The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-09
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

J. &. A. Simpkinson a. Co. vs. Malinda
Scott. Judgment by default for 1924 %.
McAlpin, Polk d Co. VS.. Malinda
Scott. Judgment by default for 1854 81
J. Edward Jones VS.. David j. Evans
Judgment by default for $l66 25.
John ii. Price VS. John A. Oiler and
wife. Foreclosure and order for sale of
mortgaged premises. Amount found
due, s2l3 As.
Kuhn, Stern q Co. VS.. Ophir Iron Co.
Judgment by default for 1908 IL.
Thomas n. Jones VS.. Robert Hoop ct
al. Foreclosure of mortgage, and order
for sale of mortgaged premises. Amount
found due plaintiff, 1854 So. Amount
found due c. G. James and John D. Nit
chell on cross petition, 81 ,ss5 II.
Robert J. Simpson VS.. William Stiffier.
judgment by default for SI34 &C.
State of Ohio VS.. Charles Davis As
sault and battery. Plea not guilty.
Jury trial. Verdict guilty.
State of Ohio VS. Thomas Plummer.
This was an indictment for burglary. 1t
charged that on the night of July u,
1875, defendant and Robert Plummer
and Levi Plummer broke into the smoke
house of Armpstead Scurlock, in Bloom
field township, and stole and carried
off nine sides of bacon.
The evidence showed that the three
Plummers had been in jackson on the
afternoon, and about sunset started tow
ards home. They were on horseback,
and crossed the Chillicothe bridge at
Tropic Furnace, and started up the Ber-
lin road They were not again seen on
that road, but they were seen going
through jamestown, towards the foun-
dry. Three men, supposed to be the
same, were seen at various points along
the Gallipolis road, all the way to Sour
locks, near Winchester.
Scurlock's meat was stolen, and he
and others found where it had been car
ried to the road, and there they found
horse tracks which they followed through
Berlin, and near to Wellston, where they
turned off to the left, and went west
They followed the tracks to Plummer's,
and found horse with grease on his
shoulders, and greasy saddle, greasy
pants, greasy sack, and grease on the
fence, etc. A guard was put out. and
Stephen Markham saw Robert Plummer
60 up hollow near his house, and after
wards come up from the house of Thorn
as Plummer, in company with Thomas.
Markham went up the hollow where he
had seen Robert going, where he found
three sides of Scurlock's bacon, concealed
in some brush
There was a great deal of evidence, all
The defendant went on the witness
stand, and testified that he and his two
brothers started home, and when they
had got some threequarters Of a mile
up the Berlin road his brothers wanted
to turn back to town and get some more
whisky. He said he told them he had
bottle of whisky in his pocket, and it
was not necessary to 60 back, but they
would 60 back, and he went on home,
where he arrived about eleven o'clock
Leroy Reed, Charles Andres and James
Hatten testified that defendant had ap-
preached them and wanted them to tes- |
,ify that they had seen him near Petrea |
'n the evening in question, as he was
going home. Reed went and told the
Attorney on Monday night,
md he told Reed that if Plummer pro
,osed to give him money for that pur-
'ose, to take it. Reed. Andres and Hat
en- were with defendant at the Isham
House doggery and drank whisky at
'lummer's expense. He gave them
Iollar to get whisky, and gave them
Thisky in an alley back of DR.. Mona
ans residence, and promised them FIVE
ollars each, to swear for him. Plummer
Omitted that he had had some kind of
egotiations with these parties but he
aid that Reed had first approached him,
nd proposed to testify for him.
The iury found defendant guilty