The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-06
THE GRAND JURY
MAKES ITS REPORT
FIFTY-FivE INDICTMENTS RE.
TURNED IN SIXTEEN DAYS.
True Bills Against corwin D. BaehteI
and w. L. Davis-Anthony
j; For Manslaughter.

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Fifty-five indictments were returned
by the Stark county grand jury after
sixteen days work and the examine
tion of witnesses covering Go cases.
They reported to Judge Amber in
court room No. 2 at 20 minutes after
ii o'clock Tuesday morning Nine
teen indictments were returned
against saloon keepers for violating
the liquor laws.
The principal indictments wero
against former Vice President William
l.. Davis and former Cashier Corwin
ID. Bachtel, of the Canton State bank.
EmbeZzlement and larcenc are the
charges against each of them. An ad-
ditlonal charge of making false bank
statement Is also made against Cash
Ter Bachtel. Bachtel made a sta's-
ment concerning the amount of the
notes and bills DISCOUNTED by the bank
on March 6, 1905. He stated that the
amount was 100000, whereas the jury
found that 1t was 121,36461. Tho
amount set forth in the indictment In
which the two officials are charged
IL $15,300, secured, the bill alleges, bv
purloining $40 shares of the stock of
the Canton State bank, selling at $50
snd upon which $50 had been paid.
The Jury, in their report to Judge
Amber, asks that at the next sitting
of the grand jury, or in case of spe
cial grand Jury, they should be charged
to further investigate charges against
other persons connected with the
State bank, which with the help of ad-
ditional evidence which the present
jury did not secure, might result in
the indictment of these persons.
William H. Anthony, who is charg-
ed with causing the death of Charles
Burroughs on last Saturday night,
was indicted for manslaughter and an
indictment for second degree murder
was returned against William Nixon
oolored, who is charged with killing
Edward Henderson, colored, on Sep
tember 2. .................,.~., -
About one dozen indictments that
were returned are not made public
because the principals are not as yet
I'm the hands of the law. -
The indictments returned that were
made public, are as follow:
William L. Davis and Corwin d.
Bachtel. Embezzlement and larceny
two counts. -
80, Corwin d. Bachtel, making false
bank statement.
<sWilliam Anthony, !. granddaughter.
g. William Nixon, second degree inur.
der. -
l.. j. Burkle, assault with intent to
commit rape.
Mary Define,S obtaining money or
false pretenses. s..s =
!. John Smith and Charles Wilson
robbery.
Roy Foley, rape.
George l.. Figusch, embezzlement.
Elmer and Ira Ramey and Ma,
Hogan, petit larceny.
James Mcdonald and o. II. Per
ry. attempted burglary.
Charles Padget, horsestealing.
Lee Robinson, larceny and burg
larry.
John j. Quinn, embezzlement,
MleT n. 1tuuneT, -6HnDeLIieiuSHt.' y
Il. j. Urig, grand larceny
Lee Robinson, grand larceny.
J. c. Harry, forgery.
Charles Ricketts,, robbery.
Albert King, receiving stolen goods
A. H. Wilson, unlawfully driving
an automobile.
William Smith, housebrealxing an,
larceny.
Trixie Bell, permitting minors t
play pool.
American Steel Foundries compan!
maintaining nuisance.
VIOLATING LIQUOR LAWS.
John Echlobel, William Reed, Wa
ter Mesnar, Earl Sawdy, Ralps Saw
dy, Edward A. Vail, Tracy Cozzt
Louis Studer. Louis Saints, John I
Slater, VIII l.. Yoder, Ernst Elsaes'
er, Louis Blum, Peter Ross, Josep
Moser, Rachel Goldstein Vaitmar
Simon Ringenbach, William Schl
macher, VIII McCulloch, Benjamin
Bloomfield.