Jail Delivery in Adams and Local Justice News
Adams observers report another jail delivery and a series of court cases. The piece notes the murder of John Finn by Frank Colly of West Union, Colly’s death from consumption, a clerks’ arrest and fine, lunacy examinations, asylum transfers, an accident report, and a dramatic boa constrictor discovery near Chillicothe tied to Barnum’s show.
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John Finn
Frank Colly
West Union
Colley
George Witt
Henning’s Mills
Anna M. Rigney
Newtonsville
Athens
J. 8. Griffith
McMillen
Christina Presse
Williamsburg
Portsmouth Tribune
John Miller
Chillicothe
Barnum
Glding
Miller
Free Voting Coupons Promote Prize Contest
Readers are urged to vote by clipping coupons from the Courier. Write your name in the coupon, hand it to a judge, and vote as often as coupons arrive. Prizes include a New York trip, a Chicago World's Fair visit, a buggy or sewing machine, an Encyclopedia Britannica set, Webster’s Dictionary, or Shakespeare and Dickens works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Courier
New York
Chicago
Shakespeare
Scott
Syron
Dicken
Reqair
CURB-STONE POOL AND LOCAL GAMBLING GOSSIP
A brief on curb-stone pool describes marbles played against a wall with return momentum. Pot rules depend on rebounds and voting for first shot. The piece also notes the departure of Bob Lynn, a famed sporting man, from Clermont for Hot Springs, highlighting his gaming connections and Arkansas Club stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison
Enquirer
Lynn
Bob Lynn
Prince of Sporting Men
Hot Springs
Arkansas Club
America
Man sues for damages over escape with high school girl
Mrs Eis, wife of George Eis of Dayton, seeks 6000 in damages from Lulu Devore, a seventeen year old student. The petition alleges Devore enticed Eis away from home, prompting questions about the girl’s motives and the role of marriage, loyalty, and temptation in a melodramatic rural society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eis
Lulu Devore
His
George His
Dayton
George
Miss Devore
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Attempted Bank Robbery Narrative in Georgetown Bank
A laundress in Georgetown watches two youths disguise themselves then enter the National Bank's rear, where the cashier, alone, sees masked figures. They flee as the door grates isolate the cashroom, leaving several thousand dollars in gold and notes untouched. The incident underscores dime novel influences blamed on youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Georgetown
Progressive era reflections and Batavia jail preview
A lively column argues for Thanksgiving simplicity and progress through machinery, transit, and work reform, while lamenting youth unemployment. It contrasts old omnibus days with modern speed, notes census shifts, and praises female labor as a driver of opportunity. A Batavia Jail feature extols secure, ironclad design and humane comforts.
Briggs Labeled A Wisconsin Canvassing Agent in Ohio Letter
The article profiles M. J. Briggs as a canvassing agent for Davis & Rankin in Chicago selling dairy plants while writing politically charged letters to Wisconsin figures. It accuses him of deceit about Republicanism, alleges he targets Ohio voters as “pauperized farmers,” and cites a lengthy letter to Tom Kennedy denouncing bribery and corruption. Local citizens challenge these claims, offering money for proof of bribery and threatening a counter-rebuttal to Briggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Briggs
Briggs
Davis & Rankin
Chicago
Brown
Clermont
Wisconsin
Buckeye Boys
Dodgeville
Greenback
Ohio
Tom
Richmond
Republican Club
Tom Kennedy
Madison
Drak Tom
Boodle
McKinley
New Richmond
Bantam Fair stockholders elect officers and directors
Bantam stockholders met last Thursday and elected David H. Nichols as president Thomas I Willis as vice president Wm N Nichols as treasurer Wm Donaldson as secretary The board includes B F Moyer Mr Holly Dr W E Thompson Bethel John Tatman Salt Air Dr Charles Kennedy Laurel E Z Prather Felicity Richard Hawkins New Richmond B J Ricker Locust Corner Elisha Hancock Amelia and Jos Barkley Salt Air The secretary and treasurer reports show the fall exhibition paid all expenses and left a surplus in the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantam
David H. Nichols
Thomas I. Willis
Wm. N. Nichols
Wm. Donaldson
B. F. Moyer
Mr. Holly
W. E. Thompson
Bethel
John Tatman
Salt Air
Charles Kennedy
Laurel
E. Z. Prather
Felicity
Richard Hawkins
New Richmond
B. J. Ricker
Locust Corner
Elisha Hancock
Amelia
Jos. Barkley
Stewart Charged With False Claim To Government
William H. Stewart, a Crosstown, Brown county merchant, faced Judge Sage and a Cincinnati jury on a charge of presenting a false claim to the Government after caring for a sick soldier who died without immediate relatives. He initially set his claim at 250 dollars, later raising it to 980 dollars as about 1,000 dollars was due the deceased. Witnesses called him a man of spotless reputation, but the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. L. C. Black defended the accused while Henry Hooper represented the Government.
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Clermont County
Cincinnati
Edison
Batavia
Aaron Cleveland
Ham Allen
Uncle Baum
Judge Johnson
Dime Museum
Frank Beard
City Hall
William H. Stewart
Sage
Stewart
Crosstown
Brown County
L. C. Black
Henry Hooper
Felicity Man Loses Three Dollars in Cincinnati Raid
Elmer Crosswell, a Franklin township granger, lost three dollars during a visit to Longworth street Cincinnati. Police raided a villa, detaining Emma Harris and five female boarders and six male lodgers for loitering. Crosswell remained at the station to testify, losing time and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Crosswell
Cincinnati
Mr. Croswell
Franklin Township
Longworth Street
Emma Harris
Crosswell
Miss Harris
Mr. Cresswell
Hunting on lands without permission becomes misdemeanor
The revised statutes tighten penalties for hunting on land without owner or controller permission. First offense fines range five to fifteen dollars with custody until paid. second offense within a year carries fifteen to thirty dollars with custody until paid. Justices of the peace, mayors, and police judges gain final jurisdiction, eliminating certain delays. Defendants still have right to a jury trial selected by the magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
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Adams
George L. Schenck
Warren County Common Pleas
Mary V. Proctor
Lebanon
George Whalen
Whalen
Loveland
Little Kangaroo
Milford
Mt. Pisgah
Moscow
Owenaville
Newtonaville
Moore’s Fork
Ashen
Simmons Liver Regulator
General Delaty
Designing
Jessie James
Georgetown Bank
Ayer
Sanc
Tum
Cerning
Court House Yard
United States
Meiers
Wilson and Shaw
Allen Glancy
Mt. Carmel
The
Gramme
T. Dial
Warren County
C.T. A
Brigg
Farmers OF Ohio
Pennsylvania
Soldiers Relief Fund
Clermonters
David O’brien
Ralse
Mike O’brien
Olive Branch
Stymer
Jennie Jackson de Hart
Jordan
J.N
Archy McNair
Jennie
Jacob Myers
Etta Lillich
Thomas 8. Wood
Betsey Lord S'razer
Frank Denike
Rebecca Kellis
Burkhart Holt
Francis Herringer
Julius H. Martin
Angeline Paxton
Bantam Fair
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