The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14
EXCITING ARRESTS.
Sunday Law in Logan.
JOHN T. NORRIS, RAILROAD De
TECTIvE. ARRESTED FOR CRU
ELTY TO PRISONERS.


The case is this The Carlo
Hill correspondent of the Colum
bus Times of 9th inst, says:
"John T. Norris, Deputy She,
if Hamlin and Attorney Burgess
arrived here on the morning train
Norris proceeded Immediately +
the residence of Zet Siitt, Goa
digger, aged about Is. He ha
been watching Stitt for the pas
week and informed him that Mr.
Burgess wanted to talk with hin
about the attack on the coal trail
here. Norris then took out a pal
of handouts and playfully pu
them on a little girl. then ol
Stitt's father. Young Stitt thel
asked him to put them on him
which Norris did, and then pu
the other cuff on himself. HI
then read the warrant and start
ed off with Stitt, who was per
fectly dumfounded. A large
crowd gathered about. and there
was considerable excitement fol
some time. A special train ther
appeared and Stitt was taken te
Longstreth. where other arrests
will probably be made. A mum
ber Of witnesses were subpoenaeG
and the prisoners will have &
hearing at Logan. 1t is under
stood that there is a strong case
against Stitt.''
After leaving Carbon Hill
Norris arrested another man
named Otis on the same charge,
and after considerable delay
reached Logan at about 3 o'clock
Sunday morning, when the pris-
oners were put in Jail.
They were brought before May
or Steinman about 2 O'clock in
the afternoon, but the warrant
for their arrest had not been re-
tnFaed, and the prisoners attor-
ney demanded they be released.
This the Mayor declined to do,
proposing to hold the prisoners
until the warrant could be OBJ
tanned. In the meantime appli-
cation had been made to Probate
Judge Acker, who issued a writ
of Habeas Corpus, and brought
the prisoners before him, accept
ing bond for 5000 for their ap-
pearance on Tuesday afternoon
before Mayor Steinman.
The excitement during the
trials was very intense, every
body talking law and scarcely
any one knowing anything about
the real facts in the case.
Norris was severely censured
tor alleged cruelty in the treat
nent of the prisoners.
NORRIS ARRESTED.
On Monday Stitt swore out a
warrant before Squire Bodenot.
# Carbon Hill, charging Norris
With exercising unwarranted cru
'lty, and illegal authority.
The Carbon Hill Justice de-
lined to ear the case. Norris
greed to go to Logan and dssir-
d to 60 by a special train he had
t his command, agreeing to
ring all the parties and witness
S interested, free of expense.
This was declined. and he was
Fought by the constables over
and in an express.
The prisoner was brought be-
,re John White. Norris demand
d a trial at once. Robert Price
citing as attorney for the State,
sked a continuance on h e
rounds that the State had no
illnesses on hand.
The Squire continued the case
ntil Tuesday afternoon, releas-
lg Norris on a bond of 5000, .
has. Swinke, r. R. agent at Lo-
IN going on his bond.
The TRIAL OF NORRIS.
1t will be remembered that I
me days ago the train was ston- ,
at Carbon Hill. Suspicion at
ched to three parties. Norris,
elective for the railroad, arrest
|, as stated above, Stitt and 9th
5, whom he brought to Logan !
chains, on Sunday morning, i
I'd viii be tried this Wednesday +
ternoon. +
Norris was arrested for unne- :
ssary cruelty to the prisoners. f
I'd unnecessary delay on the
ay from Carbon Hill to Logan. +
On the arrival of the afternoon
ain the trial opened in the r
At least fifty per- +
MS from Carbon Hill came to r
tend the suit, and the Court
ON was crowded with anxious
ectatOrs. !,
Squire White conducted The :,
Sc with dignity, impartiality :,
d good judgment. In fact his
ilinss on disputed points raised
the attorneys, evidenced not il
ly good sense, but thorough S
owledge of the law. r.
Norris who appeared at the d
sliminary trial Oh Monday with 81
evolver braggartly displayed Ii
each of his hip pockets, ap Il
ared in the court room in mod il
demeanor, with no arsenal at a
he'd to his person and none OF F
swagger that he manifested m
he trial on Monday. Il
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