The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-28
Letter from the State Capital.
II PardOned WoTthington'S
I'a1 BiH.-Lcgistating an Increase
. Of Judiciary.-Local Legjslation,-
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COLUMBUS, Jan. %, 1875.
Ed. PRESS Adam Grohe, whom
many,o Of your readers will rsneir Der
ae the man who was charged with the
attempt to shoot his wife, and for that
crime was put into the service of the
State under the Warden of the Peni-
tentiary, has been pardoned by Gov
ernor Allen. Adam is native of Old
Portage. having spent his. boyhood in
Randolph. He "blames" the most OF
the mis- isferfunes of the last few years
upon other parties, and yet is free to
confess that whiskey was powerful
agency in his downfall. His purposes
are strong to have nothing to do with
this, his old enemy, which so nearly
consumated his ruin. He Las spent
his time and strength in the bakery.
The cords of bread that Adam has
handled, during these more than three
years Of his Incarceration, would
build long piece Of stone wall, if
they could have. been properly adjust
ed, as they come from the oven. If
any of the Portage county people are
disposed to find any fault with Gov.
Allen for this act of executive elem.
cnay, perhaps it will mitigate the
severity of that judgment to state that
one condition of Adams pardon was,
that on no pretense, shall he come i'll
to Portage County. With new suit
of clothes. and the smiling face that
restored liberty confers, he looked
like a new man, 1t is fitting to add
that he made good record during his
prison life. ........s
That good old patriarch, Grandpa
Worthington of the Senate, has pro-
posed an amendment to the tax law,
which includes within its iron folds,
all public property, churches, school
buildings, roads, bridges and even the
State House. Nothing is left out, un-
less il be the old dun colored COW,
that nightly steals the frozen grass on
the State House grounds. This old
brownie simply escaped because, TIE
old gentleman had forgotten his spec
tacles when he passed her.
The question of retrenchme emf, in
s'ate finances comes up in various
ways from day to day i'll the Gener al
Assembly.
1t cropped out one day last week on
the passage of bill giving another
Common Pleas judge in Pickaway and
Madison counties. the expense of
our judiciary system has increased
since lS47 from S24,692, for the whole
state, to S14l, 754 for 1888. 1874 "went
better" on '73 to the tune of SS, 900, and
yet more courts and judges are called
for in nearly all parts of the state. If
something is not "rotten inDenmark," +"
shurely there must be in our judiciary
system. Tn fact the state, since the
adoption of the present constitution,
has eutgrown itin the matter OF courts,
and '"patching it up" is like trying to
make the boy IS clothes answer for til,
man.
Several local measures passed DO tn
Houses last week. "LOcal |. giS alton"
is strongly dcpre lated, bat in state
OF such diyi.i:ied inIcre ,ts rs ou it
cannot be entirely ign ored without
great injustice to the parties asking
fof it. 1t may be said that legislation
of this character ordinarialy calls out
but little discussion and consequently
causes but little waste of time, the
committees being trusted to ascertain
the business of their claims.
Several members of the General As
sembly have been quite sick of late.
Among these Judge Robb, of Allen, a
very able and faithful member of the
lower House, was prostrated with a
stroke of paralysis. He has returned to
his home with but little hope of re-
covery. No man stands higher in his
county for ability and integrity of
character than Judge Robb. Both
himself and friends have the warmest
sympathy of all who haye the pleas
ure of the acquaintance of the Judge,
in Columbus during his sojourn here.
Periodic adjournment, once in three
weeks, have been decided upon, by
both Houses. From this we may con-
clude that the peanut and candy men
will smile at least once in three weeks,
as satchels from the State House start
homeward. X.