Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-08
THE QUARTER SESSIONS,
Lorins v. oaesiey heossves Two Years ana
six months for tho Feionious Shooting
OF Little M annie ltep.cp

OF Little Mamie Henson.
An adjourned court of quarter sessions
was commenced ut 10 o'clock this morn
ing, with Judge Livingston presiding.
There are AZ cases ON the list for trial, the
most important Of which are the follow
ing: Loring V. Cawley. felonious assault
and battery; John K. Dennison OF al. con.
sp'raey A. X, Spurrier, Audrew Eich-
oitz and b. +. Leman, false pretenso ;
Senlamin Root ct. al, conspiracy
| Emanuel Burkheiscr, Jeremiah Green.
burglary and receiving stolen goods.
The first case called for trial was that
against benjamin Moore, for assault aud
| battery. The prosecutor In the case was
sylvester McComsey, and ho testified that
on the evening of Saturday, November 1st.
IN company with John Bgley he went 10
the house of the defendant and had A oon.
versation with him In reference TO the
building of tho foundation for shed.
After some talk Moore accused witness OF
calling him a liar and struck him three
times. Witness then left Moore's
premises and when about starting for
nome asked Moore why he had struck him.
Moore did not answer the question directly.
but asked witness II he intended to sue
him. Witness replied that he did and then
Moore assaulted him second time, knock
ing out several teeth and kicking him
| three times in the side. John Bigley COR
| rooorated the testimony Of the prosecutor.
DR.. Zsll testified to tho nature Of the
injuries inflicted ON McComsey, and DIR.
Ewing to the extent of the injury to his
| teeth. The defense was that McComsey
and his companion came TO his house on
the night in question and after some con-
yersation McComsey grabbed Moore by the
| collar and was pushed away. He made
| two other efforts to strike Moore but did
not succeed and was knocked down by
| Moore in self defense. The defendant
| denied having struck McComsey on the
| public road, and he also testified that
| Bigley was not present when the scutils
took place between him and McComsey.
Jury out.
cAwLEY PLEADS GUILTY.
| Loring V. Cawley pleaded guilty to
telonious assault and battery in shooting
Mamie Benson on tho evening of October
| ID. The facts of the shooting were
| detailed in full in tho INTELLIaENcER at
the time. Briefly they arc as follows (:
On that evening Miss Benson, with a com.
panion, Miss MoManus, was returning q
home from work, when she met young
Cawley, who had on number of occa-
| sions annoyed her with his attentions and
love letters. She walked hurriedly to
get away from him, but he overlook her
| in Centre Square and without any
warning he pulled ont revolver
and shot Miss Benson. The
| ball struck her in the hip and for
| several days she was disabled. Young
Cawley, the moment after he shot the girl,
| ran away and was pursued by q crowd,
who were attracted by the report of the
pistol. When he saw that he was about
being captured, and when in front of
Bursk's 8 store, he drew q revolver from his
pocket and shot himself. He was taken
to the station house, and physicians who
were summoned probed for the ball, but
were unable to find it. Cawley was taken
TO the county hospital the same night, and
IN a few weeks recovered from his wounds,
ard was transferred to the county prison,
where he has been until this morning,
when he was brought into court.
The prisoner was represented by j. W.
III. Cardeza, of the Philadelphia bar, b.
Frank Eshleman and w. #. brown. The
commonwealth was represented by Dis
trict Attorney Eberly and Marriott
MIR. EshIeman, after recitlng the rac,s or
the case, stated that Cawley was in
Jured several times when young, VIII ich
resulted IN ooncussion of the brain and
which has left him weak. minded.
Mr.. Cardeza made plea for tho mercy
OF tho court on the ground that he was
the only support OF his widowed mother.
Judge Livingston, before passing
sentence, said there were many things
surrounding this case which became
known to him on former hearing, a year
or more ago. On that occasion il was
said that he was the only son of q widowed
mother and he was about being sent to the |
house of refuge for an offense he should
not have been guilty of and which no man
should be charged with. Two gentlemen
OF this city became security for his good
behavior and he was liberated through |.
their kindness. He did behave him |
self during all the months for which |
the sureties were bound and the court had |
hoped that they would not again hear from |
him, but he is before US this time for a |
crime which might have caused him his |
life. He is too dangerous q man to be at |
large, and the theory Of insanity cannot |
now be inquired into, as he has entered a
plea OF guilty. His mental condition can |
be inquired into at some other time. |
Cawley was then sentenced to pay a fine |
OF 500, costs of prosecution and undergo |
an imprisonment at separate and solitary
confinement at hard labor for the period of /
two years and six months. His mother
was present when the sentence was
imposed and appeared to feel deeply the
sons disgrace.
A verdict of not guilty was entered in
the indictment charging him with carrying
concealed deadly weapons.
Adjourned to 2:30 O'clock.
PETITIoNINa TO GET OUT OF JAIL.
At the October adjourned court of
quarter sessions, Henry Hall appeared as
q prosecutor against Officers Wittick and
Dyssinger, of Columbia, for assault and
battery. The jury rendered verdict of
not guilty and imposed the costs on the
prosecutor. He was unable to pay them
and was committed to Jail for non pay.
ment. The father of Hall has petitioned
The county commissioners to release him
from prison on the ground that he has
wife and child dependent upon his |
support. Both are cripples. The only
way that Hall can be released
rom prison before the expiration of his
.erm of ninety days, is by the commits
ioners paying the costs, which amounted d |
% about $3.50. They do not feel justified I
n taking that amount of money from the
county treasury. The case was returned I
% court by Alderman McGlinn.
death of Oscar Ksurss Hasris.
Mr.. Oscar Kauffelt Harris, for twenty {
wo years q prominent Washington jour. !
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