Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-01
COURT STILL WORKING.
rhE SURETY AND rEsERrlos UAsrs
Number OF Tnom disposed OF on Saturday
magistrates Censursd FOR Rsturninx
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"propor Csses--OommOn pieas.
| oh tho reassembling of court on Satur-
nay AFTERNOON tue hearing of surety OF
peace ana desertion cases was proceeded
| with.
! Frances Fisher was CHARGED with
threatening Abram Hess The prorocutor
testified that on July 10, Frances threat
| ened to cut his heart out. Tho def,us,
was that Hess struck France, in tho face.
| after which she picked up fork and told
| him If he struck her again sho would cut
him. The case was dismissed, with each
OF tho parties to pay half OF the costs.
Frank Reidlinger was charged with
| threatening his wiIo, under tho following
| circumstances The defendant struck
his child, only q few months old, and when
| Mrs. Reidlinger interfered and said she
would sue him, he said he would hurt hor.
The court dismissed the case, with county
| for office costs.
Mary Bitner, residing ON North Queen
street, was charged with threatening to do
great harm to minor daughtor of Mia.
Emma Markley. From tho common
wcalth's testimony it appeared that "a
daughter of Mira. Markicy had said that
Mrs. Bitner was good for nothing thug,
and when she heard ut that remark having
beon made she called ut the house OF Mrs.
| Markley and said she would pull her nose
her daughter talking in that way about
her, Tho commonwealth said il they bad
the power they would impose tho costs on
the magistrate who returGed this caSo to
court, because no threat had been shown.
The case was dismissed, with county for
| Office costs
Andrew Wilson was returned To court by
Chief Justice McGlinn. for having threat
ercd to do great harm to his mother-in.
law, Mrs. Ackermau, but when on tho wit.
ness stand Mrs. Alderman testified that
sho called at the aldUrmau's office and told
him that she only wanted Wilson taken
away from her promises, as he was an
noyiug her. The court remarked that this
was another case IN which tho magistrate
ought to pay the costs. 1t was dismissed,
with county for office costs.
ReY. Matthew Diggs, crlogcd was
charged with desertng aud failing to pro
vide for his five children. These chtl
dren wero left in tho shauty on Chris
tian street, after Matthew's wife becamoa
| fugitive from justice. on account OF
| charge preferred against her for harboriug
white girl for immoral purposes.
Matthew testified that he went to Middle
| town to work about year ago, and whilo
he was gone his vito went to live with
another man. When ho returned homo
and learned of his wIlU's CDnduc. in hiE
absence, there was u row which ended in a
dissolution Ot partnership. Matthew
claimed the paternity of only ono of the
five children. The court ordered him to
pay 50 80 per week for the maintenance Of
his children.
Mrs. Sarah Bauer, tho 200 pound Eighth
ward belle who oloped with George Miller,
her l20 pound beau, sunia weeks ago, was
charged with threatening To kill hor hus.
hand t,hinf Iu.ti@4 hattIipp W r
| the witnesses on this case, aud after ho had
given his testimony, he addressed tho
court IN explanation OF tho return OF tho
Wilson surety Of thc pUaCo ease to court
This was one OF tho eases III which Lhe
court thought tho magistrate ought to pay
the costs. The oonr. did not give tbs
chief justice C'lanco To explain that Mrs
Ackerman had worn to an cntiroly differ
ont story befo!r him. but dismissed him
from the stand with the admontion that
he, (meaning the chief justice) should
exercise more judgemont ia giving claw"
or returning cases to court. The chief
justice worry reluctantly retired from tho
stand, knocked out fuT the second time
within an hour.
Tho court directed Mrs. Bauer to pay
the costs and enter into rocDgnizanco To
keep the peace for six months, and being
unable to comply with the order of the
court, she was taken back to prison.
The desertiou case against Frank Frltz
was dismissed, as tho husband and wife
are now living together.
The surety of the pea'o case agnins.
George Sellers, brought by his wife. WAS
dismissed, with county for office costs.
Benjamin +. Ryan, of Columbia, was
charged with failing to provide for his wfe
and two children The court directed that
he pay 50 per week for the maintenance of
his wife and children.
Daniel Blottenberger was called for a
hearing on the charge of desertiug his wife,
but his counsel raised the point that he
could not be heard on the charge, pending
suit for divorce on the grounds of
adultery and fraud, the court having
already made an order that he pay his wife
500 counsel fee and alimony. The court
directed the case to be dismissed
sentences Imposed.
John II. Baxter, young man from
Salisbury township, pleaded guilty TO at.
attempting TO defrsud the Lancaster coun.
ty national bank. Young Baxter presented
check at tSe bank for sl75, bearing the
signature of John Musser. The bank
officers knew they had 10 such depositor
and they detained Baxter until an officer
arrived, when no was placed under arrest.
The bank otiicers did not desire severe
sentence and his counsel made sh ong
appeal for tho mercy of the court He
was sentenced to undergo an mprison-
ment OF nine months.
John Anderson, convicted last week of
assaulting two residents cr LeacOck town
ship, was sen,cGced to pay fno of $40
and costs.
Adjourned to Monday morning Mt 10
O'Clock.
In tic Common Pleas
BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON.
The jury in the suit of George Hood VS..
Martin Wenger, who retired to deliberate
on Friday afternoon, were brought into
court on Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
They said they were unable to agree upon
verdict and II kept out for week they
would be no nearer a conclusion than they
were now. They were discharged from
any further consideration of the case.
BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON.
When court reassembled on Saturday
afternoon additional testimony was heard
in the suit of Henry Keen vs. Jacob S.
and Franklin q. Shirk. As counsel could
not conclude the argument of the case be
fore adjournment. court adjourned over