Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-23
QUARTER SESSIONS.
oFruE JANUARY TERM
Continuation OF the Trial OF tho Trsmps
From Bummers' Han u-rhs Return

the larceny of coat aud hat from Carl
Peterson, who was confined with him In
banners hall. Tho defendant denied
having taken anything. but admitted that
he struck Peterson. The jury rendered q
verdict of guilty. Miller plead guilty to
thrcc charges of assault aud battery. On
these and tho charges Of robbery of
which no was convicted, no was sentenced
to two years aud two months imprson-
mcut in tho Eastern pcuitentiary.
Com'th vs.. Thomas Cassidy. Tho 40.
oused was another member of Bummers'
hall gang. Ilo was charged with robbiug
George FishOr and Blcsstc Flctter, fellow
prisoners When Fisher was put upon
the stand he sworo that tho accused had
done nothing whatever to him. As to the
Fletter case thcro were no witnesses and
VerdiCts of not guilty wero taken.
Comth VS.. William Mclaughlin. rob
bory. The accused was No. 3 Of tho Bum
mers' hall gang, and George Fisher
charged him with assisting TO rob him.
lie sworc that Mclaughlin helped to hold
him while his money and other things
were takon. Accused took pocketknifc
from witness after stealing tho money,
goocs, Nc, tho prisoners passed them out
OF the hall 10y means OF rope to persons
below. This witness explained how he
got into prison. He stated that no and n
friend were walking around Columbia
when they asked man TO show them
cheap boarding house tho man proved
to DO an officer he said no would show
them cheap place and ho had them sent
TO prison for five days by squire. While
being robbed tho witness made u great
noisf and although thorc were no less
than thirty men in the hall neither any of
them nor tho prison officials came to his
assistance. The defense offered no testi
mony, but claimed that tho cases were
worked up by officers 20 make costs. The
jury rendered n verdict OF guilty. Tho
defendant plead guilty 20 two charges Of
assault and battery. He WAS sentened To
thirteen and a half months IN the Eastern
penitentiary on all.
Com'th vs.. Thomas Long alias May.
This was another OF the buns, and he was
charged with participating in the robbery
OF lsher. The evidence was similar to
that in the other cases, and the Jury rem
dercd a verdict of guilty. Sentenced TO
the Eastern peuitentiary for thirteen and a
half months.
Harry Horner, city, was charged with
forntcatiOn aud bastardy and seduction
with Ursula Lagel. He plcad guilty to the
first charge and went 10 trial on the latter
which was suOu abandoned for want Of
e7idcDc', tho jury putting the costs on the
county.
In tho case of Jesse Miller charged with
fOrnicatiOu and bastardy q verdict OF not
guilty was taken, as tho defendant is dead.
y verdict Of not guilty was taken in an
assault aud battery case against Thomas
Cassidy, Of the Bummcrs hail gang for
want of evidence.
The grand jury returned the foIIowi ng
bills
True BRs: Edwin spreoher, David
Garlach and Lyman Bitter, fornicaton aud
bastardy George Bolster, jr, malicious
mischief and assault.
WedREsdIy Morning. There was n ire.
mGndOus crowd Ia attendance at court this
morning, the room being packed with
spectators who wore drawn there no doubt
because this is the day on which two mur-
der cases are set down for trial.
In the case Of William King, another
Of the hummer hall crowd, who was
charged with robbing BIcs5ie Fletter, a
verdict OF not guilty was taken, as the
prosecutor has left the county.
Comth vs.. Lyman Bitter. Tho defond.
ant was charged with fOruication aud
| bastardy with Cora Shirk, of Ephrata
There was no defense, and the jury rem
| dered o verdict Of not guilty.
ComIh ~ Edwin L. Sprecher, OF this
city, fOrnlcation and bastardy. The
prOsecutrix was Cltharine Haas. of Middle
street. The case was stubbornly fought,
aud the jury rendered n verdict OF guilty.
C0m'th VS.. I. w. Pryor, Of this city,
larceny. The defendant was charged with
stealing gun, the property Of John T.
| Zecher, of West Earl. 1t appears that
some time in November last Mr.. Zecher
gave the gun to 5. K. Carpenter, who was
20 bring II 20 town and have it repaired.
| Carpenter left his wagon on North Duke
street aud while he was absent the gun
was taken. IL was afterwards re-
covered at Buchmiller's gun store, whore
| il had been taken by tho accused for 70
pairs. The defense was that the accused
| bought the gun from stranger, whom he
| did not know, on South Duke street, and
| borrowed the money to pay for it from a
companion. Aftor finding it was out of
| gear he took 1t to Buchmiller's. Good
character was also shown. Jury out.
The grand jury returned the following
| bills :
True B.ls. Bridget Powers and Mary
Doyle, abandoning an infant Robert Glib
son, defraudug landlord Abraham
Roehm and NJ, A. McGlinu, assault and
battery; William Richardson, carrying
| GOuCtiIlGi MbhlDIh itONl LOtAsplci hAui
terry Bessie Spicer keeping a disorderly
house Henry Gilen, alias Jack Wallace,
horse stealing and larceny.
| Ignored. Frank SebOld, assault and
battery, with county for costs.
| Tho start OF the Gases.
Upon inquiry at the prison 1t has been
learned that tho magistrate who sent the
men 10 prson who were robbed In Bum.
mers' hall was John p. Frank aud the
constable was Stuck. The sworn evidence
showed that they were not tramps, nor
were they guilty Of any crimc.
Readings Great saengerisst In July.
Tho S@ngerfest committee of the Har.
monte Mnnnerchor, OF Reading, have
| elected Prof. j. VIM. JoSt musical director
of the Sengerfost to be held in that city
in July. The corresponding secretary OF
the committee was instructed to send in
vitations to tho following societies The
Liedertafel, of Wilkesbarre, Pa; the
MRnnerchOr, of this city tho Frohsinn,
of Pittsburg, Pa; the Mnnnerchor, OF
| Philadelphia the SDngerfest, of Wilkes.
barre, Pa. the Liederkranz, of Baltimore,
Md; the Arion, Of New York city the
Lehigh Sengerbund, OF Allentown, Pa,
the Licderkranz, of this city tho Mnn'
nerchor, Os Lebanon, Pa, and tho Har-
monte, Of Philadelphia. John Barley was
! elected chief marshal with power to ap-