Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-27
UisiMiNNI COURT.
Usss. Hoard this Torn.

Gases Hoard thia Torn.
Friddg afternoon. Com'th vs.. Jorfy
DUNCAN, arson. rhe defcuso called SOW
eral witnesses tr show that on this day |
Ddugan waa with soycrnl mcu who bad |
tobacco ia town until noon aud at 10 min ,
utgs before O'Clock he was ut his fathers !
house ON Woodward str ct David llav
crstiok, ir. was recalled aud ho testified
that from tho position where Graen was
standing In Hastings stable when he first
heard the uOisc ho could not 500 u man at
the door tho mku witness SAW was much
heavier than a,1uSot aud did not look
like him. IL was also shown that Grar1
had drank cbh,td ,rabo whisky on that
day, but no was not intoxicated when IN
tho stable.
Lewis NJ'ly testified that ho mot
Grhctt ON Beaver street ia tho rear of
Hastings stable, right after the alleged
firing he seemed greatly cXIttcd and said
somo QUO had tried to lire tho stable he
said he saw the mnu but he could not tell
who he wts or what he lO,kod like wit
uoSs was on his way 60 work NJ the time
| and it WAS a QuIrtCg altor one q. clock
when hc left home.
At this pDint In tn CIsO the dcfcnsC
dcmurrcd to the ipIlc'mlut "a being IA.
| tuImc thAt L. dill not aver that the build.
| ing attempted u bs iiroi was A part of u
! dwelling house or belonged adjoining
! thereto, rs required bS the act OF assembly
under which It was drawn. The district
| attorney moved to have the indictment
| certified into the quarter sessions from
| oyer aud torrlmer. This was objected To
| by the defense, but allowed by tho court,
| who intmatcd that the charge against tho
| 9ceuS'H now was reduced tn inlSuGho"nor'
| ny "uiCh lho accused "ou'u DO aio"cu to
I a
! tS.Iy' Inc defense declined 10 accept
| 'ue situation, and o. be consistent III thelr
| o'I.'''"n tney "o''" cInso th''f testimony
| '""",E ""'""g'- nc Jury III 'He case
"' Jerry DnnGau' charged WIN arson the
| Jury r'Gu'te" aNeFuiot ol Su''ly' sentence
| deferred.
Il the cases of Daniel c Weinholi,
sONEtu WIN ir.onlohS entry, J"hu Doep
Ter, Robbery Ci'ton baohman, lhrceny,
| Aug hhmmerer' assault Aud battery,
Herbert DoeOI'r aud joan Draohpdr, re-
slsunS riiieer ycrdic'S OF not guilty were
| taken.
I'n IN Va !" m FtankUn, larceny.
lGe deichdluJ was charged with Stealing
two rings aui sOun carpenter tools, be-
longing to JOnu |. Hliler OF Rockland
street, this city. SONS Of the tools were
recovered from George WcStcnberH and
stephen Dttus - whom they had been
n'lI pS ttlcuuhuG' nc u'iebne ueultu
having stolen the goods but claimed that
they found these goods that uasssd through
their hands. Ih5 jury rendered q verdict
of not guilty.
rule was granted to show cause why
two thirds of the costs imposed on Mary
Jane Wilson, the prOsecutriN inOn adultry
and higamy case should not be stricken
Oft.
surety OF Peace and D''t'u'n'
| Commonwealth rs. Aaron Steiner OF
Columbia. The defendant was charged
with desert1ng his VIE and failing to pro
vide Tor hes support tie was ordered tc
pay the costs OF prosecution and s3.OO pei
week IOF tue support OF MS vic anu one
child.
Com ia Hs: Thomas McCuIly OF thiscIty
deSertipn, lao wife OF the defendant ties
titled that she was married to him IN
February, 1881. lie deserted her several
times and last LETT her IN June since which
tune he has lone nothing for her support
Inc defendant stated that he had always
zone WHAT lie could to support his wife