Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-29
Court of Common Pleas.

This Court closed its summer term in this
weeks. A large amount of business was trans
acted greater, perhaps, than at any previous term
of the same length.
We give below some of the principal cases de-
termined: -s5
The first case to the jury was that of
Daniel B. Curtis, VS.. Amos B. Frost, ct. al
This was an action on the case to recover DANA
ges for poisoning cattle. Verdict for plaintiff,
$l66. Bierce, Ranney & Taylor, for pld., Straw
der g. Brown, for deft
Francis Barton VS.. Ezra B. Taylor, ct. al. In
Assumpsuit Judgement for defendant. Straw
der & Brown, for plaintiff, Ranney & Taylor, for
defendant s.-e.,. .5s
The State of Ohio, VS.. Charles Bond. Indict-
ment for passing counterfeit money. Verdict,
guilty. Sentenced to four years in penitentary.
Strawder & Brown for State, Birchard, Jeffries
& Willard, for deft. s--.-..
State of Ohio VS.. Levi Frost, Jr. Indictment
for forging bond. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced
to six years in the Penitentiary. Strawder q
Brown for State, N l.. Jeffries for defendant.
George Gale VS.. Levi Frost, Jr., ct. al. Case
brought to recover damages for injury to plaintiff s
horses. Verdict for defendants. Strawder &
Brown, for plantiff, Jefries & Willard for defen-
ants. sr9 r. r.. III q. re-.:
Wilson Davidson VS.. Charles Burnett. Tres
pass. Verdict for plaintiff for $50, Ranney &
TAYLOR for plff., Strawder & Brown for deft.
John Menier VS.. Henry Brumbaugh, Admins
traitor of Christian Menier. Assumpsit. Verdict
for defendant Bierce & Jeffries, and o. P.
Brown, for plaintiff, Ranney & Taylor for defend
ant - z.. ~ 20 ,.-.-e= -
Plimmon C.. Bennett VS.. Charles B. Foote.
Assumpsit. Jury did not agree. Strawder &
Brown for plf, Paine, Bierce & Jeffries for deft.
Jacob C. Earnest VS.. John McCombs. Case.
Verdict for defendant. Willard, Bierce & Jeffries
for plaintiff, Strawder & Brown for defendant.
John =, Welman vs.. Whiting Carter, Admin
istrator on the estate of Charles Smith, Assump-
sit. Bierce & Jefries fol plaintiff, Ranney and
Taylor for defendant
The State of Ohio vs.. Orson Stone Indicted
for Horse stealing. In this case, the defendant,
young man, after taking the house fed to New
York, was brought back. On his examination be.
fore the magistrate plead guilty, was sent to Jail
indicted, plead guilty and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
Lot Bristolvs. VIM. B. Washington. Assump
sit. Verdict for plaintiff: Birchard & Tyler fol
plaintiff, Conant & Strawder for defendant.
The State of Ohio VS.. George Martin, Stephe1
Martin, James Martin and Lorenzo Dewey. In
dictment for Grand Larceny. Verdict "not gull
ty'' as to all except Dewey. Dewey sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary. Strawder &
Brown for State, Paine & Jeffries for defend
ants.
The State of Ohio VS.. Owen Campbell. In
, dictment for Grand Larceny. Verdict, guilty Q
!, Petit Larceny. Sentenced to ten days confne
ment on bread and water, and ten dollars fine
strawder for State Ranney & Taylor, and Jeffrie
fl for dett.
s William Hill VS.. Isaac J. Lacy. Assumpsi
Verdict for the plaintiff for $s1. Wheaton
! Strawder for plaintiff, Bierce & Jefries for def
~. oFF.--The four representatives elected to th
State work -house nt the late term of Court star