Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17
CRIMINAL COURT.
THE DOINGs IN 1UARTE,: SESSIONS.
! Several Cases of Various Importance Dis
| posed Of-NumerOus Btlls Keturned-
| NIimmerIs Altelnpt to Escape.

posed Of-Nnmsrous BiIIs lssturned-
B'immsr's attempt to Escape.
Monday 4Jtsraoon.-The first case at
tached was that OK com'th VS.. Samuel N.
Brutaker, charged with maintaining q
nuisance. The prosecutor was Elias Wit
mer. The defendant was butcher nj
Sporting Hill during last summer, when
it was alleged he kept his butcher shop in
such filthy condition that the stencil
arisin. from it was very stroug and there
was considerable complaint from tho
neighborhOod. The blood, manure, &c.,
were swept into . hole outside of the shop
where it laid, and the hogs wallowed in it.
At one time ho killed i. bull which had
been Injured aud left the carcass lying
outside of his shop for week. The
smell was bad and buzzartls were drawn
to the place. A justice of the peace mott
fled Brubaker to bury the animals body,
tut he refused aud the work was done by
y constable. \ number Of witnesses tes-
titled to these facts, and some stated that
they were compelled to close tho windows
of their houses.
The defense rs proved by tho defendant
and his witnesses was that no annoyiny
smell arose from the butcher shop, which
was kept as clean as others arc and rs it
is usual and customary to keep thom. The
defendants house was right near the
slaughter house and they were able to eat
without being annoyed by any smell. AZ
far as the bull WAS concerned there was no
smell arising from him before no was
buried. Brubaker had kept butcher
shop at this place for l.; years and no conf
piaint was ever made before. Ho and
Wilmer had 4 difficulty and the latter said
he would bring this suit unless he was paid
81. The jury rendered verdict of guilty.
Com'th vs.. Albert Arndt, larceny. II
was alleged by the commonwealth
that on the 2O;h OF December last, the de
fendans stole turkey from the wagon of
Albert SwOpe, farmer of LeacOck town
ship, who was attending market in this
ciy. The defendant. was seen with the
turkey at Mr.. SwOpe's wagon while tho
latter was looking after the other fowls
Arndt disappeared. He was arrested but
Mr.. Swope could not positively identify
Linn at the time he was discharged but
sOOn afterwards Ic-arlcsted, when officer
Merringer who was at the wagon when the
man was there, identified him. There was
no defense. Verdict guilty.
The grand jury returned the following
bills
True Bills: John Sentman. larceny
Eve cases) Jefferson Sentman, Ja'ne:
Jacoon, Bessie Spicer and Albert Arnd..
larceny, John Daily. arson.
IgnOred-James Jacoon, felOniOus entry;
w. Scott Brady (of this city,, fOrncation
and bastardy !; Augustus Reist, felonious
entry and larceny.
The resignation of James uOwett, who
was elected constable of Bart township,
was announced to the court and d petition
asking for tho appointment OF Joseph Nor
rison was presented.
John Waller, constable of COnestoga
township, has also resigned and Abraham
Z. Warfel petitioEed for the appointment.
Nothing will be done in either case until
the latter part of the week.
James LAGOON plead guilty to tho lar
ceny of pair of pantalOons and 4 vest
from G. w. Cl:sy, Of Columbia. He was
sentenced to Eine mouths imprisonment.
Tuesday morning. VS.. Bessie
Spicer, larceny. The defendant is a
resident Of tho Seventh ward, and also
sails under the names of Sybilla McManus
and Bessie Shroad. 1t WIS alleged by tho
commonwealth that upon one day in March
the accused went to the butcher shop of
George Holman, at No. 413 Rockland
street. After purchasing sOmo pudding
she suddenly left the shop. Twelve pounds
of meat were misssd. and Mr.. HOhman's
mother followed the defendant, finding the
meat under her shawl. She admitted
afterwards that she stole it. No testimony
was offered for the defense, and the
verdict was guilty.
Another Arson case.
The first case attached this morning was
that of Charles f. Miller, of This city, who
is charged with setting fire to the dwelling
house of Joseph White, next door to the
American hose house, at No. II Church
street. on August II, $780, The case is
tryable only in oyer and terminer court, and
the prisoner upon being arraigned plead
not guilty. A jury was selected as follows :
George w. Dunkle, Christian Musser,
Smith E. BUYERS. David King, J. N. Me
Caskey, II. X Harsh, Il. +. Herr, James
G. Thackara, p. f. Gruger. Lewis j. Kirk,
John Hull and Gastavus Heagy.
The first witness called was Charles ].
White, who testified that on the 11ti, of
August, 1880, an attempt was made to
ii.e the dwelling house belonging to his
father. Little damage was done to tho
building before it was cxtiDguished; the
same building had been fired on the 18th
Of August, when the most damage was
done.
VIM. Franklin testified that he lived On
North street in August, 1880; on the night
of the fire ho was in the American hose
house, from O'Clock the house was fired
about tho middle, in the alley, which
separates it from the hose house wit
ness saw Charles Miller iu the alley when
the fire was first seen witness, with
Henry Leonard, Phil. Smith and Harry
Suv,!er waS in tho engine house wheu Mil
Ter shut the shutters on them about ten
minutes before the fire was started some
one who witness did not recognize came
into the cugne house, and went to the
closet where tho waste was kept about
half hour afterwards witness saw Miller ia
the alley right at the fire which was burn
ing ; it Was while he was in tho alley that
he closed the shutters !; tho party in the
engine house hld been sleeping there all
night, and all were yet asleep then, except
witness, when tho man came in and went
for waste the building WAS fired about
81 o'clock in tho morning.
On cross examination the witness stated
that no could not tell what time Of the
year the fire occurred. lie awakened tho
other men in tho engine house after dis.
covering the fire and told them Of the ire.
which they extingushed witness could
not swear that the man who came into the
engine house was tho same one i.i the
alley witness was not given anything to-
testify in this case, but was p!ac,-d under
$500 bonds to be hero witness had been
drinking in the night, but was sober when
this occurred.
The commonwealth here rested.
The Defense.