The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-15
Court If comumrJo,p,, Pleas,

all last week was occupied WITH Jn
criminal cases, the first on docket bein
that of the negro Savage, indicted TO
shooting with intent to kill Miss Oil
Williams, last April Thejury hung un
til Wednesday at noon, ten for convic
ton and two for acquittal, when the,
were brought into Court and discharges
by the Judge. The idea of "emotiona
insanity had befuddled the two, so tina
they could not weigh the plain testimon,
in its proper light, and the case will hav'
to be tried over. si2Hezt ara sH
State vs.. Andrew Cupp.-Arson. Tn,
principal witness against the accused
was a woman living in the neighborhooc
by the name Of Ellen Davis, who tell
fortunes. It seems that Cupp had his
fortune told by this woman; hat the
cards turned up a 'burnt barn" instead
of a "Jack," after which the accused adj
mitted that he had burned a barn be
longing to a near relative, but he proved
an ALIBI and the jury acquitted him. In
a former notice of this case, the name Of
this individual was enormously spelled
Corr, and there being a very excellent
person living in the same neighborhood
of the accused of the name of ANDREW
Corr, some were led to believe he was
the person. We now make the correc-
ton in justice to the gentleman, who was
considerably nettled over the mistake, as
any person would naturally be so under
the circumstances. III
State VS.. Ellen Harsh.-Forgery. The
jury acquitted the lady after hearing all
the evidence, on very short deliberation,
and there being another Indictment
against her, the Prosecuting Attorney,
by consent of the Court, promptly enter
ed aNoLLE in the IA and she was dis
charged. q 81 as .5aias7
State VS.. Geo. Clatterbuck.-Highway
robbery. The particulars of this case,
involving Clatterbuck, Walters and Wes-
coe, are familiar with our readers, and
we need not rehearse them here again.
Clatterbuck had a fair trial, swearing ev
idence in abundance in his favor, able
counsel to plead for him, but the jury
found him guilty o the crime, after about
four hours d%eliberation, and the people
of this community, although deeply sym
pathizing with the family and friends OF
the accused, said "amen.'' By the time
he pays the penalty for his evil ways,
George will probably learn to do better.
State VS.. Joseph Harten.-Indicted for
shooting with intent to kill Harvey Cox.
1t was a domestic difficulty, and a very
bad one too, of which every body knows
all about. The jury was out only a few
minutes when it returned a verdict of
mot guilty" and although the result
gave very general satisfaction, it was
clearly a verdict rendered.through sym
pathy for the accused. Taking the facts
and the surroundings of the whole case,
have our doubts about the justice
and right of the verdict as rendered.
Crime of every grade should receive its
just punishment, else our laws will cease
to protect lives and property.
State VS.. Tobias Wescoe.-Highway
robbery. Wescoe had accompanied Mr..
Conover in his buggy to Richmond and
return; as far as the raifroad-crossing,
the night of the robbery, at which point
he claimed he was suddenly and uncere-
moniously knocked from the vehicle in
to the road, but was unable to show any
serious effect from the blow. The State
proved a pretty clear case of conspiracy
to rob Wescoe's friend on his way from
Richmond, between Wescoe, Clatterbuck
and Walters, on this trial, which the de-
PENDANT failed to brush away. The case
closed on Saturday evening, but the
Judge sent the jury home and withheld
his charge until Monday morning. After
the jury had been out about nine hours
on Monday, and satisfying the Judge
there was no possible chance for ar
agreement, they were discharged. The
vote stood TEN for conviction and TWO fol
acquittal. The case will have another
hearing onthe 26th inst.
State VS.. Frank Walters.-Walters wal
indicted with Clatterbuck and Wescoe
for the robbery of Conover on the Rich
mond pike, and is the person whom
Conover swears got into his buggy anc
struck him back of the head with club
Frank is a ''bad egg" and has beef
mixed up in numerous cases of stealth,
around here, but somehow always man
aged to-escape the meshes of the law
But justice has oyertaken him at last
and although every device and mean
was used that could be thought of by hi
counsel and himself to get free, than
God they failed, and in less than an hou
after the jury retired a verdict of "guil
ty" was rendered, and communit
breathes a comparative air of securit
that these desperadoes have been Gu
short in their career of robbery, befor
they had added the crime of murder i
their list of midnight depredations. The
have respectable parents and connet
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tions, are able to work for the support {
their families, and had no excuse fo
turning themselves loose as public higt
waymen.
State VS.. William Trussel.-An old il
dietment of several years standing, th
robbing of Cooyert & Young's grocer!
VIM. Christman was brought from til
State prison to 'Fpeach'' in the case, b,
he didn't worth a cent, and the jury a
quilted Trussell. This closes the Grim
nal cases.
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