Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-17
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.

The August Term Oh criminal business.
Monday At1ernoon.- case of com
monwealth vs.. Lennon w. Rupp, indicted
for false pretence, was argued by counsel
and given to the jury shortly after three
o'clock, but they had not agreed upor
their verdict when court adjourned.
William Cosgrovc, living in tho Seventh
ward, on the Old Factory road, was
charged by Ella Hildebrand with being the
father of her illegitimate child. The bal
ance of the afternoon session was taken up
in the trial of this case.
The grand jury made the following re-
turn:
True Bizls--Jonas A. Goodman, assault
and battery; Cyrus Resscl and Frederick
Hildebrand, fornication and bastardy.
Frederick Hildebrand plead guilty to for
nication and bastardy, the prosecutrix
being Annie Hallacher. He received the
usual sentence. Court then adjourned un-
til Tuesday morning at Q o'clock.
The recognizance of John B. Dennis
convicted at the May sessions of dissuad-
ing witnesses was forfeited and respited
until Saturday.
Tuesday Morning. The jury in the case
of Commonwealth VS.. Lennon W. Rupp,
charged with false pretense, in cOncealing
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& Co., returned sealed verdict of mot
guilty" !" but to pay all the costs. The jury
retired on Monday afternoon ut o'clock
and only agreed upon their verdict this
morning at 6 o'clock.
The case of Commonwealth VS.. William
Cosgrove indicted for fornication and bast-
ardy was argued by counsel and the jury
returned verdict of not guilty aud county
for costs.
The next case attached was that of Rob
ert Blaco and Charles Northrop, for as
saulting Jonas Goodman, an employee
of the Cooper house. The difficulty Oc-
CURED on last Wednesday evening, and the
full particulars were published in the IN
TELLIGENcER of the following day. The
defence was that accused were followed by
prosecutor when they were on their way to
the depot, and fearing they were going to
be attacked, as they were approached i'll
threatening manner, they assaulted Good
man in self-defense. The testimony further
showed that Blaco was assaulted by Good
man after he was in the custody of private
watchman Erisman. The jury returned q
verdict of not guilty and directed the pros
ecutor, Jonas Goodman, to pay the costs.
In the cases against George Weitzel ct.
al, indicted for riot, a mol pross was en-
tered on payment of Office costs, the dis
trict attorney stating to the court that
after consultation with the chief of police,
he was satisfied that q case Of riot could
not be made out. The case against Jacob
Strump ct. al, indicted for affray, was set
tied upon payment of costs.
Jacob Ressel, Of Pequea township, was
indicted for fornication and bastardy and
seduction, on complaint of Sarah NJ.
Rooms. After hearing the testimony of
prosecutrix the seduction case was aban-
doned.
Jesse Tyson was convicted of false pre-
tense at the June term, 1879, and made an
application for new trial. This was re-
fused, and this morning Tyson was sen,
fenced to pay fine of s1OO and undergo
an Imprisonment of six months.
The grand jury made the following re-
turn:
True Bills: William Emsweiler, John
Sentman and Henry F. Weber, fornication
and bastardy; Frank alias Sink Yellet,
larceny (two bills); ii. F. Weber, adul-