The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-18
OHIO NEWS

Office" 1t seems that on the 9Th of
this month DR.. Beckett had Robert
Lewis arrested and brought before
Mayor TuIler on a charge Of selling
liquor at his tavern, on the 4th of
July. Lewis asked for time to pro-
cure lawyer for his defense. Mayor
Tuller refused to grant time or a con-
tinnance, but tried the defendant
and fined him $50 and the costs of
prosecution, which Mr.. Lewis paid
under protest, while in the custody
of Marshal of the village. Mr.. Lewis
is quite an old gentlemen, and de-
velOpments in the case are looked
for Of decidedly rich character.
The trial Of Tuller will be had before
Mayor Meeker on Wednesday next
at 8 O'Clock -SCGtesRlGn Aatg. 1S.
a On Monday evening, a colOred
woman named Maria Starkes, about
twenty-five years of age, died at No.
10 Fourth street, Cleveland, OF lock-
jaw the result of injuries inflicted
two or three weeks ago by William
Thompson, young colored man.
They had a dispute about a breast
pin while walking together in an
alley near Third street. He states
that she drew a razor upon him, but
this iscontradicted by theante-mOrten
statement of the deceased. At all
events, Thompson. struck her with
his fist end Knocked her down. He
then kicked and stamped upon her
face and breast, and ran away, leav-
ing her insensible upon the ground.
She was removed to q house near by,
and medical assistance was called.
Her injuries were found to be of a
severe and dangerous character. One
eye was terribly wounded by a blow
of the boot, the face was cut and
bruised, and the upper part of the
body showed marks Of violence.
DIR. Laisy attended her for few days,
and she seemed to improve, but
afterward tetanus, or lockjaw, set in,
which defied ali efforts Of the physi-
clan, and resulted in her death as
above stated. ..r ....'. H
PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.-On
Monday aftarnoon two brother-in-
laws, named D0Walt and Brown, liv-
ing about two miles west of Loudon-
Vile, between whose families there
has been quArreling and hard feelings
existing for some time, met near
Dewalt's house, when Brown attack
ed Dewalt with heavy club, inflict-
ing severe, If not fatal, injuries. He
then struck Mrs, DeWaIt, and cut
her head in a shocking manner, hut
the surgeon thinks the wound will
not prove fatal. This msrning De-
walt is not able to be moved. Brown
has not yet been arrested.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTALLY Randolph,
on Sunday afternoon, Charlie, little
son Of VIM. H. Ward, aged about
five years, was very seriously injur-
ed by being run over by horse and
buggy, carelessly driven at full speed
throuhg the street, by a young man
named Austin. His head and fac @
were terribly cut and bruised, the
left shoulder broken, one foot and
ankle smashed, and other severe in
juries inflicted. At last accounts
the little sufferer was alive, but his
recovery was regarded as very doubt
fuI.-R0UenNa Press.
BURGLARY.-On Tuesday night the
residence of P. D. Keplinger was
broken into by thieves, supposed to
be experts, who appropriated valu-
able watch, and pocket book which
they found in his clothes at the bed
side, The pocket book contained
some three hundred dollars worth of
notes and due bills, some four or five
dollars in money, etc. The watch
was an Elgfn, valued as a present and
worth, with the chain, SIS. This
robbery was committed about three
O'Clock in the morning and Mr.. X.
was awakened by the noise they made
just in time to see 3 thief depart.
Mr.. Linus Ely's residences was en-
tered about the same time and his
clothes taken from his bedroom
through the window to the garden
where they were rIfled of some eigh
or ten dollars in money the papers
and clothes left on the ground. We
advise our citizens to be on the look
out tor thieves-keep well loaded
shooting pieces and at every oppor
tunity, without fear, shoot to kill, 8
thief.-Alliance Monitor.
At Cleveland, on Tuesday evening
German, named EChristIan Wirth
proprietor of the saloon at the nortl
west corner Of the intersection of
Orange and Cross streets, committed
suicide, by taking laudanum. The
deceased was about Lhirty-hye years
Of age, and leaves = wife, but nc
children: They had several, ont
| quite recently, but all died within 6
few days of their birth. He had
been sick, and was in pecuniary em
barrasment. =. ..
The SteubenYilIe Gazette says the!
have a man in Jefferson county In
hrmary who will be 1O2 years old i
hg lives until the 18th day of mex
October. He walked his clever
miles one day last Summer, without
complaining any more than many
yound blood would have done.
a little son of w. n. Mccoy, G
Cadiz, while eating peanuts, weel
: before last, fell backwards and
portion of the nut got into his wind
, pipe. Doctors were called in, but II
. no purpose, as the pieces of the nu
had passed into the bronchial tubes
/ and it was found impossible to re
move them. After few days Of in
t tense suffering the little fellow died