The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-01-05

TRIAL OF PARKs.-AKRoR, Dec. 27.-The
trial Of lanes Parks for the murder OF VIM.
Beatson, at Cuyahoga Fails, commenced
to-day. y. Epson aud Bierce for the State;
Otis et a. for peiseAef; - jGrymen were
called, IA rejected for cause, 3SPeremptori-
".
The case was opeaed on behalf Of the
State by Mr. Epson, and AIR, Otis for the
prisoner made tho following singular state
meut in defence:
That Parks true. name is Jam es Dickens
son; that he came TO this country IN 1888,
being at that time % years-of age; that he
is by trade a weaver; went to work in
Rhode Islands that no was guilty tofthe rob-
berry of the DeWolf tomb: that he served.
out four years III the Rhode Island peniten-
tiary; thai he then wenktb Gloucester Point,
below Philadelphia, and was coon after
guilty of the Kemptoh robbery al Philadel-
phia, for which he was convicted and serv.
ed out his time in the Pennsylvania peni-
Tertiary: he then came oet west; was en-
ployed rs the oVrrseer Of a clearinghouse
in Ohio City, aud still later the Keepers a
grocery store on Pittsburgh street, Cieve-
land; admitted going with Beatson TO Guy
ahoga Falls, aud leaving the tavern with
Beatson for Hudson; said they followed the
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,eet n.Sn' vhat 'hsX ovtn ~ snsouPu uown
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to he called for BestA6p,who did not answer
ne 'hen eomnseseas a sesrsh, aad soou
- ,Sa So "a ~ H1sS hSsoSo : NJ IN. asI,
near his heuvt ana sSbposed hin dead; tfat
he r, then becaHe very mnch frightened,
and Thinking biz own bad reputation would
tell very stry6gly agajnst hin he concluded
Il was Necessary toiconceai the matter thal
he cut ~ the head, TOOK Oh the clothes
dregSsa inc oooy y me midaie 81 INC ofioge
|, and lnrew Unto lhe river; then tool up me
ciyehes, WIN me head aud crossed the
rvsr esinYe, ,tbFew me civthesinto tue Ga,
Inal' ana tue mead into The river, Oh the eqs'
sac, some distance below the bridge; he
tneh hasteheu away, avoiding all proDaoill'
~ o. seeipg any one ~ much IS p~ossloiei
: alu tpat hlA subsequent contradictory $40,
: rles were Or course mage ny a frightened
man 10 seli-deiehce' ..t
Z lhe eonhselo on pom SUES assertou lhAt .
} view ot the ground SHOULD DC maze Dy inc
lurY' ana accorclngiy tbey are now lhali
past . M on inc grounu o. she suPPos,,
"a murder-the Ceurt having ADJOURNED WI
"; M Tomorrow A large crowd has 50
> Tar been in attendance, anu tho length OF
! the trails very uncertain 49, smocrai. IS,
Ev, cn.Tos Asws "a Ia,,o. ~ n,
: New York Tribune, bearing the signature
OF ga Traveller and hayinn many iutor-
: nal evid.ncs. ,fbaino from ~. nan osceo
~ 60 g. -. !,
~: SuI.a, Lsl 4, Jus 'no io'T9w'ns ne" uu,
a..on toeuo anc'eh' anu soop'y Scie"co u
. he'aiuy
a new device for the Erie arms Is 10 pre-
partition, It's described as a Pea. nut ram
pant on a ground Vt opplo'piei Popcorn PoI
and candy argeat. There will be a oar sun
. lister, of u bottle Of beer fzziDg. Motto
5 AM Erie: aai ae Dgttge; which Is interpret
, ed by the Rev. Presbyterian clergyman
who spiritually c%ohsolod Erie militant, on
: the eventiul day--to mean, "Allis not lost
while Erie surviyes!" a very pleasing ant
appropriate performance. 1t is rumored al
50 That the city intends TO present Mayor
King, who led ON the charge SO ga!lantly
: with u half dozen pale ale tpiuts;) and thai
a picture Of the event has been commission
. edhe Is represented seated upon q rail which
was 50 valprously torn UP, while crowds
carrying e~mblematioai banners swarm ex,
uldngly around him. Among the inscriptions
are "Biger and Beeri" "The friends o
squash pie meet herel" mo more riding OF
: a 'rail!" "Bunker Hill aud Erie!"
~
u rowtk OF The rhEss'--A lew days
s'nee, ING lahaio.u o. que OF our eScelslo'
uo'.'s ouie" = 'ne m1'ror once, anu s.ates
I tpal No was golne 20 BOSTON and would lk'
. = lew '' az =. .nt.ouuct,on to'he Dostol
EDITORS W course y g9ve US much pleasure
that city. The result Is tho simultaneoul
appearance Of FIRST rnte notices. in ul tn
leading Boston ne@spapersi aud n fresl
tide OF Boston guests al the "Prescot
. House"
; Some seven or eight years ago, ono o
our largest Broadway hotels was losing
Y money Tor the proprietor. Knowing iron
experience that he had ono Of tho bes
, houses and tables 10 tIe world we advised
! him to advert'se. He adopted tho sug.
gestion' and gave US carte blanche to MAKE
? me "Now York lIotely known to the publi'
through the columns ofthe mos: respectable
, newspapers ~ the country We selected
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