Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-04-07
COURT or COMMON PLEAS
SPRING TERM.
Hon. NATHAN EVANS PRESIDING.

The Grand Jury returned into Court on SATURDAY.
26ih ult. with the following bills of indictment
each endorsed a true bi:'
One against James Baxter and Branson Baxter
Tor murder in the second degree. Set for trial ol
Friday. April %.
Against Joseph Scott. for cutting down TELEGRAPH
poles.
Againat w Simpson, for Peti, Larceny. PLEAD
guilty.
Against John Safie and Isaac Wheeler, fo
Grand Larceny. Set for trial on Thursday, Apri
18th.
Saul K. Ruggles, for Arson. Set for trial Tues
day, 18th Of April
Sarah Manahan. for Petit Larceny Set for ,ria
| on Wednesday, tie 20rh April.
Robert Burlington, for Assault and Battery.
VIM Morelaud, for Rape Set for trial on Tues
day, 18th day Of April.
Alfred Mcmillan, for shooting with intent to
kill and murder.
Samuel Steel, for Grand Larceny. Set for tria
on Wednesday, April 20,h-
Conrad Earnest, for keeping room for sale OF
liquors. Continued.
Samuel Braden, same; continued.
Charles Bamburg .
George Kerns, for selling liquor con tinusd
Joseph Hoodlemeir, for keeping nine pin alley
continued
James McCarahsn, for Assault and Battery,
plead guilty; fined $40 and cost; imprisoned FIVE
days and to fed on bred and water
Christopher Ensminger for keeping tavern for
sale of liquor;
Jacob Huff. for Gra nd Larceny.
VIM. McGarv and Stewart McGary, for A.sau.,
Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Barret for keep
ing room for sale Of liquors.
Three bills against Albert Dodson. Abner Sny-
der, Calvin Smith, Henry Smith and Nathan Smith
for keeping Ferry without License, continued;
Isaac Vandyne for murder in the second degree.
set for trial on Thursday, April 81. 81
Alpheus Bolen plead guilty to keeping gambling
room; fined $50 and costs
George Ault VS.. Joshua Pryor, Malicious Prose-
cution. Verdict vs.. defendent for s. and costs.
Moses Rhodes We. Alex. Branum et al. Verdict
for plaintiff for one dollar.
State of Ohio vs.. VIM. Simpson. petit Larceny
Plead guilty. Fined ten dollars, and sent to jail
ten days on bread and water and restore 81 So two
fold the properly stolen.
Ohio vs. Kennedy, assault md battery. Found
guilty, fined one dollar and costs
Wednesday IL. O'Clock NJ. the Court is now en-
gag ed in trying the case of the State of Ohio vs.
10 sish Maxwell, for Horse Stealing. Maxwell has
made himself famous jail breaker He has
fine appearance. He is near six feet high, will
weight about one hundred and eighty, is square
bull, stout looking man. He has low forehead
rather high crown, very long head from forehead
back and very narrow from side to side. He has
keen steady eye and casual observer would say
he was worthy higher sphere in life, than he
would seem to have adopted. The prosecution is
showing by evidence that he was in the immediate
neighborhood OF Mr.. SUTTON, from whom the horse
was stolen on the evening of April 3, 1883. That
night The horse was taken and the next afternoon
the prosecution produce them together at Max
WELLS uncle's in Tuscarawas county. and that he
q fter wards sold him in Mt. Vernon. The rebuilt
ing testimony ha. not yet been taken. what it is
we do not know. But this far the evidence is con-
clusively against the prisoner Should he be proved
guilty and not fasify in his case he must be
an adept, prince among horse thieves
LATER.-The trial of MAXWELL. is over; the Jury
returned verdict of guilty.
The Court on the 2Sth ut., refused 10 admit
certain alien, to citizenship on account of on in
dictment pendi ng against him. Applicants for
final certificates of citze nshp hereafter had better
conduct themselves in a manner conformablc 10
the laws of :he State and good morals