The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-11-07
Court of Common Pleas.

Mary Jane McGhee VS.. George Leach
and Victoria A Leach. Foreclosure of
mortgage. Amount found due, 1912 40
State of Ohio VS.. Patrick Coll. Nui-
sance. Plea guilty. Fine $50 and costs
State of Ohio vs. John Conrad In
dictment for maliciously injuring prop
erty. Verdict not guilty.
| State of Ohio vs. Herschel Johnson
Selling liquor Plea guilty Fine SIS and
costs.
Moses Sternberger vs.. George Pugh
and William Vaughn. Judgment by de-
fault for 1865 o.
James B. Howe vs. Julia J. Howe
Divorce granted on ground of adultery,
and custody of children given to petit
toner.
State of Ohio VS.. Ellis Ramsey and
Thomas Ramsey. Indictment for petty
larceny. Thomas Ramsey on trial before
the Court Defendant found to be of
such imbecile mind as not to be respon-
sible, and was discharged
A. w, Long vs. B. O'Conner Confirm
alton of sale.
State o Ohio vs. Laura Erwin. Indict
ment for assault and battery. Jury trial.
The first witness was Elizabeth Brooks
Witness said that she and defendant re
sided on Lincoln Furnace lands-near
neigh bors-in fact they resided in the
same house, and quarrel arose, and de-
fendant threw a rock at witness, but it
did not hit her. Had all kinds of abu,
sive language, called vulgar names, etc.
This was about seven o'clock in the even
ing in August last. She tried to fire the
house the same night Had big quar-
rel that night, broke glass in the window,
and tore around promiscuously, until
nearly morning Threatened to kill wit
ness, etc.
Witness raised chair to strike de-
fendant. but was not in reach of her,
when defendant struck witness with
rock, on side OF head, causing the blood
to run.
Cross examined. Am sister-in law of
defendant | have seven children, one
married, and she and her husband lived
with US.
Reuben Brooks l was present when
the difficulty took place between defend
ant and my wife. Saw defendant strike
my wife. Each was in her own side of
the house, and defendant swore she
would kill my wife, my daughter and her
child, and tore down the door, and threw
across from her room to ours, and hit my
| wife on the head and caused it to bleed.
A witness named John CIR. ham testi
fed that be was a neig Dor, and was sent
| for to put out the fire. Went there be-
tween and o'clock. Saw defendant
take a shovel of live Goals and throw
them into closet on Brooks side, and
she said she would burn them out. Stan
ley put the fire out. She broke down
two doors, and broke window with
rocks Witness told the words used by
the parties in the quarrel, which was so
exceedingly vulgar that witness hesitated
and would not repeat them until urged
to do So
| The defense was that the assault and
battery was committed in self defense.
Case briefly argued by Atkinson for the
State, and l. T. Monahan for defense.
The jury were out only a short time, and
brought in a verdict of guilty. The
Judge called up the defendant for SEN
tence, and asked her if she had anything
to say why sentence should not be passed.
She talked good deal, and the Judge
tried to stop her, and said that it was a
bad case and if it were not that she had
a young child, he would send her to Jail
for six months. He then ordered her to
take her seat for the present.
State of Ohio vs. Martha Garrett.
Catharine Dains called. Reside in Lib
erty township. Had a difficulty with
Mrs Garrett about the last of last Msy
We lived on CARROTS place. and they
had pet hog. and they would not be
bothered with it, They turned it out
and it came into our house, and tore ur
chiId's bonnet. l spoke to her about
it, and she finally got mad. and went
out into the path and stopped, and W,
quarreled, and she threatened me, anC
came at me with four pronged fork, bu
she did nos strike me then went away
David uanuon. Defendant told m,
that if it had NOS been for her son Oscar
She wou'i have run the fork throuel
, her. and if thy ever got into such
scrape again, she would take something