Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
COURT.
In THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
Tho First Week Of the Year.

Tn0 F1rSt week OF the Year.
Thursday afternoon Com tn vs. George
Hedrick, George Lefever, Frank Ham,
bright, Charles Hedricks, Frank Hauscr,
Jacob Bowers and Geo. W. Mcintyre. The
defendents were charged with having
made q felonious assault on Henry G.
Keller, on the night Of December 25th.
The evidence showed that on this night
the accused went to the grocery store Of
streets, this city !; one of them asked for
a false face and Mr.. Keller told them
he had none. They then left the
store, one OF them picking up Il
coffee pot and taking it with him across
the street. Mr.. Keller went after them
and told them to bring back the coffee pot,
which they then began kicking it around !;
finally Mr.. Keller's son brought the coffee
pot back to the store the defendants to
the number ofsix or more followed, went
into the store, and one Of them struck MIR.
Keller, who then picked up club to de-
fend himself and a fight ensIed. in which
all of the accused took part; 4 number Of
them struck Mr.. Keller with clubs, cutting
a number of gashes in his head and other
wise bruising him SO badly that he was
unable to leave the house for some days !;
one Of the men picked up 4 lamp and
threatened to throw it all of the defend
ants were identified as having been
there except Houser, and the wit
nesses were not positive about him. Sew
eral witnesses testified to these facts, and
DR.. NJ. L. Herr testified that he dressed
Keller's wounds.
AS there was no evidence to connec:
Houser with the transaction, he was dis
charged.
The other defendants were called to ties.
tify in their own behalf. They admitted
having been at Mr.. Kellers store on this
night. Among the party was William
Bowers and q man named Dyer (both of
whom escaped after warrants had been
issued for them and lave not yet bsen
arrested). When they left the stO,c Dyer
took coffee pot which none of tic others
knew that he had. Mr.. Keller then came
out of the store and accused VIM Bowers
| of taking the pot the latter denied it aud
Keller still asked him to pay for it; VIM
Bowers finally struck him and Keller then
went into the store followed by Dyer and
VIM Bowers the others went into see
what was wrong, and Keller who then had
q club began striking all of them the y
then struck back all of the defendants
put the blame Of the occurrence on VIM.
| Bowers and Dyer.
A number of witnesses testified to the
good character of the defendants for peace
and good behavior previous to this charge.
| Cases MOL Pressed.
| The cases against tho following parties
were mol pressed On payment of costs :
Samuel Weaver, adultery II. Coleman
| Kurtz, fornication and bastardy and adul-
terry George Rishel, bigamy DR.. NJ.
Brubaker. violating medical registry law ;
| William Wisegarver, forncation and bas
tardy Harriet Leech, assault and battery
Henry Bear, fornication and bastardy ;
| Henry Stauter, feloniOus assault and bat
terry.
Friday Morning-Tke whole OF this
morning was taken up by the speaking of
counsel in tho case against George He'd
ricks et dl., charged with making 4 felon-
onlous assault upon Henry Keller on the
night of December 24th. Just before adj
:journing the jury were charged by the
court after which they retired. Jury out.
The grand jury returned the following
bills
Trne B,Hs.-Frank Bryson, assault to
ravish Henry PETER, resisting an officer.
Lnored.-DoctOrs Samuel Martin, G. =.
Frick, U. Il. Kline and s. H. Metzger, viO-
lating the medical registry law, with j..
Kahler Snyder, the prosecutor, for costs
Jane Williams, selling liquor without
license, with county for costs.