Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-13
OUAKTEfs SESSIONS.


the larceny of keg Of beer, the jury rem
dered 4 verdict Of guilty. The court sen
teEced him to undergo an imprisonment
Of 65 days.
COm'th vs.. Nathan Hartman and Scott
Valentine, assault and battery. The pros
ecutor was j. 5. Billingsfclt, AdamstOwn
Hartman has cigar factory in Adams
town and Valentine is his foreman. The
evidence showed that OH one day in OctO-
bcr last the prosecutor took i gun to the
factory of Hartman and :. boy in his en-
ploy, who claimed the gun, hid it. Hart
man ordered him to get it, which he did.
Then there was 4 row about the gun, and
Hartman told Valentine to take it out
When he attempted to do So Billinsstcit
caught hold of it and SD did Valentine. a
sc,Iiiie ensucd. in which both men fell
down. No bows were struck by any Oi
the men. The jury rendered verdict OF
not guilty, with prosecutor to pay the
costs.
COm'th vs. Jacob ii. Zimmerman, as
sauIt and battery. The prosecutor was
Amos Sna.ler. Il man Of ~ years, Of Bow
Evansville, Brccknock township. The CYL
dence for the commonwealth showed that
on the 18th of september last the defendant
met him on the road and without provo
cation knocked linn down AMI beat him
badly. The defense WAS that tho accused
only defended himself, having first been
attacked by the prosecutor.
Tuesday H3rning-in tho tho case ui
Jacob ii. Zimmerman, charged with
assault and battery. the jury rendered u
verdict of guilty. Sentenced to pay i fine
of $40 costs.
Com'th VS.. Jacob Shicklcy. of this city.
The prosccutr.x was Rachel Jones. u pom
dcrous colorcd woman who resides in
Facgleysvilc this city. The evidence
showed that on the 18th of September last,
Daniel Jones, the husband of this woman,
was mailing gate shut in his fence in
order to keep people from going to his
and while they were 1T work ShicElcy came
board with which l:c struc!, the woman
in the face. Dan took to his heels and
ran. The defense denied having struck the
woman ut all and proved that they had
not done SD by several witicsScs; several
persons testified to the dc:cndcnCS good
character. Jury out.
Conn., til vs.. Mary Tag !or and Amanda,
Taylor, colOTesl, assault. The defendants
reside i'll Bart tow nship, and the prOsecu-
trix, RcbCcca Springer, testified that while
she was on Il visit to the accused one Ol
them shook her fist under her (prOsecu-
triX's) nose and the other attempted to
strike her. Both defendants dcaic'l having
done anything. The jury found Amanda
not guilty, hut to pay the costs in hci
case Mary WAS acquitted with Rebccca
Springer, the prOsecutriS, to pay tho costs.
Com'th VS.. John Farrick, oi this city.
fnrnication and bastardy. The prOsccm-
trix, Mrs. Clara Daily nee smith. testified
that the defendant was the father of her
child, which he denied. The jury render
cd u verdict Of guilty. Sentence deferred.
In tho case Of John Wagner, charged
with assault and battery, who was prose-
cuted by his wife, Il verdict Of not guilty
was taken, with county for costs.
Tne Homicide Gases.
The case of Edward Sanders, charged
with murder, was continued :lntil Thurs
day, OH account of the absence of import
ant Witness; iOr the defense.
In tie c:sc of Wm i. Firncy the dc
fcnsc arc really for trial, but MIR. Reynolds
who is conu5cl with the district attorney
for the commonwealth, i, engaged down
stairs, tryin. the Rriakcrvil!c cburci,
case, which he cannot leave, and the Fin
ney case caEnot be taken up until j: Is
finished.
The Gunt:dker- Cole Case.
Yesterday when the case of Emanuel
Gun,iakcr, charged by Edward Coic with
fclcniais assault and battery. was continu-
cd. 1t was shown that since the shooting
GuEdakcr has made threats. He was or
dcrcd to enter iatO y rcCo1nizance t0
keep the peace towards tine citizens of tie
commonwealth, and especially toward Ed-
ward Cole. He gave bal this morning in
the sum Of $500.
Rule tor Il New Trial.
In th. case OF F!cttercr W.. Brcitcr
which WA; tried last week, :, rule for 4 ncw
was granted.
NEW OFFICIALS.
ln t:Ie County Commissioners GsHce.
Ycs:crtlaya meeting of the county com
miSsiOncrS was held to elect :. mercantile
appraiser for the ensuing year. tommis
sioncr Montgomery E'tniiiatcd John ~.
Snyder, editor of the Lntern'. C"mmi'
sipncr tUhla said he h;,'t i,,i nomination tn
make. and asked Comm ssioncr BushOn.
to name his man. Commissioner Bushon.:
declined to nominate 1t candidate and lcf;
the mcctin" of the boast. ThcrcupDn Il
vote was taken AMI Mr. snyder was elect
ell, rcceivin. the votes .! Mcssra. Coblc
and Montgomery.
Frank Griest, of this ,,iy, who lr,a heci
agreed upUn as clerk to the new board %!
county commissioners who will take then
places on The I'd day Of January, called 4;
the commissioners Office to-day and was
welcomed by Mr.. Win. Tie retiring clerk,
who gave Mr.. Gricst spnic preliminary
instructions concerning the duties Gf '!;S
Office.
Solomon sholl, Of Mount Joy, the pros;
pcc;ivc jaltOr Of tie court house. :ils'
put in an appearance this morning and
Was shown through lie building by
JantOr Hunter, Who il; 10 retire at the
cEd of The year.
Tho UniOa News Company.
Mr.. :. Boyd Martin, of Harrisburg, Pa.
has n,a,lc. and is now erecting in the gen
tlemcn :; room at tho Pennsylvania rail
road station, this city. u very handsome
news stand, for the Union ncws company.
The stand occupies the southwest angle oi
the room, taking in ono window ON The
south and one on tine west. THO entire
structure is Of solid walnut, the counter
resting upon ioiEer work laid out in very
prcttiiy designed panels. On top of the
counter are three large windows witt; cir
cular tops. the frames being eiaboyately
carved, and the lower sash flied witt
cut glass. The whole is surmOunted by I'll
e,abOratcIy carved and Ornamented cOrnicc
almost as high as tic ceiling, and the top o
the enclosure is tn DC covered with a wire
screen similar to those used III front al