The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-11-01
Court of Common Pleas.

vest and left it by the side Of the road
1 Poor worked on east upon the road. and
was out of sight Of the vest all the after
I noon When he came bsck to get his
vest, the watch was gone. Defendant
aud his wife hsd been to Jackson that
day. and were seen passing near where
the vest was left in the afternoon. Armp'
stead Scurlock. Stephen Markham and
others. examined the tracks, and Sour
: lock and Markham went and interviewed
defendants wife. They were not per
mitted to tell what she said. hut there
. Was an arrangement made by which shs
brought the watch. held it up 80 that
Scuriock could see it. aud then dropped
it. and Scurlock went and got it, aud
took it to the owner. The watch was
proven TO be worth from f35 to $50. The
The jury found the defendant guilty.
State OF Ohio VS.. Isaac Tharpe. This
was an indictment charging defendant,
in connection with James Morris, with
breaking into the store of Shook Il Nc.
Kinniss. at Eurekaville. on the night of
July 4, 1871 The evidence showed that
William F. Owens arrested defendant in
Gallis county, where he was at work. and
where he gave his name as Isaac Evans
Part of the clothing was found i'm his
possession. Asa r. McKinniss. John F.
Shook and VIM. F. Owens testified that
defendant told them that Morris had
broken into the store. while he stood
near. and he told them where he had
left their axes, near the store. Isaac
McGhee saw Tharp and Morris pass his
house going in the direction of the store
near night. and heard them talking about
breaking into some place. The parties
had been chopping wood for Mr. McKin-
Miss. one of the owners of the store, some
two miles from the store.
Defendant went upon the witness
stand. and testified that he had a sister
residing some four miles from their
shanty. and that they started to go there
to stay over night. They got to the
store. which was half way to the place
where his sister resided. IL looked like
rain. and he turned back and went to
the shanty. and Morris went on. Some
time in the night Morris came to th,-
shanty, and had lot of new clothing
which he said he had stolen at the store
Of Shook 4 McKinniss. Early next
morning they started towards Jackson. |
aud went down the Narrow Gauge Rail
road, looking for work Morris carried |
the stolen goods. They went to the resi- |
dence of GAbe Evans, who is an uncle o, |
witness. Then they turned over towards
California. Pike county. There witnes,
bought tive suits of the clothing. and
agreed to pay Morris eight dollsrs for
the same, when it should be convenient
Witness then put on one of the suits
and carried the others on hia arm The,
left there some OF the stolen goods. and
their old clothing Witness then struck
asross past Grahsmsville. and to Win
chester. aud TO his step-mothers house,
where he left psrt of the goods. and he
vent on to Gallis connty.
Witness denied being at the stor.
when it was broken open. and also denied
having told McKinniss. Shook and
Owens. that he had beeen present.
The jury were only out a short time.
and returned a verdict Of guilty.
State Of Ohio va. Frank Blake. Thi.
was one Of the parties indict-d-for bresk
ing into the store Of Price Brothers, IT,
Jackson. on the night Of October 5. 1877
The first witness called was William r.
Price, who testified that he was a mem
ber Of the firm OF Price Brothers, and
that hs aud one Of bis brothers closed
the door and locked it. about nine
o'clock, or later. that night. Next morn
ing, when he got to the store he saw
where the shutter had been pried open
He identifed the goods taken.
William +. Owens testified that he and
DR.. A B Mpnshan had been at a poIir
cal meeting ut Hunts School House. and
got back to Jackson about one clock at
night. Thsy left their team at Delay'r
livery stable and started up Broadway,
where they met JohuStephenson. taking
. man to the calsboose. Witness saw a
man going down Main street. and watci
ed him until be had passed Prices store
lie then noticed that some person was in
the store. aud looking in. saw two men,
taking goods. He ran up Man street
and called DR.. Monahan. and also called
Stephenson, and all three ran down to
the store, where they caught two men,
with some stolen clothes on. and in their
possession. They took them t1 Jail
Witness told Stephenson to bring the
man from the calabo ,se, which he did.
They took him into the store. where he
denied knowing auythi, g about the Lur
gIary. Witress told Stephenson to take
the man back to the calaboose. aud they
started. and A J. Dever went along. Ia |
q short time Stephenson called witness,
and he went to them. aud defendant con. |
fessed that he was one OF the robbers.
The testimony Of A. J. Dever and |
John II. Stephenson was substantially |
the same rs that OF Ovens Stephenson |
said he was acting as special policeman.
and after one o'clock at night he went
down Main street, and he saw a man
standing near the corner OF the Store of
Price Brothers. He started down that
way. and the man started up toward.
him. They got into a conversation.
when the man proved to be the defeud
ant, aud he said he Was working at the
furnace near the Depot Fulton Wit
ness then arrested him and took him To