Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-18
COURT,
IN THE QUARTER SESSIONS
The First Week of the Year.

The First week of the Year.
Tuesday 4ftsrnoon.- Houck, Of
East Earl, was charged with foruication
and bastardy, tho prOsecutrix being Cath
arine Porter. now All inmate of the aims
house. The jury acquitted of the bastardy
but convicted defendant of fOrnicatiOn.
Sentence deferred.
William Marshall, living in East Earl
township nelv the Welsh mountain, was
charged with the larceny of two turkeys
by Moses Spansler. Prosecutor missed
his turkeys Oh September 20, and learn
ing that Marshall, who did not possess u
good character for honesty, had in his pos
session two turkeys which answered the
description Of those stolen from him, he
had him arrested. Marshall admitted to
one Of the commonwealth witnesses that
he had taken two turkeys but said he did
not know they belonged to Spangler.
The defendant testified that he made his
homo with his brother-in-Ia David Bax-
ter, who was neighbor of Spangler. His
(Spangler's) turkeys were in the habit Of
vegetables. To put stop to this Mrs
Baxter directed him to catch the turkeys
and pen them up, which he did The jury
evidently believed his story, for they rem
dered 4 verdict Of not guilty.
Harry Fisher, young man, was In-
dicted for larceny. Simpson p. EDgle,
living near Salunga, testified that accused
came to his fathers house on New Years
day, and representing that he had Just ar
rived from Kansas, said he had message
for 9Ir. Engle from friends in Kansas.
He was invited in and entertained all of
that day. In the evening he departed, he
said, to visit y neighbOr of Mr.. Enslc, for
whom also he claimed to have messages
from friends in Kansas. Some four hours
afterwards Mr.. EnSle missed his OvcIcOat,
gloves and hat, and suspicion ut once
rested On the young stranger. A sharp
lookout was kept for him and OH Tuesday
following he was seen, pursued aud a.
rested. lie had on at the time MIR. Engle's
Overccat. There was no defense offered
and tho jury convicted him. He was SEN
fenced to undergo an Imprisonment of two
years and three months,
n. {. Miller, claiming to DO i jowcler,
and residing at Intercourse, was indicted
for the larceny of gold pencil and ring
from the store OF E. +. Bowman. The
commonwealth called witnesses to show
that Miller committed the larceny by
going behind the counter ON the pretext of
looking at clock and taking these articles
from shelf. The goods were found
when search was made, in possession Of
the parties who received them from Miller.
The accused testified that early in De-
cembcr he purchased three rings from Mr..
Bowman. When no arrived at his homo
at Intercourse, and opened the package,
he found there wero four rings in it. Be-
fore he had time to return the one ring
(that being his intention) he was arrested
on the charge of larceny. The jury ren-
dered u verdict of not guilty.
TbOs. III. Williams. cO.Ored boy. plead
guilty to stealing three razors from John
II. Wilson's barber shop at Columbia.
lie was sentenced to undergo an imprisOn
ment OF s. months.
from DrumOre township convicted on two
charges OF incest, was sentenced to under
go an imprisonment of separate and soil
tary confinement of four years and six
months, at hard labor.
Grand Jury Return.
Irnc BiNs-IIarriet Shreiner, fornica-
ton Jacob Shirk, adultery; Jane KnOpp,
Albert Maiendorf, Jacob Bowers, George
malicious mischief; VIM. Hall, fOrnicatiOn
and bastardy James Donnelly, resisting
AL officer Aaron NJ. Keomer, seduction
and fornicatiOn and bastardy.
Jnorcd.-SimOn =. Heilig, assault and
battery, county for costs.
Wednesday, 1uornmg.-COm' til VS.. James
DOnneiiy, Of this city. The defendant
was charged with having resisted and as
saulted Officer Leman, of the city police
force, on the night of tho Goth Of DeceE-
Der in Centre square. At this time Off
GERS Creamer and Lcman were attempt
ing to arrest Patrick Burns, who was
drunk, with the defendant and others.
The latter caught hold of Leaman's throat
and refused to let go until other officers
when both men were arrested.
The defense was that DOnnelly ran into
the crowd because he thought there was Il
fight, and il he did touch Leman lie
knew nothing about it and had no idea of
attempting to rescue Burns. Verdict,
guilty ~ sentenced to two months in
jail
Com'th VS.. Jacob Shirk, adultery. The
defendent is q married man and resides on
Poplar street, this city. He was charged
with having committed the Offense with
Harriet Shreiner, a single woman who has
two children Of this city. upon several
different occasions within tho past two
years. Tho pair finally eloped and went
to Indiana, where they resided together
for scme time. The defendent finally re-
turned TO this city leaving Miss Shrsiner
behind it was shown that the defendant
frequently visited the house where a woman
named Speece had rooms. n letter from
the defendant to his wife, when he was in
the West was read it showed that he had
bought furniture for Miss Shreiner he
said he was sorry for what he had done,
women and whisky were tho cause of it.
If she (Mrs. Shirk) said 50, he would slip
away from Miss Shreiner and come back.
The marriage was prOvOn by Mrs. Shirk,
nesses were called who knew nothing
about the case.
The defendant was called to the stand;
he admitted that he had gone West with
the Shreiner girl, buC denied having ever
been guilty Of the crime charged. The
girl also denied the charge Other wit
lesses for character were called.
Jane kuopp and Albert MarcndOrf
plead guilty to the charge of malicious
mischief in breaking the windows and
If the house Of VIM. Koeblcr in Marietta.
Both were sentenced to three months i'm
)risonment.
The grand jury returned the following
bills f.:
True BiUs-Elmer Homscr, Jacob Wei
er. Charles Fritsch, Michael Kuhlman,
D. X. Wallace and Newton Wallace,
arceny Patrick Burns, assault and bat
cry. malicious mischief and resisting an
,fficer John A. Huber, illegal voting;
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