Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-03-23
Court Report.


VIM. Walker VS.. Albert Chambers
and others. Judgment $37l 40;
premises to be sold.
David B. Strait VS.. John Slagle.
Action for damages for assault and
battery. Submitted to court; judg-
ment for plaintiff of $100.
Catharine Cole VS.. John r. Cole.
Alimony. Court gave plaintiff ST.
200.
State of Ohio VS.. Charles Ratekin
and George NJ. Saxton. Burglary
and larceny. These boys broke open
a tobacco barn (or housed in Morgan
township and carried off colored
mans tobacco. The defense was that
the house was not such building as
described in the statute. Jury found
defendants guilty.
State VS.. George Denny. Burglary
and larceny. This was case very
similar, the only difference being that
it was different tobacco house. The
defense in this case was that there
were holes in the building, and the
d defendant could have entered at these,
hence there could be no burglary.
The fact was the doors Of both these
houses were broken in. Verdict of
the jury was guilty. A special jury
was called to try the case against
Ratekin.
Lawless' Assignee in bankruptcy
VS.. Ansel Lawless and others. Sales
confirmed and deeds ordered.
A new petit jury was drawn on the
18th, to serve the balance of the
term. The following are the names
of the Jurors: E. F. Mills, H. H.
Jones, R. NJ. McGath, James C.
Priestley, J. NJ. Mills, Jno. NJ. Rife,
Reuben Bray, James Cherington,
Stephen G. Keller, S. d. Cowden,
Caswell Martin and Oscar Viney.
j John Armstrong VS.. Francis Wal
ter and William Null. Judgment for
$267 93.
State VS.. Nelson Scott. Cutting
with intent to kill and wound. The
parties to this case were colored. Be-
fore Christmas last, Scott and James
Lewis got into a difficulty in the
upper end of the city. Lewis threw
stone at Scott and kicked at him.
Scott cut him with razor. The
Jury found Scott guilty of cutting
with intent to wound.
State VS.. John Croft and Marc
Croft. Petit larceny. These parties
stole seven bushels of wheat of Mr.
Jacob Coughenour, at Cheshire, and
brought it down to Point Pleasant in
skiff. They are father and son.
The latter plead guilty; the jury
found the father guilty; value of
property $9.40.
| State VS.. Christena Beck and George
Beck. Petit larceny. These parties
are mother and son. The indictment
was r,osstors a, to Mrs. BUvk. George,
a boy of about Ia years, plead guilty,
told the whole affair, was lectured by
the court, fined S., and ordered to
make restitution in the sum of $40.
Solomon Long VS.. John Davis and
Jenkin DAVIS. Judgment for $2l4. so.
Geo. W. Dickey vs. Geo. McClain.
Petition in error. Judgment of j. P.
reversed with costs, and McClain dis
missed his action.
John Clark VS.. Calvin Pierce. APP
peal. This was case under the
Statute of Frauds. Submitted to
court. Judgment for defendant for
costs.
The Gallipolis Central B. & L. As
sociation VS.. Greenberry W. Weaver
and others. Judgment for plaintiff
for $517 81, and Judgment in favor
of John Dages for 1920 81; mort
gagged premises ordered to be sold.
Abraham Lasley's guardian, VS..
Mary J. Lasley and others. Deed to
Sam'l Kerr set aside, and he ordered
to rcconvey the real estate; rents or
dered to be paid over to the guardian;
each party to pay his own costs. No
tice of appeal; bond $l00.
State vs.. John Houck, Vinton
Houck, Thos. Canterbury and Shan
non Loucks. Riot. This case came
up from Clay township. 1t appears
that Loucks was attending daughter
of Daniel Gilmore home from ,le
bate at Yellowtown, one night in Feb
ruary, 1875. Gilmore separated them,
and took his daughter under his
charge. At the forks of a road the
defendants congregated. When Gil
more came up a fuss took place. This
was the riot. The jury found the de-
PENDANTS not guilty.
State VS.. Evan D. Evans. Throw
ing down fence. The case came up
from Raccoon township. The State
claimed that the fence was thrown
down maliciously. The defendant
claimed that he had a road. The
jury found the defendant guilty.
Geo. w. and Wesley Martindale