The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-12-11

vorce. Charge adultery. Divorce grant

vorce. Charge adultery. Divorce grant
ed on payment of cost.
Thomas L. Jones vs. William Vaughn
ct al. Sale of part of premises confirmed
and deeds ordered, and continued under
former order as to lands not sold.
State of Ohio VS.. William Humphfres
This was an Indictment for shooting his
wife with intent to kill, also one count in
the Indictment for shooting with intent
to wound. The evidence was conclusive
as to the shooting. The defendant was
SO crazed with liquor that he acted like
maniac. The jury returned verdict of
shooting with intent'to wound.
State of Ohio VS.. Vinton Barbee Tn
dictment for murder in the second degree,
| for killing Wilson Woodruff, August 2,
| 1884.
The first witness called was DR.. Free
man The sum and substance of his tes-
| timony was, that he had examined the
| body of Woodruff after death, and found
some wounds. There were wounds on
the head, and considerable blood was col
| lected between the skin and the skull.
| The skull was fractured clear across the
head, in front of the suture. A large clot
of blood was found between the skull
and brain, on the right side of the head.
The external wound was on the left side
of the head. This clot of blood no doubt
caused death.
| Thomas Woodruff called. Am a son of
| Wilson Woodruff. Am "a years old, and
| married. Heard noise, went out, saw
Barbee walking away-went on and saw
| father. He was on his knees, and blood
| was running down on his face, and
| through his beard. Helped him to his
house, and then went for DR.. Drake.
| Barbee lived about quarter of mile
from where I and my father lived. Did
| not hear anything of the fuss until I
heard my sister cry out. My father had
been hoeing tobacco before the trouble.
| The cross examination did not elicit any
| thing new.
Eliza Woodruff called. / was on the
door step at home. Had put fire in the
stove to get dinner. This witness was
| girl, and she wept so that it was difficult
| to understand her.) Heard Barbee's voice.
Pa was sitting on his fence. when Barbee
| either knocked him off, or he jumped off,
| into the road. / saw Barbee motion as if
striking again, but Pa was down, and 1
could not see him. followed to brother
| Tommy that Barbee had killed Pa. I
| thought Barbee had something in his
| hand-am not certain-If he had any,
! thug in his hand could not tell wat it
was.
Cross examined. Father was hoeing
his tobacco. The tobacco patch was some
distance from the road where the difficulty
| took place. Saw father when he was
near the fence Barbee was standing in
the road. Father sat on the fence short
time. Could not tell whether they were
talking. There was a tree, and there
were bushes between where I stood and
the place where father got over the fence,
but could see them
This was the only witness who saw
any part of the transaction.
We had taken the testimony fully, but
we are compelled, for want of room, to
leave out all the balance, except that of
defendant.
Defendant took the witness stand.
Saw Woodruff on the I'd of August. He
was hoeing tobacco. I was going home.
along the road. He asked me something,
and 1 could not understand him, as am
hard of hearing. He came and climbed
on the fence, and asked me what was
going up and down the road whistling
for L told him I had been up in my
corn, and had been looking at straw
stack on the MagiIl farm. He said he
thought might be wanting to fight him.
I told him I did not want to fight him,
and had nothing against him. He swore
he could whip me, and came at me. He
threw stone at me, and swore he would
kill me. / then threw stone at him.
He threw at me again, and I lodged, and
fell. He was then near to me, and 1
threw a stone at him, which hit him and
knocked him down. then struck him
in the face with my fist, from three to
six times, when left him, and he got up
and pursued me a short distance further.
then went on. Saw Thomas Woodruff
coming, and I thought he had something
in his hands, but was not certain.
The jury returned verdict of guilty of
manslaughter.
The. balance of the court proceedings
has to go over until next week.