Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-22
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
KssulAx rxHM OF AUGUST COURT.

ldG VUAhlEh OEOOlUNO.
REGULAR TERM OF AUGUST COURT.
n Number Of Minor Case. Taken Up an.
Disposed 0E-Onenoes That Compriss
Assault. Larceny and shs liks.
Monddy Aftsrnooa.-Ths grand Jury 70
turned the following bills -.
True BiHs.-John Finger and Peter
Williams, felOniOus entry Joseph Put.
ski, fornicatiOn and bastar,iy; Rachael
Myers, receiving stolen goods :. Anuie
Miller, Hudson Edwards aud Stephen
Hess, larceny Peter Williams, carrying
concealed Weapons and assau!t and bat
terry. ---- : = Il 4 ~
Iynored.-Henry Donahower and Chris
tian StOrk, felonious entry. -s -...
The first case attached for jury trial was
that of COm'th vs.. A. w. Woodward,
charged with assault and carrying con-
ccaled weapons. Tho prosecutor was
Albert Wilson and the evidence for
the commonwealth showed that ON
the first Of April last defendant
drew revOlver on tho prosecutor and
threatened to shoot him while they had
dispute in house at the corner Of Duke
and Walnut streets, this city. The house
had been kept by Woodward as board.
ing house, and on this day he was moving
out and Wilson was taking possession.
The quarrel grew out of tho change and q
wealth alleged that Wilson had done
nothing whatever to Mr.. Woodward.
The defense was that woodward had
Witnesses for good character were also
called. E.sr , ...
The jury, under tho instruction of the
court, found the defendant not guilty of
carrying concealed weapons, a they said
the lesser offence was merged in the
greater. They found him guilty Of assault
only. Sentence deferred. 'l- d., ....
Christian Swartz plead guilty to the
larceny of $40, y revolver and q twO-fOOt
rule from j. U. Syle, Of Columbia. He
was sentenced to three months imprisOn-
ment.
Tuesday MOrning.-COm'th VI. Irwin
Rineer, fOrnicatiOn and bastardy. The
defendant is . resident Of DrumOre town.
ship and was charged with being the father
Of an illegitimate child which was born
to Frances +. Styer, Of Providence town
ship, February ,26th, 1882. The jury rem
dered verdict Of guilty.
Peter Williams plead guilty to felOni-
Oas assault and battery upon Edward
SbubrOOks, u private watchman Of the
Sixth ward this city, and sentence was
deferred. This is the man who, on the
night Of May =, was caught by ShubroOks
after he lad been on the porch of Chss.
FOn DeTsmth's house ON North Duke
street. Wheu the officer attempted to
catch him lie fired q revolver at him. There
was charge of felOniOus entry against
the man also, but verdict of not guilty
was taken, as it could not be shown that
he had entered the house.
Hudson Edwards and Stephen Hess
plead guilty to the charge of stealing
chickens and were sentenced to undergo
an imprisonment of two months and fif-
teen days each. This was rather . hard
case, as ii apI cared that while the men,
who live in East Earl, were drunk on q
fishing excursion, they took q couple Of
chickens, which they afterwards returned.
The men hal bnne good characters here
tofore, add the prosecutor desired that the
sentence. b. mahe as light as possible.
Cu,n',h vs. William Clark, Edward E.
Beck ami George Watkins. The defend
auts are residents OF Philadelphia and
were charged with entering the house Of
joshua Root, at Winners station on the
Pennsy ivani:, railroad on April 24tl, and
stealing almost 5000 in money. 1t was shown
that on this day the defendants where
hanging around the depot at Winners all
day. Somctlme during the forenoon the
house Of MIR. Root was broken into, while
the family were absent. Almost 5000 was
stolen. The money was in gold, silver and
paper. These men were seen at the house
and were suspected. The neighbors at
tempted to catch them and they ran away.
They were hotly pursued and after they
had ran some distance AMI swan mill
dam they were captured. A full account
of tho chase and robbery appeared iD the
INTELLIGENCER at the time.] All along
the course that the men had taken money
was found which Mr.. Root identified.
The defendants were called and they all
testified that they took no money from
MIR. Roots house nor were they in II.
They were all employed by FOrepaugh's
circus and had been left in Philadelphia.
They started from that city ON Sunday
night to join the show, which exhibited in
this city ON Monday. They got of At
Wilmer station, where they purchased
and they started for Lancaster. On the
way they were chased by men and they
ran, as they were afraid that they were
going to be arrested for trespassiDg on
the roads. On trial.
The grand jury returned the following
bills !:
True B7ls,-JOhn Cruckshank and JAS
Ryan, larceny.
A. w. Woodward, who was yesterday
convicted Of assaulting Albert Wilson,
was sentenced to pay a fino Of $40 and
costs. . e .. .., e.. f,.
OBITUARY.. ...I..
Death Of . Lancaster Lady.
A telegram received this morning an-
nounces the sudden death in Allegheny
City, of Nrs. Elizabeth Snyder Arthur,
wife of Thomas Arthur, IDachinist in the