The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
THE TOOLS
WERE BURGLARS
Patrick Moran Was Found
Guilty Of Having Them.
MUST GO TO THE PENITENTIARY
Jury Decided HIS Case in Five Minutes
IAN Insurance Case in Which
Defendant won--Court
House News.

House News.
The trial of the second man Indicted
by the last grand jury was finished
Tuesday night in Judge Taylors court
and Patrick Moran will have to go to
the penitentiary. Patrick was charged
with having burglars tools in his pos
session and intending to use them. At
torney Shelter made all the defense he
could for his client but the facts were
against him and when the jury got the
case at 4 o'clock Tuesday evening it
took them only about five minutes to
bring in verdict of guilty. Moran was
sent back to Jail to await his sentence.
Moran was brought before Judge Tay-
lor Wednesday morning for sentence.
Prosecutor Day made a statement to
the court and then Attorney Shelter
spoke in behalf of the prisoner. The
been in the workhouse. When the court
asked 4horan if he had anything to say
why the sentence of the court should
not be passed upon him, he stood up
and denied that he had been in the
workhouse and challenged the prose-
cutor to prove that he had. He said he
had never been arrested in this state
before.
Judge Taylor sentenced him to two
years in the penitentiary.
DEFENDANT WON.
In the controversy between Curtis
Richardson and the Plain and Jackson
township Mutual Insurance company
the insurance company won a complete
victory in Judge McCartys court Tues
day evening. The jury concluded that
the plaintiff had relinquished all rights
under his policy by neglecting to pay
his assessments and verdict was rem
d.red in favor of the defendant.
| WORKMAN CASE PASSED.
The case of Ohio VS. Workman the
| jeweler, was called by Judge Taylor
Wednesday morning. Workman was
indicted last term of court upon the
| charge of keeping a fence and buying
stolen property in the shape of gold
| shavings which had been taken from
| the Dueber works. At the last term of
court his wife was sick and he could
not be brought to trial. He was on hand
Wednesday morning, but the state was
| not ready. One of the most important
witnesses for the prosecution is now in
Philadelphia and he could not get here
| till Thursday. The court passed the
case till Thursday, when it will go to
trial.
| REPORT FILED.
The receiver of the Dexter Wagon Co
has filed his report with the court of the
sale of desperate claims. J. II. Smith
bought the judgments for $40 and Her
man d. Meyer the open accounts fol
$50.
NEITHER APPEARED.
The breach of promise case of Dora
Neff against Grant Ballard was dis.
missed and stricken from the docket
by Judge McCarty Tuesday afternoon
The young lady had sued for 5000
claiming that the defendant had prom
ised to marry her and then backed out
Ballard never made an answer in cour
and the case was set for trial for Tues
day. Welty and Albaugh represented
the plaintiff and as the defendant haC
defaulted for an answer ALI that tn,
plaintiff needed to do to secure verde
was to come into court and prove he
case and get a judgment. The girl
however neglected to appear and he
attorneys concluded that If she did no
care enough about the matter to repor
they did not propose to prosecute tn
case farther. Judge Albaugh explaine,
the situation to the court and the cas-
was dismissed.