Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-12-13
Local Matters.


Term Of the Court Of Common Pleas,
which commenced November 6. will pro-
baby close next week. Since our last issue,
the following cases have been tried:
John s. Hutchinson vs.. Thomas Day
Verdict for plaintiff for $4S5 and COSTS
r. 4. Chambers for plaintiff, 2. Tallman
fer defendant.
Samuel Heath w. Philip Croto. Verdict
for plaintiff for $3.50 80. Tallman and
Smith for plaintiff, Cowen, Danford and 4.
4. Kennon for defendant.
State of Ohio VS.. James Crozier Sharp
Indicted for horse stealing.
This case was tried in the Common Pleas
Of Harrison County last Fall, and the de-
fendant convicted and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for three years. The case was ta-
ken to the Supreme Court on error, and a
rs-hesring ordered. The defendant then
asked for . change Of venue, and Judge
McIlvaine transferred the case to this
County. .i..
Sharp lives in the neighborhood Of Cadiz,
and is wellto-do farmer. The mare he is
charged with stealing belonged to one Su-
san Hoble, who lived on Shsrp's farm
Several weeks before the mare was stolen, this
woman went to Coshocton County, leaving
the mare in care of the defendant. When
she came home the mare was gone; Mr..
0bediah Slemmons, of Cadiz, found her in
Marietta. The owner went there, identified
the animal, swore It was her property, and
brought her away.
The defence set up was: An aIbi-that
the animal found in Marietta was not Susan
Hobbies mare-and that the mare was in
the defendants POSSESSION as bailee at the
time the larceny was alleged to have been
committed. ....a
The testimony pro and con was very
strong. A great many witnesses swore pos
itively that the marc found at Marietta,
which it was alleged Sharp sold there, was
the animal belonging to Susan Hohle, while
ether witnesses, from Washington County,
swore they had seen the mare in Washing.
ton County in August and September, q
month or too before she was stolen. Susan
Hsbls, when put upon the stand, swore she
thSughtit it Was her mare when she saw her
IN Marietta, but thinks now it was not.
A formidable array of attorneys appeared
for the defence, and evidently brought for.
ward for the accused everything that in.
genuity could suggest.
The Court, in charging the jury, upset
N hsalibicsmpletely, butcbar1ed the jury
That. If they found the mare in possession
oftbS defendant, as Jailee at the time OF
the alleged larceny, their verdict should be
Not Guilty. This proposition was the first
ons considered by the jury. and upon vote,
wasthe mare in possession Of the defendant
at ,hs time the larceny is alleged2 unani
sonsiy voted aye.
The case was given to the jury at about
O'Clock on Saturday evening. and in about
ID minutes they returned into Court with 9
verdict Of ''Not Guilty" z1-, H
Messrs r. H. Cochran. Prosecuting At
toruey, and D. Cunningham, prosecuting
Attorney for Harrison County, for the State
J. NJ. Estep, d. D. T. Cowen, r. e
Chambers and Anon Lemon for the de
fendant.
The Court is now engaged in the case o
Archibald AcGre,o and tove vs.. Diro'
AyeraGne B7Irfegr1 -t-t-t1
,- The Report Of the County Commissioner
was made to the Court, and Ross ]. Alex
iaader and e. Il. Ksnnon, Esqrs., were ap
pointed to examine it and report to tn
Court. t... ..,.
.t' A great many judgments were taken duI
ing the past week.