Dickerson Insanity Defense Not Pleading Insanity
Physicians testified that Ben Dickerson suffered melancholia likely from confinement and environment in jail. Drs McCurdy and Barcroft described his indifference and lack of appetite, while Sheriff Browning recounted the care given and questions about the alleged feigning of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Browning
Glenn
McCurdy
Dr. Barcroft
Dickerson
Lewis McClain
Ben Dickerson
Winess
L. CG. McCurdy
Coshocton
Ohio
James Glenn
Ben
Pathetic Case Of Murdered Man's Son
Dee Miner, 12, son of John Miner killed by De Coursey in 1901, appeared before Probate Judge Donley this morning after being cited by Truant Officer Holdsworth for absence from school. The boy said his mother remarried and his stepfather would not allow him to live at home, having lived with an aunt, Mrs Samuel Latourritte, a wealthy lady. Judge Donley will decide if she will take him in. if not, the Humane Society will seek a home for the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickerson
Hughes
Trowning
Mr. Browing
Ben
Dee Miner
John Miner
de Coursey
Donley
Holdsworth
Virginia Township
Pillar
Samuel B. Latourritte
Humane Society
William H. Robinson Funeral Held in City
The funeral for William H. Robinson was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at his Chestnut street residence with Rev. Hamilton and Rev. C. W. Wallace officiating. A quartet provided music and Knights Templars oversaw burial with 16 St. Bernard Commandery members from Urichaville in attendance. Walter Thompson sang Remember Thy Creator as part of the services. Floral offerings bore prominent names from Guy Robinson’s Kinney and Levanore shop and local lodges. Pallbearers included A. H. Thompson, Geo. Shrigley, W. H. King, A. N. Compton, H. C. Smith, and J. R. Mapel, with out-of-town relatives from Ashtabula, Cleveland, Wheeling, Chester, and beyond present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Robinson
Chestnut Street
Hamilton
Coshocton
C. W. Wallace
Newark
Robinson
James Lear
Dr. St. Clair
Mise Brooks
Kerlin
Knights Templars
St. Bernard Commandery
Urichaville
Walter Thompson
Guy Robinson
Kinney & Levansore
Cleveland
Keystone
Mugonle
Women’s Relief Corps
Blue Lodge
A. H. Thompson
Geo. Shrigley
W. H. King
A. N. Compton
H. C. Smith
J. R. Mapel
Fred Sprague
Martha
Ashtabula
Eldred
Margaret
Clarence Howe
Russell and
Helen
Wheeling
Alfred Skinner
Mary Skinner
Chester
W. Virgina
West Lafayette Man Killed at Hudson Ohio
J B Bassett of Coshocton informs relatives that John Shaffer, sixty five, a track walker near Metz on the C A C railroad, was found dead after an afternoon on Wednesday. Local family ties connect Shaffer to West Lafayette and Coshocton County with several relatives and a widow and two children. Funeral attendance is planned for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bassett
Hudson
Ohio
John Shaffer
Metz
Shaffer
Fia
Wrest Lafayette
Jesse McClain
Ben Shaffer
Ninth Street
William
West Lafayette
Chas Miller
W. Lafayete
Coshocton
C. E. Bassett
Boy Driven From Home by Drunken Father
Eleven year old son of elephant trainer Lanning from Possum Holow testified in Squire Wimmer’s court how his father deserted him due to alcoholism. He traveled from New Comerstown to Coshocton with aid from a conductor and Detective Doney. an uncle, John Bigrigg, offered guardianship and school attendance. The Humane Society may prosecute the father for neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Wimmer
Lanning
Possum Holow
New
Comerstown
Coshocton
Doney
The
Justice
John Bigrigg
Humane Society
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Ren Dicharson
Wes
Judee Voorhees
Judge Roche
Thia Cake
Dicker
Ren
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Dong UT
Mr. Carter T
Coshoeton
W. H. Barcroft
Genn
Mr. Browning
Mr. Dickerson
Dr. McCurdy
Fudge Voorhees
Roe
Hom
W. H. Robinson
the Rippeth Store
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