Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-18
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THIS Court, Judge MYERs presiding.
was io session during all "f last week, for
the disposiliun al criminrl charges Of a
petty character. l. has been the heaviest
term by Ear IhaI has yet been holdrn un-
der thu new criminal regimen. which dis
penses with the necessity Of an iadicl.
meui found bv a Graud Jury, and sub.
sti uies an Information in It's stead,
which is filed by he Prosecuting Atior-
ney, stating in plain and ordinary lam
guage the charge {" whirh the prisoner
must answer. The modgS Opsrandi CON.
mends it by saving the expense Of jury
of fifteen men to say whether n man shall
be put on trial or not, while at the same
time il puts he State TO The Inconvenience
of going into trial without having had an
opportunity Of knowing just what 1t will
be able to prove. Under the old system,
all the testimony on the part of the pros
eculion was first heard by the Grand Ju.
ry, and if thought insufficient. no bill
was found, M d the cost of an useless
prosecution saved The charge throws
a greater responsibility than before upon
the Pro ecuting Attorney, and upon Jus.
iices of the Pence who bind over over
aud they sh mid make il point neUer to
bind defrndant unless they bare before
them sufficient proof 10 conuicf, If they
hda fadi Jurisdiction, and in such case
recognise all the witnesses before him ne
cessary 10 support the charge by estabIiSh'
ing the guilt Of the defendant; this a great
deal of costs may be saved The county.
We give below report of cases and
their determination
Larceny.-ln The case OF ,be State VS.
David Young, jr, No proof of guilt and
The prosecution entered nolIe.
Assault and Battery State VS. w. B
Carpenter, Charles Fleming and Calwal.
Iader 'wings. The defendants elected tc
br tried separately, and 'arpenter s pa
upon trlaI-verdIct, not guilty--a nolle
entered on the other two.
Assault and Battery State vs.. w. A
Fisher. Jury disagreed Fisher is ,
Conductor on the e. G & G. r. Roat
and was charged with having thrown I
young NAN from the cars, while they
were in motion. near Salem Station, il
this county, breaking his leg and shoulder
Ii will be for trial again at the next term
Complaint 10 Keep The Peace, by Han
nah PIunket-State vs. Patrick Plunket
Aggrieved parties settled the difficulty -,
are now living together again, and ,h
prosecution was dropped a. defendant
casts.
R,ot--Stote VS.. VIM. Adams, D,nie
Adams, Peter West, VIM. West and Ja
cob Roadpnurh. Verdict, guilty. Th
decision in this case we regard as q
great importance to the people of tn
county. The facts in it were lhese-o
the 2Sf day Of last month, daughter q
Mr.. Adam Failor was married, and o.
the evanlng Of that day, the Young me-
named above, with others who have nc
yet been arrested, met together. and pro
ceeded TO the house of the brides lathel
for the purpose of "bclhng' Tie wedde
pair, and during the operation broke j
he windows and doors of the house
! his act was done by but few of III
rioters, and was claimea tina, those h
did nohlng but "hell' were not gui t,
bnt The CoGr' held that as they were n
. >ocia'ed together f'ran unlawful purpos'
p If one Of their number committed an a,
i Of violence. he whole company wci
guilty, and eqnAlly answera lie tn the law
f and sentenced them to three days ;mpri
}, onment in the dungeon of the county iai
i and a.'tcmperance diet # bread and W
r ter; and in addition pay the costs
prosecution. aud fine Of ten dola
n each. This is as it should be, md y
= have strong tendency t" repress tho
lawiess outbreaks which SO greatly li
turb the peace, aud not unfrequentIy e.
danger life.