Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-05

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Tno Eighth ward Lothsrio dives Bsil Tor
Trial at court.
George Miller, the young married man
who elOpcd with Mrs. Sarah L. Bauer, was
arrested very peotedlyby Officers Shay
and Ritchle late yesterday afternoon.
These policeman had q subpoena to serve
on tho wife of Miller. commanding h'r
appearance at the Office OF Alderman Mo
Glinn TO testify in the suit against Mrs.
Bauer, and they drove to tho residence Of
her father, above Silver Springs, where she
is at presout living. When they arrived
near tho house they saw man standing
near the door and when they got near him.
they discovered no was Miller. llo hid d
no chance to Iun away and told the police
men he would give himself up. After
serving the subpWua ON Mrs. Miller, he
was brought To this city aud taken To the
Office Of Alderman McGlinn. His father
entered bail in tho sum of $500 for his
appearance at o'clock this afternoon.
Miller was very communicative, confessed
that no had gone away with Mrs. Miller,
that they were in Philadelphia all the time,
that he worked in brick yard there at Il 70
per day, until he became tired of the
work and when the money on hand was
nearly all used up, they came to Lancaster
together. lie accompanied Mrs. Bauer to
aud then left her. lie had tried to get
work in the country since he came back
but was unsuccessful, and on Monday he
went to where his wife was, in the hopes
of eilectng reconciliation but he had
been there only about half an hour when
tho officers arrived, and he did not have
much opportunity to talk to his wife. She
Expressed no regret when no was taken
away by the officers.
Miller and Mrs. Bauer had a hearing
before Alderman McGlnn at two O'Clock
this afternoon. The office was crowded to
sunocation. Whom tho accused were
brought in the magistrate said there were
two charges against Mrs. Bauer-One for
surety Of the peace and tho othor for
adultery.
Tho surety case was first heard. Mr..
Bauer testified that his wife had frequently
threatened to poison him or to cut his
throat, and that he had been told by other
persons that she would kill him.
Mrs. Miller, tho deserted wife, was
called to corrOborate Bauer's statement.
She would not swear that Mrs. Bauer,
ever threatened to kill Bauer, but had
heard her say she would leave her hus-
band.
Officer Shay testified that when he ar
rested Mrs. Bauer she had in her possiOn O
loaded four.shooter, which he took from
her. Officer Ritchie also testified that she
had loaded revolver on Saturday when
arrested.
Galen Vandyke testified that no had
heard Mrs. Bauer make threats to hurt her
husband, but had not heard her threaten
to kill him. lie had heard her say sh1
would never end her days with him.
This ended tho testimony in the surety
case, which the alderman holds under al
visement.
In the adultery case, Officers Shay and
Ritchie testified that after they had ar
rested Miller, no made clean breast of IL,
saying that he repeatedly committed
adultery with Mrs. Bauer, naming tims
and places where the offence was com
mtted; that he had gone to Philadelphia
with her; lived there as man aud wife
that after their money was exhausted, ant
he could not get work, he brought Mrs
Bauer back to Lancaster. He told tn
officers that Mrs. Bauer had persuaded
him to go away with her, threatening /,
kill herself il he refused.
Henry YOrksimer testified to seeinI
Mrs, Bauer leave Lancaster, on the l4tl