Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-07

We clip the following particular:
Of the above case from a Wood county
paper, kindly furnished us by Marshal
Brooks:
h trial of Isaac n. Van GOrder, who was
arrested first, was commenced on Monday, 6
week ago, and continued to the following
"Wednesday, when he was tried before Jus
tice McMahan and two associate Justices
som twenty witnesses were examined on
the part o. the State, the substance OF the
testimony running as follows:
4 stranger, wearing a muller and a pair OF
goggles, and apparently disguised, came %
Portage on Saturday evening. the I'd of Jan
buyer, and was there for the purpose OF buy
ing hogs. Staid q short time TINT night in the
store with j. n. Van Gorder. Next morning
Sunday he started away, driving North,
ward Bowling Green. There was testimo-
ny also. 10 show that he was seen in compa-
ny with ISsa Van Gorder, On the o be-
tween Bowling Green and Portage, and o.
the same evening he Was seen in T~ontogony,
and staid there all night. In the morning
he bought u ticket to Toledo. but wen the
other way 10 Weston. On Monday night he
hired a team Of Mr.. Baldwin saying that he
wanted TO go a few miles into the country ;
that he o be q that night, or early in
the morning. The next heard of him was at
a grocery in Bowling Green, about 9 O'Clock
twelve, or half past twelve O'Clock, keeping
on his owe coat, muller and goggles, and
drank frequently. When he LEFT he started
South. At about 2 O'Clock that night the
store vas burned. That same morning
Tuesday, the google man, at half past four
returned to Weston. WheI: he left Weston
to go to Bowling Green, he had a satchel with
hin which appeared TO be empty. When he
returned, il was filed with something, and
he also had two sacks which he put on the
cars and went towards Toledo. That day he
was seen in Toledo, and his goggles were on
then. He got on the cars and went in the
Of Cleveland. hat was about all
the evid nee elected as regards the google
man. 1t should have been stated however,
that a large quantity of costly goods were
in /. \. Van GOrder's house, taken by
a search warrant, two or three weeks AFTER
the fire. Some of these goods were identified
by John Dewitt and others, as having been
in the store the night before the fire. The
defense made that at the time he was said TO
been seen in the company OF the google
man, on the road, he was in another place.
The court hold him to answer, In the sum
Of Sl,Oe0. He furnished the bail
SECOND CASE.
On Saturday, the 10Th inst, the Insurance
Agent, MI. O. Z. Hosmer, representing the
Underwriters, the company in which the
building n goods had been insured, caused
the arrest Of VIM. P. Van Gorder, and Geo.
W. Van Gorder, as accomplish, at Warren,
Trumbul county, o., and they were brought
20 Bowling Green on sunday last, under
charge OF Constable Reed, Of this place, and
Marshal Brooks, Of Warren, who Kept them
under close surveillance during Sunday. On
Monday the prisoners were taken before
Justice Stratton, at Portage. when they
waved an examination and in default of
5000 bail each, on Monday evening they
were taken 70 Jail. Tyler. Of Perrysburg. and
Burkett, OF FiDdlay, for defense, and Brown
4 Canary for the State.
We understand that Judge Ranney has
been retained by h Insurance Company TO
assist the State attorneys in the prosecution.