The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-20
TWO HARD CASES.
The Men Who Twice Attempted TO
Wreck the NJ. Wayne Train
Plead Guilty and Neither Move q Muscle
Whom Judge Peaae Sentenced Thom
Each TO Fifteen Years Imprison-
mont-other Matters

Frank Sadler and Frank Ryan, the
men who made two attempts to wreck
the limited express train near LOUIS
Vile, the first part Of April, were each
sentenced this morning by Judge PeasC
to fifteen years In the Ohio Peniteu'
tlary and fined 5000 and costa of prose,
cution.
The men were brought Into court by
Sheriff Leininger and each plead guilty
10 twice attempting TO wreck the train
Frank Sadler gave hla age rs eighteen
years and his home as Wooster Frank
Ryan said his homo was In Janesyille,
Wis, and his age thirty.one years. In
pleading TO the charge both men spoke
out In u clear voice and seemed to think
they had done n smart thing.
Prosecutor Welty outlined the case In
a clear and able manner. nIa.told how
the attempt had been made on April Q
to wreck the limited express train on
the p. TT, w. ~ O, road at u point near
Louisville. The prosecutor next spoke
Of the attempt made on April o, lie
told how ties had been placed on the
track ut the same point where tho first
attempt was mado, and of the discovery
by young man of Louisville who
WARNED THE ENGINEER
OF the train and thus saved the lives Of
those on board, lie next told Of the
Plttsburg detectives visiting Canton,
Also of the confessions made by the
two men TO Levi Better, The arrest Of
the men was next referred TO, and the
confession made by them while In jail.
After arrested they told that their OBJ.
ject In wrecking the train was
TO PLUNDER THE DEAD
And dying after the train had been
hurled down thu embankment They
also admitted that they intended to
make u third attempt One Of them
said 10 was easier 10 make money in this
way than 10 work for II at $3.50 per
day. The man said II they were sue.
cessfnl they would have
MONEY ENOUGH TO 90 WEST
And live In luxury. They had their
plans carefully made for the third at.
Tempt and but for their timely arrest
by Officers McCort and McCurdy they
would In all probability have been sue.
ceBsful.
Judge Pease in sentencing the men
said he had but little hope that q term
Of Imprisonment would do them much
good. He was sorry that the penalty
WAS NOT MORE SEVERE
AS the crime was most horrible one.
The money consideration for which
they attempted TO do the deed, was q
secondary matter, he said, In view Of
the number OF people who would have
been killed IL they had been successful
in their undertaking On the charge
Of attempting to wreck the train Of
April 9th, he sentenced them each TO
ten years imprisonment and fined them
each $500 and the costs of prosecution
For the oifense on April End he SEN
fenced them to five years imprisonment
and TO pay the same fine as In the other
case,
After being sentenced the men took
their seats and neither moved muscle
or showed the least sign of regret for
what they had attempted to do. After
q minute Sadler
TURNED AROUND AND SMILED
at someone he saw In the audience. On
the way back to jail they talked and
laughed as II nothing had happened.
The court room was crowded when the
men received their sentences.
OTHER COURT HOUSE MATTERS.
The National Bank Of Commerce Of
Cleveland has commenced suit in com
mon pleas court against the Minerva
Milling company and others,
Charles Laughlin was sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary.
Alex. Theroux and Jennie Jones Of
Canton, have been licensed TO wed.
The will of Daniel Deckard, Of Can
ton township has been fled forprobate.
James j. Grant has been appointed
administrator Of the estate OF Frank
Sthrlbie. He is one of the boys that
was killed at Louisville last week. The
was made for the purpose
OF bringing suit against the 1T. Wayne
The commissioners to-day reduced
tile valuation of the state lands In
AIa.n.ax.