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

Cdlleu loI IHe OCaCe. Live 1UO yards
from defendant Tim. Aldridge,
Lewis Jones, David Warren, William
DuHadway, Pete Barton, and others,
have visited there. Two women of
bad character staid there. Their rep
ptation is not good. The character
OF the house is not good. Have al
ways heard it called house of i'll
fame.
James Oliver. Have been at the
house Of Mrs. Grlfiths three times.
Saw there Mrs. Griffths, Mrs. Troy,
and woman from Ironton, called
Mollie Blankenship. The reputation
Of Mrs. Griffiths for virtue and chas-
tity is bad.
David Warren. Have been at the
house Of defendant abouthalf a dozen
times. Saw the three women there.
Cannot say l. know the reputation of
the house.
Hod Baker. This was a colored
young man. Had not been there.
Lemar Baker. Had not been there.
David Phillips. Have been on out
side Of the house. Saw men trying to
get in.
William DuHadway. Was once at
the house since the first of January.
Saw the three women there. Dave
Warren, Mart Patterson and Joe For
sythe were there. The conversation
was not decent. | went into a room
with the Blankenship girl. Mrs.
Grifiths had control of the house.
Joseph Forsythe. Have been at the
house Of defendant a time or two.
Once went there by myself, and once
with Dick DuHadway. Went first to
see Mrs. Troy about a buggy. The
other time heard that Mrs. Griffths
was going to put that woman out.
Mrs. Grifiths said she did not know
the character of the woman when she
came there, and had been trying to
get her out. The woman has a bad
reputation.
| Joseph Jolly. Live near defendant.
The reputation Of the house, and of
the women there, is bad.
George McKitterick Live next lot
to defendant. Pass there frequently,
and see men going in and out. Saw
the three women there. The reputa-
ton Of the house and of the women
bad.
William Watson. This is color
ed man. Have not been at the house
live near. Pass there every day.
Saw men there. Heard people say it
is bad house. Heard Jacob Stein
berger say, about three weeks ago
that they made such noise there, and
t raised hell so often, that he must have
it stopped.
The State here rested.
The first witness called for the de-
! fense was-Olivia. Lived in Mrs
Grifiths house four months. (Told g
= yarn about Billy Baker, Joe Forsythe
3 and others coming there as detectives
and Oscar Meisse was there, &c. !.
On cross examination witness sale
|, woman of VIGOROUSLY bad reputa
tion, named Mag. Ammons was there
month or more. When left there
e Mag. was still there.
5 Joseph Wallace. Am constable o.
Lick township. Served legal notices
d on Olivia and Mag. Ammons to leave
= the rooms they had rented from Mrs
$ Grifiths. Have been at the house
five or six times, and passed ther
frequently. Never saw any thing
amiss there.
d Mrs. Troy. Live in Mrs. Grifiths
$ house. Have one child. Do my owl
cooking. No one lives with Mrs
e Griffths. The Blackenship woman
e was there nearly month. She rent
It ed room from Mrs. Griffths for
a | ILL., n,
boarded with me.
: On cross examination witness SAT-
: she did not know how the Blanken
S ship woman made a living. Neve
saw men in the house, but have hear
# them. Mrs Grifiths put the woman
: out because the men visited her
# Never told George Montgomery tina
George Seel was there, and in bed will
e the woman.
o George Montgomery. Mrs. Tro,
y told me today that Seel had beer
y there.
This closed the testimony, and tn
= n Court limited the arguments to hal
: an hour on each side. Mr.. Powell
d opened for the State with fiftee1
n minutes argument, and was followed
by David Davis for defense, and Am
brose Leach closed for defense, ant
/, Mr.. Powell then closed for the State
: The Judge charged the jury, and they
retired, and after consultation OF al
hour, returned verdict Of guilty.
Motion for new trial, motion
7 overruled, and defendant fined IS ant
, costs, and ordered to stand committed
+ until fine e'and costs be paid.
: Mary Ann Oliyer VS.. Elizabeth A
Byers and John Byers, her husband
Action for SANDER. The petition
charged that Mrs. Byers said Of plain
: tiff, that she is nasty, dirty, stinkine
bitch and she had better steal another
five dollars out Of young man:
pocket.
The first witness called was Isabe
Martin. The witness stated that in {
quarrel, the defendant, Mrs. Byers
used the words charged. Plaintiff is {
r daughter Of witness.
, Anna Oliver. Testified that the ex.
act words charged in the petition were
used.
: Lucinda Oliver. This witnes was
not present at the conversation
, Heard Mrs. Byers repeat something
she had heard some one else say.
The plaintiff here rested.
The defense called Mrs. Colley
| Witness said Mrs. Byers, in the quar-
rel, said she had never stolen five dol
lars. Did not mention Marys name
Mrs. Byers took the stand, and told
all about the quarrel, but the language
is too nasty and filthy for publication