Confessed and Denied MurderAn Ohio Man Claimed to Have Killed Preacher MooreBROUGHT BACK TO MISSOURI - NOW HE LAUGHS AT THE AUTHORITIESJames Adkins Says He Only Made the Claim in Order to Get Out of...
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Russell’s Place News
Charged With Perjury Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 1888, pg 5 - Deputy Marshal Costello returned from Russell Place, Ohio, with George Wilson, whom he had arrested on the charge of sweary falsely to...
Henry and Lewis Carter Arrested
Lewis and Henry Carter, of Lawrence County, Ohio, father and son, were tried in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Leavett, on a charge of preventing colored men from voting. This is the first trial had under the Law of Congress of May, last.
Murder Mystery 1933
Mystery veils the third tragedy involving Mrs. Nan Patterson Moreland, 30, Ironton, Ohio, found dead in her beer flat, with John Porter, 37, Lawrence County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney, eyes shot out, lying in the same room.
Judge Layne Accused of Bribery
A bombshell was exploded in old Ironton, Ohio, and it trebled from stern to stern Thursday when two women made the unequivocal statement that Judge A. J. Layne, who is well known here had accepted a $125 payment in a divorce suit. A vigorous denial was immediately entered into the charge of Judge Layne and the case will go to the supreme court of Ohio for an airing.
Oscar Kerr and Fred Mitchell Kills Indian
Kerr and Mitchell, 21 and 24 years respectively are held in the county jail, charged with firing the shots into a teepee at Waverly, Monday night, that killed Jack Wilson, an Indian. A written confession has been obtained from both of the boys.
Blackwell Gang of Counterfeiter’s
Beasher Miller was a native of Ohio and on 17 Feb 1887, he was arrested for petit larceny and became an inmate in the Lawrence County, Ohio jail. Why I am including this story because In the column for discharge, the date was 14 May 1887 and he had run off from Blackwell Chain. After reading the following story, it sounds like Beasher (also spelled Beecher) Miller was also staying in our county jail, perhaps a witness against the Blackwell Gang.
Elizabeth Leisure Murders Moses Markins
Yesterday evening a tragedy occurred at the foot of Warren hill, on Marion Road. Some days ago, a party entered the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Leisure, at the above-named place, and broke up her furniture.
Jacob Yates and Charles Richendollar Duel
Jacob Yates, age 48, one of the principals in the revolver duel that occurred Saturday evening on the Waterloo Pike, in which Charles Richendollar, 29, was killed by Yates,
Murder of Mary Young
On Sunday evening 12th inst., Mary Jane Young, a young unmarried woman died under such suspicious circumstances at Greasy Ridge in Lawrence County, Ohio that mention was made of the circumstances in the Gazette’s dispatches from Ironton, Ohio.
Confession of Counterfeit Company
About ten days or two weeks since a young man stopped at our village, (Columbus, or Iron Banks,) in Hickman County, on the Mississippi river, who called his name Jason Hanly.
R.W. Higgins Counterfeiter
On Friday night, Mr. Henry Livingston informed Deputy Marshal Maxon of the operations of a counterfeiter. Maxon followed his man during the night, and finally bagged his game on Saturday morning.
Mary Gordon Counterfeiter
It will be remembered that one Mary Gordon was arrested some eighteen months ago, charged with manufacturing counterfeit nickels. After she had been indicted her attorney, T. C. Campbell obtained
More Counterfeit Cases
In the United States Court, yesterday, Robert Cheeseman and William Dunn plead guilty to a charge of counterfeiting and were sentenced to the penitentiary, the former for nine years and the later for six years. William Shope,
Counterfeit Cases 1859
Is now in the third week of its session in Ironton. The proceedings have generally not been of special interest to the public.
The Grand Jury had a short session, and found six indictments,