The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-22
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Guliiver, kibler and Others
have a Time of 1t.
And Bring up In Jail, Where they En-.
JOY Shindy, and part Of them
get away.
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On Saturday night last, Fiudlay wa.
the scene OF a row of unusual magni
tude, in which William GuIHyer, and
Jerome Kibler were the principles. Il
appears that their first effort in tbs
way OF precipitating melee was in the
rear Of the Joy House, where they ara
';aid 10 have thrown a stone and q
knife through a window, The, knife
handle striking young JOY on the head.
Young Joy and a coloreH -sa- ran
Dat, saw them Disappearing ia an ad-
Joining saloon. and followed them. but
cic n51h!ng further as they were re.
altogether sure Of the parties. lew
ever that may be, the belligerant
couple soon made their appearance on
the street, and in front of Charlie
Halls kibler assaulted Il Mr.. Bolander
knocking him up against Halls win
dow. A war of words ensued when
Constable Markle happened on the
scene and commanded the peace on
pain of arrest. He finally took hold of
Gulliver and was proceeding with him
to the Mayors Office W len hf was as
saulted by Kibler, with a pair of brass
knuckles, considerably injured on the
head, and stunned so that Gulliver es-
capped A gentleman who had come
up attempted to get hold of Gulliver,
but the latter drew a revolver and
pointing it at him made good his es-
cape. After striking Markle, Kibler
threw the knuckles away, but was seen
doing so, and they were found and
left with the Mayor Markls pursued
hlbier, crying out ''catch him." and in
front of Shuck & Browns he was
caught by gentleman who held him
until the Constable came up, Kibler
was shen taken before Mayor Carr and
commitment made out for him Gu a
charge of resisting an officer. and ne
vas lodged in the big cell at the jail
MeanwEi!e the city Marshal had gone
after Guliiyer, whCm be sUccaeSed in
arresting, and taking 10 Jail. Here the
main row occurred. As the Marshal
unlocked the door of the cell to place
Gulliver in, he became refractory and
refused to enter. The Marshal stop
ped to argue the matter with him.
when Kibler seeing the door to the
hall open, jumped out, and but for the
presence of some outsides who caught
and held him, would have escaped
Besides these outsiders, a brother of
Kiblers, a man named Kinsey and
another named Moats, it is said put all
the assistance they could to the pris-
oner to effect his escape. They were
afterwards arrested on charge of that
character At this juncture the May
or made his appearance, and seizing
Kibler tussel ensued which ended in
the Mayor getting the handouts upon
the prisoner, whom he then left in the
hall for the Marshal to take care of,
who was still engaged in arguing the
matter with Gulliver. A side door
opening from the hall proved to be
unlocked, and through that Kibler
made his escape. After his escape he
went home with the bracelets ON. but
his father and brother refused to re-
move them. Getting a coat, he went
from there to John Chains, where he
sought to have the handouts taken
off. He was there found and arrested
about midnight, and returned 20 seK
in the Jail. Young Chain was arrested
on Sunday, for assisting in the escape
OF prisoner
Monday afternoon, the case of Gul-
liver was called, before Mayor Carr,
but after the examination of one Wit
mes was postponed till Tuesday morn
ing. Tuesday morning, owing to the
absence of a witness, the case was sd.
journed till one o'clock, when Gullivs.
was tried upon a charge Of malicious
destruction of property, and found
guilty. He was fined 6Oc-all the or
dinance admitted-and costs amount
ing to S11.S5, confinement for sixty
hours, and to stand committed till the
fine was paid or worked out opon the
streets with ball and chain. He was
then arraigned ON o charge of carrying
concealed weapons, but the testimony
was not sufficiently strong to warrant
holding him for trial, and he was dis
charged on this charge.
The cases of Henry Kibler and Jack
son Moats, aiding in the escape of a
prisoner were called, but postponed
tili Wednesday morning on account of
a material witness. The case Of Js-
rome Kibler was called on Tuesdey
evening, but was postponed until We'd
nesday, on count of material wit
ness being absent.
The case of Kibler and Meats was
again brought up on Wednesday
morning, Meats was discharged. Kib-
Ter was bound over to Court in the
sum of $500.
jerome Kibler was then brought in
on the charge OF assault and battery
on Rolander, and was bound over to
Court in the sum of $500 -.. s-.-s
While the Marshal went to the Jail
after another prisoner, Henry Kibler
and Charly Kinsey were locked up in
the calaboose, from which they made
their escape, by breaking hole IA ths
ceiling and gaining the roof. They
are yet at large.
Jerome Kibler was again brousht
up, this time to answer the charge Of |
assauIting Constable Markle with in |
tent to kill, for which he was bound
over to Court in the sum Of $koQosz :. |
The trial of John Chain, fe1f Gssfst- |
ing a prisoner to escape, came upf
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