Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
First Week OF tho Now Year.

Thursday Afternoon.-In the cases OF
cOm'th vs.. Bernard Short and Peter Short,
charged with assaulting and resisting an
officer, after the testimony had been
heard the district attorney did not ask for
conviction aud the court charged to
acquit the defendants and dispose of the
costs. They thought the costs should not
be put upon the prosecutor, he being a
c Unstable. The jury rendered verdicts of
not guilty, with county for costs.
COm'th VS.. Frank Smith and Jacob Mil
Ter. The defendants were two old men and
were indicted for being tramps and for
building fire upon tho premises Of a
person without his consent. From the
evidence it appeared that the men went to
the farm of Leander Lindemuth, where
they built fire. They told the witnesses
that they were in search of work the fire
which they built was in woods some dis
tance from grain stack. Tho jury found
the defendants not guilty Of being tramps,
but guilty of building fire. Sentenced to
an Imprisonment of five days each.
Com'th VS.. John Stively, adultery. The de-
fcndant is q resident Of Quarryville and the
offense is alleged to have been committed
with Alice Rineer, single daughter of
Aaron Rineer, aged about II years, who
resides near Quarryvillc. The defendant
was employed by the father of the girl,
who is the prosecutor, in the family, and
for about year previous to last fall he
lived in the family. While he made his
home there an intimacy sprang up be-
tween him and the girl, according to the
commonwealth's testimony. After he
left Rineer's employ the girl left home.
One night she went to the house Of her
brother-in-law, where the defendant was
boarding the latter went to bed and the
girl went up to his room ; he came down
stairs and lay Oh the floor, but in the
morning they were both found occupying
the one bed. Witnesses were called to
show that at different times the defendant
and the girl had been together in
houses where she was remaining
at night, after all but them had
retired. Other instances of their intimacy
were related. Two Witnesses were called
to whom the defendant admitted that lie
had wife living. A book belonging to
Rev. Lindly Rutter, now deceased, show
ing that man named John Stively was
married by him to Mrs. Tumble in
1869, was offered in evidence. The
record however was so incomplete that
the court did not admit it.-Rep.] The
defendant told one of the witnesses that
his wife'S maiden name was Trumble.
On trial.
The grand jury returned the following
bills ;:
True bUs.-Jonas l.. Minnich, false pre-
tense.
lgaOred-Charles d. and George a.
Trippie, felonious embezzlement.
Friday Noraang.-The case OF COm'th
VS.. John Stively, was resumed. Evidence
was introduced by the defense to show
that the accused never admitted having
committed the offence. He always did all
in his power to send the girl home when
she followed him. Defendant asked the
father of the girl upon several occasions to
take her home, but he merely said
that he would take her when he
wanted her, as he knew where
she was, and further that tie
father solicited the defendant to visit his
house after he had left his employ.
The defendant and Alice Rineer were
called and they both testified that they
had not been guilty of the crime alleged.
A number Of witnesses testified to de-
fendant's good character.
The commonwealth put in evidence the
records showing that the defendant has
applied for a divorce from his wife. The
jury rendered verdict of not guilty, with
the prosecutor, Aaron Rineer, to pay
costs.
Com'th VS.. Caroline Thompson alias
Patterson, and Philip Thompson, robbery.
The defendants live together in house on
Middle street, this city. On the night of
January z, James Clifford, a resident Of
Parkesburg, came to this city: after
considerably lie found himself OIL
Middle street while walking along the
street he says that Caroline Thomp-
son came out from her house and
asked him to ccme in and buy her some
beer. She caught hold of him by the coat
collar and he followed her into the house.
As soon us he got into the room the
woman asked him to give her the money
to get the beer. He kept the money in his
and at the time he had four S.
bills and three silver dollars. He first
took off his boot, and he had just taken off
his stocking which contained the money
when the woman grabbed it and ran away.
There was q man in another part of the
house who then began to swear and told
Clifford to leave the house. Clifford did go
out and was found sitting Oh a door
step by Officers Lcman and Elias.
He showed the officers the house where |
be said he had been robbed. The defend
ants were arrested the next day and |
search was made of their house, portion
which is also occupied by other families,
but no money was found. After the ar
est Clifford identified Caroline as the
woman who robbed him, but lie did not
IDENTIFY Philip.