Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22

in front of Mr.. Cairnes's house, a short time
before the outrage was perpretrated. He
passed on without speaking to him, though
he was not more then five or six feet from
him.
John NJ. Rutter was at the Octoraro
church on the evening in question passed
the parsonage it was lighted up; could
have distinguished the features of man
if he had been at the Clubhouse.
For the defense, Samuel Hopkins, col
ored, was called, and testefied that defend
ant lives with his mother in house on his
(witness's) property, in Bart township.
Witness was at Winners house on the
night of the 18th Of February and was in
his company from 6 o'clock in the evening
until after o'clock at night. He testified
further that the night was SO dark that he
could hardly see hand before him.
Chas H. Wilmer, the defendant, was
called, and testified that he never saw
Mrs. Taylor until he saw her at the squire S
Office on the day of his hearing he was
not at Cairnes's house on the 18th of Feb
ruary; did not leave his own house on that
night; did not assault Mrs. Taylor :;
pleaded guilty of attempted rape in 1871
and served a term in prison for the offence.
The grand jury made tho following re-
turn:
True BiIs-Charles Wilmer, attempt to
commit rape, burglary and robbery VIM.
Jones, assault and battery L. d. Morgan,
carrying concealed deadly weapons Lud-
wig Sivald, larceny as bailee (two indict-
ments) Joseph II. Sides, seduction and
fornication and bastardy NJ. o. Sensenig,
seduction aad fOrnication and bastardy :;
Gustav Bunzl, assault and battery Jo-
seph Jones, assault and battery William
Mohn, keeping a bawdy house.
During the session of the court w. +.
Boyer, esq, solicitor to the prison inspec-
tors presented the following paper from
the prison inspectors, which the court di-
rectsd to be presented to the grand in
quest:
That a large quantity of worthless
tobacco has accumulated at the Lancaster
county prison from previous years--some
of it purchased eight or ten years ago
and that they are unable to use it in the
manufacture of cigars that when the
grand jury visited the prison yesterday,
this tobacco was stored in room
along with other tobacco in good condi-
tion and could not be properly examined
by the grand inquest and that no men,
Der of the board Of inspectors was present
to call attention thereto that the board
of directors have advertised the same for
sale at o'clock, p. M, to-day and have
this morning caused the good tobacco to
be separated from that for sale and the
latter to be exposed to public view.
They, therefore, pray the grand inquest
to be present at said sale to see exactly
what is sold and the manner in which the
sale is conducted. They further pray tlat
if the grand inquest cannot be present
they will appoint committee of their
members for the same purpose.
Soon after the above was presented to
the grand inquest, they returned to the
solicitor the following preamble and resolu-
ton
WHEREAS, The board of prison inspec-
tors Of the county of Lancaster have ad-
vertised public sale of tobacco, to take
place at thesprison this cay =;
AND WHEREAS, We, the grand inquest
OF said county for the April sessions, 1880,
consider the said sale injudicious and
fraught with suspicion,; therefore,
Rcsolred, BY this body, that we enter our
protest against the said sale, and request
that the same be postponed indefinitely.
[Signedl II. G. Book, foreman,
H. E. HOFFER, clerk.