Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-21
COURT.
In THE QUARTERS SESSIONS.
Tho First week OF the Year

IN THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
Tho First week Of the Year.
Friday Afternoon Verdicts of not
guilty were taken against George He'd.
ricks, Charles Hedricks, George Lefevre
and Frank Hambright, in the cases of
simple assault and battery preferred by
Mrs. Anna Keller and John Keller. A
verdict of not guilty was also taken in tue
case that charged Frank Houser with ma
licious mischief.
Com'th VS.. Sarah Essom, sometimes
known as Big jim" The defendant re-
sides on Middle street, near Rockland, and
was charged with keeping bawdy house.
The case was returned by Officer Merring-
er, to whom complaint had been made by
neighbors. The evidence for the common
wealth showed that men and women have
been seen going into the house of tho de.
fcndant two Of the women. at least, were
of doubtful characters.
The defendant denied that she kept a
bawdy house or that persons ever came
there for improper purposes. Other wit
nesses testified that they saw nothing
wrong around the house. The jury rem.
dered a verdict of not guilty but to pay
costs,
Com'th VS.. Henry Pepper, of this city
The defendant was charged with resisting
and assaulting Officer Killinger OF the city
police force On the Sd of January the
officer was arresting John Wagner, for
being drunk and disorderly Oh the street.
and when he attempted to take him Pep
per interfered and struck the officer sew
eral times the whole three fell on tho
street but tinrlly the officer with the as
sistance of several others succeeded in
getting both men to the station hOusa
The defense was that on this day the
defendant was so drunk that he did not
know what he was doing he was unable
to tell whether he struck the officer or
not, and if so he did not do it with any in
tention Of resisting. The jury rendered
verdict of guilty of assault, but not OF
resisting.
Com'th VS.. John Wagner, malicious
mischief. The prOsecutrix was Hannah
Wagner, wife Of the defendant, who re-
sides on Marietta avenue, this city, in a
house, the rent of which she pays herself
as her husband has not lived with her Or
supported her for three months. On the
Sd of January the defendant went 20 the
the glass out of it.
rented the house himself and had right
to use it as he saw fit.
In the case of Com'th VS.. r. F.. Hull,
charged with false pretense, a verdict of
not guilty was taken, as the statute of lim-
itatiOns prevented a conviction.
The complaint of desertiOn against Jacob
p. Shirk, who was sent to Jail for nine
months, was dismessed with county for
Office costs. The ono against Patrick
Burns, of surety of peace, was also dis
missed with defendant for costs He is in
Jail for five months.
Saturday Morning.-In the case of John
Wagner, charged with malicious mischief,
the jury rendered verdict Ofguilty. Sen
fenced to two and a-half months imprison.
ment.
Henry Pepper, convicted of assault, was
sentenced to pay 81 fine and costs.
Com'th vs.. Jacob Weller, fornication
and bastardy. The prosecutrix was Anna
Styer, who testified that the defendant
was the father of her child, which was
born dead in this city on November 4,
1881. There was no defense, and the
jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Sentence
deferred.
Com'th VS.. Wm. Dearing, James Keely,
John Murphy and George Wilson. These
men were charged with being tramps.
They were arrested on the 1st day of Jan
uary near the city water works. They
were sent to Jail by the mayor for small
terms and complaints were made against
them for being tramps by Officer Flick.
When arrested they were in a crowd that
had large fire built. The defendants,
upon being called to the stand, denied that
they were tramps or that they had made
a fire. The jury rendered verGicts Of not
guilty, with county for costs.
VIM. Bowers is the name Of young
man who was with the party who made
the attack on Henry c. Keller on the
night of December Gath, and were sent to
Jail yesterday. This man made his escape
after the Offense, and was arrested last
night at his home on Poplar street by Off
GERS Creamer, Swenk and John Gill. He
had hearing before Alderman Barr this
morning at Q o'clock, and was committed
bill, and at 10 o'clock he plead guilty and
was sentenced to pay fineuf $50 and ur-
dergO an imprisonment of nine months
Surety of the Peace Cases.
Com'th Samuel Taylor, colored, surety
Of the peace on complaint of Amanda
Taylor his wife. Case dismissed with |
SouhGy AOA COOgos uO SdulC ulSHOOlLlOu W6S |
made of the case against John Wagner, of |
this city, charged with tho same offense |
by his wife.
Com'th vs.. Thomas King, of this city,
surety of the peace. Mary Gilrin, also |
cOlored, testified that Thomas threatened !
to cut her throat and shoot her. He was
ordered to pay 81 fine and costs and give !
bail in $500 to keep the peace.
COm'th VS.. Samuel Taylor, cOlOred,
surety of the peace, on complaint of Sam
uel Hopkins, also colOred. The court dis !
missed the case with county for costs, as
there was no crime shown, and the defend.
ant who is very poor, has family of small
children at home depending on him for
support, their mother being in Jail. In
this case the constable subpGnaed fifteen
witnesses without the knowledge of the
district attorney. Tie court ordered that
none except the complainant be paid.
Com'th VS.. Joseph Stokes, of West Lam
peter, surety of the peace. Henry Krider
testified that the defendant threatened to
knock his brains out The former denied
having made any threats. The court Or
pered Stokes to pay costs and enter into
nis recognizance to keep the peace.
The cases of surety of the peace against
Henry McGurk and Jacob Wilmer were
dismissed on payment of costs.
COm'th VS.. Jacob E. Evans, desertion,