Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-19

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that the work is done and will hold water. ,
by the strengthening of the northern wal
the storage capacity is slightly decreased
not more than one per cent. The bot
tom remains Oh substantially the SAM
level. The overflow pipe On the eastern sid,
was especially commended. The wate
was turned on at three from the main sup
ply and everything worked we'll.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
The August Term Of Criminal Business.
Wednesday afternooa.-Court re-assem
bled at p O'Clock and the trial Of the cast
of cOm'th VS., John Scntman, indicted fo
fornication and bastardy and adultery Wa!
resumed, and occupied all of the after
noon session. The defense in the cast
was denial by defendant of tlt
Of1enses charged, and that the prosecu
triX Mary Mimm was a woman of bad
reputation and unworthy Of belief
The defense called a number, Of witnessc:
who testified that defendants character
for chastity was good. In rcbuttal 4 num-
bcr Of witnesses testified that prosccutrix' S
character for vcracity was good. After all
the testimony had been heard, court adj
Joufncu upJll CLOCK.
William Moltz and Nicholas Meiscnsaul
plead guilty to the larceny Of S2f in money
and razor from Joseph Hinder Oh last
Saturday evening. The goods were taken
from the sleeping apartments of prosecutor
in an apartment OF Mr.. Isaac OILERS stable
on Christian street. The defendants claim
saul was sentenced to undergo an impri-
np,f of nc nglI GI y
months.
The grand jury made the following lc.
turn
True Bills : NJ ID. l.. Moore, clipping
with married woman Charles and JOS
cph GantZ, roLij.gy Mary BOOkmycr and
LOrcnz Nolde, &. al, forcibic entry Mil
ton Goss, arson Hilton Goss, assault and
battery.
Wednesday, Et...tng.-T'he case Of the
commonwealth VS.. John Scntman, iol
fornicatiOn and Las;a.dy, was argued and
given to the jury about 10 o'clock.
Near tho close of the afternoon session
S. II. Reynolds, esp: on behalf of Harry Nc
Alpine, alias Will Harry, stated that there
had been found al Indictment for fclOni-
GUS assault and battery against the dc,
fcndant, the prosecutor being Mr.. George
III. Hartman. Harry has been in Jail for
six weeks and asked the court to allow {:
nol. pros. to bc entered OH payment OF
costs. The court held the matter under
adviscmcnt until the evening session, when
Judge Patterson refused to allow a mol.
3r0s. to be entered without 4 consultation
with Judge Livingston. Thursday morn
ing the district attorney was directed to
thoroughly examine the case, to ascertain
whether there was fel"nious intent.
Thursday Morning. ilcnry Bowers plead
guilty to stealing 4 watch from the shoe
.nakcr shop of John Il. Decker, of Eliza
BEETHOVEN. He was sentenced to undergo
an Imprisonment Of six months.
j. Il. Amwalc, esq, counsel for John H.
Dennis, asked the court for the postpone
mcnt of the sentence until Monday, as ii
M. North, esd, who was absent from town
would he home on Saturday, and on Mon
day proposed to apply for writ of error
in the case. The application was opposed
by S. II. Reynolds. The court said tina
sentence was postponed until this week Ol
account Of the illness of defendant, ant
that Saturday would be time enough /,
make a motion in the case.
jacob McLane, city, plead guilty to hav
ing committed an assault and battery OF
Henry LlltZ at the Reading depot some
weeks ago. lie was sentenced to pay 4
fine of s5 and costs.
John f. Tobin, with half dozen aliases,
WAS charged with the burglary Of $3.50 in
money and gold watch, chain and locket
from the Office of Dr. John o. lloyd on the
night of June 90, 1878. John Diamond
was arrested, tried and convic;ed of the
burglary and is now in prison serving his
term. The defendant who was sccn il
company with Diamond 4 short time before
the burglary was not seen in Town for
months afterwards, when he was arrested
by Officer McDivitt. The doctor watch
and chain were recovered inIl pawnbrOker's
shop i'm Philadelphia, where it Was taken
by Diamond and 4 man answering defend
ants description.
Tho defense offered no Testimony but
defendants attorneys called the ccurt to
direct 4 verdict of not guilty to be entered
rs the corpus delect, had not been shown.
DIR. J. .. Boyd, the prosecutor in the case,
was not able to attend court this morning
and tho commonwealth was compelled to
close the case without hearing lis tcsti-
mony. The case was given to the jury,
under the charge Of the court without
argument of counsel. Defendant was
found guilty of larceny and sentenced to
Is months imprisonment.
In the case of com'tll VS.. Milton Co.'S,
the boy charged with setting fire to the
barn of Mr. Jacob ROhrcr, near Strasb,rsS.
the court directed petition to he prepared
with the view of having the boy sem to
the house of refuge.
James Gantz, colOrcd, was indicted for
entering the dwelling house of Philip
Grcincr, Of East Donegal township, on
July IL, with intent to commit Il fclOly.
A gold necklace and bracelets belonging,
to daughter Of prosecutor were stocp
from bureau drawer up stairs. A cclor,d
man was seen sccrctcd under the bed, aud
defendant was identified rs the man that
ran out Of the house. The defense called
defendant who denied having committed
the larceny. Tho defendant was foulN
guilty and sentenced to undergo an i'm
prisOnment of one year.
Frank Montgomery, boy not IL year.
of age, was charged with the larceny o:
two watches and chains from George W.
BOos and GOttlicb Mayer, of Marietta. The
stolen property was recovered and handed
over to the owners. The boy is of weak
mind. The district attorney did not press
for 4 conviction and vertlicts of not guilty
were taken. He was discharged with n
reprimand from the court.
Adjourned until 2:30 o'clock.
The grand jury made the follwing rc-
turn:
True Bills Frank Montgomery and John
Sheets, larceny.
Ignored: Horace Anderson, larceny, and
Abraham G. Frankhouser, false pretensc
and prosecutor, Daniel Snadcr, for costs.