Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-08
CvURT OF COMMUS rLEAs.


Gases Disposed of and Those on Trial.
EEFOEE JUDGE LIVINGSTON.
Peter and Katharine kasterliner, for tic
use Of the latter, .ys. John Roland, tenant,
and Kunegunda and Jacob Menge, was at
tached. This wa; AL action to recover q
lot of grcund with frame house on Front
street in Marietta. The evidence for the
plaintiff shaved that Katherine purchased
this property from ID. q. Baker, esq, for
s7oO; She paid 500 down and the remain
der in installments. In 1878 she received
the deed which was given subject to a mort
gage which Ghe extinguished in 1873 She
rented the property, and received the
| money from the time she got possession.
Ia 1879. George Smith brought SUIT
| against Peter kasie:lincr, and judgment
being obtained against him, execution WAS
| issued. This property was sold by the
| sheriff on this execution, as the property
Of Peter Kasterliner. At tho time Of the
sale, notice was given that it was Owns,:
by Catherine. Kunesunda Menge WIS
! the purchaser, and she took possession
| under the sheriff's deed, and rented it tn,
Roland. Title was proven through seve-
raj transfers, and testimony was p:esen;td Il
to substan:iatc the other allegations ot
plaintiff.
tho evidence Of the plaintiff had shown Ed
title outside Of tho commonwealth. This
motion being disalIOwed the defense asked
for asverdict in their favor. This tho
court declined to do, the defense except
ing.
Under the instructions Of the court the
jury found in favor of the plaintiff, asscss-
| iag the damages at SIX cents with six cents
| costs.
David Bair IS. Jolln FIory, repleyin for
sixty-O shaw!s Of the value of $3.50.
In this case it appeared tina: tho plaintiff
and Mrs. Caroline BaiT own the stOre on
East King street occupied by the former.
On January 1, $S7. so rent WAS due from
| the plaintiff to Mrs. Caroline Bair she
! made Il demand for the rent ami plaintiff
refused to pay it, claiming a set OIL for re-
pairs {; Mrs. Bair then issued Il landlords
warrant, which Was put into the hands of
John FlorY he seized 81 shawls, valued
| at $3.50. at plaintiffs store the plaintiff
then replevined tho goods in FlOry's
hands-heIce tho action. The plain.iif
offered to prove that he bad made repairs
in the store to the amount of $65. Tic
defense objected and tho court disallowr,,
the offer. Verdict for defendant for value
of shawls and $3.50 rent duo
! BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON.
john Abraham Sprenger and Alkaline
Sprenger, his wife, for the use of said
Adal;Do Sprenger vs.. VIM. HatzGe!d,
issue to try by jury the night to certain
property levied upon by the sheriff, which
property is now claimed by Mrs. AdaliEe
Sprenger. This case was attached yester-
day afternoon and this morning J. A.
Sprenger was examined. While his testi-
mOby was being heard the counsel in The
case stated to the court that they had
| information that ii. s. Kraybill, ono Of The
jurors, had been talked to by Il witness in
the case, named Adam Spress last evening
after the adjournment of cou;t. The
juror stated that he lad been talked t.,
but he did not wish to listen to the MAJ:
and hurried away from lin Spress WAS
called aud he admitted having talked to
the juror he said he had never been in
court before aud ie did not know that Nj.
Kraybili was a member of the jury. 1t
appeared that the man had acted innocent
1y in the affair but tho court and counsel
thought it was sufficient cause to continue
the case. A juror was withdrawn and tic
case continued.
Landeline Palmer, Of this city, was di
vorced from his wife, Leah Palmer, OH the
grounds of adultery.