The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-21
LIQUOR DEALERS
NOT INDICTED FOR KEEPING
OPEN ON SUNDAY.
The Compact with the Law ana Order
League Results as Predicted-The
Grand Jury Makes a Report
Some Interesting Cases.

: Some Interesting Cases.
The labors Of the grand jury ende,
Friday afternoon at 4;eO, after the News
Democrat had gone to press. Before re
porting to the court the grand Jury mad
the customary visit to the county jsil ol
a tour Of inspection, while Prosecuting
Attorney Atlee Pomerene was In the iur!
room preparing mis- report. The jail wa
found to be In satisfactory condition, bu
the jury recommended the purchase o
some new mattresses for the oell bunkt
and that new straw should be put in tn,
old ones.
Following the tour of inspection In tn,
jail the jury came into court room No
1, where, through their foreman, MIR. J
M. Campbell, their report was submitted
to Judge McCarty. The court examined
the report and took occasion to thank
them for their efficiency. He then excused
them, and as they passed out Of the
court room, Prosecuting Attorney
Pomerene shook each by the hand and
thanked them kindly for the courtesy
shown him.
The report shows that they were in
session ten days, exan ined 149 witnesses,
inquired into twenty mine cases, and
found twenty seven true bills. The in
dictments given out for publication at
this time are as follows:
Frank M. Connor, two counts, inces
and rape; William Barnes, burglary; (;
John Scupelheimer, grand larceny |;
william Ward, assault with intent to
rob; Alva Moore, burglary and larceny |;
Lyman Moore, burglary and larceny
james Oaltey, rape; Walter Barren,
burglary and larceny; Peter Swallen,
perjury; Edward Card and Harry Simp-
500, Jointly for burglary; william Martin,
burglary and larceny; Ralph Sawdy,
Clinton Andreas and Charles Kosier, re
ceiviug stolen goods.
The outstanding will be printed as soon
as service Is had on them.
Frank NJ. Cunnor, against whom Two
counts were found, is the man who was
ARE sted not long ago on a complaint Of
Maria Crubaugb, his mother in-law, who
charged him with entering her home, In
Allen street, and oriminally sssaulting
her. Connor is in jsil In default of bail.
II convicted he will have to serve peni-
tentiary sentence.
William, parnau auainst xyhox, o.. IL
iictment for burglary was returned, broke
open box car on the W. e. l.. k. railroad
and stole and carried away goods TO the
value Of $50.
John Scupelheimer, indicted for grand
larceny, entered Frank Pfeffer's saloon,
Ia Saxton street, and carried out the cash
register which contained $212 He was
arrested and bound over from mayors
court.
william Ward, indicted for assault with
intent to rob,i alleged to have attempted
to hold up Loretta Kress on her way home
in North Mckinley avenue, ole evening
In October. He was arrested the same
night and looked up and on hearing
the next morning was bound over. He
is in jail.
Alva Moore and Water Barren, who
will have to answer to burglary and
larceny, on the night of September 81
broke Into william Kings barn and
carried away harness valued at $25.
They are also in the custody OF the
sheriff
Lyman Moore was indicted for burglary
and larceny on testi mony that charges
him with burglarizing the general store
of one Isadore Koch and carrying away
$137.60 worth of clothing
James Oatley is charged with having
committed the offense in which he is in
dicted on his step daughter, who was
under 1S years old. The case is q Mas
sillon one and committed last April,
Oatlsy having skipped out after the affair,
and returned a few mont this ago and was
promptly arrested.
The oase Of Peter Swalltn is fresh in
the memory Of all He was charged
with having sworn to one thing before
the last grand jury and then denied 1t
before the Common Pleas court trial of
John e.. Johnson relative to keeping open
on Sunday.
Edward Gard and Harry Simpson were
connected with Massillon case
william Martin, indicted for burglary
and larceny, Is charged with entering
Louis Greenwald's saloon and robbing
the money drawer of $40
Charles Kosier, Ralph Sawdy ana
Ciinton Andreas were indicted for re-
oeiving stolen goods from the Grove
Chewing Gum Company in Salem.
There were no charges brought against
Canton saloon keepers for keeping open
on Sunday, as a result OF the agreement
reached between the officers Of the Law
and Order League and the Liquor League,
whereby it was agreed to keep closed ON
Sundays hereafter If the information in
the cases was dropped this time.
Walter Barren WAS connected with a
horse stealing case In Alliance.
Amelia Vogt has commenced an action
against the Vogt Stone Co. and others to
collect $3.50 alleged to be due on two
promissory notes secured by mortgage.
Judgment for the amount and sale of
mortgsged premises prayed for, willison
& Day, attorneys