Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-24

guilty, but ordered him to pay one half
the costs, and the prosecutor Martin Mil
Ter the other half of the costs.
The jury in the case Of John Campbell,
charged with practising medicine without
a diploma, returned a verdict of not guilty
and directed that Drs. r. NJ. Bo,enius.
George r. Welchans and VIM. Blackwood
pay the costs.
Com'th VS.. J. b. Dennis, indicted for
dissuading witnesses. After the jury was
sworn, and 4 consultation in an undertOne
had been held amons counsel. the district
attorney addressed the court, and
said as the case was an important
one, and \ great number Of wit
nesses would have to be examined and he
was satisfied the case could not be tried to-
day, he asked permission to withdraw Il
juror and let the case go over for trial to
May 10th. 5. II. Reynolds, esq.,. of COM
monwealth's counsel joined the district at
tornev in the application for the continu-
ance- The court could see no reason why
the case should be long one and
thought it could be tried to-
day. Counsel persisted that it could
not be tried to-day; in addition to the
time necessary to take the testimony of
| large number of witnesses, there would be
| two speeches on each side by counsel
Ii. NJ. North and J. b. Amwakc. esqs..
of counsel for the defense asked that
verdict of not guilty be taken. After
| some further discussion the court con-
sented to continue the case to the 10th of
May.
COm'th VS.. Edward s. Bryan. surety of
| the peace. The prosecutor, John III. Ep-
| pier, testified that defendant had threatened
to split his head open. Defendant testi-
fled that he had appointed the prosecutor
| as his assignee, and that when he had sold
him out and bought his property he had
falsely accused him of concealing a portion
| of his property and insisted on searching
his barn while still in possession Of defend
ant, and it was then he had made the
pay his own costs.
Gustav Bunzl pleaded guilty to an as
sault and battery on A. Ressman, and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $ and
costs.
Com'th VS.. William Elmer, dcsertion.
His wife testified that he deserted her and
refused to support her or her child. For
defense, witnesses were called to show that
prosecutrix had treated defendant badly;
had threatened to kill him. drawn
knife on him thrown stones at him;
locked him out of the house at
night, sometimes every night in the week !;
and on other occasions if she let him in the
house at all she locked him out of his bed
room. Counsel for defense asked that the
court make no decree in the case, as the
evidence had been such as warranted the
defendant in making application for di-
vorce on account Of cruel and barbarOus
treatment OH the part of the wife. The
court ordered defendant to give bouds in
the sum OF $500 to pay e per week for the
support OF the chill us long Us husband
and wife live apart.
CONT VS.. Sarah Anderson and Susan
Jones, cOlored, indicted for keeping
bawdy house in Clay street, this city. The
defendants are a brace of squalid- looking
women, one of them young and the other
pretty we'll advanced in years. The testi-
mOny Of the commonwealth was to the
effect that the house was visited good
deal by men and women and boys. both
black and white, and that there WAS a
great deal of noise and disorder, but none
of the witnesses had ever seen immoral
practices committed in the premises The
district attorney abandoned the case, and
the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph II. Bowman,
of Ephrata. His wife testified that defen-
dant had deserted her last February, and
had since that time refused to support her,
and that for year before that he spent
his nights away from home, sometimes
kicking the door in late at night or early
in the morning and abusing and assaulting
her. For the defense the testimony was to the
effect that defendant provided well for his
wife until he was driven from the house by
threats and jealousy, and carried his clothes
to Mr.. Hamp's, where defendant had spent
a night. Never refused to live with his.
wife, and did not refuse to now.
The court made no order in the case, and
said none would be made until the August
term. In the meantime Mr. and Mrs.
Bowman were advised to live together and
make an honest effort to do right by each
other.
Com'th VS.. Mary 4. Miller, surety of the
peace. Mary Brady, the prosecutrix, is
IN old woman, and the defendant yonng
woman, both livin. in the same house.
The two had a difficulty about a little boy,
Turing which the defendant said to the
orosecutrix "you might have broken my
'oy's back, and if you do so, I will break
'ours.' Case dismissed and county for
osts.
Com'th vs.. Levi Eeshlcbrenner, surety
he peace. Case dismissed and county for
Osts.
The grand jury ignored the bill charg-
ng Mrs. Christian Diehl with violation of
he liquor law.
Report OF the Grand Jury.
The grand jury came into court and pro-
ented the following report
70 the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Quarter Sessions Of the Peace in and IOr the
County Of Lancaster.
The grand inquest in and for the said
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