The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-10
Common Pleas court.-oet. Term.
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MONDAY Nov. 29th--Judge scuey on the bench
Case Of State Of Ohio We Asa Way. came up for
hearing. Indictment, Assault with intent to kill
and Assault & Battery Prosecutor entered a
NoLLE TO first charge. The case came up for
hearing on secoud. The assault was alleged to
have been committed on the person Of one More
head at Republic. From the testimony it seems
that Asa acted somewhat in self defence but
little on the aggressive and in doing so called an
axe into requisition, with which he proceeded to
bruisc the earm Of said Morehead The case occu.
pied the entire day, and being submitted to the
court he was pronounced guilty Of assault and
battery and fined s. and costs.
TUESDAY MORNING 30th-The case Of state
against A Schloman, b. Leible, Frank Gear &c.
indictment, "Riot" came iip for hearing. This
case originated in tho'partics above breaking in
the windows and dcmolshmg generally the con.
tents Of doggefy dt west end Of the south bridge
The case being called was dismissed for want Of
Prosecution Prosecutor reported LEcro IssR.-
UNE AFFAIRE FLAMnREE.
WEDNESDAY MoRNNG Dec. lst.-Caso Of State
Va. Chas. Fisher Indictment HORSE STE E,LrNa.-
Fisher is a stranger here Hired horse Of New.
man & Toll in March last under pretencc Of rid
ing out to New Ricglo 10 sec a sick sister, prom
ising TO return the next day. However he did
not return, aud the fact causing suspicion, tho
parties followed after and arrested him in the Vi
cinity Of Springvllc, where they found he had
made numerous efforts to cell the horse. The
prisoner was committed 10 Jail, aud on trial was
found, guilty. Whercupon tile court sentenced
him to hard labor in the Penitcntiary for six
years. We understand this TO be his second Of.
fence, having served term in the States prison
before. Fisher is young man, Of medium size
black eyes bbck bair low forehead, and rather
sulleu coutenoncc, pretcnds to hail from Penn.
sylyania The ease occupied the entire day
Griffith for State Stem d johnson for Defendant.
! THuRspAY, Dec. 2d.-CasG Of State VS. David
Hays g. Martin Hays, Indictment, Petit Larceny
This case originated in Liberty township, The
parties were charged Nth stealing wheat from
ono Henry Stoncr on the eve'g Of the Goth Of Sep
tember last Griffith & Noble for State Lee &
Brewer for DsEndauts. Motion was made by
Defendants forscrcrate trials Motion entertain
ed, whereupon the case of Statevs. Martin Hayes
come up for hearing. One John Boltz and one
Henry Slippers, brothers-in-law, appeared as
/ prosecuting witnesses, and testified that on the
above mentioned night they had seen the above
parties going in direction Of Stoner's farm, that
! they returned each having a BAG on his shoulder
Chat as they passed by witnesses, who were sta
toned in b dcksmth shop ly the road side,
rHEY HEARD WHEAT RATTLE ~ fHE BAds. Boltz
could not be mistaken, he could tell ruE RATrLE
of wheat from barley when in a bag, ut the dis
taneo Of ten PAGES. Witnesses tracked them to the
bars of Stoher's barn, #tke up Stoner who was
sure he had lost three or four bushels Of wheat
from pile containing THREE HUNDRED BUsHEL.
D5fendants admitted passing down the road
passed witnesses premises and past the barn o
Stoner that they returned with bags on their
shoulders, but proved that they had gone to one
Wagoucts new house, filled their bags with sha.
wings ami returned. Dennis Blue, SEN, man
Of uhimpeachable character, testified TO being
present on return Of Defendants and seeing them
empty shavings from their bags. Jury out about
five minutes, returned verdict of "not guilty. ,
and Martin was liberated with the privilege o.
getting shayings whenever he sees fit.
Concluded next week