Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19

the marks and numbers, arc the first to be-
come broken. owing to the nails being
driven into them and being worthless are
used for kindling. while the longer pieces
arc saved for further use
George Bare testified that he worked for
Christian Bare, assisted in putting the two
cases in the cellar never saw the other
three cases
Franklin Pierce knew Crias kendir.
who told him he had sold Bare a couple OF
cases Of tobacco and had :. few more to
sell asked as to the business stantlin. ot
some other cigar makers ; Kendis promised
witness "a job ut packing. Bare's character
for honesty is good.
Joseph Il. Roger testified that Crias
Kendig told him about the middle Of Oc-
tOber that he was going to EastOn and
other places to sell tobacco for his brother,
said also that he had charge Ofhis brothers
warehouse. Bare's character for honesty
is very good
f. IL. Kaufman, tobacco packer, said
he had packed and sold tobacco for six
years in that time had never received
more than 10 cents for binders and IL for
| short AS.
II. c. Gipple, testified that he offered
to accompany Capt. Sprecher to other
factories and look for the missing three
! cases ana the captain declined to do so
Bare's character for honesty is good.
Several other witnesses testified to
Bare's good character.
The jury in very few minutes returned
| Il verdict of not guilty.
COm'th VS.. VIM. ii. Reilly and VIM.
Francis, both colored, indicted for burg
larry and carrying concealed deadly wea-
pOns.
Christian ). Eckman testified that he
and others arrested the defendants in q
barn just over the Chester county line
and found in their possession \ number Of
| articles that were afterward identified by
Seymour Brackbill and John Knox.
Seymour Brackbill testified that his
house was entered ON the night Of tho 5th
Of November by prying open the shutter
and robbinS the house Of u number OF ar
ticlcs afterwards found in possession Of
the defendants.
Howard F. Knox testified that the
house of John Knox, near Leamin Place.
was broken open on the night of the 5th
| inst. and robbed OF an Overcolt On
! trial.
Friday .W,niny-Com'th VS.. w. ii.
Reilly and VIM. Francis, colored. burglary
| and carrying concealed weapons. \ num-
Der Of witnesses We're called and they tcsti
fled that they saw the defendants in tho
ncishborhOOd of the burslarized houses on
the morning after. Ono witness saw them
throw away coat belonging to Mr.. Knox
and another belonging to Mr.. Brackbill.
This being 4 burglary the defendants
could not testify. They had ND other tes-
timOuy to offer. Tho jury found both de-
PENDANTS guilty on all charges. Each was
t.Nt
! imprisonment.
In the case Of cOm'th W. James Mooneys
charged with larceny.a verdict of not guilt v
was taken for want Of evidence. A verdict
OF not guilty iOr the same cause was taken
in the ease Of John Smith charged with
taking SET of harness from T.. BOettner.
John Lewis plead guilty to the charge
Of stealing a horse saddle and bride from
Joseph Reese, Of Strlsburg township. lio
was sentenced to two years and three
months imprisonment.
Com tn. vs. John FOulk, assault and bat
terry. Conrad BlessingtOn was the prosecu-
tor and both parties reside in Str,,sburS.
On August 81 these parties met on tho
Strasburg pike. Both were driving. The
defendant hal several parties with him and
his wagon coilidcd with that of the pros
cutor, brcakin. the Iatter's wheel, and
throwing him against tho dashboard the
road was wi'lc ut this point and it was
claimed that, as there was plenty Of room
for two wagons to pass, the defendant
ran into the prosecutors wagon Oh pur-
pose.
The defense Was that the occurrence was
purely accidental the accident occurred ut
q culvert defendant did not see Blessing
ton, who was in Il market wagon while he
had Il light buggy, until just before the
wagons struck defendant then turned out
as far as he soald. Jury out.
| COm'th vs.. Susan Beamsderler, assault
and battery. The prOsccutrix was Eliza
beth HerzO5, who resides in Beaver street
this city. She testified that the defendant
threw her down and choked her. Several
other witnesses swOre to the same facts
| The defense was that the prOsecutrix had
used sl;,nderOus words toward the defend
ant and she pushed her. The jury re,.-
dered Il verdict of guilty with the costs to
be divided between the parties equally.
The court told the jury tina. they could
not render any such verdict and - verdict
of guilty was taken.