Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-20
caE AuGUsr COURT,

were Gideon Williams aud Ann
DunmOyer, colored. ROdenhOuser is
a special police officer in COlum-
bia and is appointed by the borough
authorities. On Decoration day he was
making an arrest of some colored men,
and the compiainanss were in the crowd
drawn together by the noise. According
to the testimony for the prosecution, the
officer, without provocation, struck these
people on the heads and arms with billy.
The evidence for the defense showed that
this was a big day for the Columbia
"mokes." They raised big fight in the
afternoon, and when the police attempted
to interfere they were driven away. More
officers soon arrived, and each attempted
to arrest one man. The accused attempted
to arrest Isaac Craig, a "coOn." at 5th
and Union street, and had secured him,
when Williams and q lot of cOlored men in
terfered, and Williams attempted to res
cue Craig he struck the defendant, who
finally got both Craig and Williams to
the station house. and did not use un-
necessary force in taking either. On
went to the rescue. She rallied the .colored
and danced sand jig on tho sidewalk
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resisted arrest and some of her clothing
was torn but she was not struck with a
billy.
These facts were sworn to by large
number of white gentleman, including the
officers and chief burgess and they all told
the same story and from it, it was evident
that the officer had simply done his duty.
The jury rendered verdicts of not gnilty.
Com'th VS.. Miller Smith, robbery, as
sault and battery, and larceny. The cvi.
dence for the prosecution showed that ono
night in January, 1880, Thomas Liv-
ingstOn, while on his way from Kinzer's
Station to the Gap, was robbed of a17.
Livingston testified that on this night he
had been drinking some he started home
about O'Clock and the defendant
and another man overlook him on the road.
He was riding on horseback and so were
they. One of these men was Miller Smith,
but witness did not know the other one.
Smith said "this is him." jumped from
his horse and caught hold of witness he
drew his UivingstOn's) Overcoat over his
face and then pulled him from his horse
and choked him severely, after which Smith
took his money, about SIT. Among the
money was a $40 bill, with two holes in it
hio ho0Cs VI OuC llhO WIS SpCilL GVo
young men at Almonds hotel at the Gap
on the same evening.
The defense called number of young
men who were with Smith upon this even
ing they had been to fox chase at Kin
zer's Livingston was there too and was
quite drunk all were riding horseback
and after leaving kinzer's together, Liv-
ingstOn rode off at very rapid rate ard
he was not seen y.the young men again
that evening, until they reached the Gap.
when they heard that he had been robbed;
Smith was with the party all evening and
was not out of their sight he did not
touch Livingston. The defendant was not
allowed to testify in the robbery case. lie
gave his story in regard to the felOnious
assault and battery, and positively stated
that he did not touch Livingston on this
night. 4 large number of witnesses tcsti-
fled to the defendants good character.
The larceny case against Smith was not
pressed, as the prosecutor can not be
found. 1r tho robbery and assault and
battery cases the jury rendered verdicts OF
not guilty.
The grand jury returned the following
bills
Truc Bills George Stein. felonious as
sault and battery ; John F. Sheen berger,
Frank Wingart and Joseph Snyder, assault
and battery Catherine E. Frances and
Henry Stauter, fcloniOus assault and bat
terry; John Shell, selling liquor on Sunday;
Henry Myers, larceny Samuel Ruby and
George McCauley, malicious mischief !;
George Cunningham, John Stein, Henry
+. Brown, James J. Templin, James
Templin, jr., and Jacob Axe, assault and
battery VIM. Bewley, felonious assault
and battery.
Friday Ercsning.-Com'th VS.. Samuel
Ruby and George McCauley. These de-
PENDANTS were charged with having COM
mitting malicious mischief at the black
smith shop of David Armstrong, cOlOred,
in Marietta and at the Marietta lock up
The jury rendered verdicts Of guilty.
The Betz Firc-Trlal of Brice Painter.
Com'th VS.. Bryson Painter, arson. Tho
defendant was charged with having set
fire to the barn of Jacob Betz, which was
situated Oh South Duke street, near its end,
on the night of the 18th OF April last.
The case being triable only in an oyer and
terminer court, the prisoner was arraigned
and plead not guilty. After about an hour
and halrs delay, jury was secured as
follows: Martin Andes, wheclwright,
West Hempfield John Albright, black
smith, East Donegal !; John Bender, inn
keeper, Warwick Adam Dennison, far.
mer, COnoy Henry Eckman, Iaborer,
Providence Fred. Gertz, cigarmaker,
Manor; Daniel Landis, farmer, East
Hempiield Isaac MUIR, blacksmith, Lea
cock Edward Miller, shoemaker, Cacr-
narvon /; A. W. Shaler, gentleman, War
wick ; Henry Stauffer, saddler, Drumore.
The jury was then sworn, after which B.
F. Davis, esq.,. for the prosecution, an
nounced what they intended to prove
against tho defendant.
Jacob Betz testified that on this night
his barn was destroyed by fire about II
o'clock he was awakened by some ono
who raped at his door he quickly arose
and awakened the members OF the family,
and went to the barn to save his stock,
none Of which .were burned after the
last horse had been got out, a man who
looked like Painter came up and cried,
" Get the horses out - he assisted in get
ting the harness, etc. out of the barn.
The building was totally consumed the
were insured for 81 800.
Jacob Betz, jr., corroborated his father
in regard to the fires discovery. Hetesti-
fed that he was the first one Of the family
at the fire. Mess RittenhOuse was the
first persons he saw witness took one horse
out, and the others were taken out by R;t-
or others; witness had talk
with Painter, who was in the wagon shed,
soLle distance from the barn. He was try
ing to take down a set of hay ladders which
were not in danger; shortly aftcrward
Painter told witness that he had raped at |