Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-14
IN COURT,
TIE SANDERS MURDER CASE nss:rS
TO-DAY.

assault anu battery, tie jury rendered q
verdict Of not guilty, with defendant to
pay two-thir,ls ol the costs and the prose
cutrix, Rachel Jones, to pay one-ti,ird.
Martin Hacker was indicted :or fOrnica-
tion and bastardy with Susan Balmcr. of
NeifSyilIc. She testified that he was the
father, and he denied it. Tho jury rem
dered verdict of guilty of forEication
only. Sentenced to pay so tine and costs.
For want "f cases court adjnurnc,l ut -
o'clock, unit! $ this morning.
This morning. when court met tie ease
of Edward Saris.s. of this city, charged
with the murder of Mary Seymour on the
night of October ), Was attached. The
prisoner, upon being arral-ue;l plead net
guilty.
After some time. :, jury WAS selected.
consisting of the following named gentle
men: Barton Whitman. farmer, Crrnar-
Won Peter Maurcr, farmer, Mannheim
township Jacob E. lsanck. farmer, Ian
easter township; George II. richards,
bookseller, Columbia; Henry Nisslcy,
miller, West Donegal; Gcu:gc Maurer,
farmer, Providence B. Thrown, painter.
9th ward, city Michac! Gross, shoe
maker, Upper Leacock Il. Lintncr Hess,
auctionecr, Lancaster township; Bcnj,-
min NJ. Herr. farmer, Vest L;:mpetcr .
l.. l.. Krcidcr. merchant. East Lampetcr :;
David Mctzier, farmer, Conoy.
After the jury had been sworn the dis
Irict attorney opened the cisc for the
commonwealth, stating III brief way
what they intended to prove.
Tic first witness called was Adelaide
Robinson, who, upon bein:: sworn, tcsti,
fed to the following live in John street
where | lived in October, with Mrs. Sey
mOur. On this night l was sick in the
room. Sanders came to the window and
asked Mrs. Seymour three times to open
it; she told him she could Eot, rs | was
sick and might catel cold Ee asked her
three times to open the door; she finally
opened the door and he rushed i'll Ec
threw her down and SAID that Philip
Rogers said that he had been with her an'
ho WAS going to have it ; lie was with her
for about an hour Mrs. Seymour begged
him to lct her go aa her breath
was near gore; begged Inn also
to leave her go or | would scream.
AS sick as was did so to the window
and scream Mrs. Seymour screamed and
struggled to- get away from Sanders. AS
she screamed Philip Rogers ran GU: of tho
back door Mrs. Seymour II; last S"J up
and tried to r,,n out of :I" front door but
Sanders pushed her out Of the buck door :;
she climbed ti:o fence in tho back yard and
ran out the neighbours gate last saw
her and Sanders standing aside of our
window in front OF tho hou;c ; when San -
dcrs threw the woman down she fell very
heavily to the floor l was very sick at
this time and could not give her any aid :;
the whole time Mrs. Seymour attempted
to p,,sl, Sanders of !; he held her hands
Mrs. Koi,inson's Cross Examinations.
x. lived in tho house will, Mrs. Sey-
mour and her three little chilt:ren no ono
else lived there ! am married and had been
living with Mrs. Seymour three months
took no Iautlanum OH this night ! did
take medicine which got from DIR. King ;
had taken three powders when this oc-
Cured there was no light in the i:Gns
room, but there WAS in tb. kitchen :; i!
WAS moonlight on ti:iS night Philip Eog"
crs came in alter Mrs. Seymour came
home | saw him walk through tho room
Edward Rogers was not there upon This
evening the shutters were open wher,
Sanders came along the street no lives
near that house on John street when
Sanders first came in he and the woman
had no conversation he threw her down
Immediately size did not invite him in,
nor tell him to tako the middle room
none Of this affair tms.i place i'll the
middle room; l was near the door
lying on ihc lounge when Sanders
came in; had not been asleep oh
this night was not a, the coroncr'' III
quest held in the cnllrU h,,isc | was un-
able to be there it. w.,H ..hpuL IL O'Clock
when Sanders first came III | did not see
Mrs. Seymour climb the fence after all Wa
over MrS. Seymour and Sanders stood in
front Of the house for two minutes they
were not liz conversation sli,, was moan
ing.
"A Eei;hi,or's Testimony.
Mrs. Ancli, Pickcl, sworn: | live III
John street and am the wife of Nathaniel
Pickcl. On the night Of the alleged muir
der, about I o'clock, l hca;d Il great noise
such as screaming also heard I:
which sounded slnOthcrcd I heard a man
say, "iou'Lo bat, amt yon' Don't scream
SO loud" | got up, opened the shutter
and looked out. When shout to shut the
shutter heard Mrs. Seymour say, "Oi',
Mrs. rickcI. let me in" | said, MY
God, what's the matter, Mary" When
\ l iOOkCtl OuJ uClOlC tiit'G StCI
ders and the woman standing in front "t
Mrs. Pontz's house, next door to US he
WAS standing like against her and they
were facing each other | unlocked the
door wide enough to allow Mrs. Seymour
to come in Ed. Sanders was bcbint
her trying to get in; l told him
not to come in, | was not dressed
he said he did not care 4 damn, it was all
right, and he then pushed tho GOOr open
and came in asked Mrs. Seymour what
was the matter; Sanders said she was
drunk ; asked Mrs. Seymour if she ha'
been drinking she said 10 throwing he;
arms out, pointing towards Sanders she
said .: 'Oh, you done it Sanders ~ ht
said "This is what you get for counting
young men )" told him to go for thu
doctor he said "What docs sho wan
with q doctor, gave her all she wanted
&C." told him | wanted to hear nothing
of that, to go for doctor; he left
and came back in two minutes he said be
had not been for a doctor hc then called
my husband and laughing said: "Twu
quarts of beer, l am Il s. - -;
when my lius 'and came down stairs SaiI-
ders said the woman was drunk tho for
mcr told him To go for doctor Sanders
went away au, in ID minutes returned
saying lie had been up to Kieiter's askc,
Mrs. Seymour if hc had hurt her she sai,
he had knocked her down, got the uppc
hand of her and she added "Oh if coul,
only tell you more" She Wa
then dying and was struggling
very hard she could hardly talk
told my husband | thought she was dy
ing hc said he would 60 for Il doctor, as