The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-26
ALLIANCE AFFAIRS.


Correspondent.
Morris johnson, who lives Just west
OK the suburban village of Mt. Union,
was out rather late Saturday evening
and on returning home passed several
men in wagon. In passing he reCOg-
nized one Of the men and his suspicious
were at once aroused that all was not
right. He, together with nelgh0or,
watched them and for their trouble saw
| ten bushels of wheat move slowly down
the road from JOhnsOn's barn in the
same wagon. After following them
some distance they gave up the chase
and returned home. Sunday morning,
early, they were again on the trail, and
after following the wagon track FOI
about three miles they came to corn
field which seemed to be the terminus.
Here search for a few minutes revealed
lot of loose earth and beneath 1t,
buried In the ground, was the wheat
covered with a buffalo robe. Warrants
were issued for Levi Reynolds, James
Reynolds. his son, Charles Crook and
Frank Jones. The two Reynolds were
arrested and locked up, but as yet the
other two have eluded arrest. At a
hearing Monday morning the Reynolds
plead not guilty, but the evidence being
80 conclusive Mayor COxen could do
naught but bind them over, which he
did.
On Saturday evening Frank RRstetter
and Tom McNiry, saloon keepers, kept
their respective places Of business open
after the time prescribed by the city
ordinance, which is 8 o'clock In con
sequence they were both arrested and
accorded an immediate hearing. Nc
NiTy plead guilty and was fined $40,
which was paid after much kicking.
Rastetter plead guilty to keeping open,
but not to q violation of the ordinance,
claiming the ordinance was invalid.
His hearing was set for Tuesday at 8
o'clock. 1t Is understood this is 10 be q
test case of the ordinance and further
that Schlather, the great beer man of
Cleveland, says he will see the boys
through and 1t shall not cost them a
cent.
The train over the G. Y. & P. railroad
to the camp meeting at Minerva, Sun
day, carried a large number from here.
The trip was full Of accidents and Incl
dents, among which was the breaking
Of the train twice and the loss of Squire
A. L. JOnes's hat, which fell from his
head while protruding that member of
his body from the car window. On &C.
count of Jones being widower, 1t is
basely claimed he was endeavOring to
flirt with the country lassies along the
road, several Of whom were struck on
his shape. Through the kindness of the
conductor the train was stopped, and
Jones was again made pOssessor of the
lost tile. On the return trip the brake
men made q careful search Of the train,
but no Jones was to be found, and the
popular verdict was, "JOnes got left"
Squire Trail, while on his way home
Saturday, came across two young men
who were driving horse most Unmer-
clfu')y. He arrested them and they
were placed In the cooler. Here they
languished until this morning. They
gave their names as Ross Little and Jo-
seph Jones, and as their place of resi-
dence, Canton. JOnes's right name is
said to be L. Il. Hartel. At q hearing
this morning they were both found
guilty and fined $40 and costs each, but
being unable to square up the boys
they were turned over to Constable DR..
Coffee. He had taken them to the cooler,
and was just about to unlock the door,
when Hartel, alias Jones made q bold
dash for liberty. Coffee In his excite
ment left Little and gave chase to Hsr-
tel, but having years of toll and hard
ships upon his shoulders, he did not
prove as supple and feet footed as his
fleeing prisoner, and the latter escaped.
DR.. Coffee upon his return got the laugh
from an immense crowd of men and boys
who had cOngregsted In the vicinity of
the cooler. Terribly chsgrined at his
loss, he says: "It's all right, I'll have
him before morning" Little, who was
left standing, was taken In charge by
Marshal Smeltz, who just happened
around at the time. Little will be taken
to Canton this evening by Coffee and
placed In jGil.