The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-20
VIOLATED
PAROLE
And Wm. Flynn Goes Back
To RefOrmatOry
Other Men Mixed Up In At
tempted Duck Stealing
,lReIeased From Jail On
Thursday Morning
Man Given Lecture For ViOlat-
ing Quarantine Order
The Curtis Hotel Is Appraised
At $37,5OO
The Curtis Hotel Is Appraised
At S37,5OO

William Flynn and Roy Mapes were
arrested at an East Water street home
Wednesday afternoon by Chief of Po-
lice Parker and officer McElroy and
placed in the county jail to tell what
they knew about the attempted duck
stealing at the residence of A. o.
Wyker in Green Valley on Tuesday
night.
On Thursday Mapes and John Will
liams, who was also said to have been
mixed up in the affair, were released
from Jail and Flynn was taken to
Mansfield by Chief of Police Parker,
having violated his parole from the
Ohio State Reformatory.
Both Mapes and Williams stated
they had nothing to do with the af-
fair and were informed by Flynn that
he owned the Wyker farm and'that he
would give the ducks for the boys to
have a "stew" in the city. After be-
ing driven out of the coop, Mapes
said to Flynn: II thought you owned
the farm" II do" replied Flynn, "but
II is heavily mortgaged."
Explained The Order
Marion Woods, residing north of Mt.
Vernon, came near getting into trou-
BILE Wednesday afternoon for violat-
ing the state quarantine order, pro-
hibiting the removing of stock from
one farm to another. Woods was
moving to farm south of Mt. Vernon
and In the afternoon attempted to
drive his COW to the new home. Some
one saw Woods driving the COW and
telephoned Prosecutor Cromley. Dep
uty Sheriff Mossholder was sent out
and took Woods before the prosecutor
where the orders of the state agricul-
tural commission were explained.
Prosecutor Cromley then allowed Mr..
Woods to go upon condition that he
observe the orders of the state de-
partment in the future.
Charge Withdrawn
The charge of violating the order
against hunting on account of the foot
, and mouth disease, placed against
Chauncery Harmon by Cary Bell, was
withdrawn late Wednesday afternoon
and Ms Harmon was released.
Property Appraised
In the matter Of the case Of Plimp-
ton VS.. Beardslee, an appraisement
has been filed in the court Of common
pleas Of Knox county by the three ap-
praisers, James Israel, Charles F. Col
vile and A. F. Stauffer. The property
includess the Curtis Hotel and other
property. Three tracts were apprais-
ed, the first being the Curtis Hotel.
This was appraised at $37,500 The
second tract was appraised at $3.500
and the third tract at $4,000. The
total appraisement is $4,000. The
appraisement shows that the follow
ing persons have an interest in the
estate; Harry G. Plimpton Ito, Eliz-
abeth P. Beardslee 1-10, Ada Foote,
Walter G. Curtis and Henry B. Curtis
f-5 each, Henry G. Devin lilo and Eliz-
abeth D. Pratt 1-10.
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Weekly Discharged
The affidavit in lunacy against Mar.
ion Weekly, filed in the probate court
Of Knox county, was withdrawn Wed.
nesday and Mr.. Weekly was discharg.
cd by Probate Judge wilkins.
First and Final
A first and final and distributive ac'
count has been filed in probate By
Ella A. Richardson, executrix of John
p. Richardson, showing the following