Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-25

DAY, AUGUST 70. l
AUGUST COURT.
the REGULAR QuAKrEk SESSIONS.
Many Gases Disposed OE-John Loucks Ac-
Quilted OF tho Charge OF Murder
The Grand Jury's Return.
Friday Afternoon-In the cases agaius,
David and Henry Haucks, charging them
with robbing the store of Shiffer s. Co.,
the jury rendered . verdict of guilty with
recommendation to mercy.
Howard o. Clair was charged with re-
ceiving stolen goods. The testimony ol
the commonwealth was that John Bolivar
and Ephriam Brosy stole from the cigar
factory or John j. Thome, of Masterson
Vile, three hundred cigars. These were
given to defendant by John Boliver, ir
payment for revolver purchased by him
1t was also in evidence that defendant had
said to several persons that he knew the
cigars were stolen when he received
them.
The defense was that Clair did not know
that the cigars were stolen. He also
showed good character for honesty. The
jury acquitted the defendant without leav.
ing their seats.
Michael German pleaded guilty to com
mitting an assault and battery on Barton
Aument, of the Leopard hotel. Sentenced
to pay a fine of $40 and costs.
In the case of of felonious assault and
battery, preferred by Frederick Lipsley
nn OF sAk <HS vn<Nf
guilty was taken, the defendant having
died recently.
A verdict Of not guilty was taken in the
case charging DR.. John Siller with man
slaughter, there not being sufficient evi
dence to convict.
The assault and battery case against
Charles Pryor was dismissed with county
for Office costs.
Henry Green and Isiah Smith were in
dicted for larcsny in stealing blackberrieI
from the barn of David Creamer. Coun'
sci for the defense objected to the indict'
ment charging larceny, and verdict Of
not guilty was entered.
These same parties were next charged
with malicious trespass, and the evidence
was that they trespassed on the land o.
Mr.. Creamer to get the berries. Verdic
guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and
costs, and in default of payment to under
go an Imprisonment of 10 days.
Uriah Holsinger plead guilty to assault
and battery on his wife and he was sen
tenoed to pay a fine of 81 and costs
George Gsrlitzski and John Brimmsr
plead guilty to the charge of malicious
mischief and were sentenced to pay fine
of 81 and costs.
Gerlitski and Potter Rote plead guilty to
the charge of trespassing on the grounds
of DR.. Henry Carpenter and were senten
ced to an imprisonment of five days each
Grand Jury Return.
True Bills Fred. Doerstter, Henry D
Murray, Jacob Shenk, Hiram Wilmer
Daniel r. Shenk, Daniel Eckman, neglect
of duty Jacob Weller, Henry Breiter
William Mauler, Uriah Holsinger, assault
and battery J. Israel Smith, malicious
trespass; Elizabeth Stoner, selling liquor
to minors.
Ignored Jonathan Diffsnderfer, viclat-
ing liquor law ;; Lizzie Henry, larceny
Eugene Lyon, bigamy.
Friday Euening-Com'th vs. John Loucks
murder. The defendant is the man who
who is charged with having caused the
death of Mrs. Mary Hahn, q tramp who
was burned to death near Mannheim, on the
28th of March last. The whole circum-
stances were published in full at the time
of tho occurrence. 1t appeared that the
woman and her husband and child were
encamped and had a fire built. The
woman's clothing caught from the flames
and she was burned to death !; defendant
who was a tramp was lurking in the neigh
borhood at the time, and it was believed
that he set fire to the woman's clothing
he was arrested and true bill for murder
was found. The littlo daughter of the de
ceased was the only one present when tn.
burning occurred, and upon being ex.
amined by counsel for the defense and
commonwealth, declared that her mother
clothing accidentally caught fire. As there
was no evidence to connect the defendant
with the crime verdict of not guilty wal
taken.
Com'th VS.. Emma Dugan, of Marietta
assault aud battery. Mary Clinton wa
the prosecutrix and she testified that upoI
one day in June sho went to grocery
store in Marietta, in which the defendant.
husband is a partner the defendant wa:
in the store and at once caught hold o
her, putting her out and bruising her arm
The defense was that the prOsecutrix had
been warned to remain out of the store, a:
they had had previous difficulty OF
that day she came in and defendant put
her out, using no violence. The jury rem
dered verdict of not guilty and divided
the costs equally between the parties.
Saturday Morning.-Com'th vs.. Ellen
Stewart, colored, Of this city, who il
charged with keeping bawdy house, on
North street, this city. The prosecutor
was VIM. Boaston, dandy looking col
ored chap, who, with his wife, formerly
lived in the house with defendant. 1t was
alleged that defendant allowed men and
women of both cOlors and bad character
to congregate at her house, where they
often remained over night and made great
noises. If the witnesses for the common.
wealth told the truth the place certainly is
not as we'll conducted as Sunday school.
The defense was that tho prosecutor, who
is married to defendants sister, but do IS
not live with her, brought this suit out of
spite. It was claimed that the place is
not nearly as bad as represented and moth.
ing of an improper character was done
there. The jury rendered verdict of not
guilty, VIM. Boaston, the prosecutor, to
pay one-half tho costs and the defendant
the other half.
In the case of Lillian Burgy, of Colum-
bia, charged with malicious mischief a
verdict of not guilty was taken for want of
evidence.
Com'th VS.. Walter 4. Myers, of this
city, felonious assault and battery.
The evidence of the commonwealth show
ed that on February Goth election day.,
the defendant, with Charles Carr, who is
pou Ioo6 mot Fro6oriok T.ainc1v a Gor