The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-02
LOUISVILLE.
ESQUIRE SAOPP'S COURT,
Arresting and Anaigning Twenty
3( Eight Democrats M
THIRTEEN DISCHARGED AND FIF-
TEEN BOUND over, A'1

2 2 2 e.
On Friday last, twenty-eight young arrested
Democrats had hearing before Esquire shoppi
court at Louisville. The charge was riot, &c. on
Monday evening before the last election, but the
proof showed no damage done, noblow strucli-ri ~
fact not a hing done. ,,..,,,.
The Republicans smartlng under the awful de-
feat they met with in N1miShillen township, prob
ably wanted some satisfaction and took this way
TO get It, and give Esquire Shopp and our "Abe
a lob. DN '"' ''"
Mr.. Baldwin was attorney for the prosecution
and Mr.. Lynch managed the case for defend.
ants. After reading the list Of The arrested, Mr.
Lynch said Josiah McKimm wasnbt AHested-%not
W.T., I'm the jurisdiction of this Court-~the Others
were because they had given bail for thelrap.
pearanCe
This Areduup the court, and Baldwin, who
claimed McKimm was present Lynch.-"Oh
yes he Is In the room, but not within this courts
lurlsdicton-a policeman Of Canton Is no officer
of this court"T Cg Iti TyTrTTF
1t seems hAbey signed his return as fpolce
man. and Abe is some on warrant, for he says;
iMit tenn fellows we can take amany yoost as well
ware he ISIS as where he iss9Ht YikltB {,
Mr. Lynch demanded the hearing go on with
be arrested aud brought in, and after little de-
lay this was done. All this sparrlng and delay
consumed all hour and more and demonstrated
how little law and good sense there was ip the
whole thirg. ylitHI
In stating the case Baldwin said the men were
charged with liotr although nc, actual violence
may have occurred, Mr.. Lynch demanded the
witnesses be separated, which was done. Bald
win wanted to know the witnesses FOR the deiehce
Lynch said had 10 witnesses as yet a plea oil
not guilty was entered as 70 all1save Mchlhm
who did not acknowledge the JURISDICTION ol the
court me hrst witness was 1ohp Naii'Nueess. lVh
the evening OF OCTOBER y, hepupilcan procesSioll
was returning from Osnaourg 10 LoulsVllle, anu
met patty about mile uIh only knew some
TWO Blacks and Cholly could not recognize any
Others they were standing IN the road ana STOP
ped our wagon; their horses were hltched IN a
side road and they were Oh ioot' nlVeeh OF twenty
could not tell whelher Cho!ly hau cluo OF
stones; one oil the BACKS hau MS coat ol saia u
you won get through, nave 10 ngnCi. WanN "
get slusSer ana olark sWoIe sOUu uep'' Sp SIpsS
examihed'-Ihey searcneu ior lillhi"li 'OiaEA'
and D. NJ Nlusser they looked Ihrough 'De "ago
ohs LOT lhem were oelayeu i've VI .eii ltnuIes
called sluSser ana Clark u-u piacAlessi Ncout'
did not want Oats and Dao language repeaIeu)
had three wagons ana several Ouggles Ill proces'
sion ana some on horseoaek OlarK was VII holse'
back; had eighteen horses III iroht Team so'
through without fighting saw no pistols nfe'
mer and Matthias went and talked 70 them ana
they let us through good many OF ourIneh so'
outand went forward; no blows were struck.
The testimony generally was similar 10 the iore'
going, AS we stated last week, IL seems olussel
and Clark had assaulteqtwol OF Ihe olacAS niys'
shametully and cowardly az Osnapurg, anu tne
Democrauc oo's wanted Sa.lS,ac'lon ro aso%u.'
was madei none was lh'ehueu on I,te piooepIUn AZ"
OF any one else Ill Ine proces'lon m,' he"l9
tnlas gave lalr statement anu s"iu oiet 'ulA
ing, thelr procession passed on cane guy una.
lIlimah Olark tooK 'ne a,ArlI anu roue ~ et,e' @
anu came nO'ne iounu W az. n,,,, -
oiuSser 'ook sne'cr III 'ie wagon ni'eu WIZ "a
uleS' anu was lnsiS'o'e W olu'lliI'us o'e''
y, T,inoilne was ni' 'ai'%'.ol, pTr. ~.
Yeinlei 9"oIe no o"" ooIvpn ,Inp,. n -.
80 tacaro ~,
t'' 6,.N So ,1,.a .,',,
~, .ne 'ii' S. So oIees
,t.,a, a. ~ ,roLahl,
sS"is,ai',e e. S,In,',,,,,, ISa,d '>
gar avonina % vhan tos,imonv for tba r,osec,,.
ton wasoII % in Mr. Lvncb moved that defendants
moi imnlIcatpd be discharged. Some had not
been mentioned at all. others merely mentioned
and that onlv one witness or so and no evidence
of comnlicity thew neither uttered word nor did
ANYTHING. This led TO some arguing between the
attorneys which Mr.. Lynch insisted his honor
should not 90 off without due consideration let
us look al the law and the testimony; sthese men
are charged with riot, aad the law defines riot.
lMr T. here read from The riot Act.) Now there is
no testimony of nrevions asreenAnt ac- "a cbuhsa,