Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-03-24
Court Proceedings.

The State of Ohio VS.. Harvey Cra-
mer. indicted for selling liquor, was
tried Tuesday morning. Verdict not
guilty. Stull for State; Ensign and
Taylor for defendant.
The next case was that of Ohio VS..
Charles Lowry, for burglary. This is
one of the cases growing out of the
burglary at Mr.. Wentz' store, two or
three months since. The State plov-
ed circumstances tending in some de-
gree to identify the defendant with
that transaction besides the testimony
Of Salmon Wright, lat whose house a
part of the goods were found to the
effect that Lowry was one of the par
ties who brought them there during
the night the burglary wa commit
ted. Thedefence set up was the not I'M
usual one of abb, which was sustain
ed by the testimony of two brothers
named Latimer, to the effect that on
the night in question Lowry staid at
a house some two miles north of town,
and slept with one of the witnesses.
At 1O4 o'clock P. NJ. the jury agreed
upon a verdict of not guilty. Stull
for State; Taylor & Jones for defend.
ant.
On Wednesday Flavil Terrill was
tried on a charge Of assault and bat
terry alleged to have been committed
upon Peter Supler, a scholar attend
ing school in G~ustavus, and Of which
defendant was the teacher. 1t ap-
pears that the scholar had been guilty
of disobedience and was in conse-
quence whipped by the defendant
with q beech rod or rods, and the
claim made by the State was that the
punishment was excessive. Tie
defence claimed was that the punish
ment was necessary in order 20 main
tain proper discipline, and was not
excessive. The jury remained out
until Thursday, but being unable to
agree upon a verdict was finally dis
charged. Stull for State; Judge Gid
den and A. w. Jones for defendant.
On Thursday Judge CoNANT re-
lieved Judge FUTILE for the purpose
of trying some cases in which the lat
ter had been Of counsel. Of these
the first taken up was that of 1. j.
T Lockwood l. Con " fI,a Eric Pail
way. This suit was brought against
the Erie Co., as common carriers, for
the of a lot ofoil shipped by plain
tiff on defendants road and burned at
Jersey City, on its way.to Boston, the
point of destination. Defence, special
contract by which the oil was agreed
to be at plaintiffs risk, and defend
ant had exercised all care. The case
was sharply contested on both sides,
Judge Glidden appearing for plaintiffs
and Stull for defendant. Verdict for
plaintiffs SI5T6.93. Defendant de-
manded second trial.
Aaram Peck VS.. c. ]. Miliken was
next called. This suit is an eject
ment, the plaintiff claiming title to
a strip of land two feet in width
on Main street in Warren, run
ming back some distance, now C
pied by defendant, and was contested
as only such suits are. Ensign and
Taylor for plaintiff; NJ. Sutliff for de-
PENDANT. The surroundings of the
case are too minute for report. Jury
was unable to agree upon q verdict.
Judge CoNANT created a very favor
able impression by the promptness
with which he dispatched business
and on account of the elearness
which characterized his charges. TO
the jury.
At the conclusion of the Peck and
Millikin case, Judge FUTILE again
assumed the bench, and the ease of
Enoch Smith VS.. James Elliott was
tried. This wa a suit upon an ac-
count for ale and beer sold defendant
by plaintiff. Amount claimed $50
verdict for plaintiff s2S.33. D. NJ.
Wilson for plaintiff; Ensign for de-
PENDANT.
James Doud, who had before enter
ed . plea of not guilty on charge of
! keeping rooms where liquor is sold