Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
January Regular Term

Tuesday AfternOOn.- tn VS.. Will
liam S. Brendel, violating liquor law. The
prosecution called a number of witnesses.
One testified that he bought beer at Bren-
ders house on Sunday, between August
and November, 1879. The others bought
something that tasted like liquor they
were not able to say what it was, though
some of them thought there was whisky
in it.
For the defense, Brendel was called, and
he testified that he never sold anything
except lemonade, mineral water, sarsapa-
rilla, small beer and drink which he
manufactured of snake root, flux root,
sugar and water; nothing of an intoxicat-
ing nature was put into it.
In the case of George Hubley, charged
with aiding strike OH the Pennsylvania
railroad i'll the year 1877, a verdict of not
guilty was taken for want Of evidence.
COm'th VS.. Gideon Williams, colOred,
felonious assault and battery. Stephen
Burrell, also colored, testified that in No.
vember last he was staying at the house OF
the defendant, who, on one day during
that month sent him for some coke he
ordered him out of the house, and, running
after him, hit him several times OH The
back and head with an axe, knocking him
down and cutting him. The defendant
testified that the prosecutor came to his
house drunk on this day; he ordered him
away when he CBurrelD hit him with his
fist ; the witness then picked up the axe
with the intention of hitting him wi tn the
handle he did hit him once with the han.
die when it slipped and the broad side OF
the axe hit him once. The jury rendered
verdict of guilty of common assault and
battery. Sentenced to 40 days imprisOn,
ment,
COm'th VS.. Emma Williams, larceny.
The defendant was charged with stealing
several pieces of calico, delane, &C., which
belonged to Susan NcCafferty, from the
house of William Brown in Strasburg
township, in October last. Some of these
goods were recovered in a woods and some
were brought back by the defendant. The
that she stole nothing from Mrs. McCaffer-
ty; when she was charged with the crime
she took back lot of her .own patches
which Mrs. McCa!ierty claimed and kept.
The jury rendered verdict of not guilty.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True Bals-Oliver Marklcy and Charles
Henry, assault and battery.
ynored-Frank Wittig, assault and bat
terry with Jacob Reed to pay all costs ex-
cept 81.
Wednesday, Morning.-Com'th VS.. George
A. Brame, assault and battery, George
Blair testified that ON the evening of Oc-
tober 2d, while on the home in Intercourse
he was met in the road by the defendant,
who picked up some missile with which he
struck him in the face, breaking his nose
and crushing his cheek bones; He lay un-
for an hour or more and when
he recovered he found himself at the pump
in the village; the witness had taken
four small drinks of whisky Oh that day.
Two witnesses testified that Bramc told
them he had injured Blair. For the defense,
Brame testified that on the night of this
affair Blair, who has been angry with him
for some months past, followed him from
the lower hotel, in Intercourse to the
upper one. Arriving there he called wit
ness out and hit him with stone after
which he choked lin. Witness then
struck at him after which he kicked him
off the porch. The jury rendered verdict
If guilty. Sentenced to pay $40 fine and
costs.
William S. Brendel, who was convicted
IF violating the liquor law, was placed on
rial upon the charge of resisting an officer.
It appears that some time last fall Milton
ziegler constable Ziegler), of Brecknock
township, was deputized by the sheriff to
lrrest Brendel, who had been returned for
the liquor laws. When he went
% the house, accompanied by two other
nen, he read the warrant to Brendel, who
It once began to resist, by kicking and
striking he hit Ziegler on the head with
,lass, cutting his ear. One of the wit
,esses testified that he heard Brendel say
le would shoot the man who came to
Lrrest him.
The defense was that Ziegler was hit |
With the tumbler bya little son of Bren-
lei, who ran into the bar-rOom during the |
cuff1e the defendant did not strike the |
nen with anything. The jury returned
erdict of guilty; sentenced to six months
William S. Brendel, who was convicted |
II five indictments for violating the liquor
NV, was sentenced to pay fine of 5000
nd costs of prosecution in each case.
Charles Henry, colored, plead guilty to
elonious assault and battery on S. G. Sc
astian, colored, of Marietta, and was SELL
enced to 40 days imprisonment.
In the case of NJ. II. Kaufman, charged
18th false pretense, a mol, pros. was entered
II payment of costs. In another case
gainst the same defendant, charging him
'ith larceny as bailee, a verdict of not
uilty was taken for want of evidence.
Sale of Real Estate.
Henry Shubert, auctioneer, sold at pub
c sale last evening at the Leopard hotel,
le property belonging to Mrs. Mary
Ooper. situated on East King street, be-
veen Plum and Ann streets, No. 427, to
!. J. Dunlap, esq.,, for $4,000.