Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-09
COURT PROCEEDINGS
mEARlNu or TUE LIunNsE UAsn
M,iisro r. Hiidsbrand Sentenced to 10 Years
imprisonment In the ER'tern peui.
tentiary-uisoe lansous Matters
DispnasJ NJ

imprisonment Ia the Ea'tern peui.
tentiary -misoei anoous matters
Disposed OF.
This morning court met at 10 o'clock for
the purpose of hearing license cases, SO.
Millard Il. llildobrand, who was con.
yioicd of mauslaughtor, In killing Horny
Esholman, was brought into court for
sentences. Mr., Brosius, ofthe prisoners
counsel, stated that he has wife and two
young children. Judge Patterson said
that tho prisoner had been found guilty of
voluntary manslsughter and IL now only
remained for the court to pass sentence
tho court thought that the jury was justi.
fled in finding as they did under tho ovi.
dcnco tho case demands more than ordi.
nary punishment aud the court did not
feel like reducing the sentence much. Tho
judge then sentenced tho prisoner To pay
u fine of $50 and undergo an imprisonment
in the Eastern pentontiary for ton years,
aud ut tho expiration OF this time tho
prisoner to give bail in tho sum Of $500
for his good behavior.
The LIcsnsos
The following license cases wcro takon
up
Jacob UtZinger, who now has rcstaur.
ant license in the Seventh ward was an
applicant to keep hotel in the rear of the
Eastern market. lie desired 10 keep his
restaurant license, in case tho other was
refused. Mr. Utzinger appeared before
the court and was asked tho questions Ia
the affidavit, and his answers wcro satig
factory. Held under advisomont
Raphael Fisher keeper of au old stand
in the Ninth ward, whose case was con
tinucd from last Saturday was also before
the court aud was asked the usual qucs
tons. In regard to the sale of liquors to
persons "visibly affected, ho stated that
upon one occasion -four men came to his
house after nine o'clock at night they
wcro drunk and threatened to kill him II
he did not give them each drink fearing
he might be hurt he gave them \ drink,
and that was the only time lao sold TO
persons "yisibly Affected" lie did not
mako the affidavit for that reason, as no
wanted to make an explanation License
refuSed-Judgc Patterson voting for tho
license.
II. NJ. Sweigart, Salisbury, application
for hotel license, rcfusod-JudgC PAttor.
son voting for 1t.
The case Of AmoIA Haas, Marietta, WAS
continued.
Henry Wert1, who has restaurant
license, in Washington borough, and has
made the AFFIDAVIT, desires u hotel licCuso
Hotel license refused, restaurant license
granted.
II. X. woodland, vt Gay township, has
been keeping o hotol lor -four or five years,
uat recently sold tho property to \ man
who takes possession on April /. llo
(Weelaud) has not n.,l the affidavit il
he had violated the law ho wanted to be
responsible, as he has given bond, and ho
did not want 1t to affect his successor, but
would like the matter t. be continued;
license refused.
John A. WILL of Penn township keeper
! of an old stand in Penn township, who
i had not made the ailiIayit was before the
! court and was asked tho questions. lie
, stated that he had sold to drunken men,
4 but did not notice that they were drunk
, until after they had received the drinks
License granted.
: w. W. Klump Seventh waId, application
I, for restaurant license argued las Satur
! day. License refused.
. Current Busire-'.
/ Tho court made tls usual decree lp
a propriating 10000 to the Home fo
, | Friendless Children.
At the instar cs of tho counsel for th,
i defendants, an issue was granted betwcer
q the county of Lancaster aud Samuel VI
= Myers, Abram SUNNY aud Martin Hide
Y brant, commissioners OF Lancaster county,
to try and determine by jury whether the
< sum of s6,02702 OT any part thereof e
I surchargsd by the auditors Of Lancastcr
p county In their report filed February ? au,
;. 3, 1894, against Myers, SUNNY aud Hide
= brant, commissioners of tho oodnty O
Lancaster, is due by them TO said county
{ The bill of the county auditors was ap
# proved by the court, there b'ing up obioc
. tion.
Il Emma High, OF New Holland, wa
divorced from her husband, John II. liigl
a, | mot the sheriff.. on tho grounds OF drEaI
;. tion.