Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
PROUEEDINGs IN THE JANUAKrr r.sn.
| AFatse PTetenee Case Oh rr.a!-Tne Develop
nnenis brought Out Dy the tvi-


guilty 10 The larceny o; plush robe from
Henry Wolf, and was sentenced to three
m"nths imprisonment.
Con'th VS.. J0nn Kimler, ir, and sr .
:eloni"us assault and battery and carryiu.
concealed weapons. The prosecutor was
bernard huhiman, who keeps saloon on
R"ck land street, this city The alleged
assault occurred Cu Christmas night and
III huhlman's saloon. The evidence for
the commonwealth showed that on this
| uiIht the defendants came into he saloon
and the young man became very poisy :.
Mr. Mailman ordered him to b.. quiet, but
| lie REFUSE Il and struck kuhlmap. without
provocation the elder ktmler then an
peared and struck kuhlman on the head
with black jack, knocking him down.
| The defense was that on this night the
| defendants went to this place peacably.
| hen they arrived there fight was in
| progress. Young kimler asked who those
engaged III the fighting were. whereupOn
kuhlmau struck him. The yuuIy follow
| struck back and then kuhlman picked up
| an iron bunS pu.leI with which he struck
| him. cutting his head badly The defend
ants then got out u! the house and on tho
| outside kuhlman struck the elder kimler
| with the iron. knockin" him UNCONSCIOUS.
Both defendants denied having black lack
Or any othsr dea'ly weapon. Jury out.
Com tn VS. George Drown, false pre-
tense. three charges. lie appeared that in
January 1882. the defendant with two
men named James Haggerty and Fl. II.
Mrhior, visited this cuunty aud pretended
to be tob'ceo buyers. They went To the
farm of Isaac Mnhler. in East Cocalico.
and purchased bis Tobacco" II. H. Mohler
gave the farmer Il check for 5000 IN pay-
| ment for the tobacrn; tins check was
sighed ''H. ii. M"hier, per Gumpsrt
Brothers after giving it to Mr. Mohler.
he asked him to give him $50 in money
upon 1t the farrusr dill this, and the checks
were ai.erward returned Us "no good"
AMI the fellows turned out To bs inpns,ers
and not tobacco buyers M"hler (who has
Dot been arrtsted) did most Of the bar
@a'iliig with the farmers, although the
defendant and the o'hcr man were present.
when the Contract was made, and did con.
srie,ahie talking; the trio, including tho
defendant also went t' ihe farms of Abra-
ham Wenger and Henry Weidner and
played HE same game upon them that
they haci cn Muh!er, fr"n, the former they
obtained 80 and from the latter $50. On
trial.
TIE grand jury returned tho following
bills :
True bVs.-Samuel Keeler. embezzle-
meni George Brown and JAS Haypcrty.
false pretense :; Evan E. Hamak.r, rape
Gone charge).
Inored.-Emanuel Carpenter, violating
hotel ACT, with 5. ii. Duudore for costs :;
Wm. I. McHarrah"r. larceny Charles
Sharp, asslut, county for costs Evan f..
Hamaker, rape Gone CHARGE.
Friday XOrning.-In the Cases of John
kimer, jr., aud John kimlor, ST., charged
with Carrying concealed weapons and
feloniOus assault and battery, the jury
acquitted the defendants in the former
case and ordered the prosecutor, Bernard
kuhlman, 70 paw costs In tbs other Case
they were also acquitted.
The case vi George brown, the alleged
tobacco buyer, charged with false pre-
TENSE was again taken up. 1t Was shown
by Abrain Nenger, of Paradise, that these
parties came to his house in January, 1892.
they bargaied for his tobacco, and pur-
chased it, as they alleged, for Gumpert
Bros. MohIer did most of the talking,
but Defendant and !!,sggerty were present
and hear! almost every thing After pur-
chasing the tobacco the papers Were signed
aud M"hisr gave Mr., Wenger IL check for
800, on the National State bank, of
ION which bank all the checks
were) in part payment MohIer then said
he would ike MIR. Wenger. 70 give him S25
i'll cash, as he was short. This Mr.. Wenger
to do, and gave him the money;
the check was afterwards found to be
worthless and the whole transaction fraud
ulept
Henry Wcidman, an East COcalco
Farmer, WAS SWORN, and he told the same
story as 10 how he had been vctimized:
tie men Came to his residences and pur-
chased his tobacco; MohIer did some Of
the talking, but the Others participated in
.he conversation; they gave witness
;henk for $50 and then obtained $50
IpOn it; Il,Ggerty drew the check and
hen received the $50 in cash the party
proposed to come back in a few days and
'ox tho t.'bacco :; they never returned and
he check was found to be bad
The evidence showed that at different
'!aces Mphler represented that his father
esiicd in Ephrata 1t was shown by
Squire Eaby, Of Paradise township, that
he defendant was found by the constable
n MoyameD>ing prison, Philadelphia,
where a detainer had been left for him in
february last. lIargerty and Mohler, the
artners Of Browp, are now serving terms
4 prison in Philadelphia
The defense called Brown and hs made
statement. that in January 1882 he was
coming OnVine streetin Philadelphia. One
ay while walking along the street he met
lohler, With whom he had gone to school
ears before MOhec told him that he was
'OIking for GImp.rJ Brothers and in
ended going to Lancaster county to pur-
haSe tobacco; he asked witness to ac-
Ompany him, saying that he had a num-
er OF relatives i'll this cpuut;' having been
prn here ; witii3ss agreed To accompany
i'm, and in the meantime he was intro.
uced by Mohlcr To man, who gave his
anne AZ Frazer Wayne (Slie man WHO is
illed Hasgerty in the case), he also said
e was a tobacco buyer aud intended to
company Moher the three then went
, Reading, and from that to Isaac Moh-
RS place ; here Ii. Ii. Molier claimed to
: related to Mohler, the farmer, and con-
need the old man that he was; {; the to-
acco was bought, but witness did not see
.ohler obtain the check they then WIS.,
ed Weldiran's and Wenger's aud pur-
lased tobacco az the former place
'ayHe was the spokesman, and de-
red to purchase the tobacco
, received tue money from Mr. Weld
an at Weuger's Mrhler received the
oney. Witness thought all of the trans.
tlons were legitimate, that his partners
ere tobacco dealers, and had no idea there
as any fraud he had nothing to do with
o purchase made and did not receive one
1T of money after leaving Wenger's
ey Came to Lancaster, and witness and
Ohler went to Philadelphia while there