Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-22
AUGUST COURT.
.rHs REGULAR QUARTER SESSIONS.

THIS REGULAR QUARTER SESSIONS.
Tho vArisus Gases Disposed of-Michael
Coover Sent to jail For Ono Year
For Stealing $40.
1uesddv afternoon In the case OF
Com'th vs.. Samuel Baily and John Green.
larceny and felOnious entry, tho iury rem
dered verdict of guilty With a recon-.
mendation to mercy. Sentenced to the
county prison for two months and two
weeks.
Michael Coover was charged with rob.
bling John Weidel of $40 The men were
together on the night of July 13, and when
Weidel went home Coover followed him.
Weidel fell asleep on his door step, and
then it is alleged tho money was stolen.
Coover was arrested at tho PENNSYLVANIA
railroad depot, and the money was found
aside of box on which Coover was seated
when arrested by Officer Swenk. The
money was in Covers. po,ketbOok when
found. The defense was that Weidel was
drunk and gave CoOver the pocketbook.
The jury convicted tho accused aud the
court sentenced him to undergo an i'm
pris0nment Of one year.
John Welsh was indicted for the
felonious entry of the bake shop of w. II.
0OAAASOA 0uu olc1lIux u UaSkeC OI eggs.
The accused was seen with tho basket of
eggs in his possession. witnesses were
called by defendant. His counsel argued
that there was not sufficient Identification
to warrant conviction. The jury rendered
verdict of guilty.
The Same defendant pleaded guilty to
stealing silver watch from John D. Nor.
ton, on Chestnut street, near the depot,
ON the same night the above theft was
committed. He was sentenced to under
60 an imprisonment Of fourteen months
on the three charges.
Daniel Londenberger was charged with
and convicted Of stealing vest. He en-
tered tho store of William Patton, Col
umbia, and while the clerks were busy,
stole the vest and was wearing it whom
arrested. he was sentenced to undergo
an imprisonment of two and q. half months.
Benjamin johnson, a colored man, was
indicted for q criminal assault on Miss
Mary Emma Hughes, a whitc lady, IS
years of age. The lady was on the road
home near Smyrna, Salisbury township,
ON the Goth of June, when she lost her
way. johnson was the first person she
met, and she asked him the road. He told
her and said as he was going that way he
would accompany her. They walked
along the road for half milo and when
in woods johnson seized hold Of her
and attempted to drag her across the road.
She cried for help and the accused
seeing young man named Weaver ap
preaching from a field left go of her.
When Weaver got within speaking dis
tanco he accused johnson If hav
ing taken liberties with the young lady
He did not deny it and offered Weaver 81
if he would keep quiet about what he saw
When Squire McGowan heard the case the
accused admitted that he had hold of tho
young lady's hand and that he had offered
Weaver 81.
The accused was the only witness for
tho defense and he denied having made
the admissions testified TO by the squire
and Weaver After . very brief
| absence the jury rendered verdict Of
guilty and the court sentenced him to un
dergO an Imprisonment of four years, at
hard labor, separate and solitary confine.
ment, in the Lancaster county prison.
Andrew Henry was charged with the
larceny of q watch from the house OF
Hannah Johnson, at Marietta. The prem.
ises were entered during the absence of
Mrs. Johnson. The thief after having tho
watch, pawned it for quart Of gin. Tho
liquor seller knew tie watch and it was
returned to the owner. The jury rendered
a verdict of guilty and the court sentenced
him to tho county prison for seven months
ard ten days.
George Mitchell plead guilty to stealing
pair of shoes from the room of John F.
McFadGen at, tho Franklin House, COlum
bia. He was sent out for two months a, d
| ten days.
Andrew Jones, peddler, plead guilty to
stealing a coat from tho residence Of J. j.
Gibbons, living in the Sixth ward, this city.
He was sentenced to undergo IN imprisor-
ment of eight months and ten days
James Farley Of Columbia, plead guilty
to beating his wife. Ho was directed to
pay fine of 81 and costs and not having
the cash went to the county prison.
Grand Jory fsetarn.
True Bills George Prentiss, rape :;
Daniel r. Stewart, larceny; Jacob b.
Coed and Jonas b. Good, resisting an
officer Charles Sands, larceny; Jacob B.
Good, ct al. fOrcible entry George Mitch
ell, felOnous entry and larceny; Howard
o. Clair, accessory to larceny and Ieceiv
ing stolen goods; Jesse Saylor, robbery
Daniel G.. Weinhold, felOnious entry
Charles Doll and Sebastian Stobsr, bur-
glary; Lewis Kershbaum, assault with
intent to rape; DR.. John Siller, man
slaughter: Fred. GemperIing and Henry
Hamp, nuisance Jacob Gangaway, man
slaughter; Noble Groom, carrying con
cealed weapons Hugh Callahan. peddiing
without license James Farley, assault
and battery; John Krsu feionious assault
and battery; Solomon Morris, assault and
battery and carrying concealed deadly
weapons.
Ignored Bals-Daniel r Stewart, felon
iozs entry and malicious mischief James
CurraD, selling liquor on election day;
Peter j. Delzeit, larceny; jacob Bard,
forgery; Amos Slater, malicious mischief
Andrew Rhode. mansIaughter; A. V.
Rodgers, assault and battery, county for
costs.
Wednesday Morniag g--Com'th VS. George
Shoff, Abraham Shotr, Jonas B. Good and
Jacob B. Good, ard Benjamin Good,
fOrcible entry and detainer. These cases
are The result of long standing dispute
concerning the ownership of certain dis
tillery property in Pequa township, which
was formerly owned by the Goods. The
evidence showed that the property was
first sold by revenue officers and purchased
by George Shof. and was subsequently sold
by the same officers as the property of Jacob
B. Good aud John d. Skies, of this city,
became purchaser, but sold it to Thomas
Baumgardner, who, it is claimed, was in
lawful possession at the time of the alleged
fOrcib!e entry. 1twas shown that on tho
Sth of February last the five defendants
broke into and took possession Of the dis
tillery. Suits were brought against them
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