Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-27
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SECULAR correspona4ence Of flNrxLLiesNorn.
4 C0LUN11A~4April IA special business
U2n of the vigilsnt fire company was
noad on Saturday evening" Resolutions of
Thanks for favors extended during the re- |
celt dir were adopted regarding the Laurel |
and Union fire companies, Of York, and the |
Shawnee, of Columbia.
A motion to give the general fair commit |
TO- power to decide the controversy over the |
stove was unanimously adopted. They have
reported unanimously In favor of Miss
Emma Mittendorf, Of York, as holding the |
resl ticket No. 172 that drew the stove F;
which ticket was drawn from the wheel,
y on Monday evening, April 20
A Number of Police Items.
Elisabeth Lawrence, residing in Ragtown,
was arrested last evening for being drunk
and disorderly by Officer Gilbert Squire
Evans had already committed her for ten days,
but Lizzie decided to pay fines and costs and
was released.
August wittenberger,. of Ragtown, has
turned w!fe-beater On Saturday while In
saloon his wife sent their young daughter
after him to come home TO dinner This
enraged him, and upon his return home he
abused her terribly, beating her head, face
and shoulders In an outrageously brutal
On Saturday evening Officer Wittick had
warrant placed in his hands for the arrest
Of o woman for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct He arrested her, and Squire Evans
committed her to Jail for ten days The
woman Is from Lancaster, and Is wanted IN
that city by its officials, she being Emma
araham who escaped the vigilance of the
sheriff last week.
A fight occurred on the Harrisburg accom-
modation train on Saturday evening, near
Watts station, between young Henderson, OF
Maytown, and Musser of Columbia The
train was stopped and the pugists elected.
They then stoned the car next to tho smoker,
and thew will be arrested
An Ill-Treated wife.
Ben Ryon is again on the rampage At
different times his wife has been compelled
to leave him from his brutal abuse. Several
mGnths ago he was released from jail, and
upon returning to Columbia, sought out his
wife, and begged her to again live with him.
He acted as though his reformation was seri-
ous, and she finally consented. Peace and
harmony did not long remain in the house.
hold, and lastNweek Mrs. Ryon was again
compelled to fly from him with her children,
his abuse becoming unbearable. On Satur-
day night they met on North Third street,
and Ben caught hold Of her. What would
have happened is unknown, but Officer Wit
tick appeared and compelled him to release
his poor, ill-treated wife.
An ODstreperous Lancastrian.
Charles Yeager, of Lancaster, and COM
panion named William Barnes, were arrested
on Saturday night, by Officers Wittick and
Dyssinger, on Locust street. for being drunk
!. and disorderly. When Wittick attempted 10
arrest Yeager that young man drew a re-
volver, but before he could use it he was
placed on his back by Wittick and disarmed
The prisoners were then placed in the lock-
up, and on Sunday morning taken before
Squire Evans. AS tho Squire entered the
room Yeager leaped out of the door and at
tempted to escape, but was caught after run
of several squares by Wittick. The officer
decided not to press his suit and upon pay
ment of costs Yeager and Barnes were re-.