Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-19
faE AUGUST COURr.

imprisonment.
Morris Dickinson, young man who ia
respectfully connected, plead guilty to steal
ing horse and harness from his uncle.
John Dickinson, and . sleigh from John
kessler, of Salisbury township. The prop-
erty was all recovered. The court SEN
fenced him to one year and six months
imprisonment.
Elmer HOlsinger, who has been cleared
on two charges this week, was released
after furnishing bail to answer at court the
charge Of felOnious assault and battery.
Henry Welsh. 1S years of age. was tried
for entering the house of Henry X. Kauff.
man, who lives four miles west of Mt.
Joy, and stealing gold ring, bottle of
wine and lot Of cigars. The case was
q strong ono and the jury convicted the
defendant without leaving their seats.
The court sentenced tho prisoner to IA
months Imprisonment.
COm'th. VS.. George Bingenstein, felon-
ious entry. The defendant was charged
with entcrin. the house Of Edward Stuck,
Of Ephrata township. The charge was not
proved, and the jury rendered 4 verdict of
not guilty.
COm'th. VS.. Henry Singerman, felonions
assault and battery. w. E. Palmer, the
prosecutor, testified that he was the ian
itor of a school house in LeacOck township.
On July 80, after he had scrubbed the
porch, tho defendant walked ON it with
his muddy boots. Palmer ordered him
oil, but he refused to go he took hold of
him, when defendant pulled large knife
and threatened to kill him.
Tho defendant denied making any
threats or drawing any knife ne was sit.
ting on the porch and, after being ordered
of was kicked by the prosecutor. Tho
jury rendered a verdict of not guilty.
COm'th VS.. Charles Myers, assault and
battery, with intent to commit rape.
Mrs. Catharine E. Francis (wife of John
Francis, tho we'll known cOlored preacher)
was the prOsecutrix. She testified that on
the night Of June 3Oth, defendant, who
had been drinking, came to her cabin,
near Neffsville, and asked her to take q
drink which she did ; he went away shortly
afterwards and when he returned later in
the night lie caught hold Of her and at
tempted to commit an outrage upon her.
She picked up an axe to defend herself
and cut Myers quite severly. Tho witness
admitted that she did not bring this suit
until she had been prosecuted for felon-
iOus assault and battery by Myers.
The defendant testified that he was at
the house ON this night he had been
drinking, and with the permission of Mrs.
Frances lay down upon the bed when he
got up to leave the house the woman asked
him to remain she went towards him
with her hand behind her back, and he,
thinking that she had a pistol or knife.
put his arm around her she then
picked up axe and cut him terribly he
did not attempt to commit rape. The
jury rendered a verdict of not guilty, with
county for costs.
COm'th VS.. Israel Marshall, colOred,
malicious mischief and assault and battery.
Abraham Harris, cOlOred, testified that
OH a Sunday in January last Israel Mar
shall and his brother came to his house,
and after kicking in the door and upsetting
the stove they struck him on the head with
q club.
The defendant denied having upset tho
stove or broken anything in tho house ho
had heard that Harris was circulating re-
ports about him, and went to the house
for an explanation his brother forced
open the door, and went in Harris picked
up an axe, which defendant attempted to
take from him, and struck him with his
fist. The jury rendered a verdict Of guilty
of assault and battery and not guilty of
malicious mischief, with costs to be equally
divided between the prosecutor and de-
fendant.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True Bills: A. b. Potts, false pretouse
(three indictments); Henry ROdenhOuser,
felonious assault and battery (two indict-
ments); Cyrus Rutter, perjury; VIM. Ii.
al, co1o,sn.,c ,,If hot
Hiram Brubakcr and Jacob Lands, ne
glcct of duty Michael s. Croft, selling
liquor on Sunday.
Ignored: Enoch Passmore, selling
liquor to minors, with county for COSTS
Cyrus Simon Carey, colOred, was brough.
before the court, by tipstaff, for talking
out loud. He was fined 81.
Friday Morning. - Com. VS.. Aaron
Snyder, false pretense. 1t was charged
that Snyder traded horse to Sarah Shire
man, of COnOy township, and made false
in regard to the animal.
There did not appear to be any false pre-
tense in tho case, and the commonwealth
abandoned it. A verdict of not guilty,
with county for costs, was taken.
Com. VS.. w. +. frost, felOniOus assaalt
and battery. The prosecutor was Albert
Hook, Il German boy, who testified that
On the night Of the 25th Of May he was
walking up North Queen street, near tho
Northern market house, when he was in
suited by Il lot of young men, and the de-
Fendant struck one OF them in the face,
cutting his lip and breaking three or four
teeth.
The defense was that upon this night
tho defendant and another boy, who was
With him, were very drunk as they passed
Inc market house some boys yelled at
IOck, who struck frost. He then ran and
ell down breaking his teeth out and cut
ing his lip !; no one struck him, nor in
my other way injured him. The jury
endered verdict of not guilty, the pros
;cutor to pay One-third of the costs and
defendant two thirds.
COm'th vs.. William Richardson, of this
,ity, feloniOus assault and battery. The
was VIM. p. Worth, q
of the defendant,
Who is known as "Toodler."
lie testified that William came to his
lOuse, on East Chestnut street, the 4th of
ast June. He was drunk, and was ordered
o leave the premises a; he refused to go,
md when Worth took hold Of him he drew
chisel from his pocket, and with it cut
t Worth, once he struck him OH the hand
Vith the blade, cutting it.
"TOOdler's defense was that he went
o visit his sister (Mrs. WORTHY upon this
lay !; he WAS attacked by tho prosecutor,
Vho beat him with whip and knocked
i'm down several times he did not use
hisel nor did he have one on that Occa-
ion. The jury rendered 4 verdict Of
uilty of common assault and battery.
entenced Tn nav the costs of DrOSecutiOp.