Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-18
CRIMINAL COURT.
OF oUAKTER Session
IhG -.Ison C;ses-N.iller anL Daily AC.
qUitted-SurGiarizing One bay ami Sen
fenced TO Five Years Imprisonment


the Next.
Tuesday dftefRo0n.-In the Case o
Charles L. Miller, charged with arson
witnesses were called to prove that per
son standing at tho front window of the
engine house, would be unable to sec
another in tho alley next to tho house OF
account or the fence. which was there
when this fire occurred.
Mrs. Miller, the mother of the defend
ant, testified that at the hearing Franklin,
sworc that the fire occurred on the morn
ing of the 14th Of August. he was home
that night in bed. The defense then closed
The commonwealth called Mrs. George
Bair .or further examination. She denied
having told Charlotte Gray that Miller
ran past her house on the night of this
fire.
Stsbuttal.
In rebuttal the commonwealth first rt.
called Charles j. White, who testified that
he looked 1T this property after the first
fire and before this last attempt, and there
were three or four boards of about four
or tive feet from the place where the build.
ing was fired. The fence has since been
torn down AID witness could net tell how
near the place wheresthc boards were of
was tho window where Franklin stood.
CHIEF Engineer Harry Howell, of the
fire department, testified that he had a
conversation with Mrs. Bair after the fire
She stated that on the morning previous
to the fire. Miller asked her for matches
and afterwards he ran past her house
witness took George Bair with him to see
Frankiin, the former said, Now, Billy,
tell the chief all about this fire." Frank
lin refused to say anything until ho was
placed on oath witness did not recOllect
telling Bair anything about Il reward as he
stated III his testimony the latter went
to the mayors Office night after night and
insisted on Miller being arrested for this
offence witness was at the hearing and
his recollection was that Franklin could
not fix the date OF this fire at that time.
John T. MacGonigle, mayor of the city,
testified that Bair frequently came to his
office at the time these fires were being
discussed; OF one occasion he stated that
Miller had set fire to this and Othe
places.
Charlotte Gray, colorsd testified tha.
she had conversation with Mrs. Bair,
who said that she saw Miller run cut of
the alley and pass her house on the
morning of this lire.
The testimony ia the case hero closed.
and after speeches the jury retired at $3.50
o'clock.
Bessie Spicer, who was convicted OF
larceny, this morning was sentenced to
three months imprisonment.
John dlias James Clifford, whose homo is
in Ohio, but who has been working at
the Penn iron works for Il year,
plead guilty to burglary. This is the
man who broke into the house of Charles
}. White, 2 full account of which has ap-
pcaIed in the lNTELLIGENCER. The case
was returned to court by Alderman Diff
endertier. The grand jury found true
bill and tho plea of guilty was entered
just before the time for adjournment. He
was sentenced to five years imprisonment
at labor.
The grand jury returned the following
bills
Tfue BAs-Christian Rapp and Annie
Buchter, larcnny john Balmer, John
Green anti j. Leary, larceny and fslonious
entry George Smith, feloalous assault
and carrying concealed weapons J. X.
Martin, embcZzIement.
LgnoTed-iIartin Y. Riiiee:, seduction
and fornicatioa and bastardy, county for
costs Bernard kuhmau, selling liquor
On Sunday, county for costs; Edward
BOnttner, larceny.
WedHeSd0y m0rntng-ln the case ni
cont th VS.. Charles f. Miller, the jury THIS
morning returued q verdict of not guilty
The :,ai;y Case.
The nCx.. case attached was that Of
coul'th VS.. John Daily, Of this city, who is
also charged with setting fire to Z stable
bcl0ngn" to the estate OF Joseph White.
This bui!;ing was situated Oh Church
street i'll the rear of MIR. Whites house on
East King street and is part Of the samc
property. 1t is therefore tr, able only j..
oyer and terminer court.
The accused availCd himself of his right
to challenge rcremptorily twenty JurorS.
After forty SIX had been called, tho fol-
lowing twelve were selected to try the
ease Miclae: l.. Rohrcr Charles f.
Young, Jacob Nann, Alexander HarbeG
ger. Simon g. Cameron, Geo. N. Leieyrc.
G. B. Ayers, y. NJ. Cline. Elias f. Iiar
nish, Gustavus IIeagy, William Norbecl,
and Lewis J. Kirk. OF the 9 Messrs. Nor
beck ard Iaroergcr are from this city.
C!,as. J. White testified that sOmo time
duriag the summer of 1879 an attempt was
made to fire the stable, the waste was lail
Oh a frncu which was against the stable
and set on fire, but it WAS discovered b.
fore theStabla was injured at all, tho fence
being charred.
Katie Grey, who formerly resided o II
Church street, a short distance from Mr..
Whites house testified she remembered
when y fire occurred 1T this stable, but
could not toll the year ON that night sho
~
her room was lighted up by tho reflection
of the light frCm q fire ut tho stable wit
ness arose from bed and went to the wiL1
dow she saw the accused standing at the
fire when she hOisteh the window he raj.
mp The street witness did not remember
that the fire caused al alarm. On cross ex :
animation the witness stated that she di.
not knew whether Daily fired the place
o. whether he assisted in extinguishing it:
never told any one that she knew nothing
about the case.
George Bvimmer, the convicted firebug,
testified that he was sitting NJ the Amcgi-
can engine house one evening when Daily
came up; they began talking about diff
ferent fires when Daily asked witness ii
he saw the firsat White g barn; he replies!
that he did n0S; Daily theu said that ne
set it on fire.
Albert Drachbar testified that as he
was going home one evening he met
Ed. Price; they saw a light down Church
street, and upon going to il they found
that it Was caused by the burning OF $Oale
waste, which had been placed on the fence
next to Mr. Whites stable; they removed
the waste and extinguished the fire. Ga
cross examination the witness stated thu;
the distance from the house 20 the stable
was 20 feet.
Peter Woods testified that he saw Daily
ST the lrc after it Was in Z blaze.