The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-03-08
Daniel R. Cooper Is Found
Guilty By The Jury
Mrs. Ida CritChfield Found
Guilty By The Court
The viii Of Mrs. Sarah A.
Gillian Is Filled In Probate

Common pleas court convened Mon.
day afternoon at o'clock with Judge
Wickham on the bench. The regular
assignment OF criminal cases for the
week was taken up.
In the case of Ohio VS.. u s. Lybar-
ger, Harry II. Hills and Claud N. Wy
ant, the attorneys for the defendants
asked for a continuance on the grounds
of the absence of material witnesses.
The case of Ohio VS.. Lybarger, charg-
ed with receiving deposits after know
Ing the bank was insolvent, and swear
ing to a false bank statement, was
to have come up for trial on We'd
nesday. The case of Ohio VS.. Hills
Lybarger and Wyant was to have been
tried on Friday Of this week. The at
torneys stated that the presence of
Claud N. Wyant was necessary as a ma
terial witness for both cases and that
he would not be present in court this
week. 1t was shown that Wyant was
conducting school for boys in New
Bethlehem, Pa, and that he could not
leave his school, Judge Wickham
after hearing a statement of the con-
dition of affairs continued both cases
until the next term Of court, which will
be in May.
The FIRST case called was that of
Ohio vs. Daniel r.. Cooper, charged
with non.support. The defendant re-
fused tho services Of an attorney and
said that he was capable OF defending
himself, Cooper proceeded to cross
examine the witnesses of the state
and then examined his own witnesses,
much to the amusement of the few
spectators assembled In the court
room at tho time. The defendant then
made lengthy argument to the court
and jury, stating that he was innocent
of tho charge alleged against him
The jury then retired and after short
dellberation returned and found the
defendant guilty az charged In the In.
dlctment.
The next case called was that Of
Ohio VS.. Ida Critchfield, charged with
concealng and carrying away mort
gagged properly. The attorney for the
| defendant stated that trial by jury
would be waived and that the case
would be submitted to the court. This
was accordingly done and the matter
was heard by Judge Wickham. The
court found the woman guilty as
charged In the indictment and imme,
dlately gave her fine of s25 and costs
and ordered her committed to the
Knox county jail until the fine and
costs are paid. However, the court
suspended the jail sentence 60 days
In order to give the defendant time In
which to raise the money to pay the
fine and costa.
On Tuesday morning the case of
Ohio vs. Lindsey, charged with burg
larry, WAS taken up.
The Gillian Will
The last will and testament OF Mrs.
Sarah "A. Gillian, late of Mt. Vernon,
has been filed In probate. BY the
terms Of the will the testatrix gives
all her jewelry and clothing to rela-
tives named In the will. She dlrects
that all her furniture and household
goods be divided equally among Mrs,
Lucy n, Mckay, Mrs. Loretta j. MY
ers, Mrs. Sarah Curtis, Mrs. Mary f.
Rankin and Robert b. Armstrong.
The textatrlx directs that one-half
OF the rest and residue OF her estate
be divided share and share alike
among Mrs. Loretta j, Myers. Mrs.
Sarah Curtis, Robert B. Armstrong
and Mira, Mary +. Rankin. The other
one-half of the estate Is to be held In
trust by the executor during the life
of Mrs Lucy u. Mckay, sister of the
tos,atriX. and the executor Is to pay
her the income from the said property
annually. Upon the death Of Mrs, Nc.
Kay the remainder OF tho ono-half 0f
the estate Is 10 be divided share and
share alike among Mrs. Sarah Curtis
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