Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-26
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
January Adjourned Term.

COURT OF FQUARTER SESSIONS.
January Adjourned Term.
Wednesday Afternoon.-Com't tn VS.. Will
liam A. Baughman, fornication and bas-
tardy. The commonwealth in rebuttal
called two witnesses, who testified that
they would believe the prosecutrix on
oath. Cyrus Simmons testified that he
was home two or three times during the
day that the masons came to work foI
him he went to Quarryville for bricks
that day. -
Sur Rebuttal.
After the commonwealth closed the de-
fense called more witnesses in sur rebuttal'
Patrick Swisher, stone mason testified
that he first met Cyrus Simmons on the
day he went to work at his place, at
Joseph McClure's in the morning; wit
ness did not see Mr.. Simmons at the
house that day Simmons went to Quar-
ryville several days after that for brick.
James Swisher, another mason corrObo-
rated this witness.
John Pickel testified that he was not at
Cyrus Sinmons's house with William
Baughman on this occasion that Mr.. Sim
mons said he was; the time he passed
SimmOns's house he did not see Hannah.
The testimony here closed and the coun-
sci began addressing the jury to whom the
case was given shortly after o'clock. The
jury rendered verdict of not gully with
county for costs.
In the cases of com'th VS.. George Will
Jams, George Miller and William Miller,
charged with felonious assault and battery
on John Shell, verdicts of not guilty were
taken for want of evidence.
Wednesday, Eoening.-Com't VS.. Amos
Bruce, forcible entry and detainer. The
prosecutor in the case was William Hagan,
of Providence township, who alleged that
he rented blacksmith shop from the de-
fendant in April, 1879, for a year. In
November last the defendant nailed the
shop shut while the prosecutor was away,
leaving all of his tools, &C., inside since
that time he has been unable to obtain
possession of the premises.
The defense was that when Bruce first
rented the shop he told Hagan he could
have it as long as he did what was right.
Soon afterwards he made some repairs to
the shop at the request of Hagan he then
told him that he would rent the shop by
the month and charge him So per month
rent, 4 part of which he would take out in
work; he gave IIagan work to do but
he only did a portion of it he did not pay
any money and in November the defendant
told him he must leave on the 18th the
next day he nailed one of the doors shut
leaving the others open in order to
allow Hagan to remove his tools he has
never asked defendant for the tools since.
Thursduy Morning.-In the case of
Com'th VS.. Amos Bruce, charged
with forcible entry and detainer, the
court charged the jury this morning.
They said that there was no crime proven,
but they would leave it to them (the jury)
to dispose of the costs. The jury divided
the costs equally between the prosecutor
and defendant.
The city of Lancaster plead guilty to a
charge of neglect Of duty, in not keeping
South Duke street at the place known as
g. The Dump in good condition.
Ill Ine CaSe Ol L. NeWCOn MCCWN,
charged with fornication and bastardy, a
verdict of not guilty was taken for want of
evidence.
COm'th VS.. Oliver ID. Markley, assault
and battery. On the night of the eth of
Novembera social dance was given at Elias
Sheetz's hotel. in Pcnnville, Penn town.
ship. The music for the dancers was fur
nished by Edward Mohn, fiddler, who is
the complainant in this case; Mohn al
legged that the defendant came to the hotel
and persisted in raising fight with him !;
he did not care particularly to have his
face tattoed Oh that evening, so he refused
defendants polite invitation; finally when
they were in the barroom Markley struck
him on the head and he tried to escape by
going behind the bar; the defendant fol-
lowed, striking him second time.
The defendant and his witnesses denied
that he struck the defendant he asked
him (Mohn) to have talk he refused to
do SO and he told him he must talk or take
awhipping Mohn finally consented to have
a talk and they went out together {; de-
fendant did not strike him or ut him dur
ing the entire evening.