The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
STATE AND NEIGHBORH0OD,

A special term of the Hancock County
| Common Pleas Court commenced last
week Judge Pillars presiding for the trial
of the State of Ohio vs. Isaac B, Charles,
found guilty before a Coroner's jury in
June last of the murder, by administer
ing poison, of his sister.in-law, and OF
the attempt to kill his two brothers and
their families, consisting of nine others.
Subsequently the Grand Jury found a
true bill chBrging the same ofenses.
How petit jury can be obtained seems
a puzzle, as it may be safely affirmed that
there is not decently informed man or
woman in Hancock County who has not
formed and expressed the most emphatic
opinion that the defendant is guilty.
To recapituate briefly the principal
crimes charged against him are, firstly,
that in Hardin County he killed his first
wife, his child and his sister secondly,
that in Allen County he murdered his
parents, and, finally, that in this (Han-
cock county he sought to blot from ex-
stence all the survivors who were kin
dred to him consisting of his two brothers
and their whole families, numbering
altogether ten persons. All these crimes
in addition to several forgeries, which
are clearly susceptible of proof, were per
petrated under the garb of eXtraordina y
piety, having stolen the livery Of heav-
ed to serve the devil in."
YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. 13.-Judee Conant
to-day overruled motion for new trial
for Charles NJ. Sterling, the murderer,
and sentenced him to be hanged on
Wednesday, the 2Sth day of March next,
between the hours af 10 a. m. and Up. m
Sterling tried hard to preserve an out
ward appearance of Indifference. which
has characterized him since his first APP
pearance in court, and succeeded admir-
ably When asked to stand he did so
readily, and on being asked if he had
anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced replied. "No; Onl y
am innocent, and am convicted by a
bribed jury"
WEsTFIELD, MEDINA Co., Dec. IL
Charles Dickinson borrow I'd a gun of
Allen Wright, and went out with VIM.
Jones to hunt. They drove rabbit into
a pile of brush, and Dickinson laid down
his gun, but taking it up again the trig-
ger caught on something and the gun
was discharged. The contents entered
Dickinson's right side and he lived but
few hours. He leaves wife and one
child.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 11.-Frank F. Wolf
was brought to this city this evening from
Huntington county by Special Agent
Isaac Myers, of the Postoffice Depart
ment, on the charge of embezzlements
of letters and forgery of pension checks.
He was committed by United States
Commissioner McCandess in the sum of
$1,000 to await the term of the United
States Court.
Mt. VERNON, Dec. 14-A young man
named Andrew Bell, brought to this city
a few days ago from Lancaster, Ohio, on
suspicion of having murdered Mr. John
Mccormick in February, 1875, was taken
before the Mayor to-day fora preliminary
examination, but owing to the absence
of witnesses for the defense the trial was
postponed until Friday, the 22d inst
Considerable excitement exists over the
arrest, and the Police Court was crowded
with spectators.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 1.-two prisoners
from Youngst ,wn, named James Morris
and Henry Lightfoot, who were being
conveyed to the Ohio Penitentiary, es
capped from the train at Cardington this
evening. They were allowed to go into
the water closetin charge of Deputy Hilk-
er, who was told by the sheriff to keep
the door open, but which he did not do,
and the prisoners escaped by crawling
through the window. The sheriff had
two other prisoners in his charge, which
he and friend brought on here, leaving
HiIker behind to look alter those who
escaped.
CLEVELAND, Dec. l.-At the session of
the Court of Common Pleas at Sandusky,
Saturday, the indictments in all the cases
for forgery and embezzlenent against
Rush r. Sloan, formerly President of the
Cincinnati. Sandusky and Cleveland
Railroad Company, were nolled ly the
Prosecuting Attorney.
At Somerset, Ohio, on the night OF the
18th, the bank of Reams & Co., was en-
tered by four masked men who made
Mr.. Ream open the safe. They took $l0,-
209 Mr.. Ream lived in the same build.
ing and he was evoke by the robbers
and compelled to 70 with them, one
| remaining to watch Mrs Ream.