Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-09
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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niA-some current su.iuess
AoEddg afternoon Upon tho reas- I
seubling OF court the jury In tho cac of |
commonwealth va. Benjamin Moore, |
assault ard battery, returned n verdict OF |
nnt guilty and directed that tho defendant |
Vay one third of tho costs aud the prose |
cutor, Sylvester MoComsey, two-thitds.
Israel w. Bender was indicted for assault !
aud battery. According 10 the testimony
of the commemorative witnesses IL ap |
poared that on the 9th of November,
Bender, while driving on the public road,
in Penn township, drove against Mary
Dichm, an aged wife of Charles Diehm,
Knocked her down and seriously injured
her.
The defendant testified that he saw the
woman and u companion on the road about
tiiteeu yards ahead of him and he called to
them to get ont Of the road. They walked
to one side and when the horse got oppo
! site to them Mrs. Diehm became confused,
ran into the road and was knocked down.
lie claimed that it WAS an accident that he
could not avoid.
4 number of witnesses called by the
defendant testified that his character for
peace was good. Tho case was sub
| mitted TO the jury without argument of
| counsel and they rendered verdict OF
guilty. He was sentenced to pay a fine
| of s25 and costs of prosecution.
| THE FoLTZ CASE.
| Ada FoltZ, n resident of North Queen
| street, between Frederick and New streets,
| was indicted for adultery. The testimony
| of the commemorative witnesses was that
early on the morning of November IL,
| Emanuel Fultz, the husband of Ada, had
reason 10 believe that there WAS mau in
the house with his wife, and ne secured
l Fla a2Epinaa Of a
Specie. The latter was stationed at the
rear door, while Roadman and Foltz
watched the front door. Foltz rang the
bell but did not receive any reply. but
while he was waiting for the door to be
opened, John Ferioh ran out of the house,
through the kitchen door, into the arms of
officer SpSece. Ferioh was arrested by
the officer and marched to tho station
house. When taken into custody he was
carrying his shoes in his hand. Mrs. Foltz,
who was behind Ferich when he emerged
from the kitchen door, it was testified,
was in her night clothes.
| The defCnse was that ON the night il
question Ferich took part III the Demo
cratic parade, got up to oolebrate their
) victory and as n result OF marching hil
feet hurt him. When near MrG. Foltz'i
house he left the parade and know
ing her well he went to her house to rest
, He took his shoes from his feet while il
her house and when he left the house b.
a carried them, intending to put them OIL
again after his feet got cold. The de
, Geudant aud FsTioh were called a
, witnesses and both denied being guilty o
the offeuse charged, Jury out.
, Tuesday Morning. The jury in the cas-
{ of commonwealth vs.. Ada FOltz, indiotet
, for adultery, returned verdict of gui lty
! | with a recommendation to the mercy o
J the court, Sentence was deferred unit
Saturday.
John Ferich, the party with whom Ad
FOltz is alleged 70 have committed th
, adultery was put upon trial on a charge o
tOrnication, he being q single man. Tn,
? evidence was the same rs in the Foltz case
! The jury rendered a verdict Of guilty.
/ Tiilis MUIR aud Jacob Adams were IN
dictsd for selling liquor on Sunday and Z
{ minors, Tillie WAS tried at the last tern
? Of the court for the same offanses and 70
quilted, and the commonwealth We're con
fined in their testimony as to dates, in tn
: ~-a--s --s~~-.-G l.-, haEssaasa tha Auuns
} and November c0urts. A large numbe
{ of witnesses were examined, but none o
them had bought or paid Tillie, while
| dozen or more Witnesses testified that the,
Lad bought beer from Adams on SUNDAY
and week days. Tue jury rendered a yer
dict OF not guilty as to Tiilie aud guilty a,
20 Adams. Sentence was deferred unit
| Saturday.
Joseph Halier WAS indicted for main
tanning a nuisance at Columbia.
According to the testimony of the COM
mOGweaith's witnesses the defendant /!
the owner Of bone boiling establishment
ct Columbia, erected on the banks o
Srickler's run. In the pursuit of hi
business tue defendant gathers dead ami
mails, and the allegation is that Strickler'l
run Is so polluted by tho offals frou
thu factory that the stencil a.
times is almost unbearable, tha
employee Of the railrOal company cannot
work with satisfaction near the factor,
aud that residents of tho vicinity are com
pellad to keep their windows aud doors
closed TO keep the stencil out, On trial.
CURRENT BUsINEss.
George f. Kurtz was granted a soldiers
license to hawk, psddle aud vend goods
wares and merchandise in the county o
| Lancaster.
Robert j. Paterson, of Little Britain
was appointed guardian of the minor grand
child OF John Johnson, deceased, lato Of
| Warwick township.