The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-30
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
State Of Ohio VS. Leroy Reed. This is
the case of assault and battery on Gus.
Bleihart. Defendant fined S25 and costs,
and ordered to enter into recognizance
in the sum of $780, with good and sufi
cient security, for his good behavior for
period Of two years, and ordered to
stand committed until order be complied
with.
State Of Ohio vs. William Easterling.
This was the case Of assault and battery
upon Charles Andres. Same fine, and
same order to enter into recognizance, as
in the case of Reed.
| State Of Ohio VS.. James Easterling.
This was the case of assault and battery,
for knocking down Charles Hays with a
piece Of cinder Defendant fined S25
and costs, and imprisoned in Jail thirty
days. ten days of that time in solitary
confinement, to be fed on bread and
water only.
Mills, Spellmire & Co VS.. Charles c.
Jones. Judgment by default for sl2O Is.
Menduson a. Frohman VS.. w. T. Wash
am a Co. Judgment by default for
SS27 As, and interest at s per cent
Thomas ]. Brooks VS.. Geo w. Brooks
ct al. Partition. Order for sale of prem
ises.
Jane E. Evans VS.. Evan Z. Evans ct al.
Order for partition issued, returnable
forthwith.
State of Ohio VS.. /. T. Monahan. At
tachment for contempt, for not appear
ing as a witness. Defendant discharged
on payment of costs.
State of Ohio VS. William Spriggs.
This was the case once tried, where de-
fendant was found guilty of committing
rape upon a little girl, and the Court
granted a new trial, on the ground that
the verdict was contrary to the evidence.
The Prosecuting Attorney, with the con-
sent of the Court, entered a nOhe.
The following are the proceedings in
the Louder case. The Court overruled
the motion in arrest of judgment, hold
ing that the indictment is good, and
made the following order:
"And now comes the Prosecuting Attorney
on behalf of the State, and defendant by his ct
torneys, and on motion Of said defendant this
cause came on for hearing on his motion to APP
point a commission TO exhume the body OF
Mary Bruce, the person named in the indict-
ment as the person killed and murdered by
said defendant, and was argued by counsel, in
consideration whereof the Court do find that
said body ought to be raised from the grave,
and the left arm thereof taken therefrom and
carefully preserved i'm its present form and con-
dition for further examination by competent
persons, to ascertain whether cuts by sharp
instrument was made thereon before burial
Therefore the Court do here appoint DR.. e. X.
Crumit to proceed, with the aid Of c. ]. Gale
Thomas Poindexter and Isaiah Pogue. TO am
putate said arm from said body, and preserve
the same, and have IL here In Court on the
hearing Of a motion for new trial, filed by
said defendant
PORTER DU HADWAY, Judge"
estate Of Ohio, Jackson County-COurt OF Com
mon Pleas.
ain pursuance of an order OF the said Court of
Common Pleas, proceeded with the other per-
sons named in said order, to the place where
the body OF Mary Bruce buried, and pro-
ceeded TO examine the body OF said Mary
Bruce, and found the body and arm to be in
| sucu an huNdnctu sAdke ol uetOllposlilOu lual
it was impossible to recover said arm and bring
IL into Court in such a condition as would indi-
cate its condition at the time OF burial
Expense, 50. Bill, slOO. Total slO3.
"March 81, 1876.
"DR. G CRUMIT."
On Wednesday morning Of last week,
Louder, Plummer and John Donally,
were brought in for sentence. Louder
was told to stand up. He is a small
man, some twenty-eight years of age, un-
married, and has the appearance of a
man much below the average for intelli-
gence The Judge asked him what he
had to say why the sentence of the law
should not be pronounced upon him.
Louder said he had nothing whatever to
do with the death of Mary Bruce. He
was more than half mile from the place
at the time, and he never had anything
against her. The Judge said if guilty,
the defendant was guilty of murder in
the second degree. If innocent, it was
unfortunate, and if any light should
hereafter be thrown upon the case, show
ing defendants innocence, he, the Judge,
would himself take measures to secure
defendants pardon. The Judge then
sentenced defendant to ten years hard
labor in the Penitentiary, being the
longest period fixed by the Statute for
manslaughter.
Thomas Plummer was told to stand
up. He is tall, stout man, some thirty
wears of age He declined to say any
thing, but Levi DUNCAN, his attorney,
made an appeal to the Court to be msr.