Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-20


rendered verdicts Of not guilty with county
for costs.
Com'th VS.. Diller Clark aud Joseph
Buzzard. The defendants were charged
with feloniously entering the outhOuse Of
Ressa Sweigert. The prosecutor testified
that early in the morning of January 9Th
last, his summer kitchen was entered BY
thieves. Six bags, containing twelve
bushels of clover seed, were stolen. Mr..
Sweigert was awakened by the barking of
his dog. He went out ON the porch and
saw at distance a man whom he believed
to be Diller Clark he then went back tor
the house, and, getting his gun, fired it
off. The man near the summer house
spoke, and Sweigcrt recognized the voice
of Dlller Clark. Shortly sitter this he
heard sleigh being being driven from the
barn he aroused his neighbors, and sew
eral Of them started in pursuit. Several
bags of clover seed were found ON the
road, they having fallen from the sleigh.
A post of sleigh was found, and it was
of the same color and fitted to the sleigh
of Joseph Buzzard. After Clark was ar
rested he told contradictory stories as to
where he was at the time of the burglary.
The defendants both testified that they
were at home at the time burglery was
committed. Buzzard called Mrs. Heiney
to show that he was at her house. She
swore that he was there in the day time,
but not at night. Both defendants admit
ted having served terms of imprisonment
for larcency. The jury rendered verdicts
of guilty.
VIM. BOsard plead guilty to the larceny
of a coat and gold ring from Benjamin
Williams, of Columbia. He was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment
William RexrOth plead guilty to felOn-
iOus entry in breaking into the book bind
cry of w. H. Roy, of this city. His SEN
tence was three months.
Annie johnson plead guilty to the
larceny of tinware from the store of
Everts & Overdeer, and she was sentenced
to two months Imprisonment.
Henry Bartells plead guilty to two in
dictments of larceny in stealing tools from
Daniel Myers. He was sentenced to five
months.
Joseph Hall plead guilty to tho larceny
of watch and OvercOat from Edward
Amber, of DrumOre township. He was
sentenced to two months imprisonment.
John Proctor, cOlOred, plead guilty to
the larceny of grain bag and bushel Of
wheat, from George s. LambOrn, and his
sentence was eight months in prison.
H. Andrew Selden plead guilty to steal
ing hat and vest from w. Frailey, of
this city. He received sentence of nine
months.
William Saylor, of Marietta, plead guilty
to the larceny OF q blanket and rein, the
property of Peter ID. Orth. He was SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in the
case of com'th vs.. Samuel H. COOver,
charged with larceny by W. b. Finney,
proprietor of the Grape hotel in this city.
1t appeared that Mr.. COover formerly kept
this hotel and when he went away he took
a chair with him which Mr.. Finney claimed
to have bought. The commemorative Off
GERS stated that they were unable to make
out q case.
The grand jury returned the following
bills :
True BMs.-Martin Nunemacher, Mel
choir Ritchlield, John KilcOyne, larceny
Christian Hildebrand, receiving stolen
goods.
Ignored Mary and Augustus
Kleinhaus, larceny.
Wednesday M0rning-ThOmas Hall plead
guilty to another charge of stealing cloth
ing this morning and received a sentence
of three months in prison.
Com'th VS.. James Smith, colored, lar
ceny. The defendant was charged with
stealing pair of shoes from VIM. Shick,
of Columbia. There was no evidence to
connect the accused with the theft, and
the jury, under the courts instruction,
rendered verdict of not guilty.
Com'th. VS. John KilcOyn, larceny.
The defendant was accused of stealing a
coat, the property of BENJAMIN Sawyer.
It was shown that Sawyer's house was en-
tered on tho 25th of January, when an
Overcoat was stolen. 1t was recovered from
ClarksOn Bremen, who had purchased it
from the defendant. The latter claimed
to have bought the coat for $3.50 from
man. The jury found him guilty. H
was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
Cont th vs.. Christian Hildebrand, receiv.
ing stolen goods. On the night of Febru
ary Sth, the chicken coop of Lucinda Jen-
kins, of Columbia, was robbed of several
chickens, which were found in tho poses
sion of the defendant. Hildebrand's s defense
was that he bought the fowls from James
Smith for IS cents. He also showed that
he had borne a good character previous to
this. Verdict not guilty.
COM th VS. John Markley. larceny. The
prosecutor was Joseph Bender, of this city.
who testified that while at Safe Harbor
one day in July last he took from his
finger gold ring valued at $40 to show to
some companions. The defendant picked
up the ring from table and placing it on
his finger kept it. The reason that he gave
for not returning the ring was that a girl
had taken it from him. The defense was
that Bender had given the ring to Markley
for money loaned afcer he had it for
awhile girl took it from him and kept it
for short time after he regained it he
lost it, but offered to pay Bender for it. A
young man named Good corrobOrated
Markley in regard to the money being |
oaned on the ring. Verdict not guilty.
Com'th VS.. David G.. Shaeffer,
stolen goods. The defendant |
was charged with receiving some sausage,
Ipples, and two geese, which were stolen |
rom the house Of Joseph Gensemer, near |
Ephrata, on the night of December 23d |
asst, and for which crime Isaac Buzzard
md William Weider were convicted. The |
foods, which were identified a. those stolen
rom Mr.. Gensemer, were found in the
louse of defendant after the burglary.
Vm. Weider, who was convicted of break
ng into this house, testified that the goods
vere taken to the defendants house while
70 and his wife were at home.
The defense called Isaac Buzzard, who
Vas also convicted, and he testified that
1hen they took the goods to Shaeffer's
hey told him they had bought them. The
oOds were not stolen. On trial.
The jury returned the following bills:
True Bills.-Charles D. Triple, embez-
lement (two cases.; Charles D. Triple