Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-20
APRIL COURT.
THE REGULAR OUARTEk SESSIONS

THE REGULAR oUAKr1K SESSIONS
Wednesday, Afternoon-In the case of
Lewis Sanders, charged with larceny, the
jury returned IA verdict Of not guilty.
Com'th VS.. Anna C.. Kohring, selling
liquor on Sunday and to minors. The de-
fendant Is proprietress of the Mechanics
hall hotel, at Chestnut and Plum streets.
this city. Joseph Puttski and Otto Hecht.
testified that they bought whisky and
beer from Mrs. Kohring On Sunday.
George Heeht aud Charles Huber, two
minors, swore that Mrs. Kohring had
sold them liquor in the week and once OF
Sunday.
The defense called Mrs. KohriuS, and
she testified that she never sold or gave
aTav any iiaroc On Sunday o. &c miners
and AiHs'- gave he, h..-eau.r. 3t1ict
.:c.'rl no. :" d" %. The -;,ne:e: r.,s-
.''Halne., ipucr ths,e on >:ur,'a7. Ihc
ha,ts snder. and female .e,vrn- y. Nj.
kch1lnc testified tl.t they ne,e, sold an-
! GaucI- - mlnc:S o CT Sunday, and did
not Enow Mrs. Kohring to sell any. The
saloon was always closed on Saturday
night and not opened until Monday.
Other witnesses testified that they never
saw liquor sold there. The jury rendered. il
verdict of not guilty, with tho prosecutor,
Joseph Puttski, to pay costs.
In the case 0. Wayne Bard. of EpLrata
township, charged with feionious assault
and battery on his Nife. mol pros was
entered.
In the case Of johu Z. Kilburn, of Stras-
burg. charged with disturbing IL religious
meetings. a verdict Of not guilty was taken,
with f,,r ,,f
evidence. A aol pros was entered in the
case Of George Croft, charged with like
| Of1ense. as the prosecutors did not wish to
push the ease the defendant paid all
costs.
A mol pros was entered in the case of, l..
X. Fondcrsmith, charged with forcible
| entry and malicious mischief, tho com
monwealth being unable to make out the
case.
Com'th VS.. Harry l.. Villee, assault and
battery. The defendant is the teacher of Il
public school at Stcrliner, West Hcmptield
township, and among his pupils is a boy
named Andrew Noil, aged twelve years.
On the second day Of March, as the boy
alleges, he went to school with very sore
hands which were badly chapped tho
teacher told him to wash his hands and he
said he could not as his hands were sore
the teacher then caught hold OF him to
whip him, and while he was going for his
stick the boy ran out of the school house !;
| the teacher followed him, and, picking up
| u heavy stick, gave him several very Sc
we're whippinss, bruisins him badly about
the back, arms, and legs. Tie boy On
cross examination stated that be had used
prOfane language to the teacher when he
| told him to wash his hands. Several wit
| ncsses testified that they SAW the boys
back which was full of ugly bruises.
The defense was that young Noll, who
was a very bad boy and raised great
deal of disturbance in the school, came to
school with very dirty face and hands
on this morning. He was told several
times to wash them but refused and finally
ran out of the school house, swearing as
he made his exit. Tho teacher followed
and asked him to come in and attempted
to take him. After considerable trouble
he got him in and gave him Il whipping
with Il stick about iss thick Us the small
finger ofa man. Other witnesses testified
to the bad conduct Of the boy on this occa-
sion.
The grand jury returned the following
| bills.
True BA's.-Henry l.. Villec and Fred.
Schacffcr, assault and battery A. w.
Woodward, fclOnious assault and battery
and carrying concealed weapons Christian
Scldomridge, fornication and bastardy
David f. Horst, cruelty to animals ; Paris
Plumcr, fornication and bastardy and
seduction.
Hnored.-John Ebcrly, larceny.
| Thursday Morning-ln the case Of
Com 'th VS.. Harry L. Villec, charged with
| o,,I 1,,f%o &hn LOT, 4
several witnesses to prove the defendant 5
good character as Il school teacher.
COm'th VS.. Henry Schacffer, ST., fe!ou
ious assault and battery Frederick
Sclaelfer, jr., assault audsbattery; Ernest
Schaclfer, assault. The defendants reside
on the south side of the Concstoga creek,
at Rcigart's landing, and right opposite to
| them on the side next to the city resides
Christian Arleth and family. On the Sth
of April Mr.. Arlcth' $ two daughters Lizzie
| and Kate passed across the bridge at this
point and walked on the land of the ac-
cuscd. Immediately Ernst Schaeifcr ian
down from his house and Kissed two dogs
after them. The girls ran behind August
Roth and he assisted in chasing the dogs
| away. The other two defendants then
| with some others of the family then ran
| down to where the girls were and told them
to leave. The girls walked Down to the
creek and on the old towpath. Soon
afterwards the accused followed them and
threatened to kill them. The Old man
took hold Of Kate with a tight grip, leav-
ing the marks of his fingers on her arms,
and also attempted to throw her into the
creek. Frederick, jr., assaulted Lizzie by
putting his fist in her face, catching hold
of her and using other violence: Lizzie
ran and cried murder, and both girls were
rescued by persons who were near. Both
girls were terribly frightened and Katie
was very. much prostratcd by fright for
several days. The prosecution called
number of witnesses who testified to these
facts.
The defense called all of the defend
ants. They showed that the bridge is
owned by Schaeffer, who recently had it
built. There is bad feeling existing be-
tween the two fami lies, and the Schaeffers
had warned the Arlcths to stay off the
land. On this day Ernest Schaeffer told
them to leave. and as they did not do so
called the other members of the family.
He did not make any assault or hiss the
dogs on them. The animals were but pups
and were not cross. The other defendants
testified that they did not commit the
Offense alleged, but only .endeavored to
eject the girl from the premises. On
trial.
George W. McAlpine alias Harris, the
young man who was arrested at the house
of A. P. McIlvaine at Belmont, Paradise
township, was brought into court to plead
guilty to feloneous assault and battery
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