Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The AUGUST COURT.
Two Men Convicted Of Rape-A Horrible
Monday Aftsrnoon-The first case at
tached was that of Elmer Hulsinger,
cOlOred, of this city, charged with violating
the election laws by voting at the Third
ward in this city at the spring election in
| 1881, while under age. A number of wit
nesses from the neighborhood of Conestoga
Centre and Safe Harbor, testified that
Hulsinger was born in 1861. His mother
| died soon afterwards and he was raised by
his aunt. Mayor MacGonigle was called
and testified that Hulsinger had been be
fore him upon different occasions. He
then gave his ago as follows September
80, 1878, II years 9Th of July, 1880, 10
years 10th of January, 1881, 10 years.
The defense was that at the time Of the
election the defendant, from what he
could learn from his older sister and
others, thought that he was 81 years of
age. The sister, Mrs. Robinson, testified
that she had no record OF the defendants
birth, but she thinks he was 20 last May.
The assessor of the Third ward was called
to prove that the defendant was assessed
by him Immediately after the election in
the fall of 1880.
The commonwealth called Lewis Kirk,
who testified that he saw record in the
possession Of defendants family it con-
tanned the dates of the birth of him and
others. 1t was changed after he was ar
rested, the ink used then being Of differ
ent color from that before.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True Bills Leonard Schoenberger and
Zach Booth, larceny; Samuel Nune-
mach, receiving stolen goods !; Frederick
Strobel and Christian Lentz, rape !;
Bryson Painter. arson !; Herman Koch,
burglary.
Ignored G. Hagelgans, larceny as
bailee; Henry Snyder, Harriet McGinnis
alias Painter and Susan Baxter, larceny
John Drachbar, felonious entry and lar
ceny.
Tuesday Morning-In the case of com'th
vs. Elmer E. Hulsinger, charged with
violating the election laws, the jury rem
dered verdict Of not guilty with county
for costs.
The cases of Mary Manhart, felonious
assault and battery Margaret Fritz,
Lucas Fritz and Maggie Fritz, assault and
battery, Hall Nash, fornication and bas-
tardy were continued.
The case of VIM Kohler, charged with
assault and battery, was settled, by con-
sent of the court and prosecutor, Oh pay
ment of costs by the defendant.
Commonwealth vs.. Martin Nunemacher,
In Tho 1ofa,,lor,& al, xry;<l,
stealing silver watch from Jacob X. An
drews, of Providence township, some time
in November last. The watch was seen
in the possession OF the defendant, who
took it to the store of E. F. Bowman, in
this city, where he contracted to have a
new case put on it. Before the watch was
called for, it was discovered by the police.
The case was found at the store of Louis
Weber s. Co., where it had been sold by
Mr.. Bowman with a lot of secondhand
goods. Mr.. Andrews identified it, and it
had tho same number as the watch, which
lie purchased from II. F. Andrews, of
Strasburg, in 1869.
The defense was that Nunemacller
found the watch in a field. He carried it
for somc time and showed it around
among his friends. He then sold it to his
brother, and it was he who took it to
Bowman's S store. A large number of wit
nesses testified to defendants good char
acter previous to this charge. The jury
rendered verdict of not guilty
COm'th VS.. Herman Koch, burglary.
On the night Of the Goth of June the bar
ber shop of Geo. w. Parker in Mount Joy,
which is under a dwelling house, was
broken into. Sixteen razOrs, some shears |
and lot of tools were stolen. Tho en-
trance was effected by prying open tho |
door which had been locked the night be-
fore. Tho razOrs, which had Parker's |
name on them, we're found in the possess |
sion of the defendant, who had offered |
them for sale. The defendant was not al |
lowed to testify, this being an oyer and |
case. There was no other testi-
mOny offered. The jury rendered ver-
dict OF guilty.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in the !
case of Samuel Nunemacher, charged with
stolen goods, for want of evidence.
COm'th. VS.. Christian Lentz and Fred.
Strobel, rape. The prosccutrix in this case
was Miss Lizzie Weidner, very pretty
and innocent looking country girl aged 10
years, who resides with her father, Daniel
about mile west of Lititz. She
testified that on the morning of the 18th
Of last May she started to walk to a store
in Lititz. On the way she met these two
defendants, and Lentz, whom she had met
before, he having worked at her fathers
house, began talking to her. He aked
whether there were any men in the vicinity.
Finally both men caught hold of her
throwing her to the ground. She attempt
I'd to scream, but they held their hands
over her mouth. Strobel held her down
upon the ground while Lentz committed a
ape upon her. The affair occurred about
200 yards from any house. The men were
arrested near the place soon afterwards.
md were clearly identified by the girl.
who told her story on the stand in a very
straight forward manner.
The father of the girl testified that when
he came home she told what had occur.
ed and search was at once made for the
neD, who were caught. Lentz was taken
o Justice Reidendenbach's Office first and
Vhen StrObel came in he said that Lentz had
old on him. He said if he had been
aught first he would not have told.
The defense offered no testimony and
he jury rendered verdict of guilty.
The grand jury returned the following
ills:
True Bills Jacob McLain and Charlie.
lodgers, and Henry Woods, larceny
William Jeffries, rape.
Ignored: Harvey Kaufman. assault and I
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