Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-20
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Regular November Term.

fendant, was the prOsecutrix. She testi-
fled that her husband had been beaten her
and otherwise abused her at different times.
Upon one Sunday in September he and
his brother threatened to hang and cut
her. Defendant hit and kicked her.
The defense was that Dickel had never
touched his wife he claimed that he was
not at home Oh the Sunday on which he is
alleged to have hurt her. The jury rem
dered verdict Of not guilty with defcn-
daht to pay three -fourths Of the costs and
Malgaretta Dickel, the prosccutrix, one
fourth Of the costs.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True BHs.-Hcnry Greek, burglary :;
Jacob Trostlc and Frank Wilmer, assault
and battery; Steve Brown, larceny Peter
Robinson, entering an clubhouse to COM
nit felony and larceny; Frank Wilmer,
malicious mischief; AlOnzO Hambright,
breaking Jail; Henry Ransing, keeping a
disorderly house; Washington borough,
neglect Of duty.
Igno,ed.-Adam Brogan, with the pros
ccutor, VIM. Musseiman, to pay the costs.
Com'th VS.. John F. Sales, of this city,
assault ard battery. The prosecutor was
Frederick Grotwald, the "Old iron and rag
man. He testified that he was driving
along Duke street some time in August :;
when near the court house the street was
crowded with vehicles and he was COM
pclled to stop; he had wagon loaded
with iron. several long pieces Of which
prOtrudcd from the end of the wagon the
defendant drove up behind him when wit
ness told him to stay back the defendant
then became angry and jumping out of
his buggy struck witness several times
with 4 whip after this both parties drove
to Orange street when they reached that
point Sales again attacked witness, knock
ing him down and beating him. Several
other witnesses testified that they saw
Sales hit Grotwald with whip and after
wards with his fist at Orange street.
The defense was that upon this day Mr..
Sales was driving along Duke street he
was in a great hurry and told Grotwald to
hurry up as he wanted to pass instead of
hurrying GrOtwald struck Mr.. Sales's
horse over the head, knocking out one Of
the animals eyes when Sales discovered
this he got out Of the wagon and struck
Grotwald over the back with whip he
then got into his buggy and started off !;
when he reached Orange street, GrOtwald,
who was ahead of him got out of his
wagon and caught his (Sales's) horse !;
Sales told him to let go, but instead of
doing SO baNolck tho horse several times
with a stfcKs; Sales then got out and
struck him twice. The jury rendered a
verdict of guilty.
Com'th. VS. Peter Robinson, burglary and
larceny. The defendant was charged
with stealing pair of shoes and some
leather, the property of Lancaster county,
and a pair Of pantaloons, the property of
John Miller, from the shOemaker's shop at
the county almshouse the shop is immc-
diately under the part occupied by Superin-
tcndant Brock and it was broken into on
the night of November 6, when these thing
were taken. The shoes and pantalOOns
were afterward found on Robinson. The
defendant was not allowed to testify in the
burglary case but he denied having stolen
the pants he said that the pants, which
Miller said were his, were not. The jury
rendered verdict of guilty.
Henry Greek plead guilty to the charge
of the larceny of a watch from Bcnjaman
Aston, of Salunga. He was sentenced to
eleven months imprisonment.
Friday Erening-Com'th vs. Mary Phil
lips, dissuading witnesses. The defend
ant resides in this city. On the 24th of
August last hearings were held before Al
dcrman Barr on u case of surety of the
peace, brought against Mary Phillips by
Henrietta Urban, and one of disordcrly
conduct against the same defendant pre-
te rred by Henry Miller. Among the wit
nc sscs subpGnacd for this hearing, to tes-
tify in behalf of the complainant, was Mrs.
Mary Morningstar. 1t was charged by the
commonwealth that the defendant had
dissuadcd this witness.
Mary Morningstar testified that she was
subpGnaed to attend the hearing the de-
fcndant came to her and told her that she
(witness) went to the hearing she should
swear in favor of her { defendant } or she
would sue her she also said that if she
did not want to attend the hearing she
(defcndant) would let her know and she
could 60 away. Mr.. Morningstar also tcs-
titled to these facts, but neither lle nor his
wife was certain rs to whether the CONVEX
satiOn occurred before or after the sub
pGna was issued.
The commonwealth abandoned the case
at this point, as they thought that it
was very uncertain as to the time when
the conversation took place. a verdict Of
not guilty, with county for costs, was
taken.
Com'th VS.. Franklin Wilmer, assault
and battery and malicious mischief. It
was charged that upon the third of No
vcmbcr the defendant committed an as
sault ON Mrs. Barbara Buckius, residing
on Mulberry street. 1t was shown that
upon this day the defendant threw several
stones against the house Of Mrs. Buckius !;
when she went out on the porch she was
struck by one Of the stones, which broke
her shoulder bone and otherwise badly
bruised her. A number of witnesses tes-
titled that they saw Wilmer throwing
stones at the house DR.. King testified
that he attended Mrs. Buckius's injuries.
The defense was that upon this day the
defendant was walking up the Quarryville
railroad when he reached the house of
Mrs. Buckius, Winfield Buckius, son Of the
old lady, became engaged in 4 fight with
man named Herr the defendant at
tempted to separate the men after he had
succeeded Buckius knocked him down the
latter then ran into the house and pro-
cured an axe, with which he threatened
to kill defendant ; tie latter then picked
up two pieces of brick which he threw at
Winfield Buckius, one of which may have
hit the old lady witness did not throw
anything else stones were thrown by other
parties.
The commonwealth witnesses stated
that the stones were thrown 90 minutes
after the fight with Winfield Buckius.
Saturday lN0rning.-Alonzo Hambright
plead guilty to a charge Of breaking from
the county Jail. He was sentenced to an
imprisonment of two years and three
months. The court asked Hambright
where he got the tools, with which he
made his escape. He said he received
them from fellow convict.