Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-06-05
Business for orr Criminal Court.

Business for our Criminal Court.
We stated in our last weeks paper
that one of the "nation's wards" by
The name of Isaac, had been arrested,
lodged in Jail, and that he would
"unbosom'' himself of what he knew
about much of the rascality that had
been done in and around Eaton, for
two or three years past. Isaac, al
though without education, is no fool,
and we would not be surprised if he
had rendered this place as muchyal-
liable information as. did many of the
.'intenigcnt contrabahds" our great
Generals, during our late "onpleasant-
ness".with our Southern brethren.
Upon his Information and disclo-
sures, affdavits for the arrest of FL
uier Thomas, John Smith and Isaac
Mclean, were issued and placed in
the hands of Michael Ryan, who, on
bodies of the two first named before
his Honor, Mayor Foos. Elmer was
charged by Isaac as being the "%setter
up of the job done at Edison & De-.
Groot's establishment, where several
hundred dollars worth of leather was
distracted. saac'sknowledge of this
affair comes from the fact, as he stated
in evidence, of elmer offering him
$1,000 and a pair of Boots to transport
the plumber to indianapolis, and there
to dispose of it. On the testimony of
this sintelli gent contraband,n Thomas
was heIdafor his appearance in the,
sum OF $301,0O, in default of which he,
was COMMITTED TO the Commissioners
pest house, known as u Jail.
John Smith was next and in order
that no reflection may be cast upon
the large and respectable Smith faInI-
ly of this county, we will here state
that John belongs to the 'colored
persuasion" He is charged with
several thefts, but the II upon which
he was arrested, is for assisting in
spiriting away a horse, in September
Is 10, the property of John T.. Deem.
Isaacs story is that John and himself
were "picketed" with Revolvers, a
short distance from the stable of Mr..
Deem, with orders to shoot at the ap-
pearance of an enemy, while Mclean
and Dodsworth, a Hamilton confede-
rate, secured the booty. For this
sentinel duty, Isaac states that lie
and John received. $500 each in
g~reenbacks. Joha enters the plea of
mot guilty." and declares fore God,
dat nigga Ike has perjured hisself.-
He was committed in default of $500,
and is also languishing in the Com
~missioner's pest house..
On the day following, Michael Ry-
an, armed with the proper articles of
arrest, started for Franklin, near
where it was understood the bird
Isaac Mclean was assisting his foster
parient in the "quiet ana peaceful
pursuits1 of tilling the soil. IsaacslIas
a villainous countenallce-it would
do injustice to a "back salary" grab
ber-and a keen eye for danger, which
detected the familiar strides of our
Marshal toward his domicil. lie
quickly decided hat che who runs
away" &c, wa9good logic, and start
Ell on a 2.4o pace, but the firm de-
emand of the Marshal to halt, and the
fact that Isaac had learned he was
now good on the wing, brought hi n
TO a stand and an. unconditional-sllr
SauIat. IN a ,.x;p a he lone 90 Tint
.he11ad intended coming to Eaton in
u few days to investigate the charges
against his honesty" He was brought
here and lodged in our Jail I'M
til Monday morning. when be had a
hearing before the Mayor. He was
committed fol want of 100000 friend.
The difficulty that occurred in the
quiet and sober town of New Paris,
between Mr.. Wieland and Mr.. Cook,
which resulted jim the serious injury
ofthe latter, was heard before Esquire
Steven, in this place, on Saturday
last, and ended by the holding of Mr..
Weiland, for his appearance at our
next term of Court, in the sum of
$5OO,OQ, which was given.
The report of this affair sent to the
Cincinnati GAZETTE was highly color
ed and grossly incorrect, and done
great injustice to Joseph Burgoyne,
Jr., as the testimony proved. Instead
of Mr.. Burgoyne holding down MI.
Cook while Weiland pounded his
head with a stone, the former gentle
nan only mixed in" as a mediator,
and upon the evidence at the trial, was
discharged. Neither of the parties
were in Jail, nor is the skull of Mr..
Cook fractured. With these correc-
tions the Intelligent reporter for the
Gazette was correctl
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