Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-23
APRIL COURT,
rus WEAK or QUARTER srs.,,s.
An smuiug Malicious Mi.chi,t C...A
Years 'mpri'onmont for AN Evrn.
tng's spree

An smu,iug Malicious Mi.chi,t p...A
Years tmpri.onment for an Eysn.
tnss spree,
HitsiIg afternoon --lu tho case of Ell
mcr HOlsiuger, charged with disturbing "A
religious meeting, the defense called wit
ncsscs to show that accused was not disor
dctly in tho church on this occasion. but
the noise was behind him number of
persons were laughing ut the singing of
some Df the church people, but defendant
was not among the number, accused of
making a NOISE he retired in au orderly
manner. Verdict guilty
COm'th vs. Oscar Mutter, malicious
mischief The prosecutors are John Buck
walter, john Buckwalter jr. and Amaziah
BuckwaltCr, OF Conestoga township. The
evidence showed that on the Gath of jan
uary accused went To the house of the
plaintiffs who agreed To lot him work for
his board IN the 2Ith of January the
accused stated that some one had drugged
his victuals and coffee. Ga tho next day
AmaZiah Buckwalter discovered that his
buggy had been cut aud scratched on il
were writtcn the words Drugs in coffee
Al Niotuals." Ga tho buggy of John
Buokwalter, jr., the following was scratch
ei "l'll teach you to deal uprightly with
strangers" The writing on the vehicles
corTespOnded with that of the accused, aud
the language was about the same as had
been expressed by defendant in CONVEX
satiOn The curtains Of the buggy were
also cut when accused Of committing the
crime be said, well, people also play tricks
on mo.
The defendant was called to testify in
his own behalf lie seemed to be of un.
sound mind and jumped from cue subject
to another lie seemed to have an idea
st. 81, Il ~ IL 4 A
attempted 10 poison him he denied having
damaged the vehicles or anything else.
Counsel for the defouso argued that the
accused was of uusOund mind and he had
| an hallucinatiOu that some one was trying
to poison him. Verdict guilty.
The grand jiry returned the follow ing
! bills:
True BNS-Eu ueiney, Daniel Horn
berger and Isaac Breneiser, burglary, lar
ccuy aud fylonious entry, (27 bills), Julia
| Ann BuEzard, receiving stolen goods :;
John 7. Frank and Frederick Struck,
conspiracy TO defraud Oscar Miller, ma
| llCiOus mischief.
TyEorsd-Auulo Butler, carrying con
cealcd weapons, with Mamie Luther for
costs Julia Ann BuZEard, receiving
stolen goods Henry +. Hernor false pre-
tenfe, county COR costs Nathaniel Clark,
assault and battery with county for costs /;
Abraham Whitman, bigamy, aud George
+. Bsm'Ord, fOruication and bastardy,
with county for costs.
"Wednesday H1rHiHg. The case OF John
| Z. Frank AID Frederick Struck, charged
with conspiracy, went over until Friday
on account OF the illness Of Mr.. Frank.
BrIoe FAINTER Gets q Year.
Commonwealth vs.. Brics Painter aud
Walter +. Myers, felODiOus assault and
battery. The prosecutor was John r.
Wyle, who formerly kept little oyster
| saloon at 22O Middle street. He testified
that on the ith Of February Painter came
to his saloon and after ordering some
| oysters for himself and u woman, refused
to pay for them. In the evening both
| defendants came t. the saloon aud ordered
| oysters which witness refused to give
them. Myers then began the assault by
striking Wylie with a chair, aud Painter
| followed It up by throwing a spittoon at
| him. Both men then attacked Wylie and
| after knocking him down beat aud kicked
| him in the breast iDjuring him very
severely. Wylie cried murder" and his
assailauts fled, but fingered for sometime
in the neighborhOod with bricks in their
| hands. A number of witnesses testified 10
| these facts.
| OF the defendants Myers admitted hav.
| Ing struck Wylic, but claimed that he did
not do SO until after Wylie had picked up
hatchet TO hit him. Painter denied
| having had anything to do with the as
sault. The jury found them guilty Of
aggravated assault and battery aud each
was zentenced 70 one years Imprisonment.
John Anderson plead guilty to the lar
ceny e an oyeTCoat aud some money from
| Wm. smith, of Millport. Sentenced to
six mOnths imprisonment.
Com'th vs.. Henry Breiter, assault
| The pro 'eculnx was Elizabeth Steinbeck,
Of Manor street, who testified that on the
4th Of April she went To defendants home
10 collect some money and he threw lot
| Of cigar boxes at her. The defendant dc.
MED having done anything. Verdict guilty.
Sentenced to pay % and costs.
Elam Snavey was charged by Mary Ann
LetevTe with forniCation aud bastardy. The
child was born on February 10Th Snavely
went to Nebraska, but was recently ar
rested. Verdict guilty sentenced as
| usual.
Of fOrncatior, and was sentenced 10 pay
a fine Of s25 aud costs.
The grand jury returned the following
bills:
True BHls.-Daniel Singer, false pre-.
tense Jacob Buck and Joseph Behman.
robbery Henry Breiter, assault Solo
mon Morris, fornication !; Andrew Jack.
son, Frank Dombach and Eam Snavely.
fornication and bastardy +. f. Bunting
and w. J. Cresswell, peddling without
license Eli Heiney and Daniel Horn.
berger, larceny David $. Mace, assault.
Oscar Miller, convicted on two charges
OF malicious mischief, was sentenced TO
six months Imprisonment.
Current business
The resignation Of DR.. J. A. Z. Reed, az
a member of the city board of health, was
presented and accepted.