Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-13
rnoDIN" PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
heatiUg OF the Charges against Alderman
spurrttr, OonstsDIe Eichoitz ana Ex-
UtiiCsr leInaD.


spurrttr, CONSTABLE EicnoItz ana Ex-
Ufiosr GenaD.
This morning ut 10 o'clock tho hearing
Of Alderman Spurrior, Constable Eicholtz
and ex Officer Lcman, who are charged
with obtaining money from tho county by
false pretonse, was begun before Alderman
Fordney. IL is alleged by the county that
thcse defendants drew from tho county, in
cases which were dismissed by Alderman
Spurrier, for services which they did not
render.
Tho county was represented by Solicitor
Fry, Il. X. Martin and j. j.. Stoinmetz, :,
esqs. aud tho accused by J.lIay Brown and
b. Frank Eshleman..
Tho bills of tho alderman and officers
with tho vouchers so. were lirst produced,
and thoy admitted that they drew the
money irou the county.
The first case in which fees were alleged
to have been wrongly drawn was that OF
| Com'th VI, Levi Sicily, charged with false
| pretense. Tho prosecutor was Charles
| Eichman llO testified that Stcify owed
him sum OF money, and he went to SEQ
Alderman SpurIior abou, 1t. The alder
man said he would send him notice.
| Witness did not mako complaint against
Sicily, nor did he attend tho hearing ho
| Afterwards received his money from tho
| alderman who said there were no charges
OIa cross examination witness was
shown a complaint with his name TO IL.
lilo could not say whether he signed tho
complaint or not tho Bignature looked
like his, llo would not deny signing his
uamc, nor would ho say that ho did. Levi
SteHy testified that no was arrested by
| Officer Leman ho was first taken to IL o
station house aud then to Jail. His brother
finally paid tho bill aud ho was released.
The witness wai bl1ly mixed in his test
TGouy, aud could not tell whether ho was
committed 10 prison for hearing or for
court, Dut was certain that hs was N
prison.
Tho next cases, 10 which the alderman
and officers arc alleged TO have done wrong,
were those against Sam'l Greenly, charged
with receiving stolen goods, horse stealing,
larceny, &c. Tho accused charged for
making to arrest, taking recORnizance,
subj witngssss, holding hearing,
sc. The iaols of tho case are these A
horse WAS stolen from Albert McArdIo
by Il oOnrod man named johnson, who
sold tho auimA to Grcenly, from whom
Jacob aud Joseph Baker, of Lititz,
purchased it, when 1t was found to
have brou stolen. These suits are the
result.
10 complaint against GreenIy, and was not
u witness against him ia criminal charge.
He was present when they had settlement
at Spurrier'a with GrGcnly the lattor
PAID S32 30 and witness paid costs wit
ness could not tell whether Officer Eich
ol'z and Leman subrTuacd him for
hearing 0r not as - many persons are
after him t0 loo u witness.
Joseph W. Baker testified that he did
10, remember making these complaints
aGaius' Groeuly. He told Spurrier tho
story Of tho stolen horse, wagon, &c, aud
then aligned some papers which the alder.
man ii He'd ont IComplaints with Bakers
signature were shOwnl. Witness could
ros tell If ho wls sui, II ned by the oficer
OF urt when he met Gro.nly Rt Spurripr's \
there TL5I s't.lGmont, and ~ hearing
was had Witrcs was not sworn at any
time.
SAIuuel Green y testified that no was not
avrus trl aud did not give bail. Alderman
SFUui'r and Echoltz came to his house
Oue u'GhJ and stated thai il no did not
take iGa wa.uu (Which wa, stolen proper
ty) 10 i hotel they wolld brIng him u
Ltucaster no took the wagon to tho
place sOma days alter he came To Ian
cLs,cr and settled with Btkur. There was
- hearing nor any witnesses heard
against him ron cross examination the
witness vas badly mixed aud cIutraIictel
himself III some stltemcntsl
Alfred CIR, Cnly corrobOrated his father
- some oxtont, and testified that he did
unt go his hlil.
\. + IiD,'Gtter tcst,tled that he weut
t. SpurIier's with the elder Grccnly To-
q. 'tud = hearing in u civil suit u, he sup
posed the witnesses were not all pres nt
sud ipurrtcr then told him the action was
c iw.ua', and said Greenly could be easily
~" uDder bail. Witness said he would b.
o land N&2a ueedet, and no bail WAS
given.
\ ocrt McArdlo, Sho according to tho
bill va. witness against Grceuly at the
hcari X Jent,Go that he was not subpmla2d
uor 81 ha attOud any hearing against this
man. Howard Herr, another witness
testified that hc was not at tho hearing az d
Il d not rrcol!ect being subImlaed
The other case for which freS arc charged
was Commonwealth W. Albert Herzog.
gh0 man wds prosecuted by Heury NOhn,
tnr assault, nnd battery, aud the case was
put un 'ro bill as dismissed after q hearing.
Muhl t,&tiiicd tha' ho was not called IA n
wttuess ot Herzogs hearing. nor did he
hear any one olse testify.
At noon the hearing in tho cases we're
afjOurucd until o'clock