M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-03-13
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iag pnbnca, belief in anv of the stages
,tiniiis,ico Ism not sn expobndsr
" tbe constitution bgf sccotdins 10 nv
understanding NJ ,ha, instrnment there
is rothirq eorhictirs between The oh.
liis,ien spa TIE e9as,iiqtian The pro
ger nsrs Of Ger o'd,t i Americsu; We
sail Of ,hoss who do not belong 20 .ths
Grder 'Ssg Sicsu;' there is no general
nan. by which 'bstb,risns' OF outsiders
sp known.
n D cslver-Wss constable 10 lesA
and 1885; had executions in nv hand
against Mesksf; the suii was brought
ny wslher 4 Beck had conserssiion
with Me.ksf shout the time In which
Fl. elaimsd exemption law; he Aiso ,sl4
ne was not going to pay il snd be WAS
not aba to pay Il.
| 1.-The testimony II this witness prinoi
pslIy rejected upon the charge made "a
defendants let.sr. that the plsialiR
has been guilty Of 'dishonorsble soa.
duct, snd wOnli do anything for the
sake ofs.gSin'' Owing to the want of
interest Of the evidsnce, ed1 the insbll
| i,y Of the reporierto hear The lss,lmong
il has not beer rpporei I
Rsq Jones. Have knoWB MesAsl 10
or l2 years prior 20 ne talk ebout .his
slunder suit, hestA some speak Of him
as on honest. upright man: Others say
thath he was not; have heard some Of the
best mea 10 our neighborhloi charged
with resorting 20 dishonorble means 80
avoid their depts, his character I sup.
pcse is as good as men in gsGtrsl, L.
bis circrmstanres.
Samuel Griffin Have hsen a msRle.
uate; the character OF Meeker bsfos
june las, was no. so good; have heard
some spsek good Of him and Others evil
under all the circumstances could'ns
say that his character vas az COOL 90
men in. general. Cross EIlminsd d.
Htvs heard DAIy walker ana Railif
speak i'll Of him before June last.
I Simon Ritlif. Live in Londemy oa
lot No. |; have baen rnerchsnt and
Have had intercourse with the people
gsnersIly Io( that com Hunity; sm con'
strained 10 gay chat :he character Of
MeeSer before last June was not sooA
Grass EIamined: There has probibiy
beer more talh adolt Meeket's chlfacts
Ifor dishonesty since last Juns than be.
fore. s'" n'' ef'
| H. D. cslvtr-The charleteroi 1oha
Z. Meeker for honesty and uptishtneU
lin his neishborheod was not good be.
fore last june. Cross ESsmiued.
Heard more about Msekef sabbsgins
leather before last June than ! have
heard since. he had friends and snsmisA
like any other man. Re.eIsminsd.l
There were other charges than cab,
baging leather against Mseker. The
witness herA rslafsd a -trahia actinn hA.
tween him aud Meeker, tending 10
show that the plaintiff had been dishoa
est in his dsaliugs,l
Jesse H. Walker--Am scqpaiutst
with Meeker: he went to Himlen, 10
853 or 1854 to get some money which
he claimed that Esq OH owed him; J
wac after him for money! an pretiy
q well acquainted with the folks Of NeSb
ler's nsighborhGod; his character for up
rightne.s aud honesty il not so good 81
men'S in general. Cross Examined,
ANA partner Of the defendant.
4 Baker-Haye known Meeker for II
=. or IL ware; have head bsd reports
: about him before June last, CtosS RG
n amined.
!. know nothing myself as 10 hi
n character for dichOnesty; don't RENE q
r. Der whetheTI ever heard much abou
" his dishonesty OF not. before this spii
E was brought.
al Thos. Curken. Have known Mesks
/, for some tine; have heard bad repoFt
about Meeker before ,his wa. brought
Cross Examined.
Can'G enumerste who thoes peTsonl
u were that spoke badly OF Meeher;I hsv,
u not much pesSoDal knowledge of Nee
er; thought that he did not give me- pr
X per credit on nv account.
>. Johu n. Davis and Joseph Thoma
were examined as to the reputation O
2 the plaintiff for honesty aud upright
,e ness which corroborsted testimony q
i. the defendants witnesses upon the
I'd point,1
i, The defendant here rested.
a The testimony closed on both side
at a late hour last svening, but we al
ID unable to;preduce il entire in this morr
le ing's edition; the remaining pertio
ii will appear in our next. To morruy
n will be occupied BY the stterneys |
u arguing the case to the Jury. The pG
,e cullat character OF the case ss veil q
{. the eniaen: counsel employed. will &
i'd the court Hall at an early hour wit
At anxious spscators. Though devoid {
i'd incident yet. it is spstsing with th
iiveliest interest, and furnishes wi
id field for forensic display The openin
argument will be made BY Mr.. Clark.
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