The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23

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4 Because said commissioners In
making the said partition, mi stock
the law in this, to wit: that they
in setting off the portion Of Ellen
Dicken, undertook to give her the
benefit of improvements made by
her while she occupied n portion OF
said land prior to the date of the
order of partition.
8 Because the said commission
ers were guilty of misconduct In
this that in the performance of
their said duties, took counsel and
advice of the defendants Ellen
Dicken and Emma Gallagher and
their attorneys, to the prejudice OF
this plaintiff and the other defend
ants.
6 Because said partition and as
signment of dover was not made
according to law.
Z Because plaintiff and the de.
PENDANTS other than Ellen Dicken
and Emma Gallagher have receiv-
ed less than their just shares.
A number of witnesses were ex-
amined as to the value of the sew
eral shares, and the court being
advised overruled the motion and
confirmed the report of the COM
missioners, to all of which plain
tiff excepted and gave notice of ap-
peal.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State VS. Amos Markins for horse
stealing. The defendant in this
action is convict, now serving
sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary,
and is at this time confined in the
Jail of another county Of the State
and could not be brought here for
trial and the case was consequent
ly continued.
State VS. George Brown and Lon
Thompson, (both colored) for Petit
Larceny STEALING chickens to the
value of$1.5OD Plea of guilty by
each of said defendants, and each
was fined $500 and costs and sent
enced to twenty days at hard labor
in the Work -honse at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
The case of the State VS. Theo-
pholis Seabury was tried to jury
on Thursday. The testimony dis
closes that on or about the night
Jan. 13, 1889, the saloon of one F. j.
Kreig, was entered and some $11
or $12 taken therefrom. On the
next day the accused was found to
be i'm possession of small amount
of money, among which it is alleg-
ed were silver half dollars of old
U. S. coin bearing date of 1929 and
1884. No other distinguishing
marks upon them. The amount of
money found upon the accused at
the time of his arrest was not so
great in quantity as to be suspici-
GUS. The jury after deliberating a
short time returned verdict of
mot guilty" and defendant was
discharged. Lowery for State.
Bright for defense.
The case of the State against
George Dawson, indicted for over
driving a certain team of horses
the property of 7. J. Cline livery
man in this place. The facts as
claimed are as follows:
The defendant on the End day of
February hired a team and buggy
of the prosecuting witness to con-
vey his sister Mrs. Samuel Wat
kins, to Saltcreek TIP, this county
to visit son who was sick, and
during this trip he drove the team
so rapidly and for such great dis
tance that one of them has since
died and the other is badly injured.
The defendant admits getting the
team and driving the team, but
denies that there was either malice
or want of reasonable care in the
matter, and if the said team was
injured it was not because of over
driving.
The jury returned a verdict Of
not guilty. Lowery for State.
Wright & Buerhsus for defense.
Alva Moore, admr. Va David
Mathews, ct al; continued.
George Davis VS. Martha Davis;
continued.
Webster Dawley VS. The G. HI. ".
e. Il. Ry. Co. Motion for new trial
overruled.
Matilda Roby vs. Jesse L. Collins
continued.
Emma Davis VS. Jacob Defen-