Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-01-13

Tragedies in Actual Life" which convey.
valuable suggestions. The BEACON says:
The wreck of a lioilsehold-the bereav
ment Of Young wife by The loss of tho
hesbani, in whose life the success of al
her hopas were garnered; the orphanage o.
children by the dispensation Of Providence
these are always calculated to awaken emo
ton and call forth sympathy. But where
such wreck, bereavement. and orphanage,
result not from disease but from crime;
where the head of a young family, instead
of being carried to his grave in honor and
esteem OF his neighbors. becomes fclon
and is taken to that living grave. the prison,
10. a term of years. in dishonor and dis
era 10 live All labor with felons OF
every grade. for many years of his prime,
there is something more lamentable than
,leath-somcthing more tragic than the
pass ons Of the drama. One cannot re-
isct upon the havoc Of domestic ties,
caused by such an event; upon. the be-
queatlment OF a dishonorea name 10 limo
cent children; upon the sundcring Of the
ties of family, kind;el, home, friends so
ciety, by such results Of criminal act,
without; having all his emotional nature
stirred to its depths with compassionate
sympathy for the suffering which Justice
infiicts upon others besides those who de-
serve or come within the express purview
OF lis penalties. 1t is one of the painfulest
Of tragedies, though it should happen every
day IN the week. XIV -
These remarks have direct reference to
the cases Of Sanford G.. Bowen, Joseph
Barber. and Robert w. Jones. all now
convicted felons. They are all men OF
families; all respectfully connected; all
competent t. have been respectable anu IN
fluential members Of society.
Tho men who are thus mentioned
says the State Journal, were brought 10
Columbus and lodged in the penitentiary
by :. \. Lane, sheriff Of Summit county.
on Tuesday las. In 1886 q heavy Fl to *
place in Akron, in which, among. other
property the Office Of the Beacon was burn
ell, and the total lossof property destroy
sl was estimated at $50. 000.
Nearly year elapsed before the dis
covery OF the incendiaries. Bowen and
Bar5er occupied a Ebasem-nt room in the
bloSk, for grocery AMI meat stors~ They
were insurel for ST 900, through their ac-
tual stock at the time ofsthe fire swas.prob-
ably less than two hundred dollars. From
the disclosures of two women who over
heard the insen. laries talk over their
scheme, itwassasicftaiaed tlmt oas Nit
ney, living some distance from Akron,
firc,l the buiIIing, an hal removed to
Northern In'lians. yAlatney. was arrested
anl brought back, an confessel 70 the
whole affair; that he was employed by
one Jones. on behalf Of Bowen and Bar
Der, to, fire the store, anil was to receive
TWENTY-FIVE dollars for the job. His cir
camStaatial narrative was conirme | y cor
roboratiug circumstances Bowen, Barber.
AMI Jones, weie are ted and Jointly indict-
ell for procuring arson. Malncy, separately
indicted. pleaded entity to arson, but was
reserved from sentence, as a witness against
his conicllcratcs. Jones, ininter,iews with
the prosecuting attorney, had confessed
the whole, seeking to become witness
for the State, but claiming that he had
backed out before the preparation Of the
act. ari SO was n OF te.knieally guilty, The
three were. however, pnt npon8 their trial,
the prosecutor judged it necessary to have
the testimony Of Jones. and for that pun
pose aud upon Jones assurance. nolled the
as 10 him an bro't hi n upon the
witness stand. To his amazcment, Jones
denied circuu,stantially the story he hail
before told. and asserted the very contra
~. msspitsof this, lfowev, r. Barber end
Bowsp uerc found guilty, AMI Jones Was
a once arrested for perjury committed IN
the case; his trial at the late term resulted
in his conviction also, notwithstanding eff
forts By perjury on the part of confedcrates.