Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-18
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
AUGUST uutnIsAL .uuur urrr.u.
A Large Numb r ot uSsts iowa Tor TIisi &.
Judge Patterson ou tho bomtoido
Onsas-- tjurrept t,uttusss,

a Large Numb r ot U=s.s powa Tor TIisi.
Judge Patterson ou tho Homicide
Osss---Uurrent Business,
The August term OF the court of quarter
sessions was begun this morning at 10
o'clock, with Judge Patterson presiding.
There are on tho list for trial 2l6 Gases, tho
most important Of which are those of
Com'th Va. Winfield Smith, George Smith,
Thomas Behny, Adam BENNY, murder
William Wilson, et at, manslaughter
Johu u. Frank, ct at, conspiracy A. A.
Wasson, perjury Amos u, llosteiter,
perjury Salomo whitman, horse stealing;
Mary Doyle aud Bridget Powers, abau.
doUing infants.
Hugh Armstrong, Martic, was appointed
foreman Of the grand inquest. Tho
court in their charge to the grand jury
said IL was sad to reflect that in county
SO bouuteous as Lancaster there should
be 80 many theits committed. For the
first time in :he history OF the state n
woman was indicted for horse stealing,
That case, however, would be hoard by
them the same as any other case of the
same grade.
The Homicide Gases.
The Judge next referred to tho homicide
oascs on tho list One OF them was ~
others at tho April sessions. Some of
these cases should have been tried long
areo, and the court would now give notico
tn tho commonwealth IA well as counsel
for the defendants iu the homicide cases
that they must be ready for trial when the
oascs are called. Tho jury were instructed
as to their duties in visiting the county
institutions aud Informed that IL would be
necessary for them 20 make report Of
their work when they had completed their
labors.
Before tho grand inquest retired George
Naumau, associate counsel iuT tho com
munwealth in IA number OF complaints
brought for violation Of tue auction laws,
stated that he had been informed that ono
Of the defendants had said that Eo had
scen member of the grand jury who told
him tho bills would be iguorVd.
The court said the grand Inquest mast
hear These cases tho same as all others,
and II the evidence warranted, true bills
must bo found. When they returned Ia
| dtctmcnts 10 court they arc sworn "a 10
whether they have been spoken or written
to, in reference to ANY case before thom,
and 1t is their duty u staEo - the court
who has appro iohed them.
Tho cOnstables were called ami made
| their usual quarterly returns. several
| constabics returned violations uf the liquor
| law, aud the supervisors OF several tuwn
| rhips were reported for not having the
| index boards ia place. Tho di>tric, aJtoI
| ncy was requested by tho court to notify
| tho supervisors - returned, thtt unloSs
tho index boards were put up before tue
| next term of court thoy would be III
dicted.
La the cases Of commonwealth Va T. II
| DIllcr, pointing pistol aud \. l.. Gar
| brock, periury. counsel for cbmmunwcLlyh
stated that the cases could not be rnwjc
ont and ycrdicts of not guilty were taken.
| In tho foruication aud bastArdy case
! against Leonard DOut u no. pro-. was
| directed to bG entered by the court, It
| having boen shown that tho child was OOru
| in York county.
Ia the clsO aGaius: Amos SOurbsoT,
charged with selling liquor on sunday aud
| to minors, il was stated TO the court that
| the material witnesses for the common
| wealth were crpluycd at tho safe tlarb
iron works, tuat they left that village
when the works closed and now they can
not be found. Tho court directed the
jury To rnuder "a verdict OF not guilty with
county for COsts-and IL vas done.
There weTo no cases ready for jury
trial at this NOR ning's session and the
potit jurors were discharged until 2.3O
o clock.
| Grand Jury Return.
True Blis.-Gcorge Spangler AMI rhOs.
Sharpe, larceny; George Smith, entering "A
house in the day time, with intent 70 CON
NIT felony; Caleb Jones, larceny.
Ignored BIltS.-George smith, aSsaui
Caleb Jones, carrying concealed deadly
weapons, county for costs
| Current Isu,incss
James Clark. David Reese, Abraham
Nowlen aud Henry aarner, who serveC
terms Of imprisonment for misdemeanOrs
were discharged this morning, by taking
the benefit Of the iusOlvent law.
Henry ). Ruttor, jacob Il. Rutter an
Amaziah Brackbill, OF Paradise township
were appointed guardians of the mino
children of George Dillor, deceased, late o
Warwick township.
II. II. Brubaker, Elizabeth township
was appointed guardian OF thI mino
children of Benjamin ID Hershey, deceased
} late of RGpho township.
Adam Landis, Lancaster township, wa
appointed guardian OF the minor child o
Catherine Johus, deceased.
| ID. w. S;ehman, administrator of IL
estate of Jacob Kaufman, was granted a.
order To sell the real estate Of deceased
| and on his bond for 40, 400 appeared tn
names of J. Don. Cameron, Simon Cam
cron, Paris Ualdemau and Seymour Ray
mOnd.
A. I. Homsher, Strasburg, was granite
license TO hawk, peddle aud yend goods
wares aud merchandise in the county o
Lancaster. Adjourned to 2:3O o'clock.
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