The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-12-18


: down about his residence, across the railroad
0 He followed to us to make less noise. w
n Kept on making noise, when we saw maj
y coming down the street from the otIfer direc
L ton. 1t was Dowler. He had gone around
D and was coming west, along the street. TIL,
D boys got up and ran. got up and ran out OF
the alley towards the livery stable and fell
He then came up and struck me on the heat
with his cane, and knocked me senseless
When 1 came to-, he struck me three times
2 more, 1 then got up, and he attempted to take
me to the calaboose. My head badly cu
when he struck me.
= Cross examined. We were following, and
making good deal of noise. was not very
drunk, but was somewhat intoxicated. After
I got up, Dowler undertook to take me to the
calaboose and we went TO the pump, where
washed. then refused to go to the calaboose
Went to Dowler's house Did not tell Dowler
or John Isaac Jones that 1 did not know how l
got hurt.
DIR. E. E. Hughes called. Examined the cuts
on the head of John S. Jones. There were two
deep cuts on his head, with other, smaller cuts.
They were all running in the same direction.
There were three cuts on the right side of the
head, all running in the same direction. They
were not more than half an inch apart. There
was slight wound on the left side of the head.
The wounds were bleeding very freely-the
blood streaming out. Such wounds might have
been made with a cane, if it had sharp edge.
Cross examined. Dowler denied that he had
made the wounds. He said Jones ran from
him, fell, and he tapped him two or three times
on the but with his cane Do not remember
that he said he tapped him to arouse him. The
wound could not have been made with a round
| instrument, such a round cane. 1t was be-
! tween a cut and a bruise-it was not made with
a sharp knife, was it made with blunt in
strument.
John Mcclure. Reside in Oak Hill port
land.) Heard the fuss between Dowler and
Jones. Was in bed, some sixty yards off
heard one more blows. Heard Dowler say,
Jack, git up. Jones said, 1 can't. Dowler said,
! d-n you 1 have been looking for you all the
! evening.
! George Warren. Saw Jack start to run, and
saw Dowler run after him. That all saw.
Heard noise in the alley, but 1 could not tell
what it was.
| The State here rested.
The first witness called for the defense was
Thomas Williams I live in the old town Of
Oak Hill, half mile from the railroad. Had
an apple cutting at my house the night of the
trouble. Ten or twelve men came there, and
raised fuss. The women wanted to leave. 1
went out and told them to leave, and they
started towards Portland. Several of them
were drunk. Jones was quite drunk-pretty
full.
pump. He asked where in hi he was-said
he was drunk.
Augustus Blagg. Saw Jones the nipht of the
fuss. He is drunk. He was pretty full, went
from Oak Hill to Portland in company with
Jones. Heard Dowler tell the boys to stop the
noise. Knew there was going to be fuss, and
left: Saw Jones drink from pint bottle at
Portland, after we went there from Oak Hill
1t was whisky. l took some of it.
A RraSe. Heard the fI1SS Went tO tho nloce
next morning, and blood. Saw a piece of
a stove, and near there. sled. Did not see
blood on the stove. Thought 1 hair or
two on the stove-thought saw piece of cuti-
Gle, or skin, on the stove. 1t was half as large
finger NAIL
John Isaac Jones. Saw Jones next morning
after he had been hurt. He said he did not
know how he got hurt-had fallen over gis6
or buggy, and then fell again, near the corner
of. J. Jones house.
j. w. Dowler. Told the boys to keep still.
They kept up the noise, and started towards
them, when they ian. Jones fell, and when
up to him hit him right smart blow
on the hip. Did not strike him on the head.
Cross examined. was not drunk that night.
Took couple of glasses of beer, and just one
swallow of whisky. Was not pretty full. 1
did tell Henry Lewis that 1 thought Jones
might have fallen against the building, or on
some stones, etc.
The defense here rested.
In rebuttal, John S. Jones was recalled, and
questioned as to the localities of the piece of
stove, and other matters, not very material.
Robert H. Jones called and sworn. witness
described the locality. He said no person could
see the places described by Brase, from the
place where BRACE said he Saw the tran saction.
Witness said that he was present at his office
when his brother, John S. Jones, and John
TSoa had a t11 with tIo
of the first question: not single word testified
to by John Isaac Jones was true.
The case was not argued, and after receiving
the charge of the Court, the jury retired, and
after being out short time, returned a verdict
of not guilty.
State of Ohio VS.. Thomas Brooks. Indict-
ment for perjury. Plea not guilty. Jury trial.
Ihe first witness called was David D. Evans.
Witness testified that he is justice of the peace
for Jefferson township, and the successor of ].
Edward JONES' and produced the docket of J.
Edward Jones.
]. Edward Jones. Turned to the case of the
State of Ohio VS.. John Brooks for unhitching
and riding off horse belonging to Joseph
Cummins. Thomas Brooks was witness in
that case, and testified that John Brooks
walked home the night of the alleged Of
fense. His answers were evasive. When asked
if John Brooks rode home, he said he might
direct answer, he said John walked.
Joseph Cummins called. Thomas Brooks, in
the case against John Br ooks, before ]. Edward
Jones, was testifying as to the manner in which
his brother, John Brooks, went home on the
night of Jan. %, 1879, and he said John walked
home; he him walking through the field
near Andrew Warren's saw him further along
towards home, still walking. On further ques-
tioning, he still said that John had walked
home.
The testimony of this witness lengthy,
detailing the taking of the horse, etc.
]. W. bowler and H. H. Halterman were next
examined, but we were called out of the Court
room, and did not hear their testimony. We
saw notes of their testimony. Dowler testified
fully as to recovering the horses, etc. Thomas
Brooks admitted to witness that he and his
brother John had taken the horses. Halter
man testified that he saw both of the Brooks
at Portland the evening the horses were taken.
He heard Thomas testify that John was walk
ing, they passed Andrew Warren's.
Henry Lewis. Saw John and Thomas
Brooks on the 23d January last. Saw them in
Portland first the grocery of John WILL
Jams, then near the store OF Parry, Warren &
Co. This about half past seven in the
evening. Saw an iron gray horse hitched at
the rack at that time.
Cross examined. First saw Thomas and John
Brooks about half past four that afternoon, on
the bridge, near the railroad.
Burt Phillips. was at the Brethren Church
on the night of Jan. %, 1879. Saw John and
Thomas Brooks at the Church. 1t was between
seven and eight O'Clock at night. They
standing on the porch of the Church, and in
| few minutes they went out at the gate There
! was person with them.
Daniel Jones. On the night that the horses
were taken, was coming up from where live,
| on the GallipoliS road, to Portland. met two
men riding, near Sam. Smth's-about mile
and half from Portland. One horse was light,
or gray. The night was not very dark. There
| was snow on the ground.