Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-21
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
,uausr TERM or urin,s.L oougr.
rue uehny CISCO Attached and tho Panel
Exhausted Auor seven Jutors 40
Drs~n-Currrit Busiuess

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tramps, rendered u verdict Of not guilty,
with county for costs
Christian Hildebraud, an old man living
in an alley near Filth Street, Columbia,
was indicted for keeping diSordorly house
y large number OF witnesses, all Of them
ubl, rcd, called Ivy the commonwealth
trsiitiad that Nildebrand's house was
resort for disofdcrly meu aud women. One
uf the female occupants Of tho house Ru.
swerod to the name ot "Sunbury Liz"
Tho defendant douiCd having kept q dis
| orderly house. "Suubury Lz," no said,
was a decent woman, employed as his
| housokcUper. aud only. LETT his employ
when her father died aud she was required
| to go home. The accused admitted that
Il number Of young men were 10 the habit
of calling at his house, but claimed that all
we're his friends, aud they never mado any
| disorder. A number of witnesses called
| by tho deieuse testified that ilildubraud
| kept au orderly house, aud IL was not the
resort OF idle aud disoldCrly persons as had
been testified to by the commonwealth
witnesses Jury out when court adjourn.
cd.
| Robbed his Room Mate
| Charles Degler was Indicted for larceny.
Ga the 2Sth of July the accused lived with
John Hollinger at Lititz, aud had Jesse
| WOrley for room mate. Ga that date
WOrlcy had 4 coat, vest, Iair of pantalOous
shirt and hat, all valued at $50, stolen.
| The articles were found seUroted ut Hess
lumber yard. Tho accused was seen to 20
out Of the house having Worley's hat aud
coat in his possession.
Tho accused denied having committed
the theft or having y,oiWorley clothing
in his possession. The jury did not be
lieve him, for they returned verdict Of
guilty. He was sentenced TO Undergo au
Imprisonment of ten mouths.
Emanuel NJ. Stettler was charged with
aud convicted OF being tho father OF an
illegitimate child Of which Amanda
Grimley, now an inmate of the almshOuSc,
is the mother.
Pleas OF uuiity,
| Henry Zell pleaded guilty to n charge Of
false pretouse, He went 70 the grocery
store of II. H. Cooper aud falsely repre-
seated that he had been sent for goods. lie
WAS sentenced TO undergo an imprisOn
ment of seven months.
| Laura Smith, cOloTed woman from
Columbia, pleaded guilty to fornica!iou
and was sentenced to pay q iine of 80 aud
costs OF prosecution.
run Extent of the Law.
William Smith, Joseph Fisher, Charles
Frank, Joseph Klrchner and Fred Miller
convicted on Tuesday Of being tramp5
were each sentenced to undergo an impris
oumcut ~ separate and solitary COntne
ment, at haId labor for three years. The
court said they made this sentence sever,
because our farmers have been greatly
annoyed BY tramPs.
rand Jury Return.
True BNs-Emanuel Stettler, John Nil,
| I.r l. I
foruicatou aud basta dy ; Chas. Dogler
larceny c. IL. Hempe, injuring the
= property of livery stable keeper Harr!
Z,ll, false preteGce Reuben Hutton, as
3 sault auG battery John Welsh, Charlie
, Fisher. Henry Young, Chas. 4 Taylor
! robbery Chas. Frank, VIM, Smith, lar
ceny.
F, Ignored BGls-DAvid 3. Huber, maloiou
trespass with NJ. l.. Laudis, prosecutor
o for costs Levi Sisgler, assault an
o battery +. Hclimau, violating mediCs
registry law; Joseph Fisher, larceny
o Edwin Spear, open leudness; Joscp
Kerchuer, Fred Miller, larceny Hpur
, Williams, malicious mischief Elias Bona
D stile assault and battery John J. Duffy
, assault and battery, with prosecutor, Chris
tan ESpenshade for costs +; Christia
j Espenhade, assault aud battery, with job
] J. Duffy, prosecutor, for costs.
T Adjourned to Thursday morning ct
, o'clock.
Thursday WorRiHg.-The jury in tn
4 case of the commonwealth W. Christia
| Hildebraud, keeping a disorterly house
this morning rendered yordict OF no
4 guilty, but directed that the defendant pa
4 the costs of prosecution.
\ The Benny CNse Attached.
Z At 9:l5 o'clock the case OF the common
| lah nd &,
: the murder Of Bernard Short, was callu
n for trial. The prisoner is represented b.
a Marriott Brosius, B. Frank Eshleinau au,
= p. d. Baker, and the commonwealth b
10 District Attorney Eberly, Thomas whit
son and James NJ. Walker.
BENNY was formally arraigned and I
the query, how say you, guilty &
n not guilty? the prisoner replied nC
Il guilty in a clear, firm voice. The cour
10 directed jury to be called and the tirs
u one drawn from the box was John Smitt
II merchant, East Cocaloo. After he WI
u asked the few preliminary questions, a
a to whether he had conscientious scruple
It on the subject of capital punishment, {
s whether he had any bias or prejudice iC
J. or against tho prisoner at the bar, he wa
# stood aside by the commonwealth.
= Joshua GOcum, farmer, Elizabet
y township, had never heard of the case Al
r he was accepted as the first juror.
d Christian S. Rutt, farmer, Yves
O Donegal, had conscientious scruples o
a the subject of capital punishment aud wa
challenged for cause.
Z George Nolty, blacksmith, First ware
0 city, and John A. Oyerdeer, mill hand
o Eighth ward, city, had formed aud eS
pressed opinions and were challenged TO
: cause.
J. G. Hauser, grocer, 9Th ward. city
T. answered all the questions satisfactor.
and was accepted as the second juror.
Francis Is. Killian, tobacco dealer
Warwick, had formed an opiuion and wa
. challenged for cause.
Levi Ii. Wissler, farmer, Clay, answers
q all the questions satisfactory, but wa
challenged peremptoriy by the prisoner
counsel.
William Kramer, carpenter, Upper Lea
cock, was accepted as the third juror.
; John Obreiter, clerk, Fifth ward, city
. had expressed an opinion and was chai
l lenged for cause.
Joseph Eugles, merchant, Martio, tn
justice of tho peace who returned tn
case to court, had expressed an opinion
and was challenged for cause.
Isaac NJ. Bachman, merchant, Yves
Lampeter, Henry b. Grof, miller, Eas
Q Lampeter, J. b. Martin, merchant, At
Ward, city, had expressed opinions an