Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
UOURT
IN THE QUARTER SESSIONS.

.Honday -4ftern00n.-In the com'th VS..
Jacob Collins, charged with larceny as
bailee, the defense was that the defendant
never got any bottles of Kane, and that
the man Wilmer, a material witness for
the commonwealth. was not worthy of be-
lief. The jury rendered verdict Of not
guilty.
Benjamin Butt plead guilty to stealing
rags from John A. Shober, and was sen.
fenced to two months Imprisonment.
Samuel Proctor, y young colOred boy
who plead guilty to stealing money from
Samuel Horner, of Providence township,
was ordered to be sent to the house OF
refuge.
Secly anl Samuel johnson plead guilty
to stealing money from Israel Hanlen, and
they were also sentenced to the house of
refuge.
Jonas ley plead guilty to the charge Of
adultery and was sentenced to six months
imprisonment.
Frank Croft plead guilty to stealing I
lot of lard and pork from John Longe-
nccker, of Marietta, and was sentenced to
three months imprisonment.
Com'th VS.. Augustus Hirsh. The de-
fendant was charged with stealing coat
from Al. Fulmer, who keeps a restaurant
in Centre square, the particulars of which
appeared in the INTELLIGENCER some
days ago. The defense was that Hirsh
bought the coat from a man on the Col
umbia pike. Verdict, "guilty.' Sen.
fenced to one month in Jail.
Com'th VS.. Samuel Taylor. SThe dc.
fendant, who is colored man, is charged
with having resisted Officer Merringer,
who attempted to arrest him OF Middle
street on October ).
Tuesday .Nornmg-The defense in the
case Of Com'th VS.. Samuel w. Taylor, re-
sisting Officer Merringer, was that at the
time the officer took hold of bin he did
not know that he was policeman. being
blinded by the blood which flowed from
wounds inflicted in a prior fight, and when
told who had charge of him ho went along
quietly. The jury rendered 4 verdict of
not guilty with county for costs.
William Jackson was convicted on two
charges of incest, preferred by his step
daughters Rosanna and Id:. Jackson. Tho
parties to the suit resided in Drumore
township. Tho ofiense was committed in
October. In two charges of rape brought
by the same parties the jury acquitted
Jackson. Sentence deferred.
Herman Bihnxe pleaded guilty to steal
ing lard and pork from John Il. l.Ongen-
ecker living near Marietta and was SEN
fenced to undergo an imprisonment of
three and 4 half months.
Counsel for Emanuel Guudaker present.
cd the certificate of DR.. $. L. Davis that
Gundaker was suffering from an attack
Of cramp in the stomach. Counsel for the
commonwealth resisted the discharge, and
the court said they would hear the argu-
ment on a motion to continue ut half
past . o'clock.
Tuestloy It1trnoon.-Dr S. T. Davis, al,av-
ing appeared before court and stated that
GundakCr was not in fit condition to be
safely brought into cOu:t t, his trial was
continued until the adjourned term in
February.
Grand jury Return.
True BMs-R. F. Hall, false pretence
Henry Fisher. William Marshall, A. s.
Miller, Peter Hastlein, larceny.
Lgnored-Mary, Manning and Lizzie
Slade, larceny A. S. Miller, larceny
Lewis Coulman, receiving stolen goods
Eliza Broning, cruelty to children
Christian Hagelgans, carrying concealed
deadly weapons and felonious assault and
battery; Frederick Gnolt, burglary
Herman Bihnke, burglary =; James Lin
thurst, larceny David Baxter. receiving
stolen goods.