Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-20
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.


sNNhhtt-aDe Sulitn thtes tOntInuou.
Upon the reasscmbling of court on
Tuesday afternoon, the trial of the case of
commonwealth VS.. Jacob Tobias, assault
ing and resisting an officer, was resumed.
The accused testified that whom Officer
Brady approached him and said hc had q
warrant he demanded to see it, Brady
did not show it to him, and no believed
that no had tho right to get away II he
could. lie admitted having struck the
officer with the blackjack. Tho Jury
rendered u verdict of guilty.
sent to the EAstoru Penitenu.ry.
George Fokle, tramp by profession,
was indicted for committing au assault and
battery, with intent to commit high
crime on Kate Gailbach, the twelve year
old daughter Of Frederick Gailbach, of
Penn township. From the testimony on
the part of tho commonwealth it appeared
that on the evening of June 90, about sun.
down, Kate left her her fathers house TO
bring tho cow home from the pasture field.
While driving II home the accused rushed
upon, threw her down and he had almost
accomplished his purpose, when ho was
frightened away by tho screams of the
girl. She ran home, told her mother
what had happened, the father was in.
formed, he occurred the aid of several of
his neighbors and went In search of the
monster. llo was found q short distance
from where the crime was attempted,
taken 10 Mannheim and complaint was
made against him. At tho hearing, tho
next day, the girl positively identified the
| accused as the man who assaulted her, and
| after number of witnesses had been cx
amined Fokle admitted that he was guilty
| of the olfcnse charged. There werc no
witnesses called by the accused aud the
case was submitted to the jury, under the
instruction of the court without argument
of counsel. The jury rendered verdict
! of guilty. The accused admitted that he
had served a term for q similar oifensc. He
was sentouced to pay tiue of 800, pay
costs and undergo an imprisonment OF
three years in the Eastern penitentiary.
Defendants for Cots.
Patsy Burns and George HetricSs were
indicted for resisting and interfering with
| Officer Weaver. OEthe First ward. On the
evening OF April II, there was a fight at
tho depot of the Pennsylvania railroad,
between colored man and q countryman.
When Weaver arrived at the depot he
endeayored to arrest the couutryman, who
was Oh top Of the colored man, but was
prevented by the Interference Of the ac-
cused.
The accused testified that they told
| Weaver 10 arrest the colored man, who
the cause of the fight. They denied having
resisted him, but on tho contrary claimed
that they prevented the countryman from
assaulting the officer and when the officer
| took hold Of Hetricks the only objection
he madc was 10 having handouts placed
on him, as ho had done nothing and said
he would go along with the officer. The
jury rendered verdict of not guilty, but
defendants to paw the costs.
Assaulted an ohicer.
Jacob Tobias, colored, was indicted foI
assault and battery and aggravated as
sault and battery. Ga April 10, Rail
road Officer Pyle approached Tobias &
| Collins Station, to arrest him on warran
issued TO him. When he got within reacl
| Tobias struck him three times on the heaC
with heavy club. The accused admitte,
that he struck the officer, but denied tha
he intended to kill him as charged in tn
indictment. Jury ont when court ad
journed.
| TrAmps Con UyIotsd.
Joseph Fisher, William Smith, Charlie
Funk, Joseph kertzer, John Opp an
Fred Miller were Indicted for beinl
tramps These men made their headquar
ters in Miller's woods, near Lititz, an
subsisted on what they begged from tn,
farmers. Word was sent 10 this city, q raj,
was planned, aud the six above named
were caught seated by fire in the woods
and a number made their escape. Th
defense did not offer any explanation, bu
their counsel argued that the common
wealth had failed to make out o case. Tn
Jury rendered verdict OF guilty. Sentenc
was deferred.
Tns Female Horss Tniof.
SaIOme Whitman has gained the motor
ETY. of being tho first woman in Ponnsyl
, vanla convicted of the high crims of hors
; stealing. She is rather good lookiu
young woman, has been married only
short time, and said she did not kno,
where her husband was. After the gran
inquest had returned q true bill agains
her she concluded to save the time of th
= court and jury by entering plea OF guilty
Her story was that she lived in East Eal
7 township, near the Welsh mountain, an
one night few weeks ago, when on th
road home, in company with young so
of Abe Bu2zard, he told her to steal tn
team of Caskey Showalter, which wa
hitched in front OF house along the roaC
, She did as no told her and drove the tear
to her home, and it was recovered there th
next day. The court said in Wow of he
youth they would make the punishment a
light rs consistent with justice. She wa
, then sentenced to undergo an imprisor
ment OF one year and eight months in th
county prison. She appeared TO be les
concerned about the sentence than til
members of the bar grouped around he
while the court was addressing her.
| GrAuH .yDry Ratnrn
True BWs. II. Rupert, sOdomy
Qwo indictments); Jacob Tobias, assam
and battery and aggravated assault an
battery; John Opp, Joseph Kertzel
Charles Funk, Joseph Fisher, Willar
Smith, Fred. Miller, tramps; Abraham
Whitman, adultery John Opp, larceny
Z. X. Hemphill, cruelty to animals
John IL. Quinn, assault and battery
George w. Miller, jr., adultery Williar
King, assault and battery Laura Smith
fornication Sarah Il. Bauer, adultery.
Ignored BRks,-James James, larceny q
bailee Harry Zell. false pretense, count
for costs Harry Compton, larceny; Henr
Kieifer, selling liquor 20 minors, wit
county for costs.
Current BuIinsss.
Aunie l.. Miller, wifo of George I
Miller, was granted the benefits of the a,
of Assembly Of April 3, 1872, giving ,
married women tho benefits of their sepa
ato earnings.
Harry @. Schenk, John T. Stains on
Hiram Snyder, oity, were granted n
| nbWal of their sOldiers' lcenses