The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-06-16

he Sdlu There comes tnaC Drown BOY,
and will shoot him, and fired his re-
volver. He was ten or twelve feet
from the boy when he shot.
Jasper Martin Told the same
about the transaction, substantially,
as the other witnesses. Stephenson
was quite drunk, staggering around.
William Deal Same as the other
witnesses.
The State here rested.
Defense offered Edward Anderson,
who testified that he was not present
at the shooting Heard Bush say that
he did not know any thing about the
case, as he had not been there. He
said the stable was between him and
the shooting.
Case argued for the State by the
Prosecuting Attorney, E. G. Powell,
and for defense by Martin T. Van
Pelt.
This being the first case, we think,
in this county, under this Statute, it
is important to refer to the charge of
the Court. The Court charged that
the intentional pointing Of frearm
toward any person, is made crime,
whether such frearm be loaded or not,
or whether such person fire it or not.
All persons have right not only to
be safe, but to feel safe, and person
cannot feel safe when frearm is
pointed at him.
| Verdict guilty.
State Of Ohio VS.. Felix Devlin. In
dictment for selling intoxicating IL
quors to William O'Rourke, person
in the habit of becoming intoxicated.
Plea not guilty, and jury trial. Pow
ell for State, John L. Jones and Mar
tin T. Van Pelt for defense.
William O'Rourke sworn. Live in
Wellston. Devlin also lives there.
Devlin's wife was in the place of busi-
ness frequently, and Devlin was often
there at the same time. About the
, 18th Of April [ was there. and got
, something from Mrs. Devlin-do not
know what it was-some persons call
it liquor. I have no name for it. It
, was alcohol It would intoxicate
about the same as peppermint drops.
If person would drink two or three
, dozen bottles of it his hair would
stand out. The drink | got would in
, toxicate if man would fill his stom-
ach full. 1t would take as much as a
man could swim in, and much more of
I the same kind.
E. B. Bingham, J. M. Lively and
B. c. Ridgway testified that ORourke
; was frequently intoxicated.
, Defendant took the witness stand,
, and testified that he had instructed
. his wife not to let O'Rourke have any
] liquor, as O'Rourk's wife had COM
o planned to him about it.
I Verdict not guilty.
q State of Ohio VS.. Earl Branscomb
). Indictment for carrying concealed
weapons. Jury waived, and case tried
e by the Court.
The evidence showed that Brans-
!. comb was digging coal at Coalton
r and the Sheriff had party to arrest
and Branscomb was called upon to aid
e in making the arrest. The friends Of
e the arrested party made threats against
$ Branscomb, and he was informed Of
t this. He then bought revolver, anc
soon afterwards he was attacked by
r these parties, in Coalton, and was ther
h seen with the revolver in his hand
$ He thus kept them of. He then re.
i moved from Coalton, and then solo
4 the revolver.
$ The Court held that defendant, as
: prudent man, was justified in carry
r ing the revolver, for his own defense
under the Statute.
n A special Grand Jury was summon
d ed to take action in the Portland rio
+ case, and C. A. Atkinson was appoint
+ ed to assist the Prosecuting Attorney
d as the criminal cases were being tried
It The following persous constituted
a the special Grand Jury: Jno. D. James
is Silas E. Brookins, Davidson Rice
e Daniel Crossin, Thomas Poindexte1
d William Nickel, Samuel Martin, II
e Ell. Marshman, Levi B. Gibson, Georg
Pugh, James W. Byrd, William D
!, Trago, johnson Wade, Harry Frencl
!, and David L. Pickrel.
e. George Pugh was appointed fore
,e man of the Grand Jury. The Jur.
% were sworn, and the charge of tn
le Court was mostly limited to the spe
it cial cases for which the Jury were i'm
# panneled. A large number of wit
,r nesses were sworn to go before tn
Grand Jury.
y. State of Ohio VS.. William F. Scott
T Indictment for keeping room, &c
- Samuel Eisnawgle, James Carr, Par
- ker Reed, Charles Blagg, John Delany
= DR.. Holcomb, Irvine DUNCAN testifie
in the case.
Blagg got whisky at various times
and some times took it in bottle AM
i took it into the back yard and dranl
- it, and then returned the bottle.
! Delany got it many times, and tool
, it into the back room, and drank /