Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-22
COURT.
THE ARSON CASE.
Brics" Painter Acquitted,

ASflC0 TSIut0H acquitted,
Saturday afternoon. -Com'th vs.. Bry-
son Painter, arson. For the defense Jacob
Price testified that he saw John Sales at
the fire and he was intoxicated. Phil
Smith also saw him that evening about six
o'clock and he was then intoxicated. Tho
defense then closed.
In rebuttal the commonwealth called
Kate Betz, who testified that Mrs. Rit-
tenhouse (Paintcr's sister) told her that
she could swear that her brother was not
out of the house after nine o'clock on the
night Of tho fire. She also said that he
was living in Beaver street then.
Lizzie Betz testified than Nathaniel Rit
tenhOuse told him that he, Brice and the
family all went to bed at 9 O'Clock ON this
night. The same man told VIM. Carr at
one time that Brice was in the house at
8 o'clock that night. He also said that ho
was not in until 9 o'clock.
The remainder Of Saturday afternoon
session of court, and portion of the even
ing session, were taken. up with the
speeches of the counsel and the charge of
the court. Judge Patterson said the
court would not rise until midnight,
to give the jury Il chance to return thei
verdict if they agreed by that time. The
court room was kept lighted and on the
streets large crowd of interested people
awaited the verdict. 1t came not, yester-
day at ga. m. the court met again and the
jury having agreed an hour before, re-
turned their verdict of "NOT GUILTY."
The jurymen on this case were all from
the country. 1t is understood that at first
they stood for acquittal and five for con.
viction then 10 for not guilty, 1 guilty
and 1 not voting. Finally it was found
that the man who stood out " was under
the impression that they had been trying
an insurance case and if Painter was &C.
quilted the loser would not get his insur-
ance. When he was properly informed he
voted for acqnittal and they made it unan-
imOuS.
Court of Common Pleas.
This morning the regular August term
Of common pleas court began with Judge
Livingston on the bench. There are 81
cases down on the list which are ready for
trial.
Judge Livingston delivered an opinion
in the case of Frank Quinn, for the use of
the heirs of Arthur Quinn, deceased, W..
Phoebe MOhn. An action of ejectment in
which the arbitratOrs, under an appeal by
defendant, rendered an award of no cause
of action. A rule was granted to plaintiff
to set aside all the proceedings of the arbi-
traitors and direct the defendant to paw
costs. The rule was discharged.
As there were no cases ready for trial
by jury this morning, the jurors were dis
charged until 2:3O this afternoon.
Frederick Hildebrand was discharged
under the irsolvent law.
Harman Koch, who was convicted Of
breaking into the barber shop Of Geo. w.
Parker, in Mt. Joy, ut last weeks court,
was sentenced to one years imprisOn
ment.
The following quarter sessions cases
were mol pressed at the request of the dis
trict attorney, in all of them the costs
having been paid Charles Shultz, John
o. Wolf, Israel Rudy, Simon Brown, Isaas
Nj. SweigarJ, Christian Murphy and John
r. Buch, fornication and bastardy David
Kemper, assault and battery Nathan
tion, fOrnication and bastardy George j.
Edwards, larceny and felonious entry.
The surety of the peace cases agains
Jesse Jones and George J. Edwards were
dismissed.
Divorces Applied For.
Subpnnas in divorce have been filed in
the prothonotary's office by the following
named persons, and will be heard at the
September term of court.
John i. Leaman VS.. Mary f. Leaman
A. A. Robertson vs.. Emma J. Robertson
Milton G. Swan VS.. Louisa III. Swan
Clara Preisler VS.. Rudolph Preisler John
Mcintyre VS.. Emma Mcintyre Joseph
Foller VS.. Sarah N. FOller Daniel Redge
VS.. Amanda Redge.