The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-02
TCU|LTy"
SAYS EXL|NE
When Arraisned Before
Com mon Pleas
Court.
But ONE PLEA OF GUILTY
Out OF Thirteen Prisoners Ar
raisned-court Appoints
Counsel for Indigent
Persons.
BUT ONE PLEA OF GUILTY

were out OH bond being arraigned be-
fore Judge Amber. Thirteen of the
number who were indicted by the grand
jury were brought up and asked to
plead to the charges against them.
With the exception of John Konen, who
was charged with Sunday violation OF
the liquor law, all pleaded not guilty
and had counsel assigned by the court
when they had no money with which
to hire an attorney.
Konen admitted to Judge Amber
that he had been arrested once be-
fore by the city authorities, and as this
was a second offense the court inn
posed fine of $50 and costs, at the
same time reading the prisoner a lee
ture as to his duty to observe the laws.
He said that considerable complaint
had come up from people living in the
vicinity of the Konen saloon as to law
violations. Konen paid up and was re-
leased from custody.
DIR. EXLINE'S PLEA.
DR.. C. e. Exline, OF Canton, who Is
under indictment for attempting
criminal operation, came into court
with his attorney G. G. Bow. Hi
waived the reading of the indictment
and pleaded not guilty. He was cool
and collected and had confident air
as though he felt sure of being cleared
Of the charge against him. The court
fixed the amount of his bond at the
same figure it had been, $1,000. The
bond was continued and the doctor
left the court room.
Otto LefIle, charged with stealing
oh; hnfn Ia
court. He pleaded not guilty and his
bond was fixed at $500, which he fur
nished Attorney P. j. Collins was as
signed to defend him.
Andrew Muirhead, who is held under
two indictments, one charging him
with stealing buggy and harness
and the other with horse stealing,
pleaded not guilty to both and was re-
manded to jail. Ex-Mayor Robertson
was appointed to defend Muirhead.
Ida ORR'S ROLL.
Charles Anderson, one of the trio
that was accused OF robbing Ida
Orr, the Alliance woman who came te
Canton with a roll of money in her
stocking, was brought up by the sheriff
for short seance with the court. j.
a. Jeffers was appointed to defend him.
After short consultation the prisoner
pleaded not guilty and went back down
stairs.
The next man on the carpet was
Hugh Calhoun, who Is said to have
tried to carve owen Trail with knife.
This is a Massillon case. Calhoun
pleaded not guilty and r. A. Pinn was
appointed his counsel.
Otto Numan was brought in to an
swer to the charge of securing money
by false pretense. He represented HIM
self, 1t is claimed, to be foreman for
the East Ohio Gas Co., and by his rep
resentation got Abraham Keller to
furnish him with $27 in money and
stand good for gold watch and two
pairs of shoes. human denied that he
was guilty and j. A. Jeffers was ap-
pointed to defend him.
ELKS' CLUB CASE.
Joseph Griffin who was indicted for
embezzlement, it being claimed that ms
got away with $50 belonging to tn,
Canton Elks club, pleaded not guilty
and James A. Rice was appointed to
defend him.
DR.. George e. Kimber, of Massillon
who is indicted for horsestealing, and
who has been the czar of the county
Jail since his Imprisonment, entered
plea of not guilty He is charged with
having taken a horse from his father
in-law, but the doctor claims that the
animal was his own. Kimber was al
most wreck when placed in Jail as
the result of too much morphine, but
his physical condition has improved
r. A. Pinn, of Massillon, is the doc
tors counsel This is one case that
will be fought, 1t is said.
William l.. Harlan, under two indict-
ments for forgery, pleaded not guilty
upon the advice of John It. Blake who
was appointed by the court as his
counsel. He is said to have forged an
order for the pay check of an engin-
eer on the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail-
way, getting about $40 by the scheme.
Later he made second attempt at
the same game.
CHEWED A FINGER.
John Beck, who was said to have
been associated with Otto Leffle in soma
chicken stealing, like his confrere, de-
clared he was not guilty. Both were
said to have been associated in lifting
chickens in Canton. George w. Yohe
was appointed to defend the prisoner.
Martin Theis, big burly German,
was accused of chewing a finger ON
the left hand of George Weis The
specific charge was that of manning.
Through an interpreter he pleaded nci
guilty and ]. B. Snyder was appointed
his counsel.
Albert Rice, who was indicted for
criminal assault upon the person of
May Smith, 15 year old girl living
along the canal near Massillon, also
pleaded not guilty. He said that his
right name was Rider and not Rice
o. G. Volmore was appointed by the
court to look after his interests, as he