Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-01-21

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The trial Of JouN NOZZLE, for the MUIR
der Of his wife a, Millbury, July 2eth,
ds7b, commenced In the Court Of Common
Pleas at Bowling Green, on Wednesday,
i2ih Inst, with Hon. JAMES PILLARs on
the Bench.
The counsel engaged for the State was
JAaaEa Pillars, Prosecuting Attorney,
H,n. Isaiah NJ. Pillars, Of Lima, and II.
II DoDoE, Of this place.
The counsel for the prisoner was Hon
JAMES NJ. RrTcuIE, Of Toledo, and JAMEs
r. TrLER, of this place.
THE PRIsoSER.
At 1;So the prisoner was brought into the
oourt room, and his appearance thus is de-
scribed by the reporter for the Toledo Com
vssrc;al, "The prisoner was neatly Nttircd
IN plain, dark apparel. In his outward
demeanor, he leaves the impression pro-
duced by character noted for gentleness
and suayity, yet the deep set eyes, heavy
brow, aud square cut chin, denote firm
ness Of purpose not easily shaken. The
mIld, beam ns eye and the general contour
o. the features give no indication Of
The volcano Of passion and fury that must
stir the heart and brain to the perpetration
Of deed as dark and terrible rs the crime
with which he stands charged. With hi-
smoothly coInbed iron-gray hair, his pleas
ant facial expression and his ncatnese q
person and digni6cd bearing, he is not the
man one would feel dispecd Ia place in
the list of hardened offenders and outla ws. =
OF the 80 jurers summoned by n special
cenirf, 3S answered. to their names aud were
duly sworn. The Court here remarked
that il was the desire 10 proceed with due
care in the trial of the cause 10 that there
might bc no appeal, and when the case was
through it would BE- through, nral that be
the end OF it,"
The examination of the Jurors showed
thnt p cut Of the SO had neither formed
nor expressed an opinion, although nearly
NIL had read or heard uf the murder. Tn
0t thcae Is were challenged and excused
All more were excused by PeremPtory
challenge from the prosecution. The de-
f.nse being allowed % p premp,ory cial-
lengcs used Is, which left only II jurors
Ine Court then ordered special peniyr for
iS additional jurors, which was placed in
the hands OF the Sheriff, and Court ad-
fourned to 9o'clock OIL Thursday morning
THURSDAYS PRocEErrSos.
On convoning Court, aud contrary to ex-
pectation, the jury was filed l.; taking the
frst man Of the new reaire. The names Of
the Jurors, as thus completed, are as fol.
lows.
THOMAS FrpiUsoH, GEo. LOOMS,
ADAM IIISIH, SAMCEL GRE3G,
THOMAS JENKINS, G. g. GOULD,
LE3RASD BIsHoP, W. S. RICHARD,
]. G. HELTMAS, ANDREW WELroS.
Following we give the statement of the
case, aud all the testimony by the rrosecu-
tion, as furnished to the Commercial by
SPccial reportcr;
The case was then np'ned on the part of
the prosecution, by jasper Pillars, E-q
Prosecuting Attorney, who made staten,cnt
81 the case, asserting that the prosecution
expected 70 prove
MURDER ~ THE FIRST DECREE,
under either Of the three counts in the in
dictment which sets for that John Noble.
~ did, on the 10Th of July, 1875, unlaw-
fully, felonoualy, purposoly, and OF delib-
crate and premetliiated malice make an as-
ssult upon enc Harriet Noble with n cer
tam club with intent TO kill and murder.
mol then and there did heat, bruisc and
strike. the said Harriet Noble, giving in
nnd npon the head Of the hid Harriet Noble
one mortal wound, uf which mortal wound
Ahs saii II rrriot Noble then and shcrc did
die. (2.l And the jurors aforesaid further
and, that John RoI,lc, Oh the date afore-
said, did unlawfully and with deliberate
ARd premeditaied IN ,lace, kill and mur.lcr
the said Harriet Noble, with certain
knifs, which h., the said John Noble.
then and there. had aud held in his right
hand, and he, the said John Noble, then
and there. OF deliberate and premeditatcd
malace, did cut the throat of her the said
Harriet Noble, with the intent to kill and
murder, and 40 the jnrurs aforcsail, upon
their oathS aforesaid, do say that the said
John Noble, her the said Harriet Noble, in
manner and form and by the means afore-
said, unlawfuliy, telononnly, purposely,
and Oi deliberate and premeditated malice.
did kill and murder. az And the Jurors
Atoresald, do further present and tiid, that
on the date and at the place aforesaid that
the said John Noble, did with a certain
knife, held in the right hand, with d, llber.
ate and premeditated malacc, strike, cut,
and wound, the said Harriet Noble, upon
the neck aud throat, one mortal wound OF
the length Of three inches, aud of ia,
depth OF three inches, AMI of which said
mortal wound, the Sai1 Harriet Noble. ON
the day aud at the place Aforesaid ie /.
sud 20 the jurors upon their oaths do say
that he, the said John Neble, her the said
Harriet Noble, In the manner and form
aud by the means Aforesaid; nnlawfnllv, fe,
lonously. purposely, and OF deliberate and
l,remaeditAted malice, did kill and mur,
der"
After receiving the essential points Of
the Indictment, Mr. Pillars briefly de-
aeribed the manner in which the uialr,ler
~aa committed, and the character of the
testimony by which il was expected to b,
TIE STATEMENT FOR THE DEFENSE.
was made By Judge Richie, who admitted
tas main facts of the killing, aud state,
thAt The defense would endeavor 10 prov.
that Noble Wa In stIeh 4 mental conditio,
~ the time a. not TO l,e responsible for hi,
acis; that before the tragedy he hal beer
insane, and ever Eince IL had labored undel
al alteration OF the mind.
The examination of witnesses for IN,
prosecution then begun,
WILLIAM AcKESsERoER
being the hrst witness called. He statoc
that Noble boarded at his house in Lak,
township. Wood county. at the time of m,
tragedy, and was at his houSe on the 26tI
ot July. His wife was there also. Mr.
Aekenoerger described the typography O
the house, aud then went on 10 relate m,
particulars Of the occurrences there and II
the road with which he. was eonveraant
Mrs Noble was at his honae whsn he cam,
ap from work, about o'clOck. IA h,
passed the house with Noble, on his wny 4,
the barn 10 attend a Il okonas Nil. -. -