Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-12
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, Afternoon. Court reasscmblcd
at $3.50 O'Clock. The Jury In the cases OF
Com'th vs. William Scarborough, Benz
Devonshirc and lIarber. Dorsey, feouious
assault aud battery on Alfred P"Owu,
return verdict oi not guilty as /, Dor.
sey and guilty OF simple assault aud bat
terry as to Scarborough and Dcvonshiro.
They were each sentenced to pay a fine Of
300, costs of prosecution and to undergo
an imprisonment of niue months
The trial Of the adultery case against
John Boldly, attached at noon, WAS pro
ceeded with. The prosecutor in tho case
is Jacob X, Williams, residing near Safe
Harbor, and the girl with whom the oitouso
| was alleged to have been committed is his
adopted daughter, Lizzie Boston. The
| girl was the principal witness for tho COM
mon wealth and she testified that she was
now fifteen years old aud that the offonse
charged was committed on u number of
| occasions, while she was au inmate OF
| Boddy's house. W hen Mrs. Boldly learned
of the intimacy existing between her and
| her husband she was chased off Ga cross.
examination the girl admitted that she had
said to Mrs. Boldly that her husband was
| not guilty of the alleged otiense, but that
| several other men were Tho defense was
that the girl acquired bad habits aud when
the accused learned that she was in the
kabit of running around with men, she
was sont off, and it was only after she was
sent away that she preferred this com.
plant.
A number Of witnesses, Who had known
Boldly for several years, testified that his
reputation for chastity WAS good.
The jury rendered verdict Of not
guilty, with Jacob Il Williams. the
prosecutor, to pay all the costs.
The next cases called were those against
james Carb0rry, charging him with selling
liquor without license and keopiug dis
orderly house. The first witness called
was Officer Stormielt2. ilo testified that
he returned the case 70 court on the COM
plants made by Catberry's neighbDTs,
He had seen men and women going ia
and coming out Of the house all hours of
: the day aud night. The next half dozen
, witnesses called by tho commonwealth
knew nothing to connect the defendant
with the charges made against him. on
Ger Musketnuss corrDboratcd the testimony
OF Officer StormieNz. Several other Wit
nesses drank beer in the hUus" but never
saw 1t paid for. On trial whom court
adjourned.
: CURRENT BUSINESS.
Q James r. Tennis of Dumprc, was ap.
/ pointed guardian of the miuUr children OF
!, Samuel Tennis ot Drumpra township.
/ Wednesday Morning Court met at =
Q O'Clock aud the trial of the suits against
!, James Carberry for selling beer without
license and keeping a disorderly house,
was resumed. The first dozen witnesses
J. called knew nothing to sustain tho charges
# made bus the pext eight or ten who live
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i. testified that beer aud liquor wore sold by
e Uarberry aud his wife that the house
il was frequeuted day and night by meu,
D | women and boys, that great noises were
s made and that the women were OF bad
o reputation.
il For the defense Carb rry was the first
k witness called. He testified that he was
a cab driver by occupation and that he
kept cigar store on Church street. He
denied that hacks other than his Owu were
left standing in front o, his house day
and night, that he ever sold liguO. or beer,
= or knew that it was sold in his house. lie
- also doned all knowledge o. men aud
women coming TO his house for immoral
= purposes. He admitted that when parties
= were liberal in the purchase Of cigars he
\ treated them to beer. Several other
- witnesses testified that they had been at
= Carberry's house frequently aud Tgver saw
| Deer or liquor hOlt, or any hlS ,. 'a'. III Ile
house. Jury out.
CASES CONTINUED.
Counsel for Alderman Spnrricr. Con
VI stable EichDtz aud tx Polroman Is. +.
y Lemon this morning made Application iOr
W a continuance Of the faiss prst1nse cases
u against them on tho ground Of the ab
o sence of John johnson, "a material wit
T. ness. IL was shown that m effort had
a been made by the defendants - secure the
'I attendance of the witness Tho case wat
continued until uextw *
10 The officers of the NJ ,uhsim & Old
. Line turnpike company thls morning pre-
~ sented petition TO tho court for the
10 appointment of viewers 10 inspect theiI
turnpike. The petition was fled.
Interesting Assault ana battery Usss.
Philip Thompson, colnreh some weeks
n ago committed an improved and aggrava
- ted assault and battery on his wife. Wher
of he learned that his wife had sued him hi
,g became a fugitive from justice. Thompson
3. returned 70 this oity on the day before the
le election aud Fifth ward r publican
an politician became surety for his appear
= ance at bearing to be held before Alder,
,g man a. +. Dounelly last evening
Thompson believed that he could get hi
wife to withdraw her suits, and yes!eTda,
IN he found that his wife wnn'd not do it,
to He failed to put ia an appearance az thu
al alderman's office at the time designated
az for the hearing, and the alderman hearC
ae the testimony of the common wealth
n, witnesses. A strong case was made GU
a against Thompson, and the cases agains
a him were returned to court, together with
10 the recognizances entered for a hearing
v 1t is probable that suits will bo entered
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