The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-03-10

testified that when the started dinner the de-
| fendant gave them whisky, and he and the others
drank They also drank they left after dinner.
| The whisky intoxicated him.
The Court spoke in appropriate terms of the enor-
nifty of the ofense of furnishing liquors to minors,
thus educating the rising generation drunkards
Most of the criminal in this Court, well as
other Courts, said the Judge arise from liquor
Defendant was then fined $25 and costs.
State of Ohio Bulge Pond. Indictment for
| sault, and for threatening in a menacing manner.
| Plea not guilty. Jury trial. young woman named
| Dalrymple testified that defendant passing her
house. and she was out getting wood when defendant
and other came along. Defendant had a carpet
sack and pair of boots swung stick his
shoulder. He took the boots and the carpet sack
the stick and took them in his left hand, and took the
stick in his right hand and raised it, Witness had
small dog, which came growing towards defendant,
when he threatened the dog, and she picked the dog
up, when defendant raised the stick her
threatened her. She said she afraid he would
strike her.
Defendant and the man who with him testified
positively that the stick only raised the dog
and he and not the girl, threatened.
The jury remained out only short time, and
turned verdict of not guilty.
State of Ohio Vallandigham Ireland. Indict-
ment for carrying concealed weapons. Plea guilty
The defendant made statement under oath, that he
not in the habit of carrying revolver but that
he only carried it occasion, when he about
to trade it off.
Fined one dollar and costs.
carrying concealed weapons. Plea guilty and fined
IS and costs.
Jacob G. Hibbs and William H. Angle VS.. John c.
II. Cobb Judgment by default for s39.22, and order
for sale of stock in Dayton Coal and Iron Company.
State of Ohio VS.. Amos Garrett Indictment for
carrying concealed weapons. Plea guilty. Defend
ant was sworn and made statement. He admitted
that he had carried concealed revolver three diff
ferent occasions He fined $40 and costs.
State of Ohio John Armstrong. Indictment for
carrying concealed weapons Plea guilty. Defend
ant and stated that he only carried the
volver to place where he expected to trade it, and
not in the habit of carrying it, Fined 81 and COSTS
Mary Russell John Exline and others. Order of
partition made.
Drs. W. H. Monahan and John Hays presented a
bill of $25 each, for holding post mortem examina
tion of the body of James Brady. Bill examined, and
$40 allowed to each.
Drs. I. T. Monahan and W. Fl. Monahan presented
bill of $25 each for holding post mortem examina-
tion of the body of Charles Creiger. Bill examined,
and $40 allowed to each.
q. F. Woodson John c. II. Cobb and Lucy Cobb
Order for sale of mortgaged premises Amount found
due SOL 10.
First National Bank of Jackson Ohio, VS.. John c.
H. Cobb ct al Order for sale of mortgaged premises.
Amount found due $4,6O7 81.
State of Ohio Christopher Graham. This
indictment under Statute which makes it unlaw-
full to buy scrap-iron- from minor. The indictment
in the handwriting of John T. Moore, and had
been drawn before the present Prosecuting Attorney
came into Office. In place the word ''mnor'
spelled, apparently, miner Demurrer to indfct-
ment.
The Court held that it offense to buy scrap
iron miner, while it was an ofense to buy from
minor.
Demurrer sustained and defendant discharged.
In the of the State of Ohio Edgar Meacham,
for rape upon Ida A. Stewart, the Court on Monday
heard the motion for new trial. The verdict
set aside, new trial granted, and continued.
The Judge said that the verdict of guilty mani
estly and clearly against the weight of the evidence
He had no doubt but that the prosecuting witness
consented to all that done the occasion of the
alleged outrage.
State of Ohio Edgar Meacham. Indictment for
assault upon Alice Reed, with intent to commit rape
Jury failed to agree, and case continued.
Thomas Plummer plead guilty to an affray. Fined
fv dollars and costs.
State of Ohio vs. John Erwin. Plead guilty to
Indictment for keeping room, &C. Fined $50 and
costs Defendant had been keeping room in Berlin
He made oath that he had quit the business, and no
bond was required.
Ingalls,, Frost Co., John c. H. Cobb & Co. and
others. Judgment by default for S47O.25.
Eliza A. Zimmerman vs. John Zimmerman. Di
vorce. Petitioner resides at Portland, and the par
ties married there. Three years ago last Sum-
defendant left, but for his leaving was
shown. Capt. VIM. j. Evans and d. S. Parry testified
as to petitioners good character.
Divorce granted account of willfu1 absence for
than three years, and custody of the two chill
dren given to petitioner.
At two O'Clock p. Saturday the Court told the
Sheriff that he might bring Peter Becker into Court
The people came into the Court Room until the
and the gallery were crowded. Becker was told to
stand up, when the Judge spoke of the Indictment,
fairness the trial. and the verdict of the jury and
said that the verdict the only proper that the
jury could have rendered. and then asked Becker if he
had anything to say why the sentence of the law
should not be pronounced upon him. He then stated
that he had no recollection of the occurrence, and
that he deeply regretted that it had occurred The
Court then proceeded to pass the sentence fixed by
the Statute-imprisonment for life. Becker then
shook hands with his attorneys the Prosecuting At
torney, the Judge and some other PARTIES and was
removed to jail.
The following is, in substance, the sentences:
Peter Becker, you were indicted by grand
jury of the county, at the October term of this
court, in the year 1880, charging you in due and
proper form with the crime of murder in the
first degree, committed by shooting James Bra
dy, and him in the manner and by the means
named in the indictment, purposely, and of
youra deliberate and premeditated malice, did
kill and murder. You have been assigned
| COUNSEL who were selected by yourself, and you
| have had trial before a traverse jury of your
country, who have returned a verdict of "Guilty
of murder in the second degree" Have you
anything to say why the sentence of the court,
under the law, should not be pronounced against
| you?
The prisoner said, "Judge, have nothing to
say further than that L haye no recollection of
what was done. I suppose must have killed
him, and 1 hope the Lord will forgive me for
what have done''
You have had fair, full and impartial hear
ing and trial of the charge. The State, through
her counsel, presented and conducted the pros
ecution in a fair and considerate manner. Your
own counsel guarded every point, and secured
every right to which you were entitled and left
nothing undone or unsaid, that could be said or
done in fairness and full discharge of duty to
you and your interest on the trial of the case,
and yet, the verdict of the jury was what have
stated, "Guilty Of murder in the second degree,
That verdict right. In the light of the
evidence it could not have been for any greater
| OF less degree. This verdict and not verdict
for murder in the first degree, have no doubt,
was delivered by the jury, because of your in
| toxication at the time the deed was done, Your
intoxication voluntary, and therefore
excure for crime; yet there can be but little, if
any doubt that your intoXication consid-
cred by the jury in connection with your state
ments as witness, while they were considering
the question of deliberate and premeditated
malice, and created in their minds reasonable
doubt on that question, the benefit of which
doubt rghtfully given TO you by them
You may not have any present recollection of
the commission of the act, and did not know at
the time it done the nature of the bloody
deed; yet the evidence showed the killing was
so sudden and so nearly without provocation,