Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-31
The Grand Jury

1t is just little singular that the Grand
Jury at this term of Court should have
| been unable to find any evidence showing
that liquor Is sold at any place in town.
The truth is they did not want to discover
any proof in regard to the matter. Nor
did the Prosecuting Attorney. 1t is get
ting too near time for denomination and
reelection to take the risk OF becoming
unpopular with anyone.
As it now stands our liquor law is
dead letter and is purpo sely made so. If
officers really felt the enthusiasm they
affect, 1t would however, be easy to
change this. But the trouble is that if
any man is actively prosecuted he be-
comes an active enemy while If he is let
alone no oe takes any pains to excite pub
lie attention to the remisness OF those
| whose dntles are thus left to go by de-
fault. And this makes it comparatively
easy to curry favor with both parties.
If there was any honesty in the profess
sions SO often and SO loudly made the sale
CT liquor could be easily stopped aud evil
dence enough found to indict every man
in the business. But there is not. Conse-
quently it Is far better and more con-
sistent to let the whole matter alone If
our officers and Grand Juries do not want
| to find offenders ,all right-but for heavens
sake do not make an affected parade of
zeal and seek to evade responsibility by
such fiimsy excuses, as that no testimo-
NY could be found.
January Term Of Court Of Common
Pleas
The Court of Common Pleas opened its
| session on Monday, January 26th, 1874,
Hon. NJ. C.. Garfield Judge, +. Paine, Jr.,
Clerk, and Il. NJ. Mosher, Sheriff.
The Grand Jury were lied and Col
Inns Morse chosen foreman, and after be-
ing duly sworn and charged retired to
their rooms for deliberations.
The Court proceeded to business as fol-
lows:
l r Mccormick vs. C Pease continued.
| 2 D Austin VS. F w Collins ct al, con-
tinued.
W webster vs F W Collins ct al. con-
| tinued.
York vs. F W Collins ct al, coutin-
LW Cowles vs. F w Collins ct al con-
Geo W Steele vs. E B Root ct al, con-
tinued.
| . 0cChWAtB, SCREI1uS q W VS. - - k1E0s
| nessey ct al. continued.
8 P & II Ry Co VS. Martin Scribner, con-
10 Sarah a walding vs H P walding,
II R W Perkins vs State of Ohio and
| Wire, Jr., sale heretofore made con-
frmed.
1s WA Fisher & Co vs. Barnes ct al
is Mary Ann Dean VS. F Fleming ct al,
| continued.
H Bohall Ex'r of g B Harris VS. Teresa
NJ Harris ct al. Report of approval and
| dered
| D G Davis We c Kurtz ct al, continued.
Wednesday, Jan. 2Sth.
| A r Hurd Gd'n OF Hannah Brewn, vs.
e Hayden, pi'ff, has leave to make 1 N
Hathaway admir- OF E Hayden.
J Pratt ys Geo Hall. Settled at deft's
M 8 Fleming vs. Milo Harris ct al, con-
tinued.
Pr Young vs. NJ Warner ct al, settled,
Jonn Swain VS. Louis Korf ct al, contin-
OSawyer vs Young ct al, continued.
JPhelps ysD Chapman ct al, contin-
n NJ Cunningham rs j N Cunningham
continued.
Gilbreath vs. H D Edgcomb ct al, con-
| tinued.
Inc OEanU Jury came lntO court and
| made the following presentments to wit:
The State of Ohio VS. W W Sinclair for
selling liquor; the State of Ohio VS. L C
SINCLAIR and W W Sinclair for selling
liquori the State of Ohio vs. Miller for
selling liquor; the State of Ohio vs. H Fla
haven and FIahaven for assault and bat
terry. The Grand Jury found three bills
against the aforesaid parties, also presen-
ted their report as to the condition and
management of the County jail. and hav-
ing no further business were discharged by
the COURT.
| REPORT OF THE GRAsE JURY oSTHE
COUNTY JAIL.
The State of Ohio, Lake County, S. 5. to
his Honor Milton q Canfield, Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, within and for
| the County of Lake and State Of Ohio, at
the January term thereof, A. D., 1874
In ACCORDANCE with the Statutes and
yourinstructions, we, the Grand Jurors.
have this day visited the Jail of said
county and beg leave to report, that we
| found the same in a good sanitary condi.
| ton. Beds and bedding, clean, prisoners
| well provided for and as far as we could
ascertain the rules of said Jail have been
strictly adhered to.
COLLINS MORSE,
| Foreman.