Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.


bling ut court ON Friday Afternoon tho
trial Of Thomas BENNY for the murder OF
Bernard Short was resumed.
Philip Fraelich, the driver of llookey's
butcher wagon, testified that he did not !
tell Thomas BENNY, on tho afternoon aftor.
the murder. that Barney Short had been !
struck on tho head with an axe.
Jacob Clark, of Martio township, tes-
titled that shortly after the horse trausac
ton between Behny and Short, he had u
conversation with Bchny, during which he
told Behny that ho was very foolish in |
getting his wife tO sign away her rights in
giving the deed for his property NJ security
for tho horse, aud Bohny replied that If
Barney Short did not take a good lookout
he might stand u good chance q, having
his hold knocked OF WI h stone.
Isaac Erb testiHod to having .milar
conversation with Bchny, during which
! Bchuy said that ii hO had 70 lose his prop
Crty, through the decd given as collateral,
! Short would meet with an uuluCky blow.
John Stein. who lives on South Queen
| street, testified that Barney Short was in
! his store between five aud SIX o'clock on
the evening of jALuLry 81, No WAS per.
fectly sober.
Abraham Charles, of Murtic township,
testified that he had u conversation with
BGhuy on the day OF the murder, and wit
ness said Barney had great many
enemies, and BENNY replied. yea, ho had.
In conversation with BENNY at the
county prison. Bohuy said ho did not kIA
Barney Short, but knew who did
William Hagen saw Thomas BNhny in
front of the pOS.OthCc, at Mt Nebo, on
the evening OF February |, aud in tho
talk about the death Of Short, Bohny said
he supposed it was an accident, that the
horse kicked him
Joseph Englcs the Justice of the
Ieaoo, before whom the complaint
" against BaLDy was made, testified
that during the t.mo the accused was
in his office under arrest, for three hours,
lie did not assert his innocence once ; he
Appeared - he troubled aud had a de
pressed look.
Jacob Il. Shenh, the constable Of MavuC
township, testified substantially as d:l y
number OF other witnesses IN reference
u the appearance of the body on the road
tho morning after tho murder on this
same day witness looked for tracks about
the chestnut tree aud saw tho tracks OF one
man leading from the Chestnut tree to tho
road, and back again To the tree,
OF which Short WAS killed on the next
day, in company with Albert Hagen, fol-
! lowed the tracks Of two men across tue
, cOynGeld, and other fields FOR over a mile,
1 Bchuy'a house; On the following Monday
e. morning went - Thomas Behuy's house
8 and had long conversation with him, but
= | tho murder was not mentioned by either
. | the witness or BChuy next went 10
Charles farm, where Behny kept his
3 wagon, and searched the wagon and found
: al axe hid ia the straw, IN the front of the
4, wagon; there were blood marks on the
, | axe; after examining the axe in the pre-
seu0e of Mr.. Charles II was put back
, again in the Wagon, and remained there
until after the hearing, where it was
, | secured by witness; after tho hearing at
o Justice EnEles' Office, witness took the
u prisoners to the station to bring them
% back to this city; Thomas Bohuy scodeC
O his sou Adam and said he (Adam) would
own up yet that he III! something 20 dc
q with the murder, the elder Bchny wa
very much excited.
- The witness was subjectc 10 = length.
cross examination, but no new facts wcr
d developed.
. Albert NJ. Hagen testified to beinl
present when an axe, having appaEentl!
d blood stains on II, was found in tho wagOI
0 of Bahny at John Charles barn w,ucs
. removed hair from u crack in the pole o
. tho axe, wrapped 1t IN piece ot paper
= placed it / his vest pocket, interuIng &
hand il TO tho distTiC. attorney, but b
lost the paper on the day after he ha'
found it.
a II"a OF t,uilty.
Thomas sharp the companion Of G5org
Spaug.cr 10 the theft Of ra't Lines, from
-, Marietta, and who wIs q fugitive from
= justice, was arrested on i pgOcess TO -da!
T. and when brought before the court eutert,
w. plea Of guilty. lie WAS sentenced t,
undergo an imprisonment OF six and hal
months.
GRAND Jury Return.
g. True BRls. John W. Hoinger, keep
ing d sorderly house aud selling liquo
y without license William Wilson, ct. al
III murder Th0s Wood, felOuiOus eatry ant
D. Iayceny; James Waters. assault and ba'
terry, (two indiCtmouts) J Ihu struck, as
III sault and battery, (three indictments),
u Ignored BHls.-Henry Shreiner, se!lln
liquor without license; ThOs. J.ArmstrOng
~ assault and battery, 7. ). Croft, fox costs
!" George McMulIen, assault aud battery, l
Is ). Croft, for costs Thomas ). Croft 81
sauIt and battery, I. j. Armstrong fO
ID costs John W. Ho'lnger, selling EquC
N on Sunday.
20 a sick Juror.
Samuel Evans, ono of the juror
was very sick on Thursday nigh
IL but Friday morning he was bette
o. aud was considered 10 DC ali Ilgn
4 Friday afternoon he was again take
a. very i'll and had to be led to Que of I'll
ii Jury rooms, where no was attended b
2, Doctors L. NJ. Bryson, J. G. Gatchell an
George \. King, He soon revived, bu
n. shortly before o'clock he was for Il thlr
6, time taken i'll aud was removed to th
Leopard hotel, where tho jury arc qua
tered.
SATURDAY ArAiHg. court met &
8 o'clock the BENNY murder trial was n
IA sumed. The first witness called was Jaco
Rees, of Martic township and he testitie
a, that one day u year ago lie met Thoma
iy BENNY, the prisoner, in front OF the Lam
= hotel, this city. Behny talked to witnes
L, about tho horse transaction with Shoi
~ and 2 aid he would be revenged on Shor
ID that ho would kill him. Witness said
7; BENNY he should not talk 20 aud wake
AZ away from him.
as Constable Shenk was ro- called, aud h
nc admitted that he had talked with severi
n ofiiccr8 of the law and prison officials
% reference to putting some one in tho co
Is with BENNY, 10 as To take advantage {
o anything BENNY might say about tho mui
der. but ii was not done.
~ Adam Bsnny Taxes tno s'and.
~ There was decided sensation in th