Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20


greatly admired.
Messrs. Schaefer and Carter left for
New York to-day, whence they start for
New Orleans OH Thursday to engage i'm
tournament soon to cont Off there, in
which Sexton and other celebrities will
participate.
COURT OF 1UARrEK SESSIONS.
January Regular Term.
COm'th VS.. Michael Snyder, selling Ii
quor OH Sunday. John Potts testified that
he never drank, or saw any one drink, IL
quor at Snyder's saloon OIL Sunday.
Henry Gardner drank liquor at
the saloon on Sunday within two
years !; it was given him by Lawrence Sny-
der no one paid for it the beer had been
bought on Saturday and was drank on Sun
day Lawrence Snyder had been married
on Saturday. Benjamin Schaum testified
that he did not drink any beer at Snyder's.
nor did he see any one else get any. John
Fritsch drank liquor at Snyder's on Il Sun
day in May, 1873 did not know whether
defendant was there his father was. f.
E. Snyder testified that he drank liquor in
the saloon Of defendant on Sunday in the
spring of 1873 defendant was there and
witness paid him for the beer he also paid
the defendants brothers for some.
For the defense, Michael Snyder was
called he testified that while he kept the
saloon iii Schoenbcrger's park, or within
two years past, he sold no liquor to any
one on Sunday he gave instructions to
all around the place not to sell liquor
witness did not. to his knowledge. ever sell
any beer to E. E. Snyder; he did not re-
collect of him ever being there the beer
which Lawrence Snyder gave away on the
occasion of his wedding was bought by
him at Rieker's brewery it was given out
i'll the kitchen of the house. ['The COM
p!aint, Indictment and record of the court
were offered to show that the defendant
was complained against for selling liquor
on Sunday in August, 1878. A true bill
was found against him. In October the
case was called and the jury rendered i,
verdict of not guilty with county for costs.
-REP.] The witness then continued his
testimony and testified that no liquor has
been sold by him or allowed by him to be
sold on his premises since October 1878
witness never employed his father to at
tend to the bar; he never saw him hand
out beer to any one ; nobody was author
lied to sell but the wife Of witness.
The defense argued that they could not
be convicted, as they were acquitted of this
charge in October, 1873, since which time
they have sold no liquor on Sunday. The
prosecution argued that there had been
violation of the law since acquittal.
The court in their charge instructed the
jury that nothing could be considered by
them which occurred previous to August.
1878, but if they believe that the defendant
had sold any liquor subsequent to October,
1878, he could be convicted. The jury
rendered verdict of not guilty, with coun-
ty for costs.
Ulysses Broomell, boy, who plead
guilty at the last court to a charge of lar
ceny, was sentenced to one months impris-
Onment.
The cases of Charles Wilmer, charged
with larceny as bailee, and Martha Bathurst
with false pretense were mol pressed for
want of evidence.
In the cases of Joel Miller and Amos
Stoner, charged with conspiracy, and W.
ii. StrObel, with being accessory to the
fact, verdicts of not guilty were taken for
want of evidence.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True BaHs.-George Evans, assault and
battery; Michael Good, assault Emma
Johnson, larceny Charles Black and VIM.
B. Woods, fornication and bastardy.
Ignored BiUs.-Cabal Jackson, larceny.
Tuesday Morning. Com'th VS.. William
B. Woods, fornication and bastardy. The
offence is alleged to have been COM
mitted with Elizabeth Dill, of COnestoga
Centre, who is the mother of a child,
which was born in February, 1879. There
was no defense and the jury found the
accused guilty. Sentence as usual.
COm'th VS.. Cabal Jackson, alins Jones.
and John johnson, colOred. larceny. The
defendants were charged with stealing
quantity of wheat and some other articles
lTOn lSddC LduulS anu M1ftn DruDakcr
in October last. The principal witness WAS
Elizabeth Smith, colored, who is the
hOusekeeper of johnson and resides with
him in the Welsh mountains. She testi-
fed that in October last Jackson and wife
crme to their house. The former said he
knew where they could get some wheat.
They started off Oh Thursday night and,
leaving the women in the woods, the men
went and stole some wheat, which they
brought back to the wagon in the woods.
This they took to the Welsh mountains
and afterwards to Lebanon, where they
sold it. On the way to Lebanon they took
some wheat, cider. oats and hay from the
premises of man, which the witness was
told was Martin Brubaker's.
The defense offered no testimony, but
claimed that no ownership had been proven
and it was not shown by the owners Of the
wheat that they had lost any. The jury
verdicts of not guilty.
Com'th VS.. James Kelly, tramp. 1t was
charged that the defendant was a man