The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-12-13
Court of Common Pleas.

Mary e. Banks VS.. Peyton Banks.
Divorce granted on the ground of
willful absence for more than three
years.
State of Ohio VS.. Benjamin D.
Branscomb. Defendant plead guilty
of getting intoxicated, and was fined
SIS and costs.
State Of Ohio VS.. David Drake. De-
fendant plead guilty to carrying con-
cealed Weapons revolver. and was
fined S. and costs.
State Of Ohio vs.. William Keller.
Defendant plead guilty to assault and
battery, and was fined S. and costs.
State of Ohio vs. Sherman Grimes.
Defendact plead guilty to an indict-
ment for carrying concealed weapons,
and was fined SIS and costs.
David Seel entered a plea of guilty
to an Indictment for disturbing re-
ligious meeting, and was fined $40 and
costs. Defendant was drunk when he
committed the offense.
Asa Jenkins entered a plea of guilty
to an indictment for carrying con-
cealed weapons, and was fined S5 and
costs.
Iron Bank of Jackson VS.. Milton c.
Keenan, Judgment for S16S0.01,
and James R. Hunter, garnishee, or
dered to pay the sum of 1915, which
he owed Keenan,.
State of Ohio VS.. Laban Stephens.
Indictment for murder in the First
Degree.
The following are the jurors of the
second venire: William Byer, Peter
Lee, George Riley, Valentine Straws-
baugh. Michael Strawsbaugh, George
McGatha, Michael Christman, Joshua
Woods, Aaron White, Thomas Maple,
David Dull, Alfred Hartley, James
Hendricks, Madison Leach, Frank
Magill. Andrew J. McGill, William
Wiles, William Wease, Marion Deity,
Brewer Throckmorton, George Ire
land, John K. Davis, Joshua Wood,
Joseph Hartley, Charles White, Will
liam Fl. Boyer, Abraham Boyer, John
Rust, Isaac Keller, Conrad Miller,
Henry Lamb, Joel Allen, Tilman
Culp, Greenberry J. Delay, George
Lamb, George A. Lamb, Abraham
Nunnally, Michael Overly, John Wild
mer and Frank Millirons.
These 40 were exhausted, and no
jury obtained, when another venire
was issued, for the following persons:
Jonathan Conrad, Elias Hooton, Peter
Boyer, Jesse S. Woods, John Wood,
James Bower, Azariah Salter, Thomas
Whaley, John Ropp, Frederick Ropp.
The jury was full at five o'clock on
Thursday evening, and sworn. The
following are the jurors: Charles
Barbee, Joshua Woods, Alfred Hart
ley, Madison Leach, Frank -Magill,
William G.. Ireland, William H. Boy
er, John Rust, Frank Millirons, Jesse
S. Woods, John Wood and James
Bower.
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness called by the State was Mrs. An
derson Lackey. am the widow of Anderson Lackey.
Live in Franklin Township, about threequarters of
a mile from the railroad. On the 2sth of April last,
about O'Clock at night some followed "hello,'
and said he wanted to find some one. I told him
there one there but my family. He said he
must search the house. then opened the door, and
a man came in. did not know him then, but have
seen him since-it was Luke Jones' Another man fol-
lowed him into the house. Luke Jones went to the
bed where my husband lying, and told him he
must have his money his life. MY husband said
he had money-he had been sick, and had his FAM
lily to support. Jones said he knew he had money,
and he must have his money his life. Ny husband
then sprang out of bed and rushed toward JONES' who
gave back little, and then shot, The other man then
shot, and they went out. Ny husband sank down,
said he shot, and died in few minutes. wiped
the cold sweat from his forehead and put out his
shirt where it was on fire. Know Laban Stephens.
He had been working for Gilbert Lackey, who lived
near us. My husband had sold horse for $1O5. The
horse taken away Thursday evening. Stephens
there that evening Stephens left that neighbor
hood on the next day-Friday, and my husband was
killed on Saturday night following.
Cross examined. The men were close together
when they came in, Each had revolver. They
passed me at the door, and went right to the bed
where my husband was lying. My daughter was also
in the Describes the room and the furniture
in the room1 Luke Jones the only one who spoke
the other did not speak. and did not say word
while they were in the house. Both men were close
to the bed when my husband got out of the bed. My
husband went towards Luke Jones, with his hands
raised. Luke and Bill Jones were the only two men
who were in the house that night.
Had known Stephens about two weeks. He had
been at our house three times.
My husband a large man when he was well, but
he had been sick for long time, and was quite re-
duced.
Re-examined. person outside of the house could
look through a window and see my husband where
he lay in bed.
Cordelia Lackey called. 1.-THE testimony of this wit
substantially the same as that of her moth
erl The witness is little girl and she here broke
down, and commenced crying and the Judge told her
to take another seat for time, and Dr. w. H. Mona
hsn called and described the condition of the
body. There were two shots in the body-one ball
having passed through the heart. This nessari-
ly fatal. Death would result very speedily. Ball
shown to Witness which he recognized as the ball
he sawed out of backbone ofhe body of Anderson
Lackey.
Dr. B. F. Holcomb called. Was present with DIR.
Monahan, and assisted in examining the body Of
Lackoy. Testimony that of DR.. Monahan.
Gilbert N. Lackey called. am a brother of Ander-
Lackey and lived from 200 to 800 yards from where
he lived. Am acquainted with Laban Stephens
knew him about two weeks before the 2Sth of April.
He digging ore and left Friday. the 27th, and
came to Jackson. On the evening before he left,
John ullett said in the of Stephens, that
Anderson had sold his horse, and that Howard had
paid him like man. came to Jackson with Ste
phens.
Cross examined. Stephens came to my house April
18th, and left the 27th Stephens at work the