The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-15
TRIAL WAS
VERY TEDIOUS
1t Took Six Hours to Try
Noah Little.
DECISION IS RESERVED
Two New Patrolmen go on
Duty.
Mayor Setter is not Satisfied with the
Twenty-Five per cent Given Him
With Which to Employ a Force of
Plain Clothes Men.

It took six hours In mayors court
Monday night to bring out the evil
dence In the Noah Little case. The
trial began at : o'clock and It was af-
ter II o'clock when court adjourned.
Little was arrested last week on a
charge of violating the Rose law. He
lis employed as bar tender at Hote,
Bender. On the night of March 10th,
a rough house occurred at the hotel
lobby. Three loafers were thrown in
to the street where the fight was con-
tinued. The police, In investigating
the affair, procured evidence which
resulted in the charge being brought
against Little.
Jessie Shatto and Orpa Penn, two Of
the states principal witnesses, were
held I'm the city prison for several
days awaiting the trial. They were
unable to furnish bond and they were
ordered committed on salary of one
dollar per day.
The state first examined Jessie Shat
to, Orpa Penn and Guy Liday. They
testified that they we're In the Ben
der hotel on the night of March tenth
and stated that they procured sever
al drinks Of whisky from Little. Az
ter they had become semi-intoxicated,
"a quarrel arose, developing into a fis-
tic encounter. The hotel employees
threw the trio out into the street
There the fight continued resulting In
no little disturbance. Chief Klinefel-
ter and Patrolman Thompson of the
police department were also placed on
the stand by the state. Their testi-
mony however, was OF little impor-
tance
The defense produced witnesses to
show that Little was not behind the
bar at the time when Shatto claimed
that he purchased the drinks. Herbert
Bender. John Rafferty,. ]. ID. Mock,
Clarence Debell and Louis Heaton
were examined by the deense.
Shatto swore positively that he pur-
chased the liquor of Little. The de.
fense tried to shatter his testimony
by showing that he was partially in
toxicated and might not have known
who the person was that dealt out the
drinks.
Attorneys John II. Clark, James Ey-
mon and Elmer BOYD prosecuted the
case while Attorneys Mouser and
Moloney acted as counsel for the de-
fense.
Mayor Setter reserved his decision
until o'clock this evening.
Paul Tumpy, stranger who ap
peared to be in the last stages OF
consumption, called at police head
quarters last night and asked for a
place to nleep. He could hardly walk
or talk and his condition was indeed
pitiful. He was lodged in Hotel Re
treat. This morning he was so Ill that
he could not speak above a whisper.
The infirmary directors were notified
and he was removed to the institution
at 10 o'clock this morning.
G.. g. Spencer, clerk to the mayor at
Carey. Ohio. notified the local police
Tuesday. that he had valuable
diamond ring stolen a few days ago
He stated that the stone weighed
about one and one-half karats and
was valued at $500 A reward of $26
is offered for its recovery.
Bert Powell, one of the successful
applicants at the recent civil service
examination, assumed the duties on.
the local police force last night. He
was placed In the West End in place
of Patroiman Frank Wilhelm who
was suspended. Ira shrock, another