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Source: Sun -
Dated: Mar. 18, 1858
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Source: Daily Globe - Dated Apr. 24, 1858
Soruce: Lowell Daily Citizen and News - Mar. 6, 1858A jury in Chardon,
Ohio, have found a verdict for $10,000 damages against John Sumner, who
courted Susannah Garris for fourteen years, had the marriage day
appoitned several times, and then went to the state of New York, and carried
home another wife.
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Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette - Ohio
Dated: July 14, 1882
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
At Chardon, Ohio, the jury in the Case of Mrs. Alvira Cutts, charged with murder, yesterday returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Source: Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) Page: 1
Dated: Tuesday, Sep. 20, 1887.
ONCE MORE BEHIND BARS.
A Bad Man Who is Wanted in Warren in Custody at Wheeling, W. Va. - Other Warren
News.
WARREN, O., Sept. 19 - John W. Ainsley a well
known farmer of Parkman, Geauga county, made an assignment today for the benefit
of his creditors to John J. Sullivan of this city. The assignor is
well known in this city, and throughout the county, and his misfortune is
regretted by all. The assets consist of some 130 acres of land in Parkman,
well stocked and considerable personal property.
On May 12, 1886, a Chinaman of this city was fearfully
assaulted by a negro, known as Wilson, alias Brasban.
When the Chinaman returned to consciousness he discovered that he was robbed of
considerable money. Investigation showed that Wilson was wanted at
New Castle, Pa., for cutting brotherinllaw badly with a razor. He was soon
arrested at New Castle and the Warren authorities felt sure that they had their
victim this time, but for the second time he broke jail there. Ever since
then the officers of this city have been on the lookout for him but have been
unable to locate him. Wilson's wife in the meanwhile has been
residing at New Castle, and Sunday morning Sheriff McKinley of
this city received information that started him on the next train for that city.
Immediately on the sheriff leaving this city the marshal of police here received
a telegram that Wilson had been captured at Wheeling, W. Va. Sheriff
McGinleythen started for Columbus to get the necessary requisition papers,
as the telegram from Wheeling said that Wilson's friends in that city
were trying to obtain his release. Officer Eggleston is enroute for
Wheeling. If the Wheeling authorities have continued in their power to
hold him he will arrive in this city Wednesday and will be securely held for his
many crimes.
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Source: Plain Dealer - Ohio
Dated: Dec. 15, 1887
NEARING THE NOOSE,
Damaging Evidence Against the Chardon Wife Murderer.
Barnes Was Too Confidential With a Companion - His Intention to Put His Wife Out
of the Way - Refusal to Relieve Her Suffering - Murder at Greenville - Tragic
Affair Near Erie - Other Neighborhood News.
CHARDON, O., Dec. 14 - [Special] - Never was there a
trial in this county that has excited the attention and interest that the Barnes
murder trail does, which is now in progress before Judge Sherman in this
city. The courtroom is packed to overflowing. The state is weaving
the coils around Barnes' neck more tightly every day.
The most important testimony thus far is that of
John Thrawtawkey, a Bohemian, who had worked for Barnes. He
testified that he had lived in this country twenty-years, and in Cleveland until
one year ago. On the 29th of November, 1886, he went to Cleveland with
Barnes, taking two loads of hogs for the market. Coming home the next
day at East Cleveland he saw Barnes' horses hitched before a store.
Continuing, the witness said: "I drove past and he came up with me on the
plank road; we stopped at a saloon and threw dice; Barnes got pretty
full; he took me outside the saloon and said he wanted me when we got home to
tell about the girls at the white elephant, and said if that did not drive his
wife away then here is something that will. When he said this he had a
small paper package in his hand about as big as a silver dollar; I don't known
what was in it, but it was tied up with a string. I again went to
Cleveland and came back on the Saturday evening Barnes' wife died (she
died early Sunday morning), bringing him two bags of feed and a pint of whisky.
I asked him how his wife was, and he said she was better; he gave me a
drink, took one himself and went back into the house. I soon after heard a
noise in the house; I drove my team into the road, then went back and looked
into the bedroom through a window; she was on the bed and he standing by the
side of it; heard her asking for help to relieve the pain in her stomach; he
said help would arrive soon; I then went home." Barnes' wife died
before morning.
A Cleveland druggist testified to selling Barnes
poison about that time.
Other witnesses testified to selling Barnes had
repeatedly threatened to get rid of his wife.
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