Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08

uOuue0 on thaE DAY that The cars were
ready t. go forward. On the 18th, Har-
ris, Blackford & Co made a general as
signment to the defendants, who imme-
distely caused the iron to be removed
from the a and placed back in the
mill, where il was taken by the Sheriff
under tbs writ OF replevin and delivered
70 plaintiffs. Judgment was rendered
for plaintiffs, the Court holding that
placing on the cars was sufficient deliv-
cry to vest title in the plaintiffs. Taylor
for plaintiff; Hutehins for defendants.
On Friday the case Of Garry C. Reed
VS.. Lucinds Hunt ct al, was tried to the
court. Suit brought on note for $500 and
mortgage made by Mrs. Hunt to the
defendant, Saunders, and by him trans
ferred to the plaintiff, the question in
issue being whether the transfer was a
sale OF the note or a loan Of money on
pledge Of the note and mortgage. The
court found the latter to have been the
case, and gave decree for $500 and inter
est. Ratlif & Moses for plaintiffs En-
sign and Sutlif for defendants.
Andrews Bros. VS.. Harris, Blackford
& Co. ct al, tried also to the court, was
a suit brought on a mortgage given to
plaintiffs by the above named defend
ants, upon the rolling mill property at
Niles to secure payment of advances of
pig metal by plaintiffs, from time TO
time, to be worked up at the rolling
mill. Previous to the giving Of this
mortgage, Harris, Blackford & Co. had
entered into a contract with Homer
Hamilton & Co., by which they agreed
to buy of that firm all the castings which
might be needed in the repair OF the
rolling mill for a period OF six months
at q certain price per pound named
Homer Hamilton & Co. furnished divers
articles for repair Of the mill, some be-
fore and some after the making OF plain
dfs' mortgage, and within four months
AFTER the account closed, filed statement
Of same in Recorders office, to effect a
mechanics lien on the mill. Ward,
Margrum & Co., defendants, had q SINH
lar claim. Plaintiffs sought TO postpone
all the items Of these accounts dating
subsequent to the mortgage, until the
mortgage should be fully paid, upon the
ground that the items did not properly
constitute one account, being indepen-
dent and not connected with each other,
while the defendants insisted that the
mechanics lien attached, under the stat
ute, at the date Of the first item, being
all under contract, and being one
account The law was extensively
argued by Mr.. Hutchins for plaintiffs,
Mr.. Wilson for Ward, Margrum & Co,
and Judge Hoffman for Homer Hamil-
ton & Co. Decision reserved
Helen Boys vs.. Hiram G. Boys ct al.
tried to the court, was q proceeding to
charge certain lands in Liberty with
payment Of money due from defendant,
Hiram, IS guardian Of plaintiff, TO her,
the money having been used in the pur-
chase OF the land, the deed for which
was taken in the name Of the defendant.
Decree for plaintiffs as prayed. Wilson
for plaintiff; Moses for defendants.
julia A. COe was granted a divorce
from Edmund P. COe, on ground Of
drunkenness.
Martha T. Crawford obtained adivOrce
from John Crawford, on ground Of deser-
ton. No defence was male in either Of
these cases.
Saturday was principally devoted to
inquiry into the domestic difficulties
Of the Smith family-colored. VIM. n.
sought divorce from Maria L, charg-
ing that she had, during the past year,
far forgotten her marital vows and
duties as to commit adultery with one
Harris. at CleYeland, and with divers
other persons on sundry occasions, and
made such progress in proving the
charge as TO give in evidence the deposi-
ton Of the virtuous Harris, who testi-
fed in substance that such was the fact.
Other evidence introduced by plaintiff,
it was claimed. pointed in the same di-
rection, though no other witness testi-
fed 70 the same, or similar occurrence.
The defendant, on her part, denied IN
toto Harris statements, except that he
made improper advances to her which
she repealed with scorn claimed that
the happiness Of the family wa broken
up over two years since by the persis-
tent gallantries Of plaintiff toward a
white girl whom be introduced into the
family and kept much against defen-
dents wishes that they finally sold
their place on the west side and went to
Niles to live that plaintiR from there
went to Cleveland, where, by appoint
ment, defendant went TO meet him tax
ing their three children; that defendant
failed to meet her and she was lef to her
own efforts for support; that when he
was finally found, he simply provided q
house for her 10 live in, and again left,
coming 10 Warren, where he had found
some new object for his fleeing fancy,
Defendant maintained herself at Cleve-
land as well as she could for a time, but
finally returned, with the children, to
Warren. She insisted that the story
sworn TO by Harris was the carrying out
Of a conspiracy between ths plaintiff
and witness, whose sister the plaintiff
has been paying attention to, and whom
he intends to marry oon Is defendant
can be got rid of. By way Of recrimins-
ton. She proved by one witness that
plaintiff, at his own home on the west
side, was seen in bed with the white
girl before alluded to. This was some
two years ago. Several neighbors testi-
fed 70 the general thriftiness and good
conduct OF the defendant at this time.
Further details Of the case would hardly
pay reporting. The usual crowd was
present 10 drink in and enjoy the devel-
opments, and seemed highly entertained
by the history disclosed, especially by
the frequent sallies Of badinsge and wit
between some OF the witnesses and
counsel. Judge FUTILE, in annonnc-