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AcquiTTED.—The trial of George and Porter Evick, charged with as sault with intent to kill on the per son of Robert Leffingwell, came up in Common Pleas Court of Van Wert last Saturday and the boys were acquitted. Having been tried here before the Mayor on the charge of assault and battery, the Judge in structed the jury to bring in a ver dict of not guilty, as they could not be convicted of attempted murder in the sase case. The coots in the case will be paid by the county. The boys just acquitted are quiet and in dustrious, never connected with street brawls or anything of the kind, but, there being a large family, they have been confounded with two oth er brothers, one of whom is a steady drinker and the other a thoroughly tough character, and on that account public sentiment has been much against them. They had a good ar ray of witnesses to prove their char acter and standing, but the Judge’s decision made their testimony unnec essary.
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Delphos Weekly Herald
Delphos, Ohio, US
Thu, Feb 13, 1890
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