Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-11-17
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resulted in his acquittal. Judge Pease
was next put upon trial. His answer
was the same substantially as that of
Judge Tod. He was unanimously ac.
quilted on the first charge. On the sec
ohd the vote was for conviction, Is. for
acquittal 9; the constitution requiring a
concurrence Of two thirds for conviction,
he was acquitted. The third charge,
the Court decided was inadequate TO
sustain an impeachment. and he was fully
acquitted of all the charges.
THE facts concerning this attempt to
impeach Judge Pease and Tod, we
CLEAN from Chase's Statutes of Ohio.1
THE Legislature were not fully salts
fed, ard they anticipated the vacancy
to be occasioned by the expiration Of
Judge Pease's term of office, and before
that occurred, they appointed his sue.
~cessor; an act without a preceden.."
In 1911 he was elected Senator from
this District and resigned in 1918, bav-
ing been appointed Superintendent of
that parto oil a line OF U. S. Express Mail,
that ran from Washington to the head
quarters of the North Western Army,
which was between Pittsburg and the
Army. In 1915 he was appointed to
the Supreme bench of Ohio, which Office
held until about 1923. His last public
office was representing this County in
the Legislature in 1881.
In private life he was distinguished
for the brilllancy of his wit, and his
conversational powers. his liberal hospi-
tality and his readiness 10 aid in what.
ever tended for the public good. He
died in September 1889.
George Mygatt (then a lad of ten
years. came to Garfield in 1907, and to
Warren ito resiie) in 1919. He was
married in 1920 10 Miss Eliza Freeman,
(@sister of the late Francis Freeman, Esq.
of this place. returned to Garfield in
1928. again to Warren in 1897, was
elected Sheriff in 1899, re elected in
1891.
II vas near the close Of his second
term of Office that Ira Gardner was con-
victed of murder in the first degree. and
sentenced to be hung, on or about the
time when Mr.. Mygatt's sheriffal,y
would expire. Gardner having been in
his custody, for several months, al
though Mr.. NJ. had no doubt of his guilt,
still his feelings revolted at the idea Of
the execution. His successor, Henry
W. Smith, Esq, had been elected. and
Mr.. Mygatt was waiting. ~anxiously hop
ing that Mr.. Smiths commission would
arrive before the day appointed for car.
rying out the sentence of the law. One
or two days preceding that, Mr.. Smith
received his commission. and upon him
should have devoted the duty of super
intending the execution, but he quietly
kept the commission in his pocket. and
said nothing, and Mr.. Mygatt was COM
PEELED, much against his wishes and feel.
ings. to perform the disagreeable duty.
When the rope was cut, the face of the
condemned criminal was not whittier than
was that of M. Mygatt.
Shortly after the expiration of his Of
fee, he was appointed Cashier OF the
Bank of Norwalk and removed there
All that the Herald says ofhis charac
ter now was Just as true when he was
a citizen of this county.
Rufus Beman has been, and still is
one of the best citizens of the County,
His life has been quiet and peaceful, and
he is now keeping the ever tenor of
his way in Gustavus. He has filed diff
ferent Offices in his township and County,
and always to his own credit, and the
satisfaction of the people. He has been
one of the most successful farmers
of the county. Al the Agricultur-
al Fair in this vicinity, no one
man and his family 1--WE b%elieve) has re
ceived as many premiums as Mr.. Beman
and no man deserved more, or any mans
wife, than Mrs. B.-many of the articles
being of domestic manufacture, and pro.
ducts of the dairy.
Martin Bently came TO this place, when
a boy; was a brother of Elder Adamson
Benrly. now of Scion, Cuyhoga c.. He
was a young man of great promise, no
ted for his fine personal appearance, pre-
possessing manners, and sterling integ
rity. rs was for several years, teller of
the Western Reserve Bank. About the
time Of his election as County Treasurer
or shortly after. he married Miss Mary
Fitch, (now Mrs. James McEwen) of
Youngstown. In 1882 OF 8 he was cleo
ted Cashier Of the Bank at Norwalk, and
removed to that place, where he died.
soon after.
Riverius Bidwell was one of the pio-
neers OF Gustsvus. Possessing a frame of
iron, he has performed an immense
amount Ct business and labor, seeming
for many years 10 be utterly inTensible
to fatigue, but of late. time. exposure
and tolls begin to show their effects
He has ever been among the foremost
in all enterprises for the public good
He was Collector of lakes for one or
more terms, that Office was merged
into that Of Treasurer, performing lis du
with great ,.exactness. While col