Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-20
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
sHeuLas NovEnsxR TERM work
Number oi GASES of Petty Impsrt- an
Epbrsts surgIary Oss- cs prisi.-
Grand Jury Keturns

Wednesday Afternoon John w. Hol-
liuger, of Lititz, convicted last week of
keeping dlsorderly house, was sentenced
to pay fine of $3.50, costs Of prosecution
aud to undergo an imprisonment in the
county prison for four months.
jacob X. Williams, who was directed to
pay the costs of prosecution in the suit
for adultery he brought against John
Boldly, was brought before the court aud
that sentence imposed. The county CON-
| missioners at once remitted the costs and
Williams was discharged from custody.
The trial of Herman Bollingsr, for felo.
nious entry and attempted rape on Maria
Echelberger, was resumed. There was
no defense offered and the jury re ndered a
verdict of guilty. Sentence was deferred.
Samuel +. Beck was indicted for lar
ceny. The prosecutor was Adam Steiner,
| and he testified that Beck was a tenant of
| his, aud when he removed from the prem.
| ises he took some cornfodder with him
that did not belong to him. The court
directed the jury to render verdict of not
guilty, as larceny had not been proven.
Henry Nash was charged with commit.
| ting felonious assault and battery on
| Charles Alexander. According to the
testimony of the commonwealth Nash
| went into store on Church street on
| October 20, and stole something. Alex
ander told on him; Nash became very
angry and struck Alexander on the face
| with stone. The defense was that Nash
did not throw the stone until after Alex
| auder had struck him two or three times.
The jury rendered verdict Of not guilty.
| Mary Ruth was put upon trial for assault
| and battery and from the testimony it ap-
peared that Mrs. Ehrhart, the prosecutrix
| was seated in front of her premises on the
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passed and deliberately stamped on her
foot. The defense was that Mary Ruth
accidentally stepped on Mrs. Ehrhart's
toes. Jury out.
| Washington Duck, of Columbia, was in
| doted for larceny. William +. Mcdowell
| appeared as the prosecutor and he testified
that on the 5th of October be fell asleep
on Front street, Columbia borough, and
when he became awake his watch and o.
in money were gone. Officer Wittick got
back the watch from the gentleman to
whom Duck sold it, The defense was that
Duck aud Mcdowell were on q drunk to-
sether on that afternoon and that No.
| DOwell gave the watch to Duck. Tue
jury rendered verdict of guilty.
John Johnson vas indicted for stealing
banjo valued at Sl0 from David Peters,
of the Welsh mountain. rhe defendant
claimed that Peters gave 1t to him for a
debt. Jury out.
John johnson was also charged with
committing an ssault and battery on
David Peters The prosecutor testified
that after johnson stole the banjo he fol
lowed him on the road, and when he de
mapded 1T he was assaulted by johnson.
The del ndant denied having struck Pc
ters. Jury out.
Isaac Smith was scqui ted of the larceny
| a hAnln Tbp for Ia
monwealth failed to make out q case and
the court remarked if they had the power,
they would have the costs imposed on the
prosecutors.
GRAND JURY RETURN.
True BilLs John White, assault and
battery and telouius assault and battery ;
John F. Sales, forgery Israel Smith, lar
oeuy; Barton Eicbelberger, assault and
; battery, md felopious assault and battery;
Benjamin Moore, assault aud battery;
Charles Fisher, assault and battery John
Johnson. larceny and assault and battery;
l Henry Nash, felonious assault and battery;
Mary Ruth, assault and battery; Martin
Resh, perjury.
Ignored Bils.-Andrew Kauffold, nuis-
ance, John COsgrove, prosecutor, for costs,
Thursday Morning. In the case of com
wealth vs.. Mary Ruth, assault and
battery, the jury rendered verdict OF not
guilty and directed that the defendant pay
three-fOurths of the costs and Agnes
Ehrhart, the prosecutor, one fourth of the
costs.
The jury rendered verdict Of guilty
against John johnson, on the indictment
charging him with the larceny of a banjo.
On tho indictment charging him with
ielonious assault and battery the Jury
rem iered verdict of simple assault and
battery and not guilty Of felonious assault
and battery.
A mol pros. was entered in the case OF
com'th VS.. John F. Sales, indicted for
forgery.
Charles F. Bair was indicted for lar.
ceny and malicious mischief According
to the testimony of the common wealth.
witnesses the defendant went to the house
of Henry Fisher, on South Duke street, or
the evening of July 90, maliciously de-
stroyed a number OF flowers and stole q
hanging basket.
The defense called q number of witnesses
who testified that the accused was with
! them on the morning in question between
the hours Of and IL O'Clock and az the
offense WAS committed at Q O'Clock, be
could not be guilty. 1t was also shown
that the prosecutor and LiEaie Culp were
drunk on that night and did not know
how the flowers were maliciously destroy.
J. ed. Jury out.
ii ON TRIAL yoK BURGLARY,
George Miller was put upon trial for
burglary. On the night Of April Q, 1870,
the store of Simon w. Eiohslberger, in
Ephrata township, was entered by burg lars
and robbed Of over $500 worth of goods.
Miller was at the store two weeks before
the burglary and also on the day before
looking through the store while he held q
conversation with Mr.. Eichelberger. On
the day before the burglary the large
Newfoundland dog of Mr.. Eichelberger
was poisoned. On the morning follow.
ing the robbery q number Of per-
sons started In pursuit. of tho thieves
and caught up to them in the shed
of jacob Baker. several miles distant,
Ehmau, Croft aud Goodman were arrested
with the stolen goods in their possession,
tried and convicted. Miller made his
escape at the time, went to Western state
and only returned to this state Q few
weeks ago. when he was arrested at Col.
umbis. Miller was positively identified
as one OF the four men In Bakers shed
dividing the stolen goods. The common
wealth also proved that Miller has been
fugitive from justice since April, 1879,
when the burglary was committed that
Miller since his arrest admitted that he
was one OF the parties that robbed the