ill fix you
went to ]. M. Brandt's mill, and Sewers
he came in Hershey was standing near
the door leading to the Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad track, Sewers said
to him ''Pud, what are you
doing here? Get out of this or ] will
throw you out and break your Id
neck "' Sewers then took hold Of Her.
sney, and, going out OF the door (Which is
~ inches above the ground), he pulled
Hershey after him he then threw him to
the ground, his head striking on the rail
road track or the ties Hershey lay very
quiet and was afterwards carried over to
the mill, where he was laid upon &: board,
the blood rushing from his nose, mouth
and ears he remained there for about an
hour. and was afterwards taken to his
home where he died tho next morning.
Immediately after Sewers threw the man
down he walked to the boiler house of the
mill he spoke to several persons
to whom he made use of the following
language. Il killed him; and that's right.
He ought to have been killed before this:
Ia 1S l,,vt ,i.,fn
II there was more men in Mount Joy like
me there would be less chicken thieves.
He also said that ho was glad he had killed
Hershey and he wonld hang for it. 1t
was shown by several witnesses that about
five years ago the two men had quarrels
in one of which Sewers beat Hershey. In
1874 he told ono witness that he hated
Hershey worse than the devil and lie
would kill him If it was ten years afteer-
ward.
After hearing the evidence the court gave
the prisoner into tie custody of the sheriff
by whom he was taken to prison, where
he will remain until Saturday when he will
be sentenced.
Wednesday N6raiag.--COm't til VS.. Wash :
in9tOn borough, nuisance. 1t was charged
by the commonwealth that several streets
in the borough were not opened in the
width that they should be. The witnesses
for the commonwealth showed, however,
that the borough authorities had done all
in their power to have the streets w!dened
but when they attempted to DO so they
were resisted by the citizens who were
armed with clubs. gun, and revOlvers. A
riot cnsuet, and the result was that u
number Of persons were indicted for riot.
The district attorney, after hearing the
evidence, stated that he did not think any
neglect was shown as the borough seemed
to have done all in their power to widen
and open the streets, and Inc therefor.
asked for = verdict Of not guilty. A yer
dict Of not guilty, with county for costs,
was thereupOn taken.
In the case of James s. Ecknan,
charged with forgery, q verdict Of not
guilty was taken for want Of evidence.
A mol. pros. was entered in the case Of
James 3. Henderson, OF MaytOwn, charged
with false pretcnse. This case was tried
several years ago when the defendant was
convicted it then went to the supreme
court: While it was pending there the
principal witness for the commonwealth
died, and they were unable to 90 to trial.
COmth vs. G.. G.. SchDaicr, selling
liquor to minors. The defendant in 1879
kept restaurant in Ephrata, but is n ow
a resident of Philadelphia. A number OF
witnesses ranging in age from II to 1.
years testified that they bought and paid
the defendant for beer during tho year of
1879.
The defendant testified that he kept 4
confectionery i'll connection with his res
taurant on several occasions, the boys
who testified they bought beer from him
were in the restaurant when men over 81
years Of age bought beer and handed it to
them. In regard to several Of the boys, the
, defendant stated that he had permission
} from their parents to sell beer to them:
! nearly all Of the others told him that they
, were over 21 years Of age. 1t was also
alleged that in number Of instances beer
: was sold to the boys by Il man named
, Moore, who was u barkeepcr for defendant.
+ On trial.
Motion ior IA New Trial.
, A motion for a new trial was made il,
the case of Henry Weiss VS.. Philip Ber-
, nard, which was tried last week.
Down Stairs.
Tho argument OF the counsel in the case
OF Hanover Junction railroad VS.. Michael
Moore closed this morning and the case
then went to the jury.
Admitted to the liar.
W. 7. Brown, son Of Davis Brown, Of
Fulton township, was, this morning, on
motion of w. W. Brown, esq admitted to
practice in the several courts Of
Lancaster county. He studied with
his uncle, W. ". Brown, esq, and
his examination vas one Of the most
credtable, which the board Of examiners