Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
APRIL COURT.
rns wErK ov QUARTER SESSIONS.


uInVI-t trn- Bllls NgsiUut tue
JsiI BI,akors
WcdH,Slay AtttrHOoH-- Com'th VS..
Andrew JACKSON, iOruicatiun aud bastardy.
The prosrCutrix WAS Miriam Brown, of
LtttIe Britain township, whose child was
born IN last March, having been begotten
in June, 1883 Considerable evidence was
heard In the case which WAS uu trial for
couple Of hours The defendant deuicd
hrI1g guilty ut this otlcnse. The jury
Thought he Was, and so found
Com tn David y. MUIR, assault. 1t was
shown that defendant upon recent occa.
sion met c. c. Lapp in Eabys mill,
Salisbury township. The two had some
words and MUIR rubbed his fist under
Lapp's nose. Tho court stated that tho
commonwealth had failed to mako out
their case.
CurroNt Bu,incss
\ liccuso wAs granted to John w.
Reilly to keep restaurant On tho grounds
OF tho Agricultural park association.
Tho tavern license of John uarnish,
DumOrc, was transferred to Elizabeth
lIarnsh, bis widow.
ThVrSily MOrHiHy. .-COm'lh vs.. Albert
Gardner tclouious assault and battery.
Il appeared from tho testimony Of tho
com mmuuwcalth's witnesses that on the
night OF December lSt last, Geo Craw
ford, Chas Eyorhart aud Frederick Mil
Ter, were walking along Middle street
WHOM in front Of u saloon Gardner came
ont and accused Miller of insulting
him. MIll9T denied it aud Gardner
began an attack on Miller with
knifc, cutting him in tho hand. Miller
cried that he WAS cut, aud ran away
Gardner then ran at Crawford and stabbed
him several times ia the neck he was
hnI1y itHinrpl and h,
house for several weeks. DIR. Shirk and
BolcuuS testified to tho extent of Craw-
tOrd's injuries.
Gardner was called 10 tho staud as "a
witness on his own bohalf. He testified
that on this night he came out Of Wylio's
saloon aud walked down Middle street
toward Duk9 he met Crawford aud his
companions, with whom he had never be, n
acquainted Miller accused him (witness)
Of having been in house OF bad repute :;
called him liar. and hot words followed :;
Miller and Crawford then began au attack
on witness, who IN self defense drow a
knife and began cutting.
4 number of witnesses testified that
previous to this occurrence Gardner had
a good reputation for peace. The jury
rendered verdict of guilty OF simple as
saull aud btttcry.
Cum'th vs.. Samuel keeler, embezzle.
ment, The evidence OF the commonwealth
showed that in 1892 keeler was the con.
signce IN this c,ty Of the Central mauufao
turing company Of thirteen reapers, fifteen
mowers aud several other agricultural
implements to the value 0f S2,O1lj4 (;
that Keller, who was agent for the COM
pany, disposed Of q considerable number
of these implements and appropriated
sj3f 40 TO his own use, refusing To pay II
over; afterwards he admitted that he had
received the money and used it.
After the testimony OF the common
wealth was in the counsel for defense
asked for verdict Ot not guilty, because
| the charge OF embeZllement as cOusiguee
and tactor were III the one indictment,
contrary to law, and also because the eyi
| dence showed that keelgr was an agent of
the company and not cOnsiguee as in
| diCtcd. The court instructed the jury that
| the Indictment WAS defective, and q YER.
| dict OF not guilty, with county for costs,
was taken.
Com'tL ". George Bolster, malicious
mischief, Il was alleged by the prosecu-
tiou that on the 18th OF December last the
| defendant broke the windows of EliZ Lbcth
Miiler'S house, IN Ephrata, by throwing
snOw balls through them and then at
| tempted to strike her. Ga trial.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True BH,s-Lew.s Reidenbach, assault
and battery Joseph Sensenig, w. O..
Brown, Wesley Miller aud BENZ. Frees
man, fornicatiOn aud bastardy Henry
| Becker, attempt 70 procure au abortion,
| fOTnicltion and blstardy aud seduction
| George Drummer, Paul Quigley, John
FrankfOrd, John Wertz, Morris Brcker
Andrew Ehmau, Abe Buzzard, Ike Buzz
zard, George Watkins, Alex. Leman, Jas.
| Clifford Michael Lentz, John LippincOtt,
| Joseph GEOf, VIM. Clark, Edward Beck,
breaking jail Frank Jones false pretcnse
| Lewis Bier, larceny A; Jacob Aul, assault.
LgH0'Cd.- George Griffith aud Calvin
| Denhnger, iUrHicatiOu and bastardIy {;
| David tulmer, false pretonse George w.
| eager, larceny as baIlee. with county for
costs J. II. Mall, fraud with J. II. Tay
lor, the prosecutor, for costs.
Upon hearing the report of the grand
| Jury as to the humorous Jail breakers,
| Judge Livingston suggested that it would
DO we'll for the jury TO inquire at the
prison whether there arc any persons yet
remaining in Jail, and whether any effort
IL being made to capture those who are
| out.
| VIM. Cresswel and George Bunting
plead guilty to the charge of selling Ii,
quOr without license, and sentence was
postponed until Saturday.
Current business.
In the estate Of Sarah Meredith, decd,
late of MaytowD, the rule to show cause
why order of sale, granted March 20, 1884,
should not be revoked, was made absolute
ald sale set aside.
| LAMP CUMMIrrEE'5 REPORT.