Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-08-17
Mhlskey In Baconshnrr.

The village Of Baconsburg boasts but
one place where the ardent is sold,
and that one has recently passed through
serious trials.
About the middle Of June a young
man by the name OF Schoheld went
there, from Warren, and bought out the
only saloon in the place, which is located
nearly opposite the depot
All seemed to go swimmingly for two
or three weeks, when Schofield received
an anonymous letter, warning him that
he had better desist from keeping a
hell hole" as the letter termed it, in
that town. BE, however, paid no atten-
ton to the warning, but bad begun to
think that 1t meant nothing, when going
to his saloon on the morning Of Tues
day, August 2 he found that some one
had made an entrance, in the night,
through a window, and turning all the
faucets to his barrels, had allowed the
whiskey, gin and such to take its
curse owe the floor.
AT once the thoughts Of the young
man turned to the Good Templars Of
Bloomsbury, as the perpetrators Of the
deed, and straightway proceeded to War
rem, and going before Justice Dawson,
had nine Of them arrested on a charge
Of burglary, to wit Ide Bailey, James
Caldwell, John B. TAFT, Aaron Williams,
ROLAND Barnes, s. 7. Casterline, Fran
els Cran Wayne Gran and sam1 Brown.
The trial was held on Wednesday,
August 10, E. a. Ensign, Esq, appear
ing for the prosecution. andF. E. Hutch
ms Esq, and Judge Glidden, for the de-
PENDANTS.
The prosecuting witness, Schoield,
testified as to the manner OF breaking
into the saloon and the splitting Of the
liquor. The saloon faces the west, and
is in the basement Of the building. At
the south side Of the building there is q
gate which leads to an excavation being
made for a cellar for another building.
From the cellar the marauders, whoever
they were, made an entrance by break
ing a wire netting over 3 window near
the rear corner OF the building, and
going through the window. Witness
testified that there were about three
hundred dollars worth OF liquors there
the night before, and that all but q few
gallons was spilled.
There was but little evidence tending
to prove any connection Of the defend
ants with the affair. The principal proof
relied upon being IN attempt to show
the resemblance between the letter or
warning sent to Sehofield and the hand
writing Of one Of them; that another
had been seen in that neighborhood a
few evenings before; that another had
gone in to view the premises the morn
ing after the occurrence, and had jok-
ingly asked a bystander If he couldn't
"set up" a lemonade with 3 /" fly" in it,
and that still another wore a boot with
nails in the toes, while there was 3 track
left on 8 barrel in front OF the window
in the saloon, which witness testified
must have been made by a boot having
either nails or pegs.
No evidence was offered by the de-
PENDANTS. After argument, Justice Daw-
son discharged the defendants, on the
grounds, first, that there was no proof
Of any such taking Of property IS is
necessary to constitute the charge made,
and second, that there was no proof
implicating the defendants as having
anything TO do with the affaiE.
After they were discharged, the de-
PENDANTS, not thinking that they had had
quite enough to do with the young man, !
his arrest for selling liquor to
be drunk when sold" A trial was held
before Justice Dawson, on Saturday last,
when he was bound over toanswer the
charge at the next term Of The Court OF
Common Pleas.