The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-03-09
IN COURT.
The Differences of StruggI-
ing Humanity Must be
Settled.
COWrtinD Reversed in Shape of
DjUOrCeS,

DtCOPCeS.
Following a recess of two days
court re-convened Friday morning
with Judge Wright on the bench
and the case of the State of Ohio VS.
James and Martin Madden charg-
ed with burglery and larceny was
taken up. The bulk of the testi-
mony showed Martin Madden was
guilty. 1t was proven that on the
night Of the robbery he was seen
in Murray City with an empty
sack under his arm and that later
the same night he was seen coming
up the railroad from in the direc-
ton of Stratton's store with filed
sack of something on his shoulder.
In the search for the missing goods
about one-third of the articles stol-
en- were found in the barn on the
Madden place. AS there was no
evidence to show that James was
implicated in the robbery, he was
discharged. The articles stolen
were what is generally to be had
in a country store, and consisted of
shoes, razors, coffee, tobacco and
lot of cheap iewelry, in all amount
ing to $50.
After weighing the evidence and
deliberating for over three hours
the jury returned a verdict of gull
ty of burglary as charged in the
Indictment. The Court deferred
sentence until yesterday afternoon
when Madden was ordered brought
into court for sentence. After a
short review of the case, the Court
sentenced him to one year at hard
labor in the Ohio Penitentiary.
Yesterday morning the now
somewhat celebrated divorce case
of Solheim VS. Solheim was reopen
ed for the purpose of the hearing OF
additional testimony which had
not been received on the former
trial. Three witnesses were intro
duced, two Of them young ladies
who had been formerly employed
ai dOmestics in the Solheim family.
Their evidence carried no weight
in the court. The Court stated that
the charge Of adultery was not suf-
licient proven for divorce. The
case was then taken up on its mer-
its and counsel on each side made
exhaustive arguments in regard to
the charge of extreme cruelty. OPP
posing counsel Judge Bright and
Hon. G. III. Buerhaus quoted au-
thorities as to what constituted eX-
treme cruelty. Usually Judge
Bright is unfortunate enough to be
retained on the side of a case
wherein he must needs be in the
position of a suppliant and neces
sariTy make more or less pathetic
plea for his client, but in this case
he turned the tables and made it
possible for Col. Weldy do the beg
ging act in so far that he said and
hoped that the court would not rob
his client and leave him to starve
in his old age. Judge Wright made
a very business like talk, and right
to the point, and showed in his
talk what neighborhood gossip can
do if it so minds to. He said he
would take time to deliberate on
the case and would probably give
his decision to-day. Before adj
journing he Informed counsel for
Mr.. Solheim that he would insist
on the old gentleman paying over
to his wife what money he received
from her at the time of their marri-
age which was something in the
neighborhood S2,700 with interest
up to the present time at 696.
Yesterday afternoon court was in
session about half hour, and with
the exception of passing sentence
on Madden and granting divorce
to Harry f. Rose. which occupied
but few minutes as there was no
contest, and the setting Of further
cases for trial court adjourned until
one O'Clock this afternoon.
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