Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
ADJOURNED term roR pnuxMBER,
Eurther resti,uo ony In the spnrrisr uass--lts
finai Delivery 90 the Jary-uther
wppk OF Oputs,

finai Delivery 90 the Jary-Uthsr
WORK OF Ocuts.
Thursday afternoon, the reas.
| sembling Of court on Thursday afternoon,
the trial OF the Spurrier extortion case was
resumed, and tho alderman was placed
upon the witness stand aud subjected to
severe cross examination. The only fact
OF Importance brought out was that there
was discharge sent to the prison keeper,
directing him to release from custody Levi
| Steffy on the suit brought by Charles Il.
| EiohmaD, as the same was settled.
Defendants counsel offered In evidence
the complaints made In the several cases
In dispute.
Winfield ]. Christ testified that he knew
Charles F. Eichman and his wife. and that
he had seen Mrs. Eichmau enter Alderman
Spurrier's offco about two years ago.
Mrs. Eichman had testified that she never
was In the alderman's Office
| William Gilgore testified that he had
occasion to go to Alderman Spurrief's
otiioe one evening about two years ago,
aud that he saw Mrs. Eichman seated in
the office.
William A. Quinn was also called to
contradict Mrs. Eichmau, and when hs
was put upon the witness stand said ho
was with Gilgore on the evening In ques
ton, but he was not in q condition to re-
Jacob A. Holllnger testified that he heard
Wilmer Sicily say he would tx Spurrier
when he got upon the witness stand.
John Fink testified that he was at Alder.
man Spurrier's office when Elmer and
John Hershock and Frank Boyd were
given q hearing in the cases in which
Mohn was the prosecutor. This witness
was positive the hearing took place In the
month of January.
1 1, Il .sA, Al -. k.t,
; present ut that hearing, but his recollec
ton was that 1t took place in the month OF
, December.
| Officer Barnhold testified that he had
occasion to go to Alderman Spurrier's s
office in December, 1889. Was there while
the hearings were had in the cases in
which Mohn was the prosecutor, and saw
one witness qualified.
Martin s. Croft testified that he saw
/ Greenly sign his name four times to bail
bonds for his appearance before Alderman
. Spurrier. The bonds were signed at wit
. ness hotel.
q Officer Busboug testified that he had
q heard Wilmer Steffy say he would make II
hot for Spurrier.
I Tlpstaff Hollinger testified to being a.
q Alderman Spurrier's office when tn,
p Greenly case was heard. He saw anC
heard witnesses sworn at that hearing, bu
q could not remember who they were.
a Letter Carrier Deem testified that h,
q delivered mai, at Alderman Spurrier'
!, offics about the time the hearings wer'
II concluded in the suits brought against tn,
/, Hershocks and Boyd, aud heard Alder
sufficient evidence he would dismiss th'
b. cases.
.oI J. w. johnson, John Connolly, William
Leaman, john NJ. Stehman, VIM. A. Viii
> son, Ii. r. Fulton, John j. Cochran
:, Henry N. Will, William ID. Stauffer, Geo
" n. Reynolds, Winfield ]. Christ. @. +
70 Myers. John COPELAND, George w. Eaby
!, James Fl. Marshall, S. Clay Miller. G. N
9 Sproul, VIM. NJ. Deem, John w. Frantz
a a J. X. Barr, William j; Fordnsy, G. A
d CAST, Charles Miller, II. Ii. Kelman, X
D. J. Evans, Joel Eby, Samuel l.. Kauffma
u :. and John ID. Skiles, testified tnat they ha
- known Alderman Spurrier for scvera
~ years, aud that his reputation for honest
:, prior to the time these suits were brough
:. was good.
'i After Offering in evidence the civ
~ docket of defendant in which was reoorde
y the civil suit brought by Charles Eichma
:; against Levi Sicily, aud few paper
~ bearing on the case, the defendant rostec
10 In rebuttal Wilmer Stefiy testified ths
ie ie he had not entered into recognizanc
r. l S~s~-- AiI------ q ar~--i~. Sss H.. ssotasor
appearance for hearing.
Albert Greenly denied having gone on
- bond for his fathers appear ance at hea
~ ing before Alderman Spurrier, that thel
~ was a hearing in the case or that any wi
U U;s nessss were examined at the time testifie
80 to by Jacob A. Hollinger.
~ Adjourned to 1880 O'Clock.
y Thursday BpeHiag.-Court met at Ga
., O'Clock and the Spurrier trial was n
E
Half dozen witnesses were called, ex
- amined in rebutal AMI contradicted th
:. testimony of defendants witnesses
~ several particulars. This closed the te
l., timony in the case and counsel proceede
- with the argument.
~ L, K. Martin spoke for the common
" wealth and J. Hay Brown for the defens
l., until the adjournment of court at 10:3
y o'clock Thursday evening. This morniD
B. F. Eshleman spoke for defense aud ]
- L. Steinmetz for commonwealth until
70 O'Clock when the court charged the jurl
~ ~ The jury retired for the consideration o
el the case at 11.30 O'Clock.
~ After the jury in Alderman Spurrier'
= case had retired Mr.. Sseinmetz, OF couuse
=, for the commonwealth, Informed the coul
90 s that the tipstaff in charge of the jury ha
. told him that Alderman Spurrier ha
y asked him (the tipstati) whether he ha
NO. heard anything from the jury. The aldel
y man in explanation said that he was pasl
- - ing the tipstaff on his way to the wats
20 closet and he merely asked HIM the quel
ton, intending no harm. The court tol
Mr.. Spurrier that he should remain ava
:, 20 from the tipstaff, as no one had any bus
a. . ness talking to him concerning sucb mat
., ters.
u In the cases of the com'th vs. Darto
10 Wenger, charged with false pretense, an,
y w. G.. Brown, fornication aud bastardy
verdicts of not guilty were taken.
81 On application Of the district attorney
, the case of Emanuel Bsrkheissr, who /
- :. charged with killing canal boatman q
~ Columbia, was continued to the Januar,
y term.
~ A verdict of not guilty was taken In tn
70 70 case of Mary Z. Marshall, charged wit
~ felonious assault and battery.
CURRENT BUSINESS.
In the suit of Charles Schwebel, agains
the city and county of Lancaster, trie
last week, In which the verdict of th
y jury was in favor of the plaintiff, the couI
20 denied the rule for new trial asked for.
IL Is. f. Smith, Mannheim borough, wa
: granted soldiers license to hawk an
g. peddle goods In the county Of Lancaster