Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-25
NOVEMBER SESSIONS.
THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE IN MOTION.
Tho Regular Term Of Criminal Court True
Bills In Arson Cases-Suresy of Peace
and DesertiOn Cases.

No 1h0SU10E A0tU Oh Vt1mI0Al COUHC-xfO0
Bills In Arson Cases-Surety of Peace
and Deserti0n Cases.
FRIDAY afIernoon.-Com't vs.. James
McGrory, malicious mischief. The evil
dence for the commonwealth showed that
a number of men, including the defend.
ant. were boarding at the house of Daniel
Brennan in Dillerville on the 7th of Oc-
tOber the defendant went up to Mrs. Bren-
mans room and put her dress and her
daughters hat on LIE tore the dress
badly and damaged the hat.
The defense was that upon this evening
there was little party at Brennan's, and
all were having good time during the
festivities the defendant put this dress on
| for fun, and when he came down stairs
Mrs. Brennan, who was enjoying it, put
her sun bonnet and apron on him and
pinned bow on his back he cut some
capers in the dress and finally Mr.. Bren-
nan told him to take it off, which he did !;
tie dress was not torn or injured. The
jury rendered u verdict Of not guilty with
defendant tn pay One.fourth of tho costs
aud Dan'i Brennan; tue prosecutor, three
fourths of the costs.
The grand jury returned the following
| bills
True BiNs.-Aunie Frazer, assault and
battery Washington McArdle, false pre-
! tense.
Ignored. d.-Peter Graybill, violating fish
laws, with county for costs.
Saturday morning.-As the jurors were
| discharged last night tho surety of peace
| and desertiun cases were taken up this
| morning and were disposed Of as follows
COm'th VS.. Mary Clark, surety Of the
peace. Mary A. Null, Of Salisbury, was
the complainant and the evidence showed
| no threats and the complaint was dis
missed with the prosecutor for costs.
COm'th VS.. Jacob Bullock, Of Marietta,
desertion. The defendant was charged
with deserting and failing to support his
wife. Sentenced to pay $3.50 per week to
his wife with costs of prosecution.
| COm'th VS.. Isaiah Frinefiock, of COlum-
| bia. This defendant was also charged
with desertiou by his wife. This case was
continued until January, and the defend.
ant promised to take his wife and support
her.
| Com III VS.. Daniel Brenuay, Of Diller-
vile, surety Of tho psace. James Nc
Grory testified that Brennan threatened
to shoot him on November 1st. Tho de-
fendant denied it and the complaint was
dismissed, and each patty ordered to pay
half the costs
Com'th vs.. Patrick Craig, surety of
the peace. Daniel Brennan was the pros
ecutor in this case, and he testified that
the defendant. who works on tho new rail-
road above the city, threatened to kill aud
destroy him. Patrick denied ever having
made any threats whatever. The com
plant was dismissed with county for costs,
and defendant entered into recOynizance
| to keep the peace.
COm'th vs.. John Keenan,, s:rety of the
peace. Daniel Brtnpa again came to tie
surface as prosecutor in this case and
charged keenan, with having threatened to
kill him. Keenan,, who is a foreman tf
track layers on the new branch of the Penn
sylvania railroad, testified that Brennan
was continually coming to the place where
his men were at work aud getting into
quarrels with the men. He ordered him
away and said he would boot him if he did
not go. keenan, was ordered to pay the
costs and enter into bis recognizance to
keep tho peace.
The cases OF surety of the peace against
the following were dismissed as the par
ties were in Jail for other offenses James
Moore, Michael Gumpf aud James Miller.
Michael Mack plead guilty to the
charge Of fOrnicatiOn and bastardy and
was sentenced as usual
A large number OF cases were mol
pressed on payment of costs.
The grand jury returned the following
| bills
True BtilS.-IoHu Drachbar, John
Daily, John Wertz, Harry Snyder, Goo.
Bair, Lewis Reidenbach, arson ; e. F.
Miller, arson, Of Christian Bender's sta
ble.
lgnored.-C. F. Miller, arson of Joseph
Whites stable Philip Smith, accessory
to arson ; John Staley, arson.