The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-09-22
Court News.

8 o'clock Wednesday night, follow
ing a session of three days; dur
ing which time; forty cases were
examined, thirty six true bills
found, while four were ignored.
Court convened again at $50 a. m. i.
Friday. AS it was incumbent up
On Judge Wright to open Court in
Meigs County, Monday and there
remain for several weeks session.
Prosecuting Attorney A. R. Nc
Broom submitted to the Bar a mo-
ton, relieving Judge of duty until
November, in as much as it was
necessary for the Judge to open
Court at Pomeroy on Monday next
and in as much as the campaign
was drawing on a pace. The mo-
ton carried unanimously, the
Judge thanking the Bar for their
courteous treatment.
Several prisoners were brought
5efore the Court and arranged a
mong whom were the Zeigler broth
srs, Pearl, Claude and Harley,
Pearl Kline and Harley Clark, in
iicted for disturbing church ice
cream social also Childrens Day
Meeting. Each were fined $40
and costs, to stand committed to
work-house until same were paid
Frank Decker, indicted for burg
larry and larcency was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment IN the
penitentary. James Wade indict-
ed for stealing $500 of John Lore
entered plea of guilty as had
those hitherto mentioned, and re-
ceived sentence of six months in
the work house, also a fine of
$4,000 and costs. Walter Hart
man of Gore, indicted for disturb
ing religious meeting while in
toxicated entered plea of guilty
and was fined by the Court, 800. 90
and costs to stand committed to
the work-house until fine and costs
are paid.
Charles Werren, illiterate, in
dicted for horse stealing, plead
not guilty. Harley Robinet, in
dicted for failure to support his
minor child, entered plea of not
guilty. Lucius Wright, indicted
for assault and battery, entered a
plea of not guilty and was placed
under a $500 bond. Winfield
Hashman, indicted for arson, en-
tered plea of not guilty. The
amount of the bond was fixed at
$500 for each of the above. The
criminal cases for the day having
been disposed of, court adjourned
until 0 o'clock Saturday.
Those arraigned at Saturdays
session, were Ezra Fox, indicted
for assault and battery, waived
reading of Indictment, entered
plea of not guilty, bond fixed a
500.
John Mclaughlin, indicted TO
assault and battery, plead no
guilty, bond fixed at 800.
! Denver Ellis indicted for dis
turbing passengers on train
entered plea of guilty, and wa
fined $15 and costs, also ten day
in Columbus Work House to stan
committed until fine and cost
were paid.
Clarence Collins, indicted fo
defacing a dwelling, entered
! plea of not guilty, bond bein
, fixed at 800.
Charles Morris, indicted for al
sault and battery, plead guilty
|, fined $5 and costs by court.
Joseph Woodruff, indicted fc
: assault, entered plea of guilty
' was sentenced to Boys Industri'
School.
Samuel Woltz, indicted for r.
e ceiving stolen goods, entered pie
n of not guilty, bond fixed at $50,
c Douglas Shriner, indicted fC
8 slander, entered plea of not guilt
Q bond fixed at 800.
n Judge w. A. Middleton opene
e court Monday afternoon and sim
,r then the case of the Logan Brio
10 Mfg. Co. VS. the Federal Gas al
II Fuel Co. has been before Il