The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-06
GRAND JURY.
Indictments Returned Against Batch OF
Alleged Offenders Whose Cases Have
Been Inquired Into

McCarty at Just 11:46 a. m. The report
presented by Foreman O. NJ. Russell
gave the information that las witnesses
had been examined, SO cases inquired in
to, 2s true bills returned, 8 cases ignored
uf which were on transcript, including
two against John Anstein for assault
with intent tc Kill and H. S. Landis
for perjury. or the 2s indictments re-
turned, only seventeen are given out by
Prosecuting Attorney Pomerene for pub
lication until the sheriff has an oppor-
tunity to get service on them. These
are:
John Shaw and Harry Sloan, house.
breaking and petit larceny. These men
broke into the Essig house in Plain
township Wednesday.
Nora Izer, burglary and larceny. This
is the young girl whose acts created such
senShUlCu III AlllluCS'
John PopP, carrying concealed
weapons.
willard Cole, obtaiuing money under
false pretenses.
James Maher and James Wilson,
burglary and larceny. These men are
reported to have robbed wingerter's shoe
store Tuesday night
Theodore Gardner, burglary and
larceny. Charged with robbing Philip
Schmidt's taller shop.
Hiram Fulk, burglary and larceny.
This is Louisville case
Stacy Llewellyn, robbery.
John viehman, assault and battery.
Allen Sbriver, adultery. An Alliance
case.
Charles B. Simmons, pocket picking
John Hoffman cutting and stabbing
with intent to wound.
Charles Henderson, larceny.
Michael Brugh, shooting with intent to
wound.
William Mishler, burglary and larceny.
Eugene Barr, burglary.
Frank PETER, selling liquor on Sunday
Bond given for $500.
Charles B. Simmons, selling liquor on
Sunday. Bond given for the same.
Joseph Halle, Minerva, keeping a place
in prohibition township for the sale of
llquIr.
John Gallagher, Mi 1erva, keeping a
place in prohibition township. Both
these men are in jail, having failed to
furnish bond
Anna Corita, Alliance, adultery.
Rex s. Bender, Canton, running a
bucket shop.
Samuel Cohen, Canton, cutting with
intent 10 wound.
J.B. Olye, Canal Fclton, running a
bucket shop.
John Hammer, Canal Fulton, permit
ting bucket shop to be Kept in his
building.
The indictment of Harry Rex and Ed
Bender, under the firm name Of Rex g.
Bender, is the first of. the kind to be
acted upon by the grand jury of this
county for years. They were indicted
under the statute which reads in part as
follows; "It shall be unlawful for
any corporation, association, cham ber of
commerce, board of trade, partnership or
person to keep or cause to be kept within
the state any bucket shop, office or other
place wherein Ia conducted or permitted
the pretended buying or selling of the
shares of stocks or bonds Of any corpora
tion, or petroleum, cotton, gain, pro-
visions or other produce, either on
margin or otherwise, without any in
tention of receiving and paying for the
property so bought or of delivering the
property so sold, ;" etc. With reference to
the penalty the statute says that ANY
corporation or person, whether acting
individually or as member, or as an
officer, agent or employe of any corpora
tion, Association or cOpartnersblp who
shall be guilty of violating this section,
shall, upon conviction thereof be fined In
any sum not exceeding $500 nor less than
$780," No imprisonment added is in
the first offsnse, but in the second, "and
tbs continuance of suoh establishment
after first conviction shall be deemed a
second offense," an additional penalty to
the fine of imprisonment in the county
jail for the period Of six months is pre-.
scribed.
The statute under which John Hammer
is indicted prescribes that whoever keeps
a room, building, arbor booth or tene
ment and knowingly. permits the same tc
be used for gambling shall be fined moi
less than $50 nor mare than 800.
COMMON PLEAS COURT.