Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-24
AUGUST COURT.
THE REGULAR QUARTER SESSIONS.

Sentenced Two Years Imprison-
ment for = Murderous Assault.
1hursddy Afternoon court met
at $50 O'Clock the trial of the cases against
Sebastian Stober for felOnious entry and
larceny was resumed. A great portion of
the afternoon session was occupied in hear
ing the testimony of the witnesses and
argument Of counsel. The jury acquitted
both defendants.
8. Frank Wannar was indicted for
felonious assault and battery by his cousin
Henry p. Wanner. The testimony for the
commonwealth was that on the 30th of
January last prosecutor went to the
Pequea creek to skate. When he arrived
at Urban's dam he saw the defendant and
avoided him, in consequence Of his having
made threats against witness. During the
afternoon while buckliug his skates the
accused made q violent assault on him
from behind, striking him on the head
with blackjack several times, causing the
blood to flow freely, after which the ac-
what he had done.
The defendant testified that the prosecu
tor had on number of occasions threaten
ed to shoot him and when ho met him on
the creek the prosecutor reached in his hip
pocket and witness fearing that he was
going to be murdered struck him. Jury
out when court adjourned.
Elias Letter plead guilty 10 cutting
Henry Shreiner with knife last October.
After the occurrence Letter skipped and
only returned a few weeks ago, when h.
was arrested. He was sentenced to un-
dergO an imprisonment of two years.
Charles Doll plead guilty to felOniOusly
entering the dwelling Of Ezra Mellinger
and stealing a number of articles. He
was sentenced to the county prison for
nine months Adjourned to Friday morn
ing.
Friday MOrasng.-In tho case Of s. F.
Wanner, charged with felOniOus assault
and battery, the jury found him guilty Of
simple assault aud battery. A motion for
arrest of judgment was made and q rule
for now trial will be asked for.
Sallie Blair was charged with receiving
stolen goods. 1t was shown however that
the defendant is tho lawful wife of Zach
Booth, who is indicted as tho principal in
a larceny case. A verdict of not guilty
was taken in the case against her.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in tho
case of felOniOus entry against Christian
Franciscus, of this city, and he was PUT on
trial on tho charge Of receiying stolen
goods. Peter B. Espeushade, of Marheim
township. testified that on the night of
April 1st his smoke house and cellar vera
entered and some hams, shoulders, crooks
of pudding meat and canned fruit were
stolen. The crooks were afterwards seen
at the store of George Fredericks on Mid
die street. Mrs. Kate Titus testified that
her husband purchased shoulder from
Franciscus, who said it had been given to
h i'm toot tsalt hot
came to the station house one day in April
and told him that he knew where some of
the stolen goods could be found; he said the
pudding had been sold at n cigar store on
Middle street. Upon this information the
officers found the crooks at Frederick's
and they were Identified by MIR. Espen-
shade. Officer Herr also testified that
Franciscus told him where the goods were.
Mrs. Franciscus, tho mother of the de-
fendant, testified that she, her son and
Zach Booth lived in tho same house. On
the night tho goods were stolen Zach was
away until a. m. and her sou was in
bed the former brought box with him
on his return.
The defense called Fr..uciscus, vino tes-
titled that he had nothing to do with the
larceny. As sOOn as he suspected that the
goods were stolen hs gave all tho informa-
ton he could to the police. Booth told
him to take the shoulder to Titus and got
dollar for it. Witness did not know it
was stolen when he gave tho information
he did not know Zach Booth was sus-
pectcd. The jury acquitted the defendant.
COm'th vs.. Andrew Hauck and David
Hauck, feloniOus entry and larceny. The
defendants were charged with having
entered the store Of Shiffer & Co., in tho
town of New Holland, in May last, from
which they stole a lot of goods consisting
of hats, clothing, shoes, tobacco, etc, to
the value of s15O
George NJ. Ayers plead guilty to being
one of tho parties who broke into the
store and he was put upon the witness
stand to tell his story. He testified that
on the night of May 81 he was at his home
on the Welsh mountains the defendants
came there and asked him to go along to
New Holland he accompanied them and
they broke into the store of Shiffer & Co.
by opening tho cellar door on the north
side David Hauck and witness went
into the store while Andrew Hauck kept
watch on the outside. They carried of
three valises of ready made clothing, six
pairs of boots and i lot of other goods and
secreted them in stone pile in the Welsh
mountains. Soon afterwards they re
moved the goods to another stone pile and
in two weeks witness informed Cyrus Nj.
Shertz, a store keeper at Springville,
where the goods were hid. Mrs. Ayers
testified that the Hauck brothers took her
husband away with them.
Cyrus Shertz testified that Ayers
showed him where the goods were Sc
creted and he recovered a good portion OF
them. Witness did not pay Ayers any
reward for tho information.
The defense was that of an alibi. Mrs.
Andrew Hauck (not the wife of the An-
drew IIauck on triaD testified that on the
night of the burglary David Hauck Was
at her house bet Eeen 3 and O'Clock, and
remained there all night. Mrs. Hauck,
mother of Andrew Hauck, on trial, tesii-
fled that on this night her son was nc home
from between 8 and 0 o'clock and all
night.
In rcbGttal the commonwealth called
Jacob Lousz, who testified that on the
evening OF this night, just before dark, he
saw the Hauck boys going in the direc'
tion of Ayers house. On trial.
Ephraim Raver, of Marietta, plead
guilty to the charge of open lewdness, i'll
exposing his person. He was sentenced to
ono months imprisonment.
Zach Booth plead guilty to stealing lot
Of provisions from tho house Of Peter b.
Espenshade in Mannheim township. lie
was sentenced to six months imprisonment
to date from the first date of his incarcera
tion. four months ago.
The grand jury returned the foliowin{
bills