Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-05

A yerdlct of NOT OsiIsy In = Forgery Charge.
The basne Verdict In the herr et A.,
Assault Cases Other business.

A Verdict of Not OuiIty In . Fcrwery Charge.
The same verdict In ths nerr eA A.,
Assault Cases Other business.
Wednesday Afternoon. - A number Of
witnesses were called in the case Of common
wealth Va John III. Stauffer, indicted for
false pretense on complaint Of Kline a
Eppenheimer, and they testified that his
reputation for honesty was good, and few
witnesses called by the commonwealth in re-
buttal testified that his reputation for honesty
was not good. The jury rendered verdict
Of not guilty, with county for costs. h
Wednesday Epening-Jacob ii. Bachman,
OF Strasburg township, was put on trial on .
charge Of forgery. From the testimony Of
the commemorative witnesses IL appeared
that Bachman was an agent In the employ Of
the Singer Sewing Machine company, and
on October 8, 1884, he returned TO the
company's Office, in this city, promissory
note bearing the signature of Hannah Brown,
of Strasburg township, stating that he had
sold machine to that lady. When the note
was presented for payment TO Mrs. Brown
she pronounced the mark to her name a
forgery and the company's agent prosecuted
Bachman for forgery
The defense was that the note was genuine,
that Mrs. Brown made her mark thereto and
admitted that she had done so TO a number
OF persons. Bachman also showed good
character for honesty. The jury rendered a
verdict of not guilty and imposed the costs
| on the prosecutor, A. j. Mitchell.
Thursday Morning--The jury in the cases
of commonwealth vs.. Jonas II. Herr, A.. l..
Long and Frank L. Minnicf, indicted ior
| assault and battery on Reuben Reidenbach,
| came into court at o'clock, after deliberating
| 80 hours and rendered q verdict of not
| guilty, but imposed the costs ON the defend
ants. The jury were sent out To
| deliberate on Tuesday evening at q
| o'clock and shortly afterwards they took
a ballot, and it stood six for conviction and
six for acquittal. The next ballot resulted
| five for conviction and seven ior acquittal,
| and the jury remained that way until this
| morning. The seven for acquittal wanted "a
| place the costs on the prosecutor. After
breakfast this morning the compromise YER
| diet noted above was agreed upon.
The first case called for trial this morning
was that of commonwealth VS. John Gill
| fornication and bastardy. Sarah NJ Stahl, .
| weak-minded woman, appeared AZ the pros
ecutrix, aud she testified that Gill was the
father of her illegitimate child, born October
B.
The defendant denied that he ever wa
alone in the company ofprosecutrix, and Liz
zie Traiser called by the defense, testified
that the prosecutrix told her that Gill was no
the father OF her child The jury rendered
verdict of guilty Sentence was deferred
until Saturday.
The next case attached was that of com
monwealth vs.. Emanuel Berkheiser, indicted
for the murder of Charles Bently, n cana
boatman, at Columbia, on July "a. The pris
| oner was arraigned and pleaded not guilty
| There were nine jurors secured from the reg
ular panel. A number had formed and ex
| pressed opinions, some few had conscien
iious scruples on the subject of capital pun
| ishment; two were challenged peremptoril
| by the defendant. The court directed
\ syaaifi venire- tb iss,itsfur thirty jtnynfei
and il was made returnable at 230 o'clock.