The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-26
COURT DoINGS
An Effort Made to Clear.the
Docket.
Judge Wright. on the. Bench aud hand
:. ling the Cases with Dispatch.

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Common Pleas Court reopened
Saturday with His Honor Judge
Wright on the bench and the wind.
ing up of the cases assigned for
trial for the January term is NOV
ing along smoothly and with dis.
I patch.
The case of James A. Brown VS.
Charles Keynes et al was called
but through an Oversight. in filing
the petition, Mr.. Browns lawyer,
A. r., McBroom, had the signatures
to the petition in type writer dicta-
tion instead of the original. Leave
given to file amended petition and
same fled Feb. 23rd. Heard in de-
murer to petition as amended Feb.
oath.
In the case of Sarah Dawley VS.
j. B. Lyon Admir-. ct al, for for
closer of mortgage the court gave
leave to make George Liffley a
minor under IA years of age party
defendant.
The case of Rose E. Stultz VS..
VIM. Stultz for divorce. Case con-
tinued.
The State of Ohio VS. Elmer Bow
ser, Failure to provide for minor
children. Deft arranged Feb 23nd
and entered a plea OF mot guilty"
Under bond of 500 from day to
day.
In the case of the State of Ohio
VS., Harry Sox and Edward Chase
for assault and battery both were
acquitted.
The State of Ohio VS. w. II. Hoag-
land. Obtaining property under
false pretenses. Case continued on
application of State. Assigned for
trial Tuesday April 18th 1897 at
0 o'clock a. m. bond $1,000.
In the case of l.. A. Culver vs. A.
G, Sands, Sr., receiver Of the Peo-
ple's Bank 10 shares of old Repub-
licau Gazette stock at par value
of $25.00 per share were sold to F.
F. Rempel Jr. at $3.50 per share,
Mr.. Rempel was the only bidder.
The case of the State of Ohio VS.,
Thomas Matheny indicted for
burning the Haydenville hoppers
occupied the attention of the court
all day yesterday. Twenty six
witnesses were subpoened. The
case is being bitterly contested on
both sides. The most important
witness for the State was Howard
Tigner who was jointly indicted
but by turning states evidence had
the charge against him nollied.
Tigner gave graphic description
as to how the plans were formulat-
ed and when and how the deed was
done. The lawyers for plaintiff
tried to break down his evidence
but could not shake him. At 3:15
the evidence was all in and wit
nesses discharged.
LATER.-The arguments of op-
posing council were brilliant priva-
tions of flowery language and legal
thought. Council for defendant in
their argument tried to impress ii
upon the minds of the jury that
they had imPeacbed the testimony
of Lemon one of the States wit
nesses and that others had given
perjured testimony but it seeming
lly had no weight with the jury as
after being out only about two
hours a verdict OF guilty was hand.
ed in. When the jury came in
their verdict read "to the amount
of more than $50." This did not
satisfy the Court and they were
mt back and ordered to fix the
exact amount and accordingly
amended the verdict 80 as to read
ito the value of 81 ,000." The courts
charge was masterpiece of legal
thought, and treated eXhaustively
Of every phase Of this important
case. The court will pass sentence
at an early date and II is thought
will be more or less lenient with
the young man owing to his form
er good standing and it being hia
first offence.
Matheny's aged. and respected
mother, young wife aud sister, re-
mained with him until the last
He is only 10 years old and was
only recently married IN the county
Jail, last month, to the daughter oI
one of Hooking county's most
prominent farmers, while being
confined In the county Jail await
ing trial charged with the crime
OF which he has just been found
guilty.
The Concert of the Season