The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-28
Pleads Guilty but Declar-
es His Innocense.
SUSPENDED FINE IS GIVEN
Criminal Cases 60 Over to
Next Term.
Circuit Court VIII Convene here,
January II and n Large Docket
With Some Interesting Cases viii
BE Prcscnted--Court News of In
terest.

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'T guess I'm guilty. Judge. I know
didn't sell i'm any cigarets. Mo-?
But I got no witnesses. SO guess I'm
guilty." said Michael Elias. the
South Main street fruit merchant,
who was indicted for selling cigar
cts to a minor, when brought up be-
fore Judge Scofield in the court of
| common pleas.
Elias changed his former plea of
not guilty to guilty and Judge Sco-
field after hearing his story, nned MIN
S25 and the costs. The court then
suspended the sentence as to the
fine during the good behaviour Of
the defendant. Elias was very grate-
full and bowed gracefully as he
thanked the court and the prosecut-
ing attorney.
ELIAS told the court that a small
boy came into his place of busir ess
and asked for nickers worth of
candy. While he (Elias) was getting
the candy aud putting 1t into a sack.
the boy, he said, stole the cigarets.
Elias says he did not discover until
few minutes afterward thai tho
box of cigarets was gone and then
IL was too late to catch the boy The
next chapter opened with the arrest
of Elias. His indictment followed.
When first arraigned in court,
Elias wanted to explain. He refused
TO plead either guilty or not guilty
and caused not little amusement by
his efforts to tell the judge how 1t all
happened. Finally he was induced
to plead without making a speech
and he entered a plea Of not guilty.
After the sentence had been sus-
pended today Elias left the room a
happy man.
Hearing on a motion for a new tri-
al in the case of John Herr against
the Marion National bank has been
continued until the next term OF
court.
In the suit 70 Jennie Davis against
the Merion Railway, Light and Pow
er company, hearing on a motion Tor
q new trial has been continued anu
the January term.
Leave TO file an amended and sup
elemental petition has been granted
of the state of Ohio on the relation
of the County Commissioners againsi
Charles l.. Allen as county auditor.
Leave to answer instanter was CIV
en- by the court in the case or George
s. Mcclure and others against Eilz-
abeth Hensel and others. and tie on
swer of Elizabeth Hensel, widow, was
fled Immediately.
The receivership proceedings oil
Amel r. LefIler against A. Elmer
Letter have been settled. The courl
ordered the costs assessed against
the plaintiff and defendant equally.
For want of time to try, the fol-
| lowing criminal cases have beei con
tinued until the January term ol
court: John Ormiston, burglary and
forcing entrance into a safe: Cert
tude Bacher, pointing firearms, fiai-
nv Kennedy, rape; Loring Smith,
embezzlement; James MCGOWAN, and
John r.. Osborn, non support; ana
| Peter Il. Little, larceny.
The cases of the State OF OHIO
against William Hume, burglary ond
larceny, and Ambrose Howar9. cut
ting and stabbing, were ordeie ed left
off the docket by the court
Within a few days practically all OF
the work will be concluded for the
September term of the common pleas
court. The January term will moi
convene until January "a, and fol
that reason the court will PROBABLY
rot adjourn for the Iresen. tern
until a few days before th7t time
The circuit court will be in session
here, commencing January IL, but Il
IL not likely that Judge Michael Don
nelly will be here to sit in the caser
Il Is stated that Judge Donne'ly''
trial in the Ohio German Insul anct
company case will commence Janu'
airy 10. II is possible, in the even
that Judge Donnelly cannot be here
; that only two judges will sit In th'
cases. II not, however, another
Judge will be assigned here from one
OF the other judicial districts.
An unusually heavy docket will bt
presented to the circuit court wher
it convenes here January IL. Two OF
the most interesting cases will be the
C. M. and b. receivership matter
which Ell M. West has carried to tho
circuit court relative to the grant
, ing of the right TO issue $4,000 re-
ceiyers' certificates, and the case OF
the county commissioners against
Auditor C. l.. Allen, in regard tt
the placing of the $500 conscience
money sent to County Treasurer Woi'
tring, over year ago.
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