The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-15
Court of Common Pleas.

of testimony, and will not attempt to give it in
detail The substance of the testimony that de-
1endant had son-an unmarried man. named Hen
derson Peyton "a years of age, and he boarding
at William Peyton's, distant relative. William
Peyton had daughter-Winona Peyton, between IA
and Is years of age. Defendant had heard that his
son and Winona going to get married. In April
1882 Winona was very sick, and for a time it
thought she would die. A report was started that
she had had miscarriage, and defendant made him.
self very busy in trying to find out the truth of the
report-as he sad account of his sons relation to
the girl. He claimed to have become convinced of
the truth of the report and then went around telling
1t to almost every one he met. The evidence was
pretty clear that the girl had just become woman,
and her sickness was of a kind not uncommon with
girls of her age.
The jury remained out only short time and re-
turned a verdict of guilty. The Court in passing
sentence remarked that the Statute under which the
defendant was indicted one. Formerly
man with vile and base passions, could blast the
good name of a woman, and the only remedy was a
civil action for damages, and If the party
responsible he could out of Corrt when the judg
ment had been rendered against him. and repeat the
SANDER, and the only remedy was for the outraged
husband father brother to take the law into his
own hands. Now, with the Jail staring him in the
face, the vile slanderer would be apt to pause and
consider his words.
This Statute affixed fine of not over $500, or i'm
prfsenment not over six months, or both. This Is
the highest punishment the penitentiary for
any crime or oense in Ohio. In this case, 1T being
the first in this county under the law, and the
fendant claiming that his object the welfare of
his son. the fine would be only $25, and costs, and
imprisonment Defendant to stand committed until
fine and costs be paid,
State of Ohio VS.. Otto Geier. Two indictments for
selling intoxicating liquors to be drunk where sod
The case was tried by the Court, jury having been
waived. Thomas Russell testified that two sep
arate occasions he called for ginger wine, and de-
fendant poured 1t out of bottle and gave to him
he drank 1t and paid for it. 1t was intoxicating.
Half pint of it would make him drunk.
Defendant testified that he had never sold any gin
ger wine in Jackson. He had some in his cellar
brought 1t with him from Gallipolis but learning
that it was unlawful to sell it. he took it up
into his sales room. Two men, rather a man and a
boy. who had been cerking for defendant, testified
that they had never seen any ginger wine there. De-
and his clerks said that they ginger
ale. but that 1t kind of mineral water and not
Intoxicating. Russell recalled, and again was
positive that 1t was ginger wine. That what he
got, drank and paid for. He did get ginger ale.
He had been in the habit of taking too much, but
those occasions he had not been drinking before
| that day.
Defendant acquitted.
State of Ohio VS.. William Clewers. Indictment
for selling intoxicating liquor on Sunday. The only
witness for the State Harrison Smith, (colored
Went TO Hale's drug store on Sunday morning, be-
fore breakfast. Told defendant vented something
did not feel well. He told me must the old man
(Mr. Hale) then spoke to Hale and he told defend
ant to fix me up something. 1 do not know whether
paid Hale defendant. Do not know what he gave
| melt tasted bitter.
Defendant took the witness stand. Smith wanted
| whisky, and told him could not sell him whisky
| on Sunday-he must see Mr.. Hale. Then Mr.. Hale
told me to mix him up something and did So
| Think he paid Hale for it.
| VIM. F. Hale sworn. Am practicing physician
Saw Smith. He had been drinking. and his nerves
were prostrated. Told defendant to mix val .rian
columbo, and perhaps something else, with wi isky
Verdict not guilty.
State of Ohio VS.. Randall R. Plummer Indie ment
for assault upon Samuel Peyton. The evidence how
ed that defendant at the house of William Pey.
ton, at Altoona, or Emma Shaft, and religious meet
ing had been held at night, at Glenroy, and crowd
from the meeting was passing the house, and word
had come to defendant that some In
the crowd had said that no person would be lbout
the house of William feyton but some low, merry
characters. Defendant then went out and ST i'd Il
there ware any men in the crowd to send then out
and he could whip them, etc. He called one
of the preachers in the crowd to come down, tel
what was the matter with him. He came, ant told
what he had heard, when one more in the rowd
said that there reference to him. when he said
If that were the he had nothing further say
and then went back to the house. After this William
Plummer, brother of defendant, had quarrel with
Samuel Peyton, in which he, Plummer, told Peytor
that he had been talking too much-had been SANDER
Ing nearly all the women in the town. and that If ht
did not stop his talk, he would mash his id old
mead into mince meat 1t was claimed that defendant
was aiding his brother William in an assault.
The jury in short time returned verdict of moi
guilty.
State of Ohio VS.. George Drake. Plea of guilty o.
attempting to provoke breach of the peace. Fine IS
and costs, and ordered to stand committed until fine
and costs be paid.
State of Ohio VS.. Pleasant Huffman and William
Patterson. Pleasant Huffman plead guilty of assault
and battery and was fined IS and costs, and ordered
to stand committed until fine and costs be paid.
State of Ohio VS.. Charles Waterman. Indictm ent
for carrying concealed weapons. Jury trial. and
diet guilty.
Same Same. Indictment for shooting near
dwelling house. Defendant shot dog near n DWELL
ing house. The jury failed to agree, and were dis
charged and the Court remarked that there was moi
enough in the case tc try it again. and the Prosecut
Ing Attorney entered a nolIe
State of Ohio VS.. John Stanton. Indictment for
keeping nuisance After hearing the testimony for
the State, had been made out and a noiIe was
entered, and defendant discharged.
State of Ohio William NJ Chew. Indictment
for keeping a gambling room. After the: jury was
sworn nOLe was entered and defendant discharged.
State of Ohio VS.. John johnson, Plea of guilty OF
assault and battery The defendant was charged with
assault with intent to commit rape. The Court as
sessed fine of$l00 and COSTS and defendant ordered
to stand committed to jail until fine and costs be
paid, and also that defendant be imprisoned in the
county jail for a period of 100 days.
In the case of Ohio vs. David Seel, who was fined
and sent Jail for keeping nuisance defendant was
brought into Court and made oath that he had sold
out in good faith, and had quit the business. The
man to whom he sold, being the wholesale dealer in
| Portsmouth from whom Seel bought his liquors,
made oath that he had taken the liquors back, and
would remove them to Portsmouth. The Court re-
leased defendant from further imprisonment he hay
| ing been in jail for five days.
State Of Ohio VS.. Bulge Pond Indictment for dis
| turhing a religious meeting. The evidence showed
| that defendant and man named Conner, and one
named Shelton, and perhaps others, to Mt Car
mel Church. in Milton township. They, or a portion
| of them, drunk. They in the back part
of the house, and were talking, laughing, cutting
up. The preacher stopped, and reproved them. They
| did not stop, even after being reproved.
Verdict guilty.
State of Ohio VS.. Andrew Moore. Indictment for
carrying concealed weapons. Jury waived, and tried
by the Court. Defendant admitted carrying a re-
volver but claimed that he had been threatened. A
witness called to prove that a man at Catletts-
burg. KY, had made threats, but the had never
been in Ohio.
Defendant took the witness stand and testified that
he had difficulty with man in Kentucky, and the
man said that he would sacrifice his (defendant's)
life, the first opportunity, and the man came to
Coalton, where defendant was working. He got the
revolver for self defense. On examination he
admitted that he had drawn a revolver on a man
named Gill, in Coalton, in general fight there.
The State called John Stephenson, who testified
that Moore and another man fighting, in Coal
shoot, when parties told him not to shoot and he put
the revolver in his pocket.
Charles Hazlett. Saw Moore take the revolver out
of his pocket out of doors. Put 1t back into his
pocket Took 1t out again in the house. Moore
cusad Gill of having knuckles. Gin held up his