The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-02-19
PORTAGE SENTINEL.
LoCALAND PERSONAL.


with sd6seri6ers. tits now nearly six months
since tiis fotmstiOn ofthe partnership with
Mr.. SOnsRsftLE, and yet not one half Of the
amount sccthing on advertising. subscrip'
ton and JOB work. before that time, has been
paid. These oldsccounts must be settled
f.sef ~ a2rg'a q ALFONSO HART.
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CoURr OF COMMON fTEAs The Court
ofConmon Pleasis still in session. There
ia considerable business, both civil and
criminal, and much that Will, OF necessity,
be continued. The following cases have
been disposed of: 1'g,7 ee
The irst Jury case was that Of the ALLAN
nc & GREAr WESTERN RAILRoAD COassA.
MT 70. ALERT AUSTIN Suit was brought
to recover the amount Of Austin's subserip.
ton TO the capital stock of the road, or SO
much, thereof, as by the assessments of the
Company, bad become due. Ranney, Tay.
lyr, VI. f,irchard, L. v. Bierce, and Samuel
Mcclure, Attorneys for plaintiff; w. s. G..
'Otis and Q. p. Brown, for defendant. The
defendant 'SenieE the Jurisdiction of the
Court; Judgment having been rendered in the
frat place against Austin by Justice Of the
Peace. He claimed that according to the
'constitution Of Ohio, The amendment to the
lew, which mode the Justices jurisdiction
extend only to cases ofOne handreddollars
whereby said law is made to read three
hundred dollars, Is Unconstitutional and void.
Another ground Of defence was that false
and fraudulent representations in regard to
the right Of way through Pennsylvania, and
also as to the emo int ofstock, had been made
by the Company, by which he, Austin, was
Aeesised. Plaintiffs denied all fraud, and
Nllsgea that the right of way through
fauneyIsania was aud had been secured
The case,wss contested warmly upon both
sides. Alter q fill 'heariag upon all the
points Of law. as well ss stateme ents of facts,
ayerlict was rendered in favor of the Com
pany for S2s4 and costs. The defendant
.kas taken exceptions to the rulings and
charge Of the Court, and the matter will be
tried on error TN The District Court IN
6fnrth, ,lh#i&aA s'ttI T. WA
.,il,uE STATE Us. R4xsoM HERHpHAN -
'Chsrgs Of Bigamy. Z. B. Taylor for State,
did M. Stuart for defendaut. Herman
plead guilty and was seh,ehced to the Peni.
tepsiaty tor'vneyear. ,.-,.
III
Charged efihe.cEime Of hrson. This cause
was ,hedrddt length In the ewamind,on of
Witnesses and arguments ofcpurs5l. e. B.,
Taylortor State, and NJ. Stuart and s.
Mcclure, for defendant. The jury were
ont sll night, and on Saturday. morning
came in with a verdict Of guilty.
EaE Stale us. PETER ADAMS. Charged Of
ate,etime of Arson. This was one OF the
imost Interesting rrials of the term. E. B..
Faylorlfer State, and N. L. Jeffri,s, b..
sspaidine, and J.. ". Biercc for defendant
'illhe'triei wss'rdnducted with ability ppon
both sides; every possible eMertion was
iinade by the prisoners counsel; but circum.
rstanceshndwoyen, chain around him which
,nohngentity could break or Hnravel. The
Jury were ont only few minutes, and re.
turned with verdict Of guilty. An effort
will be made to '0btain q new trial.
.Thcre hsye been four petitions for divorce
granted.
MARY E. LOOMS Us. CHESTER LooMIs.r
Divorce. Ground Of complaint alleged
extreme cruelty. Taylor g. Horton tor Pc
titioner,J j. L. & H. c. Ranney for defend
ant. Divorce granted.
E- MEAcHIM Us. 49, MEAcHIM. Dir
worce. tCuase Of plaint--wilful absence
ifey more thin three wears. Divorce grant
ed. IS. Strawder for petitioner.
MARY JoSEs Us. JAMES yUaEs. Divorce
N. L. Jeffries for petitioner. Divorce grant
ed.
MARfis EpsoN Us. CELHA EpsoE. Cause
Stcompiuini absence. O.P. Brown
fof petitioner. b. B, 'Nawiey for defendant
Divorce grsnted and alimony awarded.
WEsoN Ofi1LDs e. Co. evs. SYLVESTER
r. Wtkcos, LE@l RroE, 3D, and THEoDoRE
&. BkAbtEf. Trastee. &C. a'his case is
brought to recover the amount of money
,aae upon purGiiases,ef goods, made tn Pitts
bhta By Rice, which goods have since their
tbdfchase been taken possession ofby BrSt
ley, under and by virtue of chattel mort.
gage. The case involves important ddes,
tions Of law. Day; Taylor 4 Horton fof
PLAINTIFF. .astfa%der o Hrl for defend.
ants. The,case isrstill pending.
AnsERT AUSTIN Us. Ransom A. GILLErr.
Civil action. Submitted to Colrt. Tayltr
q Horton for plaintiff s. Strawder for
Desenddht. jddgmeht for plaintiff, 1858 10.
A case Which Bids fair to Be one Of inter.
est, and which wds heard upon deIur, and
will probably be tried on its merits at the
mex, term, is that Of RUBY SEYMOUR us. ths
C.&P RAlLRoAb COMPANY. This action
,is,btoue6t TO recover damages ior tile kill
iAv vi Her hdsBand: Conductor Seymour
who lost bis liG at the tihAe Of the collision
orithe above named roadfwo yeuts ago.--
Taylor & Horton for plaintiff. w. s. g
Otis for defendant. 5ass.. M.
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