The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-12-08
ONE HOUR
WAS SPENT BY THE JURY IN THE
AMANDA LoHR CASE,

AT the Expiration Of Which Time Ver-
dict of Guilty as Charged was Rendered
"A Massillon Salt Involving Prominent
People--Court News in General.
The Amaudu Lrhr mauslaughter case
was taken up NJ 8 O'Clock this morning
and Prosecutor Bow made his roucludInR
argument 10 the jury, finishing at 10
O'clock. Judge I ~ lor then instructed
the jury and at 10:l5 they retired. After
beihg out just an hour they returned
to their sgAIs aud the foreman handed the
decision to Clerk COXen. Tue Jury found
the defendant guilty as charged in tue
indirim nj, but recommended her TO the
mercy OF the court.
At2 o'clock this afternoon, with the de-
feuddnt IN court, Attorney Upham filed
a motion for Ia uew trial, and asked the
court to set aside the verdict Of tho jury,
upon the grOuuds that there was error In
the law, and that new evidence could be-
Introduced beneficial TO the defendant
Judge Taylor ovgrruied the motion, and
MIR. Upham then moved for All arrest OF
judgment, affirming that the grand juiy
had the legal authority to inquire into the
oHenae charged, and that the f,cts set
forth in the Indictment did not constitute
an uHense. The court .cmpt y overrulC d
this motion, and Mrs. Lohr was then told
to stand up aud receive her sentence.
The Judge gave her some very sound adj
vice but stated that he was inclined TO
heed the jury's recommendation OF elem
eucy ana lie therefore gave her the lights
est sentence possible, that OF con tluement
iu the penitenIiary for one year. She gets
oil without solitary confinement but must
pay the costs of prosecution. The limit
| TO the penalty that couli have been i'm .
posed upon her was twenty years In the
peuitentiary.
CLEMENCY FOR JOHN OTTO.
John OAo, an old gray headed prisoner,
who was indicted by she grand jury for
cutting Charles Slusser with intent to
wound, in drunken fight last summer,
was brought into the court room this
afternoon for hearing. Mr.. Otto
10 sixty years OF age, is sutfcrlng from
heart disease and ne was so weak that
he had almost to be carried 10 ths court
room. de has been under a physiciah's
care for some time and the doctor in =
formed the prosecutor that tue probabili-
ties were that Orto could not stand trial
aud II he did survive he would not live
more than few months at most II he was
further confined. Uuder the circumstan-
ces Prosecutor Bow agreed to allow him
to plead guilty to a charge Of assault and
battery, " hich he did and agreed to pay
tue costs of prosecution. The court sen
fenced him TO pay 500 fine and the 1sts
and to stand committed until paid.
CLOSE OF CRIMINAL COURT.
With the disposition Of the Lohr and o ITO
cases today the criminal court docket in
common pleas court was cleared. with the
exception of the Obernesser case which
comes up Dec. y Fourteen indictments
were rsturned by the regular grand jury
and the motto of the prosecutor seems
to have been Let not one gully one es
cape" for every one has either pleaded
guilty and been sentenced or has been
convicted and remanded for sentence.
As soon as Judge McCariy returns home
from Carrollton those who have been
convicted before nim will be sentenced.