The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-05

Court of Common P1eas.-Tht
following are the cases disposed of al
the present term of the Court, sinct
/ those reported in our last weeks is
sue:
No.132. Margaret D. Shaffer ,ys
Stacy W. Cook; action for the assign.
ment of dover. Death of plaintiff
shown to the Court, her executor il
made plaintiff and continued. Ran
ney & Hatfield for defendant.
No. Is. Linus Foot by ex'r, VS.
Linus J. Foot. Tried to Court. Judg.
ment for plaintiff for 1858 80. Defend.
ant demands second trial; allowed
undertaking 5000. Plaintiff demand:
second trial; allowed.
No. 120. Chester Bedell VS.. Stepher
Randall. Heard on demurrer to peti.
ton. Demurrer sustained. Flaintif
has leave to file amended petition il
thirty days from term; defendant te
answer in thirty days, and plaintiff tc
reply in twenty days thereafter. Gil,
| son & Justice, of Garfield for plaintiff
No. 48. Thos. NJ. Knight VS.. Al
/ yah Z. Keyes. Heard upon demurrer
to answer to amended petition. De.
| murrer sustained. Defendant excepts
Ranney & Hatfield for defendant.
No. 81. Eliza r. Griswold ct ux. VS.
Jacob F. Slough ct ais. in partition
Dismissed at plaintiff S cost. Ranney
& Hatfield for defendants.
No. 10. Charlotte Hannumr VS.. 6
W. Reed'et aisc:;; in partition for dow.
ber. Sheriff's report of sale of prem
ises confirmed. Dover of Maria B
Ewell valued and fixed in money al
1894 50. .zis4 tEI<ff - .l.5iaE'aD
No. A. Harvey C. Newberry ct al
VS.. VIM. oStinaff s. Som. Tried to
jury. Verdict for plaintiff for 1916 80
defendants move for a new trial.
Ranney. s. Hatfield for defendants.
h This action was brought upon con.
tract between plaintiffs and defendants
for the sale and delivery of brick tc
be used in the erection of the Union
School House at Kent. Plaintiffs ask
in their petition a judgment for bal
ance due on brick delivered, sdamage:
for delay in the delivery , of the
same, caused by defendants, and an
extra number of brick furnished
Defendants claim damages for delay
and neglect On the part of plaintiffs in
delivering brick according to the con.
tract, thereby causing the work on the
School House to be thrown into late
fall and winter weather, occasionins
them large additional expense in the
completion Of the job; and for a large
number of brick broken by the neg.
lect and careless handling by the plain.
tiffs' employees.
The case occupied the attention o.
the Court and jury two days and {
half and two evenings in the trial
About sixty witnesses were examined
and over hundred pages of deposi
tions read; and, with the exception
perhaps, of the malpractice case o
Darius2M., Afford vs.. Eben B. Lee
reported last week, is the most impor
tant case tried thus far the presen
term of the Court. -t''!e Il" 100
r. CRIMINAL.
No. 151. States VS.. John Kirby
Indictment for grand larceny, Plead
guilty, and is sentenced to the peni
tentiary two years. Willard s. Dye.
for defendant. ~ ~. 2 .,-. .a.s
We gathered from the statemen
made to the Court by defendant
counsel the following facts: That de
fendant, rooming with fellow-work
hmen, loaned to one of them his pock
et-book. Soon after, wishing to be
come again possessor, of his own, h
went to the clothes of his room mate
took his pocket-book, and in his anxi
ETY. to possess himself of a nice pal
of shoes (Which he thought he need
ed) belonging to his room mate, faile'
to discover that his pocket book con
tanned about $50 more money than
Y had ever before been acquainted with
No. 159. State VS.. Thos. Garvey,
No. 160. State vs.. Michael H Halle
ran,
! No. 15S. State VS.. Martin Hart,
The first two have been arraigne
and plead not guilty, and gave ba
for their appearance from day to da!
The last has not as yet been arraignef
The three are indicted for illegalvot
ing at the October election at Ken
2 the Grand Jury finding that they al
not citizens of the United States.
II No. Sc. State VS.. Fred Hennig
I indicted for keeping a room. Nollie'
t No. %. State VS.. same; indicte
: for selling to minor. Nollied.
> ID No. 36! Estate VS.. same; indicte
: for assault and battery. Nollied.
No. 81. State VS.. Byron B. Depuy
ter; keeping room. Nollied.
: No. 150. State VS.. Dallas Kellal
a indicted for stealing a harness from
f man in Kent, the Indictment allegir
+ the harness to be of the value of 81
l. Tried; verdict Of the jury, guilty, al
9 find the harness to be of the value
n $50. AS yet mo sentence has BET
d passed upon the prisoner. ' j.
}. No. 152. State VS., Geo. K. Kar
d indicted for forgery, Pleads n
=. guilty. Tried and found guilty und
e the first count in the Indictment t
e, first count alleging that the forge
e was committed with the intent to d
l, fraud one Adam Deihlman. No Sc
e tence has been passed. Willard
Is Dyer for defendant.
IF Jurymen, witnesses and other pc
'e sons present during the last term
j, the Court will remember the ca