Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-23
THE COURTS.
QUAKrkR n ssaOSs-uOMMox Pleas

QUARTKR n ksslONs-COMMON PLEAS.
surrey Of rseos and Dsssrtion Casss-Old
LAcs1ses GHantsd-Eime for Hearing
Nsw Cases Fixed.
Saturday afternoon, vs.. Sam.
uel Reynolds, of Beaver street, this city,
charged with desertiOn by his wife; the
court ordered him to pay % week and
cost. n.r NJ
Com'th vs.. Henry Shaffner, of Manor
dismissed on payment OF costs by the de-
fendant.
Amos Slater, colored, plead guilty to
assault and battery on Elizabeth Slater,
Of Columbia, and was sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
Daniel E. Howe, who was convicted of
assault and battery on J. NJ. Rissler, was
sentenced to pay fine Of s25 and costs.
W. w. Schum, of this city, who was
convicted of adultery recently, was sem
fenced to four months imprisonment.
Samuel Sweuk, charged by his wife with
desertiou, Was ordered to pay her S12
per month
The cases OF Joshua Good and Lefever
ROshorn, charged with dssertion by thei-
wives, were continued until May, and in
the meantime the two will try to arrange
the cases with their wives.
C0m'th vs.. J. NJ. Ressler, of LeacOck,
surety Of the peace. Daniel Howe testi-
fed that defendant has several times
threatened to shoot hinI Ressler denied
the allegation. He was ordered to pay
the costs and give $500 bail to be Of good
behavior for six months.
COm'th va. Elias Blause, surety of the
peace. Michael Kaufman testified that
Biause threatened to shoot him, al of
which Blause denied. The case was dis
missed with defendant to pay costs.
Com'th vs.. James F. Hart and James
F. Hart, jr., Of this city. Henry Wolf
(barber) was the prosecutor, and testified
that the defendants have threatened to
kill him. After hearing number OF
witnesses ON both sides, including the
defendants, who denied having made any
threats, court ordered the defendants to
pay the costs and enter into recognizances
to keep the peace. The court stated that
the disturbance seemed to be caused By
the quarreling of the children of the two
families, and thought it would be good
idea for Wolf to enter into his recognizance
also; Wolf agreed to DO this.
COm'th vs.. Lewis Getz and JnO Murray
surety of the peace; they were charged
with threatening Ike Smith, but it was
not shown; the cases were dismissed with
county for costs.
Com'th vs.. Jacob Shirk, descrtion. This
case was heard some time ago anu was
continued in order - give the defendant
an opportunity of doing what he could for
the support of his wife; the court to day
ordered him to pay ner So per week as
1ov, ho ohaU tol
Charles Fritz was convicted of fOrnica-
ton and bastardy in August, 1882, and he
made application for a new trial, which
was refused. He was in court this after
noon when he received the usual sentence.
In the case of Henry Houghton charged
with assaulting Johu Irwin, the jury Ien-
dered a verdict Of not guilty, with defend
ant to pay three -fourths and prosecutor
one fourth of the costs.
Appointments Made
John r. Shirk was appointed supervisor
of Ephrata township, in place OF Henry
Shaeffer, who was elected and died.
Cyrus Miller was appointed constable oil
Adamstown, vice VIM. B. Graul, resigned,
and Abraham B. WarfeI was appointed
for COnestoga township in place Of Joseph
Waller, resigned.
Tho Licenses.
After dispOsing of all the surety of the
peace and desertiOn cases the court took
up the licenses. The old stands withou.
remOnstrances were taken up, and all were
granted with the exception of the restaur-
ant license to John klump, at Jumbo
Park" on Locust street. This one was
held under adyisement. The court an
nounced that they would hear the new ap-
plications on Saturday, May 5th.
The number of licenses granted was
fifty-two hotel aid twenty eight restaur-
ant in this city, thirty. nine hotel and
seventeen restaurant in the borOughs, 139
hotel and five restaurant in the townships,
and twenty-five to liquor stores. At the
January sessions there were granted to the
city ten taverns and eleven restaurant
licenses in the bOrO1ghs eight tavern and
nine restaurant in the townships, thirty
four tavern and four restaurant and eight
liquor store licenses, SO that in this county
there are $50 licensed places.