The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-06-22

me CourI round defendant guilty,
and ordered him to pay a fine of S1O |
and costs, and to stand committed un-
til fine and costs be paid.
Some of the testimony showed that
when Reed knocked Montgomery
down he fell over a beer keg, and
when he attempted to get up he fell |
over another beer keg. During the |
trial, John T. Moore ESQ.,. handed us |
the following, which he wrote for the |
occasion:
TSe saSw. Of do5 Mantrea RTage
And foemen shout his fall
Three Was Dollars Dollars pay, you bloody brute;
AND as asfeTs Keeas beePPs b5mPetnogs Ga sboot
Beneath Montgomery's fall.
Thus honored names descend a line
And grandsons oft with quarlsome rout,
Polute an honored race.
So Reed and George Montgomery,
BY beer sGae Hf mana ia Jackson town.
Have clothed themselves with shame
State Of Ohio VS.. Sylvester S. Gro
yer. Indictment for burglary-break-
ing into the Office at Keystone Fur
mace, blowing open the safe, and
stealing $40, the property of Timothy
]. Evans.
The first witness called was Timothy
J. Evans. In February last he was
store keeper at Keystone Furnace.
On the light of the burglary he left
the store and Office between 8 and 9
o'clock, and the doors were all closed.
Came back next morning about day
light, and found the door broken open
door Of safe blown off, and drawer
of the safe gone, and a pocket book
containing either 7 or 8 tendollar bills,
the property Of witness. Drawer and
pocket book found some distance from
the office, but money gone.
The cross examination only led to
minute description of the building,
doors, sc.
keeper at Keystone Furnace. The
doors and windows were closed and
fastened, and the safe was locked
when we left that night. Saw tracks
from Office towards creek. A pair of
boots shown witness, which he said
were shown him next day, at the
store. He told them to take the boots
and compare them with the tracks.
G.. w. Drummer. Defendant was at
my house, and we had long CONVEX
sation. He said his name was Wilson,
and he was after some counterfeiters.
He inquired about Mr. Bundy's cir
cumstances, and said he must be pref
ty well off. I told him that he own
ed three furnaces, Keystone, Latrobe
and Eliza. He said he must be well
off. I told him that I had learned
that Mr.. Bundy had recently borrow
ed 100000, to aid In operating the
three furnaces, and man must have
good credit to be able to borrow that
sum Of money. He talked about
having been in Missouri. He said he
did not know whether he would like
to attempt to arrest Jesse James, but
he had never failed to secure his man
when he made the attempt. He talk
, ed about how burglars blew open
, safes. He said powder was best, as
dynamite would blow money to hell
and burn it up, &c.
J A young woman testified as to Gro
!, yer wanting his boots blacked at the
house of Mr.. Drummer. She told him
, she would black them if he would
, clean them. They were muddy
, They were half fine boots, and looked
like the boots now in Court.
Daniel Cameron. Saw defendant
| Jan. 9th, in vacant house between
Buckeye and Keystone Furnaces. He
/ said his name was johnson, and he
was on the hunt of some counterfeit
4 ers who had been shantying in thai
l house. He said he was a detective
He left the house when l did. After
we left he pulled out a revolver anc
: showed me.
Bonaparte Smith. Found the boots
ON a log raft at the creek, near the
blacksmith shop, some 50 yards from
the office. There was a new sock and
an old one near the boots.'
! J. J. Cline. Metdefendant between
9 and 10 o'clock in the morning after
the burglary, near Wilkesville, some
6 or Z miles east Of Keystone Fur.
mace. He had blue overcoat, and his
pants were in his boots. The boots
looked new. He was we'll dressed
His overcoat was on his arm, and he
was sweating. He turned out Of the
road and was about crossing fence
into field.
Mr.: Harrison. On the day after the
burglary I saw defendant, about {
|, o'clock, three quarters Of mile from
the place where Cline saw him. II
was not on any road, but about three
quarters of a mile off the road from
where Cline saw him.
William Tuttle. Defendant board.
ed at my house, in Berlin, and said his
name was Sam. johnson. He said he
was pursuing a couple Of men. This
was a short time before the safe blow
ing. He came, 1 think, on Tuesday
and went away the next Monday
Cameron Keenan,. Saw defendant
at Tuttle's.
Harrison Kelly. Saw defendant at
my house, two and a half miles this
side of Keystone Furnace, the Friday
night week before the burglary. He
called for his supper, got it, and re-
manned perhaps an hour and half.
He said he had come some seven
miles.
The State here rested, and the de-
fendant was sworn. He admitted
nearly every thing testified to by the
witnesses for the State. and said that
on the night of the burglary he was
at his brothers house, in Gallia coun-
ty. He gave full account of his
movements. He denied ever having
seen the boots. He said he was not
at Keystone on the night of the bur-
glary, and had nothing to do with it.
I altered my name because I was in
the detective services, and they all