The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-11-16

Thanks to our old and esteemed friend
James w Underhill. ESQ. for his kind re-
membrance SO gratefully expressed in the
columns Of the Massillon american of
this week. rvs. .sl, ---rr..-r~-r
PERsoNAL.-Hon. TlW. HarveySehool
Commissioner, was in the city last week.
VI course he has the congratulations of
ms many friends upon his appointment to
the Office. D
By an exchange we see "a child
was recently born on the B. & o Railway
at the rate of forty miles an hour" Its
Journey into the world must have been
short and quietly performed.
The local of the American saws that
thepopular solution is "How's your scab."
We suppose 1t Is, among scabby people
BOATING on THE CANAL.-As the sea-
son draws to close the business Of boat
ing becomes remunerative and will remain
50 until Ice shall stop boats from moving.
Our good friend Capt. Billy Stahl says
boatin' IS first rate, and he knows
"Cease rude BOreas clustering railer."
Did Dibdin write the above line2
Ol How the wind howled on Tuesday
night. ALI night long It blew as 'twad
The rattlin' showers drove on the Blast.-
And after near two days of slow steady
ram, tbs; Wednesday, morning there is
snow, and still
'The north wind doth blow"
What contrast with November Is.
1865; then Thompson's beautiful apostle
phe to Spring was remembered by every
reader of the English classics,
| gafttle
Winter is upon us, cold, snow, and
storms viii now be the rule, Good wealth
er the exception
AccIDENT.-Mrs. Geo. Williamson and
her daughter, MISS Sadie, met with sey-
ere accident a few days since by being
thrown from their carriage. near Hep
pard's mill, IN the Sd ward Of this city.
Under the treatment OF DR.. Gould they
are recovering.
T ARREST, lMPRIsoNMENr. &c-On Mon
day, a well known citizen and resident OF
this city. and a young lad about seventeen
years of age, residing near the city limits,
were arrested for destroying personal pro-
perty, to be specific, for shooting and
manning hogs valued at $40, which Is a
penitentiary offense, and were taken be-
fore Mr. Justice Warner for examination.
The State failed TO make case, and the
defendants were discharged. The proof
showed, beyond any doubt, that the hogs
belonged 30 the father of the boy, and that
the other defendant was employed as @
butcher to aid in killing and dressing
: them. The number killed were two, anc
were not worth $5 each.
Why was it that the prosecuting witness
{ swore to the killing and wounding Of eigh
| hoes of tha xyolua of G. aanh Whap Z
misdemeanor of that kind is committed
and the property destroyed orinjured is o
the value of $50, the prosecuting witness
is required to secure the costs As thr
s affidavit in thus case alleged the value o
q the hogs to be above that amount, thi
o costs must now come out of the county
g Had the question Of costs any inhuencl
: in fixing the grade Of the crime, and unde
e whose advice was that afhda6t drawn
9 There are a few questions IN this connec
ton that may have to be answered mere
b after.
n But the crownihg infamy Of the trans
: action was the imprisonIng of the boz
s charged with the felony, for penitentiarl
E offense is a felony, In the city prison
While the constable was subpenoing wit
nesses for the State, the boy was loeke'
t up in the city prison and remained ther
: until counsel could be obtained, who a
: once rendered unexceptionable security
y and demanded and obtained his enlarge
a ment As above remarked, every iota Q
,. the proof showed that the two pigs tina
: were killed, were the property Of the IA
e ther of the boy, one of the defendants, an
: that the other defendant was engaged q
9 assist in dressing the pigs for food.
n The ingredient Of malice was not IN th'
: case except intae prosecution The ques
I tions Of false liz prisonment and malioiou
q prosecution may require an answer befor
Jury.