Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-11
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
SENTENCE OF LEWIS SOwERs FOE
MURDER

'I of unEys hEW.s sOwERs FOE
He Gets 10 Years for Killing Christlan Her.
ahey.
Allen Coble sentenceti-O,her Bu.,u
Transacted.
Court met at 10 o'clock this morning
for the purpose Of passing sentences and
hearing current business.
Immediately after tho opening of court
District Attorney Eshleman asked that
sentenced be pronounced upon Lewis
Sewers, who killed Christian Hershey at
Mount Joy on June &c, 1879, and who
plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
j. Hay Brown, esq.,, counsel for the
prisoner, asked that he allowed to make
statement in regard to how the affair Oc-
CURED. This was allowed by the court.
The prisoner stated that on the day of the
killing he had been to the brewery, where
he had several drinks ON his way homo
he stopped in at Brandt's mill, where
some men were engaged putting in some
boilers heavy boiler was hanging up
and q number Of men were working under
it; while he was there Hersh-
ey came in; he was drunk and
wanted to take hold of the lever; the
prisoner was afraid that he would kill the
men who were under the boiler and caught
hold of Hershey and pulled him around
he fell out Of the door, and striking his
head Oh the railroad track, received fatal
injuries. He went to work the next morn
ing, not thinking that Hershey was seri
ously hurt. 1le was soon afterwards ar
rested.
The prisoner stated that after ho was
released upon bail he went to Mrs. Hershey
and apOlOgized to her he also offered to
pay all the funeral expenses he told her
he would do all he could for her during
his life ; Mrs. Hershey afterwards told him
that the GrOffs were not agreed to this.
The prisoner denied the truth of the state
ment of tho witness named Swords, who
who swore that he had threatened to kin
Hershey.
After tho statement Of Sewers the court
proceeded to pronounce the sentence. Tho
court stated that they had heard the case
under writ Of habeas corpus, after which
they admitted him to bail, as they were
satisfied that that no case Of murder in the
first degree could be made, rs NO weapon
was shown to have been used nor was
there any generalization apparent. The
prisoner plead guilty to voluntary man.
slaughter ut this court, and that plea was
accepted. The term Of Imprisonment fixed
by law for that and murGer in the second
degree, for the first Oifensc, is the same. A
number OF witnesses were callOd to en-
tighten the court when the plea was en-
tered, the evidence was = little stronger
than 1T the hearing. The court thought
that this was y very heartlcss act, so fartas
the testimony in regard to the prisoners
conduct, before and after its com.
mission, showed. 1t showed that
he had intended to hurt Hershey.
After deliberatiOn and consideration
the court thought that the sentence should
be pretty severe. They, therefore, SEN
fenced the prisoner to pay fine Of 800,
with costs of prosecution, and to undergo
an imprisonment in the Eastern peniten-
tiary for the period Of ten years.
The prisoner was given into the charge
of the sheriff, and was taken to the prison.
lie will be removed thence to the peniten-
iary.
Sentence of COble.
Allen Coble, Of ElizabethtOwn, the
young man who plead guilty to five
charges of larceny from different parties,
was sentenced to undergo an imprison-
mcnt of . months and q days,
Opinions Delivered.
An opinion in the following case was
delivered by Judge Livingston, Anthony
Wade's, deceased, estate. Rule to show
cause why the decree of confirmation OF
the guardian should not be opened, ro-
viewed, reversed and set aside. Rulo
made absolute. The account was report
ed back to the examiner to be reversed
and restated, and to file supplementary
account.
Judge Patterson delivered the following
opinions
John ID. Wilson dcceased's estate. Rule
to show cause why attachment should not
issue against the executor for payment to
the guardian Of Rachel ]. Wilson of
money due lher under tho will of tho de-
ceased. Rule made absolute.
Watson planning mill company vs. James
Il. and Rebecca Henderson. Rule to
show cause why amendment to mechanics
lien should not be struck of. Rule dis
charged.
Rules for New Trials.
Rules for new trials were granted in tho
following cases in common pleas court
Henry Weiss VS.. Philip Bernard, Thomas
d. Kelly vs.. Jas. Trimble & Co., Eliza
DIOWu, sSuuIIuIStIsStIlA VI DtuIOI
Brown, decd, vs.. Levi Sensenig.
In the case of e. G.. Schnaller, who was
convicted Of selling liquor to minors, at
this weeks court, the rule for u new trial
was refused.
Granted u License.
Samuel Landers, Of this city, was
granted peddler's license.
Eating House License Granted.
An eating house license was granted to
Frank Brua, Of Strasburg. This case las
been before the court since April and has
been argued by both sides several times.
FROZEN WATER PIPES
Trouble with Hydrants and Sarvlces Mains
Some Remedies Suggested.
From all parts of the city come COM
plants Of frozen and bursting hydrants
and supply mains, and the festive plumber
and the city water official have their hands
full, while not a few water-renters have
their cellars full of water. Last night
Superintendent Kitch and 4 number of his
men were on duty all night closing np the