Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Regular November Term.

COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Regular November Term
.Nonddy Afternoon.-Com'th VS.. Jacob |
violating the liquor law. The |
defendant lives ON Rockland street, this |
city, and he was charged with selling |
liquor on Sunday. A number of witnesses
testified that they bought beer at the
house Of the defendant and paid him for
it. The defense was that Wittlinger rent
ed a room in his house to a club. They
drank beer there and he acted as bartend-
er and sold it for them. The jury rendered
a verdict of guilty. Sentenced to pay $500
and costs.
Com'th VS.. John Engles, fornication and
bastardy. The prosecutrix was Viola
johnson, who testified that she lived III
Quarryville prior to April last !; was mar.
ried, but had not lived with her husband
for two years and a-half. The child was
born in October, and the defendant is the
father of it. On cross examination the
witness said she was the wife of Jacob
Mullin against whom she had q divorce
suit pending, but gave it up. The defense
offered no testimony and the court instruc
ted the jury that as the woman was mar
ried the defendant could be convicted Of
fornication only. The jury rendered
verdict Of guilty Of fornieation only.
Sentence deferred.
In the case of ccmth VS. Clabe Gantz
charged with robbery, a verdict Of not
guilty was taken, as the defendant, who
is a tramp, cannot be found.
Lena Bollent, a young German girl, who
plead guilty to stealing some money from
William Wisner, of this city, was sentenced
to three months imprisonment.
Commonwealth VS.. John B. .Pickel, forni-
cation and bastardy. Mary Nj. Becker,
of Rapho township, testified that she had
a child which was born September %,
1880; it was begOtten in Dembcr, 1879,
and the defendant is the father Of it. The
defense offered no testimony and the jury
rendered verdict Of guilty. Sentence as
usual.
Commonwealth VS.. Caroline Green,
colored, assaulting an officer. 1t was
shown that on the Both of July last, John
Warfel, constable of Lea cock township,
arrested Henry Green, the husband OF the
defendant, at Intercourse, she ran after
him and told him to let her husband go !;
she picked up 4 handful Of stones, which
she threatened to throw ; she said she had
whipped Constable Sam Bowman, she
would whip Warfel. The defense was
that Caroline had not assaulted the officer.
The crowd was making threats against
her and she picked up the stones with
which she said she would hit anyone who
would hurt her; she did not interfere
with the officer. The court told the jury
that they did not think the crime had
been shown and told them to render 4
verdict of not guilty, but the question for
the jury was who should pay the costs.
Divorced.
Joseph Hinder, Of this city, was di-
vOrced from his wife, Emma Hinder, on
the grounds of desertion and prostitution.
Tuesday Morning In the case Of com tn
VS.. Carolina Green, charged with assault
ing an officer, the jury rendered a verdict
of not guilty with John Warfel, the prose
cutor, to pay the costs.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True Bills Benjamin H. Knox, attempt
to rape Amanda Taylor, assault an bat
terry John NJ. EbersOle, resisting officer
and obstructing legal process John o.
Brien, ct. al. tramp.
Joseph Engles, convicted of fornication,
was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and
COSTS,
In the case of com'th VS.. DR.. G.. A.
Greene, charged with practicing medicine
without license, a verdict of not guilty
was taken, with county for costs, for want
Of evidence to Convict.
In the case of commonwealth VS.. Abra-
ham Harris and Henry Green, charged
with riot, the jury rendered verdict of
not guilty, with Green to pay One-ha!f
the costs, Harris one-fourth and Jacob d.
Warfel, the prosecutor, one-fOurth. They
also found Green guilty of carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons. This jury was
out for 10 hours. They retired yesterday
afternoon and stood 10 to and II to for
acquittal until they compromised.
Com'th VS.. Edward Wilson, John
Welsh, John Quinn, John OBrien, Thos.
Mulveyhill, William Powers, Patrick o.
Brien, Joseph Horner, William Stewart,
William Kelly. These defendants were
charged with being tramps. On the 18th
Of September last about thirty men were
encamped on the. farm Of Mortimer Ma
lone, a short distance east of this city. Mr.
Malone made complaint to the police Off
GERS and Chief of Police Deichler with four
other officers visited the place. They
surrounded the men and captured twelve
Of them. In the camp they found
a burning fire, two empty beer
kegs and several whisky bottles. Several
of the men were drunk. Patrick O'Brien
was identified by Chief Of Police Deichler
as an old offender. The names of several
of the others appear on tho station house
docket. Several witnesses testified that
they saw some of the men begging at diff
ferent places.
For the defense the prisoners were
called and each one told his own story
They all said they had been working at
different places in all parts of the country.
They were all searching for work when AZ
rested. All except Patrick O'Bricn denied
that they had been drunk that they had
built fires or had begged. O'Brien did
not 60 on the stand to testify in his own
behalf. He was called by the common
wealth, but nothing could be gotten out
of him. He admitted having been arrest
ed before. Each man denied that lie was
acquainted with the others. The jury rem.
dered verd;cts Of guilty. Each were
sentenced to nine months imprisonment.
Commonwealth VS.. Benjamin II. Knox,
attempt to rape. The prosecutrix was
Christiana Hetter, married woman, re-
siding it West Hempfield township. near
Chestnut Hill. She testified that upon one
day in September last the defendant came
to her house, while she and one of her
children were alone. He asked for some
thing to eat and she gave it to him every
time she handed him anything he took
hold of her; he asked to buy something
from him but she refused he then
offered her money she told him she did
not want it and she started to 60 out the
door he headed her off, and, catching her
around the waist, held her at the door
she finally broke loose and ran to neigh