Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-22
APRIL COURT.
ruE WEEK OF auAxrHm SESSIONS
'"o Ihrcony Cases From Marietta disposed
of-One OF ti'e BuxEsrd 0ausa
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Monday Afternoon. Tho first case nj
tached was that OF Albert Sp,ngier, OF
Marietta, charged with the larceny Of q
trunk aud contents, belonging to Miss
Margio Cassell, of Marietta. The lady had
hor trunk checked from Harrisburg to
Marietta, aud 1t arrived at the latter
plaoo on tho evening of January 4. II
was lcit standing on tho platform outside
Of tho station building, from which IL was
stolen. IL was carried to the river
shore and broken open tho contents. in-
oludiug some pieces of jewellery were
stolen. FTauk Montgomery, who Is also
charged with this theft. testified that he
was assisted in stealing tho trunk by
Spangler, who secured somo Of tho
jewery. as his share. Tho defendant took
some OF the goods to jeweler to have 1t
tested,
Tho defense was that Spaugler found
tho iewelry on tho railroad track. On his
cross examination the defendant admitted
having served u term Of Imprisonment for
passing counterfeit money. The verdict
was guilty. Sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment. ...
Com'th vs.. George Sharp aud Peter
Miller, alias Schiokley, of Marietta. The
men wero charged with stealing scrap iron
from the tracks Of the Pouusy syivania rail.
road company. Three witnesses saw tho
mou pick upa lot of burrs, bolts, 60,
from tho track at Schock's mills on Feb
ruary 7th. The accused admitted that
they picked up few burrs, but without
any intention OF stealing them. Verdict,
not guilty. ...
Com'th vs. Charles Gum, felonious entry,
and burglary. IL appeared from the owl
denee OF the commonwealth that on the
night OF February 18th the family of
Henry X. Martin, Of Sporting Hill, Rapho
township were awakened by tho noise of
their dogs. Tho male members aud neigh.
bors went TO the barn aud began search,
they found that a horse had been harness.
ed ready to hitch up aud buggy in the
Carriage house had been lifted around so
that II could be run ont. Gum was
found lying under reaper ho said
he belonged TO the Buzzard gang,
having been sworn ia tho night before,
and had two companions with him he
| showed MIR. Martin where can of lard
was secreted near tho barn he said they
had intended to steal the horse to haul
tho goods away whish they had taken.
\ verdict OF not guilty was taken in the
case OF Eusebeus I. kaufman. charged
with emoezzlement the parties having
settled it.
Frank Montgomery plead guilty to lar
| Sohg iu sbodllAlk tllbs SiNhbll huI
was sentenced to ak months imprison.
meut.
Charles Myers peai guilty to stealing a
cap from George w. E,by aud was sen-
fenced To three months Imprisonment.
The grand jury returned the following
bills
True Bal, Charles Myors aud Frank
Montgomery, larceny Charles Gum,
burglary (two indictments) Daniel
Horuberger, receiving stolen goods Eli
Heiney, felonious entry (siy indictments).
Ignored. d.-Samucl Stape, larceny Uriah
Holsinger. assault and battery, With pros
eoutrix, Rebecca Holsinger, for costs |;
Sarah Debries. assault and battery, with
the prosecutrix, Lizzie Richardson, for
costs.
7htsddy Horning-Iu the case OF John
Gum, the court stated that the accused
could not be held on the count charging
burglary as no part of any dwelling house
had been entered, but he could be con
victed on the second, charging him with
entering an outhouse TO commit a felony.
THIS allowed the defendant TO testify.
When called TO the stand he swoIe .nat on
this night he met Abe aud Ike Buzzard.
who ooaxed him along, telling him he
could make ESQ per night they swore him
in, 10 assist them in stealing they held a
revolver To his head and threatened to kill
him in case he refused to go with them, or
diyulged anything witness went into the
carriage house 10 escape from his CON-
panions, but had no intention Of stealing,
Verdict, guilty Of felonious entry.
The Same defendant was again put on
trial for burglary, in breaking into the
house OF Joseph Shelly, on the night Of
the 2i,h Of February The evidence
showed that the day before the burglary,
GUN aud others were loafng around MIR.
Shelly's house the house was opened by
the breaking Of a window can Of lard,
some beef, lot of pies, coat, hat, TO-, were
stolen when Gum was arrested he was
wearing Mr.. Sbelly's coat he stated that
he had been at the house, which was
opened, but did not assist in the opera
ton /; he told one witness where the stolen
lard could be found, aud 1t was recovered.
No witnesses were called by the defense,
and the jury rendered verdict Of guilty.
On this charge and tho ono Of folonious
entry he was sentenced to six years i'm
prisonment In the Eastern pententiary.
In the case of com'th VS.. William ID.
Hoar, charged with assault and battery on
W. z. Liuvillc, q verdict Of not guilty was
taken, with county for costs.
Com tn vs. Christian Hildebrandt, assault
aud battery. the defendant resides In
Columbia, in the samo house with Anna
Grieb, an old woman, who alleged that he
struck aud kicked her, without any provo
cation, ipjuring her Sd badly that abe was
confined To bed for some time. The defen
dant denied haying tJucho1 the woman,
but claimed that he had some words with
her about some rent sho owed him. The
jury rendered verdict o, uot guilty and
divided the costs equally between the
parties.
Uom'th VS.. Henry Lossrer. The prose
cutrix was Mrs. Bernard Falk, who was a
neighbos Of the accused on st. Joseph
street, this city. She testified that Loss
ner lifted a hatohet as though to strike on
one occasion, and at another time ut
tempted to strike her. The defendant
denied that no did any thing at all. The
jury found verdiss of not guilty, and
divided the costs equally between tho
parties. ..r.
Elmer Hulsinger. stout looking
colored man, who 10 better known In this
city as " Buz," was charged with disturb.
ing q religious meeting. The evidence
showed that on the evening of January
81 the defendant, with several companions,
went to the church Of the colored Baptists
In Faeglysville. They sat Ia the front Of
: the church and at once began talking loud
and swearing. Edward Jackson, who was
one of the principal men Of the oongrega
tion, attempted TO quiet Hulsinger, who