The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-01-07

i4ie authorities 81 t.ae ,-iiy v4 elueisl
II last summer 10 K side wish TIE open vio-
its'vs q tiie lsF, and refuse. % eiek the sale
OF strong drink and the Gesec.iIloa o. the Sab
bath, we expected that they would soon reap
the fruits OF their doing. And. II has been
aDundaatly 80. one day the papers come with
the account Of a RAID upon tie gambling houses,
then upon cockpit, where seven men are
captured and huIscred game cocks seized by
the police. Then negro gIrl aged only eIgIl-
teen years has her throat cur by some person
unknown, and she bieesis 70 death in a rev
minutes Then comes the report OF another
case, which II give n the-IAIsgssase OF the
Gazette:
An inquest was held saturday by Coroner
Maley, on TIE body OF infant OF three moi us,
naIue1 j lOiIa NetIgR, which Ws4s found dead IN
the room Occupiei BY lis parents al The house
y o 55i West sixth street Il had been crushed
irS sIIffeT on <5Il5i,v ~ ,,t last
and lad lain uuDuFiei and tlul=tred Ior during
three days. Tie Testimony before the Coroner
revealed a staIe Of beastIy MIeteIletlEess shock
The testimony of the mother Of the dead
child differs froIn that of the other Win eses IN
that she tries 10 throw the burden OF the Dabe 5
death on the negle Of its father, who refused
20 supply her with the plainest ileeeas:,LIes oi
Hf-, and that in collseq qUencs Iler babe Slekened
and died The following Is, Ia substance, neF
statement: .e
TWO living children. Ine deceased infant had
been born in the Cincinnati Hospital. Her hus-
ca ted since the period Of her lying-in, and had
treated her and the little most brutally foI
several weeks past He earned ten dollars a
week at candy-Inaking, but seldom gave heI
any money. Since the birth OF her baby he had
only given her about Two dollars altogether
and even in her delicate condition she had been
Obliged to do washing out 10 support herself
the drunken husband and baby. TIE little one
naturally weak anu delicate, had died on
Wednesday night in spasnis, and her husband
finding lIeT crying next morning over the little
corpse. cursed her, knocked her down, ano
stamped upon i4er
Annie Mcknight, a sister of the baby's moth
err tells a FAR different story, and a more revolt
/ ing one can scarcely be conceived. She stale.
| that Mrs. Netfer was the greater drunkard o
/ the two, spending an her husbands wages sh'
/ could get hold of for strong drink Her hus
i band tried in vain Tor u number of years to sup
port lls iaIuliy respectfully, but at last, finding
/ his wife getting worse, abandoned the attempt
| and took 70 drinking himself Mrs MeKnigh
| states that both Netter and his wife were in
beastly state of intOxication the night the chile
| was smOthered, and both had gone to bed witt
| their clothes on She slept in the same room
| eral times during the night she heard the bab,
cry out pltilully. She endeaVored to arous
/ them, or one of them, but in vain. In the morn
ingf the babe was found dead. She states that
| was quite a healthy babe
After hearing other testimony as to the condl
I ton and habits offAe parents, the jury render
ed a verdict that JOlln Netter 'cafne to his deaf
| from sufiocatiOn, caused by being lain on by hl
| parents while they were Intoxicated
l. there no law by which such muTderers ca
be made to suffer the penalty OF their crime
This Is as much murder as any one coInsnll
ted in drunken frenzy, for which the perpt
traitors have to suffer the heaviest penalties.