Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-20
coUnr or QUARrER SESSIONS.
October A. journsd Term

Tuesday 4ttsrnoon.- -Com'th vs.. Bryso,
Painter and Johh Drachbar, assault ant
battery. Ernest Henlici Is the name o
the prosecutor; he is baker and reside!
on Middle street, this city. The evidence
of the commonwealth showed that upor
the 9Th of June last tho defendants came
into Henrici's yard they began taking
bread from his wagon, and HeDrici order.
ed them to 60 out, but they refused he
then struck one of them with broom:
After again ordering them to 60 he started
for an alderman's Office; the two then as.
saulted him, beating him with stones and
kicking him SO badly that he was under
medical care for fourteen days.
the fight by hitting Painter with broom
stick. Soon after that Painter knocked
him down, but no stones were thrown.
This was the last case ready for trial to-
day, and court adjourned until a. m. in
the morning.
Current Business.
Counsel for Isaac Mishler, coroner, pre-
sented to the court for confirmation, the
inquisition held on the body of Daniel K.
Miessc.
Thomas R. Hirst was appointed SUPER
visor of salisbury township, in place of
Lewis Brinton. who resigned.
Wednesday Morning.-The jury in the
case of the com'th VS.. Bryson Painter and
John Drachbar rendered verdict of not
guilty, but defendant to pay costs.
Com'th VS.. John 3. Erb, constable of
Pequea township, forcible entry. A case
could not be made out by the common
wealth, and under tho construction of
the court the jury rendered verdict of
not guilty.
Com'th vs. William Maiden, Jacob s.
Spangler and NJ. Dawson spangler, violat-
ing sepulchrc. The prosecutor in the
case was DR.. Dillcr Luther, of Reading.
The defendants live near Ephrata. Near
that village is a private burying ground,
in which were buried the remains of the
Weaver, Martin and Miller families. In
this cemetery is a vault and in it are the
remains of Conrad Weaver, the great
grandfather of tho prosecutor, he having
died in 1910.
DR.. Luther testified that from informa-
ton received he visited the vault at Ephra-
ia from its appearance he thought it had
been tampcrcd with, the sod having been
removed. The witness described the
tomb &C.
Mrs. Amanda GOch!ey testified that she
saw the defendants at the tomb in July
1879; the Spanglcrs were in the vault
when witness got there, the young man
Dawson had a skull which tho said they
would take home they asked witness for
4 candle to go down into tho vault, it was
given them but as it was soon extinguisled
she gave them lamp.
Jacob Zerfas testified he saw tho defen-
dants at the vault in 1879. He saw them
workin:: with a shovel opening 1t. They
were not repairing the tomb but trying to
get into it. Witness also saw the defen-
dagts on Easter Monday, in 1880, they
then had lust came out Of the vault. Daw-
son Spangler and Albert Luring were then
together.
Thomas Jones testified that in a conver-
sation with Jacob s. Spangler, the latter
told him that Dawson had taken the
skull ont Of the vault but he would see
that it was put back he said they had
taken it out but Dawson had taken it |
home.
Mrs. Amanda Binkley testified that she |
saw Dawson Spangler come out of the
vault on Easter Monday. Several other |
witnesses testified that they saw skull at :
Jacob Spanglcr's house in November,
1879.
The defense was that Jacob S. Spanglcr, !
in o'eticnce to promise made to his |
g andmother, who has relations in the toni
With the Otncr defendants went to the i
vault, and when seen there they were en-
gagged at cleaning up the place. 1t was
admitted that Dawson Spanglcr took the
skull to his iather's Jacob Spangler's } !
house, but only for the purpose of making
a chronological examination it was re-
placed long before any prosecution was
made,