The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-01

digging a ditch to drain an ore bank.
Here they got plenty of cheap whisky,
and both drank an enormous duan tity of
| it. Hood got very drunk, and it was all
| Short could do to get him home Short
ate supper at Hoods, and afterwards he
and John Oliver went to bed Hood
came numbering into the bed room and
scared his wife until she got out of the
window, then got her children out, and
left Hood came to the bed in which
in the lett breast, making slight wound.
Short escaped in his shirt tail, and
went to the house of Mr.. Richards. a
quarter of mile distant, where he staid
until morning Oliver also made his es-
,.cape. The testimony of Short aud Oliver
conhicted in important particulars. Hood
went upon the witness stand, and testi-
fed that he was so drunk that he had no
recollection whatever about anything
after he had drunk the whiskey, until
next morning, Then he found himself
lying on the floor all alone.
The jury brought in verdict of assault
and battery. Motion for new trial,
motion to be heard on Wednesday of
This week
State of Ohio VS.. Finley Maloney. The
defendant is a boy between ten and eleven
years of age. The Indictment contained
two counts, one for maliciously killing a
bull calf, the property of Eliza Riden-
our, the other for maliciously injuring
the calf Plea not guilty. The evidenee
showed that on the 18th day of July
last. the defendant and boy eight years
of age, named Hatten, were picking
| blackberries on the farm of Mrs. Riden-
our, 1t was very hot day. There was
calf in the field, some six weeks of age.
The boys had small dog with them.
They had the dog running after the calf,
| and they threw a stone at it and hit Il,
and had it hemmed in near the fence,
and struck it with club. They thus
worried it for the space of nearly
half an hour. In two or three days
after tnis the calf died In argument
! Tor the defence it was claimed that If the
| boys were merely in sport, and only de-
sired to have some fun, then there was no
malice. 1t was also claimed that the boy
was too young to have malice ETC. The
Court charged that if boys are old enough
| to understand the consequence of their
acts, they are responsible. Also, that if
| the act was done in sport, but INJURY re-
suited, malice would be presumed. Per-
sons are net required to raise calves for
the amusement of cruel or mischievous
boys. The jury found the defendant
guilty as charged in the second count eff
the indictment. Motion filed foF a new
trial.
| State of Ohio VS.. Isaac Vernon. The
defendant was indicted for cutting Sarah
Vernon, his wife, with intent to kill
This occurred on the 7th day of Novem-
Der last, and the defendant has been in
Jail ever since The evidence showed
that Vernon was in jackson on the morn
| of the occurrence, and went out in the
wagon of Thomas Beavers. On the way
he exhibited knife to Beavers, saying
that it was sharp enough to shave. Pass
ing a house he wanted to blackguard a
woman, and when Beavers demonstrated
with him, he threatened Beavers with
the knife. Beavers stopped at the stable
of Mr.. Hope, two and q half miles from
town, and put up the horses. On the
road Vernon threatened TO kill his wife.
When Beavers stopped, Vernon got out
of the wagon and went into Hope
house, where his (Vernon's) wife was,
and said he would raise hell right then
and there. Mrs. Hope ordered him out
of the house two or three times, but
he refused to go, when she told Mrs.
Vernon to go out. Both went out, when
Vernon took out his knife and opened
it, and swore he would kill his wife, Mr.
Hope then went out and cautioned Yer
non to be careful. He then took his wife
by the arm, and went to his house, q
short distance away, and when near the
door, struck her with the knife, cutting
her face on the left side, from short
distance in front of the ear, to the middle
of the under lip. The cut was to the
bone, and five inches in length.
The only possible defence was, that de
fendant was so drunk that he did moi
know what he was doing. The evidence
showed that he was intoxicated, but he
did not stagger. When he was arrested
by the Sheriff on the same day, he rode
to town. The defendant testified thai
he was so drunk that he had no recol
lection whatever, of anything that oc
Cured Verdict guilty.
Lewis Gillian VS.. Andrew B. Stewart
Partition. Order of sale made.
William Musser VS.. John Aldridge
Judgment by default for 1882 06.
William H Palmer licenced as auc
tioneer, on giving bond in the sum o
: $1,000, and payment of $l.00
The report of the county Commission
ers filed, and Levi DUNCAN and j. w
Laird, appointed to examine said repor
in conjunction with J. L. Jones. Prose
cutting Attorney, and said report to b
printed two consecutive weeks in tn
jackson STANDARD.
State of Ohio vs. William Rickabaugh
Indictment for assault Defendant oweC
G. w. Hedges $500, and Hedge
wanted him to pay it. The parties me
on the road both being on horseback