Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-01

NC uOHc dUOuI IL, SU Idl dS We ia e
learned none of our residents have
been called to Washington or Co.
lumbus, to help solve the problem.
Mayhap they haven't heard that our
folks have the solution. Our folks
are going to be quite busy picking
Roosevelt's cabinet, selecting the p.
MS and doing the chores. But we
will get it done. At least we al
ways have. OF course we know
Penn and Marion township folks
will want to help, but nothing do
ing.
A Case for Detectives
The State of Ohio against James
Hamilton: Dec 16, 1868. This day
came S. f. Ayres and made oath
and said that on or about the 18th
day of December, in the year 1868,
at the county of Morgan, certain
man (whose name is unknown to
the said S. e. Ayres) and is describ-
ed as follows: he being about six
feet tall and supposed to be about
% years of age, and had whiskers
color, and had a black hat on, and
that the above described man did
wilfully and maliciously enter in
the day time into the store house
of this deponent, and which is sit
uated in the county of Morgan, and
state of Ohio, and did then and
there feloniously seize, take and
carry away a certain pair Of mems
pants of the value of $3.50, and
this deponent says that the above
described man is guilty of the fact
charged, and further this deponent
saith not. Took his affidavit
thereupon issued warrant against
the said (above described mani and
delivered the same to John Row
land, constable. Dec. IT, 1868
warrant returned with the body OF
the defendant). Indorsed as fol
lows: Received this writ Dec. Is
1868, and served the same on the
! 18th day of December. 1868, by ar.
resting the within described man
who was recognized by Sylvester
Mercer to be the identical person
that is within described, who is in
my custody present in court. Con
stable fees, service, 40c; mileage
40c; OBTAINING prisoner during trial
81. Assistants, Sylvester Mercer
and VIM. King, are entitled to $1.5C
each, making in all s4.SO.-John
| Rowland, Constable. Dec. II, 1868
/ trial Had S. E. Ayres and Sylves-
! ter Mercer sworn and examined on
j behalf Of state. Thereupon the de-
/ fendant pleaded guilty to the
charge; thereupon the defendant
/ was ordered by me to enter into 4
j recognizance in the sum of $500
/ for his appearance at court of com
mon pleas, next to be holden in the
county of Morgan. which he neglect
ed to do. Thereupon l issued a
mittimus for his commitment and
delivered the same to John Row
land, constable, and recognized the
following witnesses in behalf of the
state, S. E. Ayres and Sylvester
! Mercer.
State of Ohio, Morgan county, ss:
Be it remembered that on the 18th
day of December, 1868, S. e. Ayres
and Sylvester Mercer personally ap-
! peared before me, George Glenn,
one of the justices of the peace, in
: and for the county aforesaid, and
acknowledged themselves to owe
the state of Ohio 500 to be levied
on their goods and chattels, lands
and tenements, if default be made
in the condition following. The
condition of this recognizance is
such that if the above bounden S.
E. Ayre and Sylvester Mercer shall
personally be and appear before the
court of common pleas on the first
day of the term thereof, to be hold
en- in and for the county aforesaid,
to give evidence and the truth to
say, on behalf of the state, touch
ing such matters as shall then and
there be inquired of them, and not
depart the court without leave,
then this recognizance shall be void:
otherwise it shall remain in full
force and within law. Taken and
acknowledged before me on the day
and year aforesaid, George Glenn,
j. P. Dec. II, 1868, mittimus re-
turned indorsed as follows: Il de-
livered the within named James
Hamilton to the keeper OF tie jail
of Morgan county, and also copy
Of this writ. Fees, service, 50.
Copy, 40c. Assistants, William King
and Sylvester Mercer, $3.50 each.
Total $40. For four meals and