Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
Court of Common Pleas.

The following cases have been disposed
Of since our last report:
State Of Ohio VS.. John w. Stebbins; in
dictment tor carrying concealed weapons;
verdict not guilty. State Of Ohio vs. Jesse
w. Anger; Indictment for violating liquor
law. Withdraws former plea Of not
guilty, and pleads guilty to first count Of
Indictment. Sentenced to pay fine of
$50 and costs, and to stand committed till
paid, State Of Ohio VS.. Byran Baker; big
amy. Arranged and pleads not guilty.
State Of Ohio VS.. James Marsh, Jr.; in
dictment for obtaining property under
false pretense. Verdict not guilty. B.
ID. Morley VS.. @. G. Owen ct al. contin-
ued. AT. johnson VS.. s. H. Cook; dis
missed without prejudice. State Of Ohio
VS.. William Smith; continued. State of
Ohio VS.. Thomas Quinn and Michael
ShauRhnessy; riot. Verdict guilty. Sey-
mour @. Neice VS.. Morris Colby as As
signee of the Farmers Mercantile Co.
Judgment for plaintiff for $272. 2.60 State
of Ohio VS.. Thomas Burke; burglary and
larceny. Verdict, guilty Of burglary but
not Of larceny.
Exuma L. Atwater VS. James thorp, sub
mitted 10 court and verdict for plaintiff in
the sum Of Sl8488 u, Sunbury VS. James
Marvin; settled. James Hinckly, charged
with burglary and larceny. Trial by Jury,
| verdict, guilty of larceny but not oil bur
plary and value of goods taken $40. Not
vet sentenced. Adm. Of jeremiah How
ard VS. Joseph A, Edwards, verdict by jury
in favor of plaintiff. Damages assessed at
S11.1O and costs. j. M. Stull VS. Ransom
j. Demo, verdict for plaintiff by defend
dent. Mary e. Pease vs John F, Burke,
confirmation OF sale of land made April
IA, 1880. Adelbert Aldrich vs. James Mar.
tin, verdict for the plaintiff for $1,44 and
costs. Daniel y, Haggett VS. Robert Stew
ert, verdict for the plaintiff. Motion by
| defendent for new trial. William A. Sad
Ter We A, Davis, settled at defendents cost,
Erastus sellick vs Exr. Of James Sellick,
continued. Mary jane Shave VS. John
| Shave, dismissed without prejudice. Fol.
We Wadmore Redhead. Russell Beokwith
vs. John @, Way. VIM Humphry VS. T. D.
Norton. Henry II. Williams VS. James
Harvey. Robert @, Warrington vs Cleve
Mutual Insurance Co. Y, j, Chapman VS.
Nj, Sweezy. Mary c. King W. F. L.
Chapman. Albert II. Chase VS. Alva H.
Beckwith y, o, Payne VS. N. s. Caswell
Administrator Of Charles Woodruff vs. W
William u. Rogers, James N, Reed VS.
Jesse Hart. II. FRBsett as receiver w ",
Cole. William Nelson as assignee VS. Nor
man Covell, settled at cost OF plaintiff.
Abram Wildly VS. O. +. Frazee, settled at
defendants cost A B II o & s Machine
Co. VS. II A Morse OF al, cause dismissed.
Amanda M Fletcher US Darwin S Waste,
settled at defendants cost, Byron + Trus-
dale and John M Leonard, charged with
malicious destruction Of property In Dor
set, were sentenced 10 pay q fine Of $50
each and costs and stand committed until
the same is paid. A case Of considerable
interest is now on trial Wherein George j
Morey, OF Rome, is plaintiff and the Mead
brothers OF Trumbull are defendants.
Tuesday morning Thomas Burke and John
Of II n Smalley & Son, Dec. %, 1877, were
brought into court for sentence. Smith
was sentenced for one year and six months
in the penltentiRFY, Thomas Burke was
asked II he had anything t0 say why sent.
enoe should not be passed upon him, said
that although pleading guilty TO the ohaTgl
Of larceny at Ashtabula, he was not guilty
but being without friends or work thought
he could be sent tojail for week or two
and then be released and he could get worl
on the lake. But after his arrest the bur
glary charge was revived, and Of which hC
was guilty, and had already been TO the
penitentiary two years for a like orimI
committed the same night. He had inten
ded to be honest, Good reports relating Il
him both from Columbus and Sheriff
Stiles caused the court to make his sent
ence as light as the law allowed and be was
sent for one year. Sentinel