The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-23
A EfNDICATIONI
PubIiG Meeting.

! According to previous notice g public
meeting was held at Erwin's School House,
between East Greenville and Dalton, on
Saturday evening, March 18th, 1860, to
make public donation to ]. G. Daque, of
the costs and fine imposed on him by the
| Probate Court of Stark county, and also
protest against the malicious prosecution
and the injustice done him and the COM
/ munity in the manner the case was dis
posed OF
On motion Mr. John Erwin was chosen
Chairman and Jos Oberlin, Secretary. AZ
ter the object Of the meeting being stated.
Mr.. Jas. Stinson moved that a committee
Of tive be appointed 10 draft n preamble
and resolutions. The chairman appointed
Mcssrs Jas. StInSou, David Rudy, Saml
II. Anderson, Wm. p Gully and VIM. f.
Oberlin
While the committee were preparing
the resolutions, Mr. A. R. Hanna was ap-
pointed to make the tender to Mr.. Dague,
which he did by saying, hold in my hand
the amount of fine and costs so wrongfully
imposed on You, contributed by the pub
lie as vlndication of your innocence, and
a rebuke against the gross outrage COM
mltted upon you and community. Please
| accept 1t also as token of our sympathy
and regard for you, and as a pledge from
the public that twill stand by the right"
Nothing perhaps was ever presented to
the public that was so generally acquies
ced IN irrespective of party or creed
Prominent among the contributors you
will find the Revs. Semple and Stiner and
Drs. Roebuck and Snodgrass. The Err
wins, Rudys, Cullys, McDowells, Fouts,
and R, Sellers, Of Wayne county. The
Andersons, Fickes, Steels and Christmans
Is.FC
having done nothing but what duty and
right lmpelled US to do. add no more.
Mr.. Dague came forward and accepted
the donation by few appropriate re-
marks, thanking the donors for their spon-
taneous and unsolicited aid and sympathy.
The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, ]. G. Dague "a school teach
err was, IN our opinion, Improperly ares
ted for assault and battery, and that the
affidavit filed for said arrest originated in
malice, hatred and revenge. Therefore,
ReSolred, That his prosecution, IN our
opinion, was malicious and nncalled for
and that the Justice who held said Dague
to answer in the Probate Court of Stark
| county grossly erred in stating that in his
opinion the punishment was too severe.
ReSoLred, That we believe said Dague
had great injustice done HIM IN the prose-
cution in said court. That the court er-
red in delivering his charge to the jury,
claiming that public opinion is fast be-
coming opposed to corporeal punishment
in our schools, and hoped the time would
soon come when it would be abolished.
ReSolred, That public opinion in adj
vance of law should have nothing TO do
W tn charges Of courts to iuries or their
decisions.
ReSolred, That We believe Mr.. Dague
| and the public have sustained 4 great in
jury by the manner in which the case was
disposed of, and its effects upon our COM
mon schools are baneful
On motion it was resolved that the pro-
ceedings of this meeting be published in
the Stark and Wayne county papers.
JOHN ERWIN, Chm.
Jos ORERLIN Sec'V