The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-02-07

convicted by his own conduct.
Now, gentlemen, in May, 1865, lees
Jhan uiLe weeks before the day of this
destruction, Linn handed in his return
to the Assessor for taxation, and gave
as the entire value of his personal prop
erty, seven or eight hundred dollars.
Now, allegiance and obedience are
cOrrclative terms; and us Mr.. Linn on
ly pays to the State Of Ohio for the
protection Of seven hundred dollars
worth Of property, he has no right to
ask the State Of Ohio to protect him in
any excess that lac may afterward
claim to have.
He was either dpfrauding the Govern
meut al the time hs was returning tile
property Tor taxation, or he is trying to
cheat US here. And what arc his excuses
They are certainly the most ridiculous eX-
cuses ] ever heard made. The first is that
his real estate had been appraised some
venrs before at much less than its real
value. and he thought he had right TO re-
duce his personal property in the same
ratio. The only thing parallel to 1t, that I
remember, Is an instance that occurred in
u Court Of Justice in the county Of Humil-
ton. A nlun sued upon prumissOry note
which was over due, came in and sOlemnly
said by way of defence, that he had bar
gained with the man That if the note was
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his real estate, it should therefore not get
taxes on the real value Uf his personal
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DiscElAiINATIoN BETWEEN DEFENDANTs.'
gentlemen, there are great many do
! ,eudumts in this case. aud circumstances
which must be considered, and what the
| right Of each is Ide i.e, No ., a. on OF tie
/ things 10 be observed bv YOU in the operli-
| lions of your own minds in the inv estiga-
| lion OF The evidence, to remember that YOU
are not trying them i'm a lmp. They arc
not Il corporation. They are individuals
| Each has IL separate defence. Each has IA
! right To- be heard as though she was tho
only person on trial and il will not do to
/ infer that because arairst one the tpstino-
nv is conclusive. and that because they
/ were both in the Church and in the pro-
! tpssiuu, they urc to he taken as equally
,-uiltv.
/ Nou are 10 trv each case unop IFS own
Imcrils-upuu the testimony which applics
| 10 their several cases--fnr their own por-
ticipYtiou. and nothing pIsn ora the,, ra-
sponsiblc, each for himself or for herself?
admit that the rnle Is to he observed that
"here lh're Is charge Of combination
ana JOINT treSpaSs' the proof may Ge such
40 'L"' o'H may pec"he responsive lor
All bu' IN dSteTtalnlng that YOU have
E"I III Ih" hrst place hr distinct independ-
'hI proof l" huu ihal AL dld combine for
Lu' comm" II purpose You are not to. in
Ter c"lhpiltu"n' ANA from combination to
lnIrr participation Of amy Of the rest.
me proposition Of the plaintiff prop
os'ii3h Whlrh / snail labor to controvert
ana dei'at' IN which think there is I'm
/ substance or proof whatever. aud 1t is tho
ground ON which many of the defendants
arc charged, Is, that they did-all-eaCh
Tor himself or herself, enter into a cOmbi-
halluh' ule object ana purpose Of which
was turcibly To break into Liun's store and
destroy his property there. In deterIuiu-
mE question of this kind, Which. can
only be determined by the motives ofeaoh,
II "tcon's OF the utmost Importance 10
phrucuI"rze' TO hN tho time, and place,
ana circumstances. IL is incumbent ON
Ih" gentlemen TO lay their fingers on the
| Sp"i MHele inns combination was formed,
/ ny Mh"Ilii ana Win what intent or, II
they cannoi designate the place, by reason
OF lS srrirSN, theA 70 show the particular
acts mat prove that such combination
must uaNe taken place.
ORIGIN or THE MEETING.
In the first nI,cn us tI, .,,,,,,,,s,.7 ,ri,.,,,
iortbi rotnIin,,ti,r cii ,,,i,,,i.., ~.
meeting yyIti,l, took mac, ,,t ,r, -.
/ Mrs. Ip,.. ON tho n,,,.,,i,,,, ,S ,I,,, -,
which were prese,t Mrs Ps,rsn,, IT,, 80
D.. Cnrotbcrs. and another Tudno Uri1,,,s s,ij
/ Mrs. Kndrers lut tbiuil No, Tl,ara
wns nothing done there ot ,,bi,b rr-bod,.
need I've ashamed Nfrs Paw, Ntr.S
| CnrotIerS and Mrs Rodoers- -iFsn !, I've
land Mrs. Love. porhaDs nor dan~btsr il,
| her house. i, may Ia, srI1p,,..J w. a
4, batting and d.Iibaratinr moi MD -, H.
general evils of intorrDera,,,.s a. syi,,,,,I,,
ed bv the illegal sale Of Iinr,r b,,t 80
tho great grief which aIIicred The n,oti,ors
daughters, sisters, wives and rrandnotb'
ors, in the town Of CrecndeId ir,, tb.,,
] KNOW pBl1lI hn Il,t.ys