The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-10-26
the sum of 81, being double the amount


stable, and as SUCH held several execu.
tions against Rice, which he levied upon
certain household goods, and left the
same in the possession of Rice. When
the day of sale arrived, Rice would not
let Palmer in the house. He was drin n
ing, and used very rough language, and
made Palmer leave, when the latter ar
rested Rice. For this arrest this suit
was brought. The jury returned YER
dict for plaintiff for one cent.
Ambrose Scott VS.. The Erie Coal and
Iron Company. Judgment by default
for &, 500, and order for sale Of stone
coal under certain lands.
John w. Thomas VS.. Thomas Owens
ct al. Judgment be default for 81 ,964 65,
and order for sale of mortgaged premis-
es.
John Weis VS.. Solomon Rockwell ct
al. Order to reform mortgage, and or
der for sale of mortgaged premises
Amount found due plaintiff SI47 20, and
due Smiley Caldwell on his cross petit
tion the sum of Sl44 9S.
On Monday of this week the crimi-
nal docket was taken up, and the first
case was the following, which we report
in full:
State of Ohio VS.. Alexander Boon Lar
ceny.
A. J. Dever sworn. / have known
Boon for eight or ten years. l saw him
on the day my money was missing. ]
got $57 out Of ..the bank that morning,
and spent little Of it at Chris Bertsch's
do not know how much spent. l had
as much as $54 left. Two twenty dollar
bills, one ten, and two twos-greenbacks
went from Bertsch's to my buggy
shed, back of my residence, on Main
street, in Jackson. Had my gold watch
with me; it is worth perhaps 500. /
went to the shed about III o'clock, and
went to sleep, and remained about two
and a half hours-went there to get
away from the noise of the children.
Mrs. Owens was at my house, and had
her grandchildren there THIS was on
the 10th of August. / took my vest off
when / lay down, and when / got up and
went to put my vest on, found that my
watch was gone. / then discovered that
my money was also gone. In few days
| had Boon arrested, and he sent for me,
at the Valley House. l asked him where
my money was. He said: II have the
most Of it-I have the two twenties and
the ten dollar bill" He said if / would
take the handouts off him, he would
take me to where the money was told
him l could not take them off. We then
went to Buckner's, and he told Mrs.
Buckner to get the money. She said she
had no money. He told her she had,
and to get it. She then passed him, it
was dark; but thought | saw her give
him something. told him to give it to
me, he said to come out, and he would
do so. We then went to little grocery
near, where there was a light, aI.I he
gave me two twenty dollar bills and
ten, which looked like the money had
stolen from me. then asked him for
the watch, and he told Buckner to get it,
Buckner denied having it. BY that
time VIM. Owens had come, and he told
Buckner he would arrest him if he did
not get the watch. He then went and
got the watch. had seen Boon that
morning He helped me out with some
hogs, and told him would treat him
for it, and did treat him twice that
morning Boon saw me have the mon
ey that morning.
Cross examined
/ was at Bertschs between ten and
eleven. Pete Baker, Frank Hudson and
Doc. Boon were there at the time. All
three of us-that is, Hudson, Baker and
myself were sitting at the table, and Ba-
ker grabbed the money out of my hand
and counted it, and gave it back to me
(Witness described the buggy shed at
length, and answered various other ques-
tions, but nothing was developed chang
ing the examination in chief)
When | went to Buckner's, saw no
one but Mrs. Buckner Did not see
Buckner at that time. Alex. Mccall and
Vim. Radcliff went with me- also saw
there Chris. Mckenzie, woman who
lived with Pete Baker. / spoke to Nc
Call to keep Chris. Mckenzie out of the
house. / suspected her Of knowing
something about the money. | knew
that neither Boon nor Baker had money,
and found where they had been spend.
ing money. This aroused my suspicious.
Chris. said at one time that we had
best not make them mad, or they might
not give up the watch and money
told her to shut her mouth.
/ had a conversation with Boon after
he had got out of Jail. / told him in that
conversation that / was satisfied there
were other parties connected with the
matter-that he was not the one who
took the property.
(Witness was asked if he did not ad-
wise the accused to leave. After obiec-
ton and argument, ruled out.)
Do not know where Peter Baker is
now He remained four or five days af
ter the theft. Chris. Mckenzie left
right away after the day set for trial. Ba-
ker came back the day of the election
and voted. Do not know where either
of them is now. Chris worked day or
two for me when kept the Isham
House. Got the money at ten o'clock,
went to Bertsch's as late as eleven, was
there half an hour, did not drink beer,
but drank more than a feller ought,
thought had better lie down. Hudson