Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-19

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en1usl q. Ruth, . middle-seed married
- llvlne h Gay township, plead guilty
- tr61e - hther Of IN illegitimate child of
w. nssy =. weidman, who is only 10
yluu Cd, was the mother. The usual order
~ msde for the bastardy. For the adultery
. ssatsncs Of Ten months In the county jail
Was imposed.
Charles W. Fricker was put on trial for
embesslsment According to the common.
weaith's testimony Fricker became an agent
for J. o. Hacker, manufacturer Of cigars at
Ephrnts. He ives Furnished full line OF
samples and while acting ss agent for Hacker
ho disposed OF 81, 500 cigars, for which ne
should have received CN.50s less the COM
mIssion Of e5 per casa Fricker sent 70
Hacker e117 and never accounted for the
balance, making an endorsement OF $olo.
Mr, Hacker went over Fricker's route and
learned that he had disposed Of the cigars at
O. SO and $40 per thousand, being about one
half the rcs ne snoua tro nsye .nd
Norristown testified TO buying cigars from
Fricksr at the shove prices and paying him
for them.
Al the conclusion Of the commemorative
question Of want OF jurisdiction, claiming
that the transaction between Hacker and
Fricker took place in Reading, the goods de-
livered and sold in Berks county, conse-
quently II there was an embezzlement II was
in Berks and not In this county. The court
decided that this was the proper county in
which to try Fricker.
The defense was that Fricker never was an
agent of Hacker that Hacker sold him the
cigars In question and delivered them to him
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ing he sold the cigars, but by reason OF
losses Fricker could not pay the balance be
owed him and then Hacker prosecuted him
for embezzlement The jury rendered q
verdict Of guilty. Sentence was deferred &c
give counsel for Fricker an opportunity &c
make motion in arrest of judgment
"A wife-Beater Convicted.
Charles Rodsn was put on trial for wifi
beating. Mrs. Lizzie Rodan testified that or
the .4th Of May her husband was drunk
abused her, struck her and then broke 10
Of chinaware. Her two daughters cor
rObOrated her testimony as to the prisoner
striking her. II was also shown that Rodar
was defendant in court twice before or
similar charges
The accused testified that be had som,
words with his wife on the morning OF May
4, and he playfully threw q cap at her head
not intending to hit her. His wife still KEEP
':jawing" him and calling him names and b,
then pushed her away. He denied havinl
struck her. A son of accused testified
his quarrel with his mother. The jury aftel
few minutes deliberation rendered YER
dict Of guilty. In consideration OF bis hav'
ing been In jail since May 4, he was SEN
fenced to undergo an Imprisonment OF one
month.
charged with Keeping . Disorderly House,
Albion Ingram was indicted for keeping a
disorderly and bawdy house. Chief Smith
was the first witness called and he testified
that Ingram, on June IL, lived on Leman
street near Market and complaints were &c
frequent that the house was a disorderly and
bawdy one that 1t was finally decided to raid
it The raid was made on the night above
named and all the occupants of the house
were locked up. The chief related a large
number OF incidents to show the character o
the house and the character OF the womer
who frequented the house day and night
Ingram, his wife, Hattie Wilson and tn,
other parties arrested on the night OF the raic
were drunk when taken to the station house
The language used by the inmates of thi
house ON numerous occasions was very pro
fame and filthy. On trial when court ad
journed.
An Evening Session.
Wednesday Eeening-Court met at 10
o'clock and the trial of ALBION Ingram TO
keeping disorderly and bawdy house wa
resumed, A number of witnesses, amonj
them residents of the houses in the sam
square, were called and examined and test
fed that the noises were frequent at Ingram
house, day and night, that drunken men An
women we're continually going in and out {
the house.
the only witness called for the defens
was Ingram, the accused. He denied that b
kept bawdy house or allowed any wrong
doing in his house. On q lew occas ions
number of young men came to his house
under the influence of liquor, raised dis
turbance and he went for policemen to hsv
them arrested. He admitted bringing bee
tor visitors to his house. Jury out whe
court adjourned.
Current Business.
Hiram Snyder and David Hughes, city
were granted a renewal OF their soldiers
license to peddle goods in the county OF Lsr
caster.
subpoena in divorce was granted Emu
Dellet, whose petition alleged that her hu
band, Harvey Dellet, has deserted her ft
John Z. Brubaker was appointed euardia
Of the minor grand Child of Peter Shelly, d,
ceased.
James Wood, jr., was appointed guardia
Wright deceased.
Grand Jury Return.
True Bills.--John Tomlinson, seductio
and fornication and bastardy; II. Wolfe, Jr
John Brenner, Diller Clark, James
Shenk, George w. Kline and Isaac Trool
tornication and bsstardy George Rentz, la
ceny; Wendell Rice, larceny; Christia
Wolfert, malicious mischief
Ignored Btls.-Edward Parker, receivin
stolen goods; Samuel King, ielonlous a
sault and battery; Henry Nagle, malicor
mischief, with prosecutor A. Chambers fc
costs Samuel Saylor, fornication and ba
tardy, county for costs.
Thursday Morning.-Court met at
O'Clock, and the jury In the Albon lnRraI
cases rendered d verdict of guilty of keepin
disorderiy house and not guilty of keepin
bawdy house, but to pay the costs OF pros
cution. Sentence was deferred.
baltimore joe Convicted.
Joe Haley, better known as Baltimore 10
was called for trial on charge OF being a pr
fessional tramp. 1t was shown that Joe HI
been around this city for the past five year
during nearly all OF which time he has bee
an inmate of the county jail, and also that
frequently begged money from parties {
the street
Joe went on the witness stand aud mac
one OF his characteristic speeches. Substal
TALLY 1t was the same as a letter he sent
Judge Patterson, OF which the following is
verbatim copy:
LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON, Aug. 10.
To the Hon. Judge Patterson.
DEAR SIR. This is only a put upJo on q
after doing sixty days (6O). l had bought
railroad ticket to leave towr, but met
couple persons at the depot who invited Il
to take q tew drinks with them. this StuI
fide Me. i know Not WHARF / was JoiI
what was doing. This Policeman who 9
II yer unplesent for Me by haveing me p
IN Jail for long fima DurinO the time