Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-23
NOVEMBER COURT.
OYER AND TEHMINHR-ouAHrE sr.-
StUNS
y Lot Of Misccilaucuus Cases OF yAfIous
tntercst Disposed oI-Thc Grand
Juty'a Return Ot true and

y Lot Of MHccIIaucuus Cases OF various
Interest Disposed of-rhc Grand
Juty's Return Ut prue and
Ignored BIlIr
nursi0y afternoon. Commonwealth vs..
Howard WestwUod. This defendant was
charged with malicious mischief in break
ing tho door of fire alarm box No. iG, at
tho corner of North Duko and Frederick
streots, this city. 1t was alleged that on
The 9th of October the accused deliberately
Threw q stono at the box, striking and
oteaking 1t When arrested ho admitted
that no had committed the otfcnsr, Tho
defense was that II was au accident, as no
threw tho stone at dog aud accidentally
struck the box Verdict not guilty with
county for costs
Com'th vs.. Henry Young. of this city
iornication and bastardy. The prosecutor
was Mrs. Amelia Swart2, of Middle stroot.
ana ana tue defense was statute of limitation.
The jury rendered a verdict of guilty.
In the case of Arthur Grocn, charged
with malicious trospass, verdict Of not
guilty was taken for want of evidence.
COm'th Va. William Shlry, falso pre-
tense. This defendant was charged with
removing lot of furnitutc, which he had
purchased from John Bastian, for tho pur.
pose of dofraudiug him. Tho indictment
could not DO sustained and verdict of not
guilty was taken.
Com'th vs.. Henry Hsll, false pretonse.
The defendant, who resides in this city,
was charged with obtaining box of cigars
from John kiJller, OF church street, 10y
representing that u woman named Miller
had sent him for thom, This was after.
wards found to bc false.
The defense was that kieiler engaged
tho accused To sell the cigars no wont
to Mrs. Mllor's aud she did not
want any, so he sold them 10 Barney
Brecht hc afterwards offered TO give the
money TO Kiencr, but ho persisted in
bringing uit against him. Verdict guilty.
Sentenced to SIX months Imprisonment.
Comth vs. Samuel Gibson, of this city,
| bigamy. IL was shown by the common
wealth that defendant was married on
July Ith, 1870 to Elizabeth Smith, aud on
March 2lst, 1882, to lrlbclla Corbitt. Tho
defendant, in his own behalf, testified that
| he lived with his first wife about two
! years; she then lCGy HIM to live with other
men sho was convicted Of bigamy aud,
| after serving her sentence, left the
! county ; when he married the second time
| he did not know where bis wife was but
| she afterwards returned to town; he mar
ricd the Corbtt woman because ho ba-
! lieycd IL 10 be his duty, rs she had uugsrd
! him through eighteen months sickness.
| Verdict guilty, with recommendation ot
| mercy.
George Schaum piuAd guilty 70 mai
! CiOus trcspass and assault and battery ,lud
was sentenced To pay fines amounting To-
! sll aud costs Of prosecution.
| The grand jury returned the following
| bills
True BWs.-Wm. Mclaughlin, reject
ing vote Of qualified voter; 4. L. FuI-
mcr, selling liquor without license Nil
lard llildebrand, murder Alfred CLARK,
| ieluniuus assault aud battery Elizabeth
Haas fornicatiOn.
Ignored Christian lTiIdobrand, lar
| ceny.
Friday W1rHiHg.-In the case Of George
| Rapp, who was convicted of selling liquor
on Sunday and without license rule for a
new trial was granted.
| Benjamin Leaman Of this city plead
| guilty to assault and battery on Gustavus
| Groet2inrcr and was sentenced 20 four
months il Drisoumeut,
Samuel Gibson, who was convicted Of
! adultery was sentenced 90 SIX months
| Imprisonment.
| Com'th vs.. Alfred Clark, fclouious as
| sault aud battery and carrying concealed
deadly weapons. Il was alleged that GA
the Sth of September, at u picuio in Sails
bury township, the accused pointed and
snapped pistol at George kApP; INC
defense was that Clark was drunk and,
although ho had pistol d'd no. point 't
at happ' verdict guilty.
In the cases OF bigamy and adultery
against Isabella Corbe,t, and OF adultery
against Samuel Gibson, yordics oI not
guilty were taken. as in the former cases
there vas not sufficient evidence tncOUyiCt
| and in the latter tho Oieuse Of adultery
was merged IN that Of bigamy.
Comth YS She'd, assault and battery.
Ia TINS case jacob BoogeE oi HIgh street
TINS city alleged that ono day IN August
last while tho city engineer was running
| strurk him with bis det an tho hcad Tho
Geicnso was that SGhe.u Ia'seh MS Htnu"
"uG uI' not SIrike noeg1r' NotHloI EuHSA'
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