Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-08
WERTZ CONVICTED.
THE OTHER ARSON GASES corr.

WERIZ UUN vlOlEU.
THE OTHER ARSON CASES "OFF.'
A Largo Number OF verdIcts Of ''Not Guilty
taken Because OF tue Statutes Of
Limitation.
Wednesday, afternoon. the cases o
E. E. Nipple and K. F. Plumsr, of Mount
JOY, verdicts of not guilty were takon
with county for costs, the commonwealth
being unable to make out their cases.
Tho next case attached was John Daily,
Of this city, who is charged with arson. I,
was alleged by the commonwealth thai
the accused set fire to the stable of Charles
J. White on Church street. The common.
wealth found that they were not ready
with their evidence, but said they would
60 on in the morning. No other cases
were ready and it was agreed to attach
none until morning.
The jury in the Wertz case retired about
8 o'clock, after the court had charged
then: they had not agreed when court
adjourned.
Lydia Murvine was divorced from hel
husband, James Murvine, on the grounds
of desertioD.
Thursday naorning.-In the case of John
Wertz, scharged with nson, the jury came
into court with asealed verdict of guilty,
They agreed last evening shortly after the
adjournment of court. At the request ol
the prisoner sentence was postponed until
Saturday.
The next cases called were those OF
arson against John Daily. In the first he
was charged with having fred the stable
of Joseph White. Counsel for the CON-
monwealth stated that they had been
misinformed in regard to the date Of the
fire. They now find that it occurred in
1879 the building was part Of the prop
erty of Mr.. White and would endanger
the dwelling they would now propose to
send in bill for felonious arson in April.
This was allowed.
In the case of Daily, in which he was
charged with burning the feather factory
of Benjamin Henry, in March 1870, the
commonwealth counsel stated that it
was not such case as would warrant
them in asking for bill for felonious arson
and it was too long ago to sustain a charge
of common arson. They asked for a
verdict of not guilty, which was allowed.
In tho case in which Daily was charged
with burning the dwelling house of Joseph
White, the commonwealth had no testi
mony to corroborate Brimmer and u yer
dict of not guilty was taksr. For ths
SINE reason verdict Of not guilty YVES
taken in the case of John Wertz, who was
indicted for firing the tobacco warehouse
of Schraeder g. Bohn.
In the case in which Harry Snyder was
charged with firing thu sash factory of
Frank SHREDDER, the commonwealth stated
that the fire occurred in October, 1880. It
was 10 part of a dwelling, and no such
building on the same plot was endangered.
They would ask for verdict Of not guilty,
as they could not get a bill Tor feloIious
arson. Verdict allowed. The same de-
fendant was charged by Brimmer with
firing the barn on the MacGonigle estate.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in this
case also, as no evidence could be obtained
to corroborate Brimmer.
George E. Bair was charged with firing
the stables of Jeremiah Campbell and
Christian Bender, but verdicts Of not
guilty were taken in them, as no evidence
coircEcrative Of Brimmer could be found.
A verdict of not guilty was taken for
want of evidence in the case OF George
Brimmer, in which he was charged with
firing the stable belonging to the estate of
Michael Trissler.
A mol pros was entered in the case in
which Brimmer was charged with firing
the barn Of Samuel Wetzel On East King
street 1t was suggested that a verdict of
not guilty be taken in this case, but coun
sci for the commonwealth stated that this
could not be done, as the prisoner has
within the past days confessed his guilt.
They would be satisfied with a verdict of
guilty if the court would not make the
sentence any longer On that account, as
the prisoner had been OF great service to
the commonwealth. To this Brimmer's
counsel objected as they had always plead
not guilty. The court then ordered a mol
pros.
The following cases were mol pressed :
\. G Pyle, perjury Harvey Lshr, false
prctense J. ID. Mifiip, fornication and
b.:stardy aud seduction Johu NJ. Graeff,
assault and battery Christian Miller,
adultery.
In the case of Charles E. Miller, charged
with firing Joseph Whites barn, the pris-
orcr was brought in. He was arraigned,
as the case is only triable in oyer and ter
miner court, aud plead not guilty. His
counsel then stated that q sister of the
accused, who is an important witness for
the defense, is living in the state of Con
necticut and has not been subp9naed fcr
this court. She will be on hand in April
and the case was continued until that time.
As there were no other charges against
Bair aud Snyder they were released from
the dock. They were warmly received by
their friends, who have been anxiously
awaiting the result Of the cases during
the week. They have been in Jail sirce
November. Daily was arrested at the
same time and it is likely that he will
give bail, as there is but one case against
him now.
No other cases were ready for jury tria
and the jurors were discharged. Cour
then adjourned until Saturday morning q
o'clock.
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