Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-26
APRIL COURT.
rus WEEK or ou.Rrsn srs,,uNs
uranttng Ola Liceusrs-sarsy OF Peace
Cases-A Loog Uraad Jury's
Keport

business yesterday alteruD Don, tho appllOA-
tions for licenses were heard. In cases
where the applicant kept tho place last
year and had subscribed to the all iayit uf
Judge Livingston, the licenses were
granted. la number of cases persous
who had not kept hotels or restaurants
last year were applicants to keep old
stands These were continued until in
quiry could be made.
Saturday NOrRIpg AT the opening Of
court Adam aud Thomas Baney, the mon
who were charged with the murder Of
Bernard Short, we're brought into court
aud the commonwealth made u motion Tor
the continuance of the oass to May ad
jnurned term. Mr.. Brusus and Is Frank
Eshleman, esqs., appeared for the prison
ers, but did not object To the continuance.
Tho desottiOn case of John q. Overdeor
was called aud then continued TO August.
solomon Morris, colored, of Columbia,
was charged with threatening to iujure
William .. Butler, a cOlored barber OF
Church street this city, because the latter
objected to his intimacy with his wife
Morris was ordered to give bail To keep
| the peace for six months and to pay costs.
Henry lIOssncr ot this city, was charged
with threatening TO do bodily harm tn
Barbary F0ulk. The threats alleged were
made III BATHS about the payment of
Somc rent, to the accused by the prnSeOu
tor. LDssner was ordered to enter into
his own recognzance to keep the peace and
to pay costs.
George Sellers, OF this city, was charged
with deserting his wife aud although he
he agreed to take and support her she
refused to live with him. The court CON
| tiuucd the case To August.
Henry Breiter was charged with surety
Of the peace by Elizabeth Steinbecker,
who failed to make out good case. The
court dismissed the suit, with tho county
| for costs
Abraham Roehm, convicted of assault
and battery, was sentenced to pay fine OF
81 and costs.
The case Of the Comth vs.. Christian
| Hildebraud, charged with surety of the
| peace. was taken up, but no case was
made odt aud the case was dismissed, =,
with county for costs.
Uriah Holsinyer was charged by his
wife with threatening to put her lights
out" Mrs. HOlsinger said she was angry
| when she mado the complaint. and was
Dot afraid now. The case was dismissed
with the prUsecutTiN for costs.
Theodore smith was charged with
threatening to burn the buildings OF
Washington Winters. The defendant was
- years Of age, and told rather pitiful
story. He said he was u ship carpenter
by trade, aud had been on the sea for 80
years. He was now too old to follow the
water, and when arrested was on his way
70 scranton, where ho was promised a pO-
sitIon. He had been drinking on the day
in question, aud knew nothing OF threats
Upon his promise 10 leave town the old
man was discharged.
,g tI, l.. -, l..
his wife with desertiOn, and was ordered
10 pay her 90 per week for support aud
TO give security to do the same.
Philip Thompson was charged by his
wife aud Henry Roland with tIeatening To
crack their heads. Philip denied having
made any threats. He was ordered u
pay costs and 70 enter into his recogni
2lnce to keep the peace.
Judgments Entered.
A, 10 o'clock the dock Il was called aud
"a judgments were entered for d,heTen,
causes.
Tue grand jury returned the following
bills
True ,BE,-Abraham Nolan, perjury
Patrick Burns aud George Ksudriok, 70
slstIng an officer J. Emory Moore, for.
gerry John Berkheiser, larceny aud horse
stealing William Campbell, assault and
battery.
lgHored-Fred. Z. Delzsit, larceny
John Eshleman and James Grimes, pass.
ing counterfeit money.
The Grand Jury's Report.
At 10 O'Clock the grand jury returned
their tiaal rp)Tt, which was as fol
lows:
To me Honorable, the Judges Of The Court o.
Quarter Sessions orthe county Of Ldnc aaer
The grand inquest empanneled to in
| qutre into and Tor the April sessions, 1884
| do respectfully report that the district
attorney submitted to us l5l indictments
the highest grade of crime being murder
OF these we return 1913 as true bills, ant
% as not true bills.
On Wednesday afternoon We visited the
aimshouse, hospital aud insane asylum
| At the almshouse we were met by Mr..
| John Brock, stewart. We we're glad e
report that we found this institution in the
best of condition, and all the inmates ap
pear to DO well cared for The almshousC
record shows that at the present time there
| are in the institution l6l male aud 66 70
I male adults seven male aud ten female
| children, ranging in age from three
months TO two years. The sleeping apart
ments, as we'll as others, appear to be in 9
clean condition. Many of the rooms have
| 0, ~, IA aud l6 beds. La the central part
| Of tho garret we found az high as 80 cots.
A tailor aud shoemaker, both inmates
are kept employed. We found the store
| room stocked with clothing and shoes OF
the poorest quality. We would also cal
the attention Of the commissioners TO the
kitchen floor the cement covering and
the bricks being very much worn. The
heating apparatus we found in good oop-
| dition. To run this about Il tons of coal
are consumed daily. At the barn we found
| eleven head OF fat steers, thirteen
COWS, three hei(ers, two calves, four horses
four mules and eight hogs. The building
is we'll stocked with hay, straw, eto.
| The next places visited were the hos
pital and insane asylum. These institu'
tions we found in charge of DIR. McCreary,
! who kindly escorted us through the build
ings. All Che inmates appear to be well
cared for, and the building is kept in OK
cellent condition. In the hospital there
are now AZ male aud 81 females, and
| children, making total of SO. Ia the
asylum there are so males and As females,
making total of %. A classified record
| of the inmates Of these institutions is kept
| showing their nationality, habits, etc., a.
| was as history of each inmate. We find
that about fifty per cent. are non residents
| We find the roof of the hospital to be 10
| a leaky condition, and would recommend
that the same be repaired at once, and also
that shutters be placed on the smallpox
hospital. On Friday, April 20, 1884, we
visited the children's homo and prison,