The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-16
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

with intent 10 WOuudt on the lOth day
Of January, 1876.
The first witness called was William
Black. Fifteen years of age on the 22d
of this month. Had been at religious
meeting at a school house below Monroe
Furnace, on Sunday night, Jan. 10th
On our way home, fight took place
among the boys The defendant, Don
ally, struck me, and we went to fighting
got the better Of him, and they pulled
me off him. ] started home, and when
was about ten feet from him he came up
and stabbed me in the back. lie did not
say anything that | heard.
The cross examination was very
lengthy. The boy is much above the
average for intelligence.
Larkin Monk. Was coming from
church, when the boys got into a fight.
After it was over, the boys were given
their hats, and as Black was putting on
his hat, he said: "Well, whipped him,
anyhow" Donaly then ran up and
struck Black, when Black said he was
cut. and started up the road. He was
scared, and thought he was badly cut
Donaly's brothers told him he ought to
be ashamed to cut the boy with knife.
He said he did not care damn. Saw
the wound. Ii was slight wound, in
the side.
Eliza Mullen. Was present at the
fight Her evidence was substantially
the same as that Of the other witnesses.
Elizabeth Mullen. Substantially the
same as the other witnesses.
Alexander Mullen. Was present at
the fight Described it the same as the
others. Saw the wound. There was
some blood, which ran down his leg.
The night was dark, but there was Ian.
tern. The cut was very small one.
Henry Black. We were coming from
church, when Lew Donaly caught me by
the coat tail and called me a shitepol<e.
told him l was not more of a shitepoke
than he was. He told me to shut my
mouth, or he would break it, Ny broth
er William said if he jumped on his
brother, he would have a hand in it.
Then the two boys got into fight. De
scribed it same as the other witnesses.
James X Wallace Donaly admitted
that he had cut Black Said he had hal
/ lowed enough" when he was in the
fight. ] asked him why he had done SO
/ He said he could not help himself
asked him why he had cut the boy. He
said he wanted to make him hallow
some too.
Thomas Evans. Am a physician
Was called on to visit William Black on
the 18th of January, 1876. The knife
went in about one-fourth of an inch, and
glanced down one and a half or two
inches Did not strike a bone. Was
made with sharp instrument. Ii must
have been made with the point OF q
knife, or other sharp instrument.
Joseph Price. Am acquainted with
the county line l stepped it, tried tc
make three feet steps, and 1t was 307
steps this side of the old cattle guard
where the line runs between jackson
and Lawrence counties. Witness went
at length into a description of the place
where the county line crosses the rail
road. This witness is step-father OF VIM
Black, the injured. boy, and he described
the wound A plaster was kept on the
wound for a week or ten days, when il
/ appeared to have got we'll
James Smith. Was shown the place
where the fight took place, and it was
some three hundred yards from the
county line.
James Price. | kno@ where the coun-
ty line was always said to be. The fight
was in jackson county.
James X. Wallace recalled. Fixes
the place of the fight in jackson county.
The defense was opened by swearing
the defendant himself lie told the sto-
ry almost exactly like all the other wit
nesses lie said the knife he used was
the small blade Of a common pocket
knife, the large blade being broken off
He said he did not intend to hurt the
boy. lie dropped the knife on the
ground, and went next morning and got
il.
The defense did not offer any other
testimony.
The jury were out only a short time,
and brought in a verdict of guilty.
State OF Ohio vs.. Leroy Reed. Indict-
ment for assault and battery upon one
August Bleihart
August Bleihart sworn. We had a Sc
lect party at the City Hall in December
last. About two o'clock in the night
Leroy Reed. Matt Radcliff, Jun Blagg
and Eugene Laird came to the door and
wanted to come IN. ! told them it was
a select party, and they could not come
in. The boys then left, except Reed,
who made some threat and then he left.
In a short time | went down stairs, to 90
across the street to my residence, to see
to my children. When | got to the foot
Of the stairs Reed ran at me, and knock
ed me down. (Witness jumped up and
parted his hair and leaned his head tow
ard the jury and said, here is the mark;
| will show it to every body.")
On cross examination he denied being
drunk, but admitted that he had drunk
.ome glasses Of beer. lie denied that he
had said he would go down stairs and
Whip the d--d son of b-h. Did not !