Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-19
CRIMINAL COURT.
DENNIS KECUGNIZAHCE FORFEIT

Olll I'LL LIN AL OOO Axs q:
DENNIS KECusNIzANCE FORFEITED
A Celebrated PouItry Case-Steali0g Blin
Eyed Turkey-some other Matters
Disposed VI.
Wednesday Gfternoon.-A verdict of no
guilty was taken in another case of arso
against John Daily on account of tn
statute of limitations barring the prosecu
tion.
Com'th vs. John K. Martin. The de
fendant was charged with embezzlng th
sum Of $16.62, belonging to the Mutua
Beneficial association OF PhGnixvilIe. II
appears that Martin was employed as
collector for the company and In tina,
capacity used the money. H. Ii. Snyder
the agent of the company in this city, who
employed Martin, was called to prove these
facts; the defendant admitted to him thai
he had spent the money, and while IN Jal
he wrote letter saying that he would pay
the money if released.
The defense was that under the agree
ment the defendant was to receive com
mission and salary, which was only pros
pective. Whenever ho asked for money
he was told that there was nothing owing
to him. As no one offered to give him
anything he appropriated several little
sums to enable him to pay his way he
believed now if all was squared it would
be found that the company owed bim. The
jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Senten,
ced to six months imprisonment.
Com'th VS.. Christian Kapp, larceny. 1t
was alleged that the defendant stole $32S
from Christian Hcrnley, who resides above
Maytown,. on tho 3lst of March. The
moIey consisted of four s. bills, a $40 gold
licce and a So bill. Hernlcy drew the
money from bank OF this day he paid a
number of bills and then began drinking.
Defendant was in his company all after
noon and took him driving in his (Hern
Iey's) own buggy when they returned to
Eiizabethtown, Hernley, vino was unable
TO tell where they had been, found that he
had no money. Henley came to Lancas'
caster late that night aud was seen with
money.
The defense was that kapp got into the
buggy of Hernley at the Iattcr's request,
as he WAS too drunk to drive he cudcav
ored to persuade him to 90 home, but was
unsuccessful he did not take any money
from Hernley, and all that he spent was
his OwE when he got to Lancaster he did
not have euough money to 30 home and
was compelled to walk he lost himself
and went by Manhcim. Verdict, not
guilty.
Jeremiah Leary plead guilty to the lar
ceny of a gold watch from Geo. Kirchner,
Of this city Sentenced to one year i'm
prisonment.
Henry K. Lau,l,.; plead guilty to the
crime of sodomy. The accused is 10
year old boy and is somewhat weak
minded. He was sentenced to one year
imprisonment.
The grand jury returned tho following
bills
True Bills. iimanici Carpenter, selling
liquor on Sunday Ahram Showalter and
Louis Wood, fornication and hastardy
John Longh, murder Henry Houghton
and jacob ID. Wartel, assault aud bat
terry John Il. Dennis, forgery Jacob
Fisher, malicious mischief &; Hiram Whit
son, jacob Shirk. Frederick Doestter and
Henry ID. Murray (old and now.supcrvisors
of Manor township neglect of duty.
Ignored. Bsssick, fornicatiOn
aud bastardy, with county for costs.
Thursday morning-At tho opening Of
court John L. Dennis, charged with for
gerry, was called. He failed to respond
and his recognizance was forfeited, Pro
cess was issued to bring him into court.
Dennis is in Jail on detainer from the
s..eriff. The district attorney said he had
given bail to be in court and it was his
duty to be there !; he was not held in Jail
is for those Otfenses.
n Poultry Case.
Com'th VS.. John Sentman, larceny, The
defendant was charged with stealing two
turkeys, one of which was a hen with a
IL.
A. III. Brubaker, iu Strasburg township.
that late ON the night Of November Goth
or early in the morning of the 21st, he was
awakened by noise aud arose from his
bed he dressed himself and looked out of
the window when he saw wagon
standing some distance from the house. A
man walked rapidly from the barn to the
wagon. which was then driven away in |
the direction OF this city Mr.. Brubaker |
thought that the man, who got
in the wagon was John .Sentmam;
he awakened George Russel, "a neighbor,
and the two followed s:tlie wagon to this |
city on the way Mr.. Russell, as he testi- |
fled, identified the men in the wagon a.
John Sentman and his son jefferson tho |
former shot a pistol when closely foil ,wed; |
when the pursuerS came to town they |
traced the defendant to the house o. Stew |
Marquet, poultry dealer, on st. Joseph |
street, where he had sold 4 lot of turkeys |
Mr.. Br,lbakcr positively identified two of |
the turkeys, although he did not know |
that any had been stolen from him until |
lie went home.
Stephen Marquet testified that he pur |
chased the turkeys from john Sentman on |
this morning about 4 o'clock. Chief OF |
Police Daichler testified that he took Mr..
Brubaker to Marquet's house, where he |
identified the hlind.eyed turkey; witness
ordered Officer Gcnsemer to take all of |
the turkeys to tho station house; when |
that was done MIR. Brubaker identified the |
other turkey.
The Defense.
For tho defense Ssntman was called ho |
denied that ne stole any OF ME. Brubaktr's
turkeys, and that he was a. his place tn 1t |
night he is farmer and raises turkeys ; !
all those which he sold to MarIuet he
raised, with tho exception of seven, which
he purchased from a man named John
Morrison those identified by Mr.. Bru
baker were raised by witness and the blind
hcn was Il two year old turkey. The wit |
moss denied having seen Russell On this |
night. Several witnesses who keep toll |
gates testified to seeing Sentman on this |
night. on his way to Lancaster.
F. w. Baum testified that on the Gath |
Of November he saw lot of turkeys at |
the house of defendant. Among them was |
a blind eyed turkey, which the witness, on |
cross examination, said was light in color. |
Harry Ssntman, fourteen year old son |
of the accused testified that he came to |