The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-02-29
SENTINEL

Court OF COMMON PLEAs.-The Court Of
Common Pleas adjourned on Monday morn
ing last. Since our last issue, the following
cases have been disposed Of: .
Porter Rice vs. Lewis s. Pope.-Action
in slander. Plaintiff charged in his petitiOn
that the defendant had said he was in the
habit Of putting strychnine in the -four and
meal of his customers, and also divers other
things tending to injure plaintiR's character
and business. The speaking Of, the words
was clearly proven, but the defendant came
in and said that whatever hard things he had
ever uttered against the Rapids people gen.
orally, no did not intend to spply them to
the plaintiff, but that Rice, on the contrary,
was an honest and honorable man. Tried
by jury. Verdict for defendant. Notice
given of second trial. R. Hitchcock, J.
L. & H. C. RanDey and A. Hart, for plain
tilf; Luther Day and Taylor e. Willard for
defendant
Eli Mitchell vs. Horace Harmon Action
in replevin. Tried by jury. Verdict for
defendant. Luther Day and s. D. Harris,
Jr., for plaintiff; E. B. Taylor and Alphonso
Hart for defendant.
The following cases in Divorce were Gis.
posed of:
Rozan C. James Us. David James.-Ths
petition charged "extreme cruelty" as the
ground Of the action. Tried by Court. Di.
vorce granted, and alinony allowed. The
petitioner restored to her maiden name
AIPhonso Hart for plaintiff.
Henry Slough Us. Lura J. S,oush h,-Pe,i.
ton filed on the ground Of willful absence
for more than three years. Tried by Court.
Divorce granted. Alphonso Hart for plain
tiff; Taylor g. Willard for defendant.
e Sarah Johnson Us. Robert Johnson.--Pe.
tition filed on ground Of extreme cruelty and
gross neglect OF duty. Divorce granted; also
$500 alimouy. Taylor & Willard for
plaintiff ; Luther Day for dele ndant. 90,
james MCCLELLAN Us. Mary McGllan.--.
Petition filed on ground OF adultery. }D.
vorce granted. ]. L. & II. C. Rsnney for
plaintiff; A. Hart and o. P. Brown for
defendant.
Jane Kellogg Us. Cornelius Kellogg
Petition flied on the ground of adultery,
drunkenness and gross neglect Of duty
Divorce granted, and also alimony, and pc.
titoner restored to her maiden name
Brown g. Woodwork for plaintiff.
Emma Mann Us. Jonathan Msnn.--Charge
--Will(ul absence for three years. Divorce
granted, and petitioner restored to her mai
den name. J. L. g. H. c. Ranney for
plaintiff
Caroline Elsperman vs. Christopher Els
neutrality-suspicious. cruelty. Di-
vorce granted; also aIimony. J. L. a H
G. Ranney for plaintiff; E. .Spalding for
defendant. r..
Emily NJ. Baxter Us. David Baxter
Charge-Druukenness and gross neglect o.
dtuy. Alimony allowed to gplaiptR fpr,he'
support during pendency Of petition. A
Hart for plaintiff; E. Spalding for defend
ant.
Sarah Ann Eckert vs. John Eckert. -
Charge-Extreme cruelty. Petition dis
missed without prejudice. Alphonso Har
for plaintiff.
Caroline Northrup vs. Charles H. Nor
thrup.-Chorge-Gross neglect OF duty
Dismissed without prejudice. ]. D. Horton
for plaintiff; P. B. ConaDt for defendant.
Mary Ann Hazen vs. James A. Hazen.-
Charge--Gross luziness. Dismissed withou
prejudice at defendant's costs. Taylor &
Willard fOrsplaintiff; Brown g. Woodwork
for defendant. ,,f
The criminal business disposed, of ,ii
term was small. We present the following
The State Of Ohio .vs. Joel Haieht.-
Cherge-Passing counterfeit money. i
will be remembered that this case was tre
at the December term and the jury disagreed
At this term it was tried again by jury an
resulted in verdict for defendant. He
consequently discharged. P. P. Conan
and. ]. D. Horton for the State j. L.y& H
c. Ranney and E. B. Taylor for defendant
The State Of Ohio Us. John Lee. .--Charg
Burglary. The defendant plead guilt
and wos sentenced TO the Penitentiary on
year. .... '
The State of Ohio Us. William Wilson
--Charge--Petit larceny. Tried by jury
Verdict, "not guilty" P. B. Conant for tn
State; Taylor g. Willard for defendant
The State of Ohio Us. Lemuel M. Price
-Churge-Murder in the Second Degree
This was the most important criminal tria
of the term. Our readers were made &C
quainted with the main facts of the. case @
the time Of it's occurrence. On the 9Th da
ofgNQvember last, the. dsfendant took tn
life Of Alanson Baldwin, an old and highl
respected citizen Of Aurora. e The killing {
the deceased was admitted, and the ,defenc
mainly relied upon by bis cpunsel was III,
Price, when committed the crime, wv,
iaboring under temporary deraDgs ne 8
brought upon him by long continued habi,
OF intoxica,ion. amounting, substantially, I
delHiont tremens. The defendant was
old man, nearly sixty years Of ege. .a1d Of
naturally mild and peaceable .disposi.iop
but for twenty five or thirty years past, b
has been in the habit OF, using intoxicatip
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