The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-02

not tell Dever so. She did not tell m
where she got the money. Heard Deve
and John T. Moore talking about tn
money and watch the same evening. Di
not know it was the same. ! told Deve
a week ago last Saturday, that | did no
bring the money and watch, because
thought it would get me into trouble.
told Dever / could tell him where ther
was some money, if he would take tn
the handouts off me. (The cross oxami
nation continued at great length, bu
there was nothing elected Of import
ance.)
Re-examined.
| told Barb Buckner that night, tha
that was what whisky had done, as
showed her the handouts on me.
There were few other witnesses, but
there was nothing new developed.
just as we went to press last week the
case was submitted to the jury, who in a
short time returned verdict Of guilty.
The next case was the State Of Ohio VS..
Jerome Plummer, an indictment for in
cest, committed with his step-daughter
We took down the testimony in full, and
noted the legal points raised and decided
during the progress Of the trial; but up
on examination we find so much of the
testimony unfit for publication, that we
viii not publish any portion Of it. The
prosecuting witness, Electa Jane Plum
mer, swore positively to the commission
of the crime, and the defendant swore
just as positively that he did not
The jury brought in verdict of
guilty.
The State Of Ohio VS.. Allen Easterling.
This was an indictment charging Easter
ling with assault upon Henry Hollberg
with intent to kill, on the Sth of Septem-
Der, 1876.
The first witness was Henry Hollberg
Easterling and several others came to
my grocery and some one of them called
for three or four dishes of oysters (Here
objection was made, and the Court held
that the proof OF the assault must be
made first.) was in the room, sitting
between the two doors, when Allen Eas-
terling came to the door that was open,
and threw a rock, or cinder through the
open door, which struck and knocked
out panel of the door that was shut. He
did not say anything, and went out as
soon as he threw. Tom Rice, Gustav
Geiger, my brother and ], and my wife
and four children, and my brothers wife
and her two children were in the room.
He was about II or ii feet from me
when he threw ! could not see the
rock, but felt the wind Of it as it passed
my face. (Here law question was rails
ed, as 10 whether the indictment charged
1 felony, and the Court held that it did
not, and the trial must proceed as for as
Iault and battery only) The witness
hen continued, and described the prem
ses.
When Easterling and those other
parties were there in the evening, Eas- |
.erling commenced swearing. and be-
,ame troublesome, and | ordered him |
mt, and when he refused, pushed him
orter, and he and the others went out, |
me commenced throwing rocks, and ! |
vent out, and saw Easterling l then |
ent for the police, and | learned that |
hey had arrested him, and felt rather
&, I l..
,ut the glass was broken out of the doors |
md windows, and some five or six pieces |
If cinder and rocks were found in my |
oom. 1t was near an hour after the |
rouble, when he came to the back |
loor and threw the cinder.
Cross examined.
Lewis Miller was one of the parties in
ny room. put all the parties out II
vas Snider who threw the beer glass at
Easterling Do not know that the glass
nit Easterling. Saw whore it hit the
vail. Heard shooting in the direction
IF Pat Coils about that time.
Thomas Rice sworn.
Some gentlemen were eating oysters
It Hollberg' when Easterling said he
,ould whip any person in the house, and !
vas pretty noisy. Hollberg told us all |
70 20 out, when we all went but Easter
ing, who did not appear disposed to go,
md Hollberg pushed him out at the
door on Water street. Then there was
noise in front, the cinders were thrown
through the doors and windows. After
wards the rock or icinder was thrown
through the room in the rear of the bust
ness room.
Saw no one in front Of the house-can-
not say of my own knowledge who was
throwing there.
Cross examined.
was in Mr.. Hollbergs employ that
night. Could not tell who threw the
it was thrown, or at whom
thrown.
William Williams called and sworn.
Helped to arrest Easterling. He re-
sisted us when we made the arrest AT
ter we had arrested him he jerked one
arm loose from me, and threw a rock
through Hollberg's window. We took
him up to Dr. A. B. Monahaus office to
have his wounds dressed, as he was
bloody. lie was let go, and arrested af-
terwards. lie said the reason he threw
the rock was, that some one had hit him
with a chair. He said he had had a fuss
with Lew Miller, and had been struck
with a chair. About an hour between
the two arrests.
Cross examined.