Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-26
ASHTABULA COUNTY NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
JEFFERSON,

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Last week Monday our Common Plea
Court began its session. Hon. b. B
Woodbury. presiding. A novel thing il
deed, has term of Court become in Ash
# tabula county. Such long time ha
elapsed since full term has been helG
e that parties litigant, lawyers and officer
of the Court, seem to haYe been to Ger.
tain extent, in kind of lethargic stat
from which they cannot be fully arouset
by one session. After receiving tn
charge of the Judge, the Grand Jury re
tired for deliberation and were occupied
in investigating the various ofenses until
Thursday. When they reported thei
findings, and were discharged with the
thanks of the Court. Some very import
ant business was brought before then
and the usual number of minor cases were
disposed Of Seven bills of indictment
were presented against George Brown, ol
Conneaut Ohio, for poisoning horses
supposed 10 have been accomplished by
inOculating poisonous chemicals or mat
ter into the shoulders of his dumb vic
Tins. 1t Is now expected he will be tried
during the present term, and if found
guilty it is hoped that he may have an
opportunity to serve the Commonwealth
for a series OF years in far different ca
pacity than that of veterinary Sur
geon"
John Reed was held TO answer three
separate bills of indictment for burglary
and larceny" This case is of peculiar in
terest, the crime was committed near
Leon, O., something like year ago. An
old gentleman named Holbrook, was re-
lieYed of about $1,000. AT the time
! the money was missed, suspicion
rested upon E. c. Bullard, and he was
arrested and his premises searched, him
self kept in "durance vile" for few days,
and finally discharged for want of sufi-
cient evidence. 1t is said that the evidence
against Reed Is very strong, and con-
Vincing. And strange as it may seem,
two brothers of the accused appear as
the prosecuting witnesses, and claim that
he confessed his crime to them, admit
ting the taking of Mr.. Holbrook's money
The result OF this trial may prove the old
adage, that "when rOgues fall out honest
men get their due"
Looking over the blotter we find that
Jerry Phillips, James Aikens, William
A. Barrett, Pat Naughton, Martin Holmes
and Mary Holmes have to answer to the
charges of selling intoxicating liquors
unlawfully, etc.
A little farther down in the appropri-
ate place, the names of Albert Beckwith
Thomas Collins, Andrew Collins, and
Michael Dodge. This party have to de-
fend for having engaged too freely in pu-
gilistic exercises, what the lawyers call
fighting at fishcuffs."
1t had been expected that the no.
ted "Withenbury- Somers" SANDER case
would be the first important one TO be
tried, but thanks ITO the powers that be"
that moral stencil will never again pol
Lutte the pure atmosphere which should
perVade a court of justice. Probably |
there never has been, in the history of |
Ashtabula county, a case so filthy and SO
grossly foul in all its departments as this
one. Let it be buried so deep in obliv-
ion, that its defiling influence cannot
again be felt in a civilized community.
The Court and jury have been occu-
pied since last week in trying what is
commonly known as the "Windsor Road |
suit" Messrs. Lee, Kellogg, and North
way for plaintiff, and Sherman and BALL
and SimOnds and Wade for defendants |
The case was given to the jury Tues
day under the charge of the Court, and
after an absence of half an hour they re-
turned verdict of So, for the plaintiff.
Our committees on amusements, have
been quite inactive of late. We hope |
they may be more Jealous in the future. |
The two last sociables OF the ladies So
ciety of the Cong. Chruch were held at
the residence of G. s. Simonds, and Asa |
Bailey, and were socially and financially |
successful.
There has been a series of meetings |
held at the Baptist Church during the
last five weeks, which have resulted in |
the conversion of several and an increas-
ed religious interest in the church gen.
orally.
The last spelling contest at the Po ly-
technic. was success, and the house was
crowded. Much zeal was mantle sted
and everybody seemed ambitious to g ain
the volume of poems by Whittier. The
memorial of conquest was awarded
Miss Loomis, of Dorset 1t is only mat
ter of conjecture how much longer our
people will continue to furnish political
selections for the young people of our
towns in this way. "To the
victors belong the spoils," of course, but
we hope this proceeding will be discOn-
tinued in some quick, creditable man
ner. We may have to trot out the oldest
to do it, hut hope not. Where
is bluff Ben Wade all this time
has got to be done.
W. n. NOIIlSI huu D. N' MChdIs lOT-
merly of Jefferson, were in town last
week visiting friends. Mr.. Norris is
practicing law at Kent, Ohio, and MIR.
Mckay Is with E. L Baldwin, of Cleve-
land. They returned to their several
homes Wednesday morning, feeling that
their brief sojourn here had been the
source of much pleasure, and regretting
that business engagements called tn EN-
away so soon.
Last Tuesday evening, Miss May Lew
is, of Mt. Vernon, o., received her friends
at Mr.. 81. L. Hervey's. The young peo-
pie were out in full force, and the occa-
sion was one of much gayety, and SEEM
ed to inspire all present with emotions CT
pleasure, and merrlment. Miss L. took
leave of her friends, and started for her
home in Mt Vernon Friday morning.
"The Beckwith House" came near be-
ng consumed by fire between the hours
If ten and eleven on Friday forenoon,
md if its flames had not been promptly
there is no telling where the fire
would have been checked. The fire
'tarted from burning match which
somebody had thrown carelessly upon