The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-12-02

June last, and bought three glasses O.
beer from Bertsch, drank it there an(
paid for it. The boys all testified posi-
lively to this fact.
For the defense the defendant and his
son Frank were called. Frank said that
he, and not his father sold the beer. De
fendant denied that he sold the beer
that he was at his breakfast at the time
Case not yet decided.
State of Ohio VS.. Mary Hollenback
Indictment for keeping nuisance. Tried
by the Court.
The first witness was named Miller
He testified that he has two sons, both
minors, and he notified defendant as long
ago as last February, not to sell his boys
any kind of Intoxicating drinks, as they
were minors.
John Miller sworn. Am son of last
witness. Was nineteen years of age last
Sunday. Got whisky twice since Februa-
ry, once from defendant, and once from
her girl. She asked me if / was of age,
and I told her was. She treated us to
ginger wine. Did not pay for it.
Andrew Fisher testified that he and
other parties had been drinking beer and
wine, but he had not drank whisky in sa-
loon of defendant since June last.
On cross-examination witness said he
had been there almost every day. Gle is
conductor on the accommodation train.)
He had very often drunk whisky there,
but they always refused to take pay. Of
ten got cigars there.
Defendant took the witness stand and
denied that she ever, at any time, sold
any kind of liquors in violation of law.
She denied that Miller ever notified her
not to sell liquor to his son.
James A. Aleshire, one of the attorneys
for defense, was sworn. He had been at
defendants place of business three times
within the time named, and had each
time called for whisky, got it, drank it in
the room, threw down the money to pay
for it, but defendant refused to receive
pay, and he had seen her refuse others.
The Court gave a lengthy decision, find
ing defendant guilty, and fined her $50
and costs.
State of Ohio VS.. Clay Hale. Assault
and battery. Tried by the Court.
A man named Donahoe and some 9TH
ers were at Latrobe Furnace, drunk, and
making a noise, near the residence of de-
fendant, whose wife and daughter were
sick. Defendant went to them and re-
quested them to keep quiet. They kept
on with the noise, when defendant struck
him, knocking him down. Defendant
testified that he had heard that Donahoe
was armed, and was dangerous man.
After Donahoe got up he went around
the house, and took a revolver from his
boot, or the leg of his pants, and said
there was a bulldog that never refused
to bark.
The Court held that the defendant
struck in self defense, as it was shown
that at the time of the striking Donahoe
put his hand upon his hip, as if to draw a
weapon Defendant discharged.
S ate of Ohio VS.. Charles Shusky. In
dictment for nuisance. Tried by the
Court.
G. w. Reed sworn. Defendant keeps
saloon near Rupp's tinshop, Main Street,
Jackson. Got whisky at defendants sa-
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there, and paid for it. Barlow was pres
ent one me,.and Nash at another.
G. W. Barlow. Knows defendant.
Keeps a saloon in Jackson. Witness
drank nothing but beer there since last
Spring.
Felix Nash sworn for defense. Did not
drink at Shusky's with Reed.
Defendant discharged.
State of Chic vs. Charles Jackson. In
dictment for stealing watch, the prop
erty of John Motz, at Cove Station, on
the S. S. Railroad.
The evidence showed that the defend
ant was living with his father in 'shan-
ty," near Cove Station, and operating
saw-mill, and on the morning of the 18th
of June last he was at the Station, and
was lying on box in the office, apparent
ly asleep. Some six or eight persons
were there. MotZ was keeping the rail-
road Station, and the weather being
warm, he took off his vest and hung it by
the door between the Office and a store
room in the rear of the Office. A buggy
was driven up in front of the Office, and
Motz and all the other men except de-
fendant went out. Some ten minutes be-
fore the parties went out, the watch was
noticed in the vest pocket. The parties
were out some five minutes, and when
they came back the defendant was lying
on the box, in the same position, and ap-
parently asleep. The watch was gone.
Some days after this, VIM. Bennett,
who lives a quarter of mile distant,
saw, early in the morning, a man start
from the "shanty" where defendant re-
sided, and go to a certain fence corner,
look all around, stoop down and pick up
something look at it, and then put it
back. That evening Bennett went to
the place and found the watch covered
with leaves and dirt. Bennett said the
man looked ikesdefendant, and walked
like him, but the distance was too great
! for him to be positive as to identity. The
chain was not with the watch.
A witness named Davis testified that q
short time after the watch had been
found, defendant told witness that the
watch had been found, but they would
have nice time in finding the chain.
The jury remained out one night ant
one day, and returned verdict of moi
guilty.
There were quite number of liquor
indictments against James Leach. Sew
eral of them were nollied, and he put il
plea of guilty in several cases, and il
one of them was fined so, in another S.
Martha Troy, girl of perhaps sixteel
years of age, pleaded guilty of burglar.
and larceny, and was sentenced to tn
penitentiary for one year.