The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-17
SIX TRUE
BILLS FOUND
Grand Jury Reported Late
Thursday Evening.
SEVEN CASES IGNORED
Fifty Witnesses were Ex'
amined by the Jury
Some Recommendations Made ke-
garding the Countn Jail-Jrry
was in Session Since Monday.

After being in session four days,
the grand jury for the May term
of the common pleas court, report
ed at 80 O'Clock, Thursday after
noon, through its foreman, d w.
Strayer. Six true bills were re-
turned and seven bills were 3gnor-
! cd.
Among the cases ignored was
that of CLANCY Godfrey, the Agosta
iivcryman, charged with arson. In
an affidavit filed in the Agosta
mayors court by deputies Of the
state fire marshal, Godfrey was
charged with having burned his
livery barn, several weeks ago.
The sympathy of nearly all the
Agosta people was with Godfrey
and none of them expected him to
be indicted.
Among those indicted is William
c. Dickcron, who was arrested at
GAINESVILLE about week ago on the
charge Of having stolen horse
and carriage from Clyde Sherman,
Il local liveryman, August 81, 1908.
He quarreled with his wife and she
gave him away, with the result that
the authorities located him. His
wife was arrested with him and
was bound over TO the grand jury,
the charge against both of them be-
ing horse stealing and grand lar
ceny. No bill was found against
her and she was released from the
county Jail.
a bill was returned against DR..
G. G.. Marsh neuro magnetic
healer, bound over from the may
or's court. lie is charged with not
having left for record with the
probate judge a certificate from the
state board Of registration and ex-
animation, emitting h5m to practice
medicine and surgery in Ohio.
Marsh sets up the defence that hc
follows a practice which does not
require such certificate.
Peter Fitzgerald was indicted for
obstructiug street railway track.
Fitzgerald was arrested for putting
a tie and a number of bricks on the
tracks of the local street railway.
The offense was cOmmltted April
Il.
Robbery is the charge under
which James Sullivan was indicted
1t is alleged that January 20, SulIi-
van robbed James H. Durkin of $12
after having assaulted his victim.
Clarence Charles Snyder, of Hart
ford, City, Indiana, was indicted
for forgery. Snyder formerly board
ed with NJ. Welker, who lives in
the West End. 1t is claimed that
he took the pay check which Welk-
er had received from the Erie
Railway company, and after endors-
ing IT with Welker's name. had il
cashed at the local bank. The check,
which was for $3.50. 10, was casaed
March 4, 1907. Snyder was indict-
ed on two counts, the second being
grand larceny.
A bill was returned against Koh-
Ter thinner on the charge of CO.
habiting with Mildred Bells in a
state Of adultery. Both thinner
and Mrs. Bells were arrested
about a week ego on . complaint
filed IN Mayor Scherff's court by
Mrs Bells little daughter. The
daughter claimed that her mother
and BELLS acted immorally in the
presence Of the woman's child
ren.
Cases ignored by the grand jury
were those of ClestOn G.. Johnson
a young LaRue man, charged witt
failure to provide for the minor
child of Maud Adams, neighbol
girl; William A. Burns, charged
with assaulting Daniel Finch wher
Finch claimed Burns was associat
ing with Mrs. Fanch; Wesley
Banks, colored, charged with cut
ting with intent TO wound; JOIN
Scmoais, marshal of Waldo, charg
ed with assault aud battery by Lel
Retterer; William p. Murphy
charged with assault and batter,
by Joe Secoy.
In reporting, the grand iur,
| stated that it examined 80 witness
. es. The report reads, referring &
the county Jail, "We find things i
, good shape, with two or three eS
ceptiOns, and recommend the fol
lowing repairs. We recommend tina
the gas jets in the Jail proper b
taken ont and that electItc light
he substituted. The walk and step
in front of the building are in ba
condition The building looks ba
outside and needs paint. /"
Judge Young Thursday afternoo
assigned jury cases for the May tern