The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-06-17

peared to become alarmed ana talked
about turning States evidence, and
wanted to know what would be the effect
SO far as to releasing him. He made O
confession to VIM. F. Owens. the officer
having him in charge, but the confession
was ruled out. Owens produced in Court
sack of feathers and bed-tick, which
he found from directions given by Alex
ander Criswell The feathers had been
sold to N. Lowenstein. and John Kelly,
Alexander Criswelrs son-in-lGw, had
bought the tick from James Criswell.
There were various other circumstances,
too numerous to give in detail, all going
to make the chain of eircumstantial evi-
dence complete. -
The jury remained out less than an
hour, and returned verdict of guilty.
State of Ohio vs. Jackson Chafin jr.
The defendant is boy of about sixteen
years of age He and his father had
been cutting cord wood for Union Iron
Company, at Monroe Furnace. Defend
ant got most of the goods at the Furnace
store, which were used by the family,
and was at the store three or four times
a week, and often remained half hour
at time. About the Goth of March,
1875, Mr. Leichner. the store-keeper, no.
ticed early one morning, that two lights
in the window of the ware room had
been taken out. and one piece of sash
broken out. A large quantity of goods
was kept in the ware room, and among
other articles, several caddies of tobacco.
Soon after this young Chafin offered
young man named Arthur, some tobacco,
in the wood chopping. Arthur told him
Chaffin said it did not cost him any thing.
He said he had gone to the window of
the ware room at Monroe Furnace, about
nine or ten o'clock at night, and gnawed
off one of the inside pieces of the sash,
took out the glass, went in and got box
of tobacco He said he took it out and
buried it in the ground. He was afraid
it would get spoiled, so he took it up,
took it out of the box, burned the box.
and counted the tobacco. There were
63 plugs. Itwas 35 cent plugs. He then
showed witness where he had concealed
the plugs. in the ranks of wood, and un-
der logs. He gave witness some of the
tobacco, making him promise not to tell
on him. Witness took the tobacco home,
counted it, and found ten plugs. He
told his mother and little brother the
same night. He put it in drawer, and
he. his father and mother, used it up.
His brother told the under manager of
the Furnace, and the store keeper about
it. James Criswell was brought out of
jail, and said defendant commenced tell
ing him about it, after he had been put
in Jail. He told defendant to keep his
mouth shut, but defendant went on, and
made substantially the same statement
he had made to Arthur.
The jury remained out short time
and brought in verdict of guilty.
The boy being only about sixteen years
of age, and evidently very ignorant, an
effort will be made to have him sent to
the Reform Farm instead of the Peniten-
tiary.
State of Ohio VS.. James Criswell. The
in the report of Alexander Criswelrs
case. Alexander Criswell was a witness,
and admitted the main facts in the case.
James is rather fine looking young
man. He says he is 27 years of age, but
he looks much younger. He says he
served ten years in the United States
Navy. He was brought up near Ottum-
wa. Iowa, and is nephew of Alexander
Criswell. The jury only remained out
short time, and brought in a verdict of
guilty of burglary.
Mary Mayhem VS.. Charles Walden.
This was second trial of the case, the
jury having failed to agree in the first
trial 1t was an action for damages for
cutting timber. The land upon which
the timber was cut, was in dispute. The
jury again failed to agree. and was dis
charged on Sunday week about noon.
James NJ Watts vs. Jonathan q. Bum.
him five hundred dollars if he, Watts,
would procure purchaser of Fulton
Furnace property, and that he had effect
ed such purchase. Bum testified that
he never made such agreement. The
case was tried by the Court, and judg-
ment rendered for defendant.
The special grand jury last week found
an Indictment against Rosetta Boggs for
murder in the second degree The Court
appointed R. 81. Jones of Oak Hill and
U. s. Claypool of Macarthur, to defend
ner, and the trial is in progress as we go
to press, and we will not report the evil
dence until the case shall have been de-
cided
| During the trial of the case of Ohio VS..
J ames Criswell, one of the witnesses.
John Kelly, left town to avoid testifying
and the trial was delayed some three
hours, until he was brought in by attach
ment. He was fined $25 for contempt.
There has been large amount of civil
business transacted in Court land some
not quite SO ciyil,) which we will report
next week.
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