The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-06-22
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this crime he will be tried in Galli
county. Verdict guilty. Powell fo
State, Laird and Tripp for defense.
State of Ohio VS.. Virgil H. Daniels
Indictment for stabbing with inten
to kill, and also for stabbing with in
tent to wound. After consultation
with his attorneys, Moore and Atkin
son, defendant entered plea of guilty
as to the second count, which thu
Prosecuting Attorney accepted, ant
entered a nolle as to the first count
The attorneys agreed as to the facts
and no witnesses were called. De
fendant was drunk and went to one Of
the houses of i'll fame in Jackson, ant
seized one Of the inmates, when Mol.
lie Dudley, who keeps the house, In
terfered. Defendant drew knife anc
pursued her. She retreated into an
other room, still pursued by defendant
She got revolver, when he knocked
her down. Then Hattie Branson
known as Hattie Mcknight, came anc
struck him with a poker. He ther
stabbed her near the center of the
breast-a little to the left side. The
injury was not serious.
The Court in passing sentence, said
that this is like nearly every case OF
crime, the party was drunk, and why
any one should defend drinking intox-
icants, is indeed strange. Here is q
man said to be man Of good reputa-
ton when sober, and who perhaps
would never have gone to such place
when sober. Drunkenness is volun-
tary, and is no excuse for crime. The
character of the person injured, and
her conduct, must be taken into con-
sideration, and where women are en-
gagged in such business, and invite
drunken men into such place, they
must take the consequences. But the
public must be protected, and defend
ant would be sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year.
State Of Ohio vs.. William Yerian
and Emmett Barton. Indictment for
Petit larceny. Jury waived, and tried
by the Court. The first witness cal
led was John Shay. He is young
man, and resides in Jackson township,
Jackson county, but he could not tell
what State. Witness, defendants,
and several others were at prayer
meeting at George Naples, in Liberty
township, at nj ght. After meeting
stopped near Mrs. Caldwell's, and de-
PENDANTS went to her chicken coop and
came back with yaller hen. We
went down into the woods and cooked
the hen. 1t was about break Of day
when we went home.
A stout looking young man named
Aleck Haggart was called to the wit
ness stand He said he lived in Lib
erty township, but he was utterly un-
able to tell in what State he lives. He
said that after they left the meeting
they played cards an hour and half
or two hours. They then went a
short distance, and one Of the party
went up to Reeds and stole chicken,
and afterwards defendants went to
Mrs. Caldwell's and brought back a
yellowish hen. We took the chick
ems down to Reeds shanty, and | went
home and got pot, and we cooked the
chickens.
Joseph Reed. Was at the meeting
at Naples. Testimony substantially
the same as the other witnesses. En-
met Barton and me got the first
chicken at our house. At the shanty
where we cooked the chicken, were
me, Aleck Haggart, John Shay, Smith
Landrum, Willie Yerian and Emmett
Barton. On cross examination wit
ness denied that he had told Am.
Kennedy that he had been to town that
day and got drunk, and was so drunk
he did not know what took place.
The State here rested. a
The first witness called for defense
was Annie Yerian. Am a sister of
Willie Yerian, one of the defendants.
Was at meeting, and went with the
boys going home, until they stopped
to get drink, near Henderson Dar-
ling's. | went on ahead, and heard
persons talking behind as l went a.
long, until l got nearly home. Sup
posed it was the boys-the voices
sounded like theirs.
Ambrose Kennedy. The chickens
were stolen on Saturday night, and
on the Tuesday following l saw JOS
eph Reed, and he told me that he had
been to town that day and got drunk
went to the meeting at Naples
from there went as far as William
Reeds, when he got so drunk he could
get no farther, and staid there over
night.
Emmet Barton, one Of the defend
ants, took the witness stand, and de-
MED knowing anything. about any
chickens being stolen. He left the
other boys at the forks of the road.
On cross examination witness said it
was between II and - o'clock when
he got home. The door was locked,
and | went to the barn and slept
there.
William Yerian, the other defend
ant, denied having any. thing to do
with the stealing, and knew nothing
about it.
The Court spoke about the direct
conflict of testimony-the perjury in
the case. After sitting and weighing
the testimony, the Court came to the
conclusion that the defendants arc
guilty, and assessed fine of one dol
lar and costs upon each, and ordered
to stand committed until fines and
costs be paid. The Court remarked
that all the parties should have been
indicted. 1t was really a boyish
freak, and no doubt all were heartily
ashamed Of it.
Powell for the State, Laird and
Trip for defense.
State of Ohio VS.. Leonard Cook and
Lafayette Souders. Indictment for
keeping a room where Intoxicating
liquors are sold in violation of law.
The first witness called FOR the