Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-10
COURT OF QuARrsn SESSIONS.
Lewis Parker snd Cnsrles Thomss P1sAds
0uiity co Voluntary mapslnuGntsr.

La vie psvHev AND Cnsvies Thornss Pleaded
Guilty co Voluntary mapslAuGntsr.
Tuesday Afternoon The trial Of Joseph
Halder, Of Columbia, for maintaining .
nuisance, occupied the attention Of the
court all OF Tuesday afternoon. A large
number of witnesses were called on the
part Of the commonwealth, all Of whom
testified that defendants bone boiling
establishment was n nuisance and ipjuri-
ous 10 the health Of those residing In its
vicinity. For tho defense number of
witnesses were called, and testified that
their places of business we're within two or
three hundred yards Of Halder's establish.
ment and they we're not annoyed by the
smell. On trial
Tuesday Eceniag.-Couusel concluded
argument In the Halder nuisance case,
the Jury retired to deliberate and had not
agreed upon q verdict when court ad
journcd.
Hilton Rupert was indicted for sodomy.
A number of witnesses were called by the
commonwealth and testified to the facts
Of the case. For the defense number
of witnesses testified that the accu sed was
Of unsound mind. The court directed the
jury TO render verdict of not guilty on
the ground of insanity, aud Rupert will be
transferred to the county insane asylum.
Wednesday Morning-In the case of
COR monwealth vs. Joseph Halder, main
verdict Of guilty, with a recommendation
to mercy.
PLEADS GUILTY OF MANsLAUaHTER.
The first defendants called for trial this
morning were Lewis Parker aud Charles
Thomas, the colored men charged with
the murder of John Dixon, Of Salisbury
township. These men were with
Wilson, on the road homo from dance,
whom Dixon and Wilson engaged in their
quarrel. They did not interfere to prevent
Wilson from killing Dixon, and were
indicted, with Wilson for his murder.
Wilson was tried at the last term of the
court and convicted of voluntary man,
slaughter. Before a jury was empanelled
this morning b. F. Eshleman and w. T.
Brown, counsel for the accused, withdrew
their plea Of not guilty and entered plea
OF guilty OF voluntary manslaughter.
Counsel asked that sentence be suspended
until Saturday, and that request was
granted. They further stated that under
the circumstances, the commonwealth
attorneys joined with them in a plea to the
court for q light sentence for Parker and
Thomas. The prisoners were remanded
to prison until Saturday.
Jacob ID. Wariel was indicted for false
pretense. David Killinger appeared as
the prosecutor, and he testified that War
fel induced him to endorse note for 800
by representing to him that he was the
owner of two properties and that q mar
named ShiIk owed him $500. The note
went to protest. Killinger learned that
the representations were false and he
entered this suit.
The defendant testified that he was the
owner of two properties when Killinger
endorsed tho note, and in support Of his
testimony deeds for two properties in
Wsriel's name were offered in evidence.
In rebuttal the commonwealth called q
number of witnesses who testified that
WarfePs reputation for telling the truth
was bad, and they would not believe him
on oath. Jury ont.