Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-11-22
Court Proceedings.

On Tuesday, I4th, William Thomas,
keeper Of the Eagle House, in this city,
for keeping rooms where intoxicating
liquor is sold in violation of law, was
sentenced to a fine of fifty dollars and
imprisonment in Jail for twenty-five
days, and to pay costs.
The case of Ephraim Thomas VS. c. and
NJ. R. R. Co. was then tried to the court,
no appearance being made by defend
ant. Plaintiff claimed damage byreason
of cattle killed on defendants road.
Judgment for plaintiff, 500. Sutlif q
Stewart for plaintiff. =
Phelps & Hopkins vs.. ]. d. FISHER ct
e., and same plaintiff, against Shafer,
FISHER & Co., were then called, and
defendants not being ready for trial,
plaintiffs took judgments. Demand Of
second trial by defendants. W. B. Por-
ter for plaintiffs Sutlif & Stewart for
defendants.
Next case tried was that Of James W.
Groves VS.. Administrator Of Alfred
Redman. This was an appeal case,
brought upon a verbal contract between
plaintiff and Alfred Redman, for the
building of a house in Brookfeld,
plaintiff claiming that the price was
TO be $500, and defendant that it was
to be $3.50, which had been mostly
paid. The jury seemed to think the
preponderance of proof was with plain
tiff, and rendered a verdict for sl3529.
Judge Glidden for plaintiff; Taylor for
defendant.
Charles Weeks, a boy about twelve
years Of age, charged with larceny, plead
guilty, and was ordered to be sent to the
State Reform School.
The jury in the Clark and Merford
case, having been out twenty-four hours,
and being unable to agree, was dis
charged.
ON Wednesday, the case Of J. & D. w.
Hitchcock VS. T. j. and ]. C. McLain,
(under firm-name of McLain & Co. was
tried to the court. plaintiffs claimed to
recover of both defendants upon divers
bills for boots and shoes claimed to have
been sold to them; and the principal
point at issue was as to the liability Of I.
). Nolan, a large portion Of the pur-
chases having been made after he ceased
to be a partner. Plaintiffs claimed that
they had not notice of the dissolution.
The court found upon the proof that
that plaintiffs had failed to properlysu
st~antiate their account, as to items, after
the dissolution of McLain & Co., and
rendered a judgment for plaintiffs for
only $500, from which plaintiffs took
second trial. L. d. Woodwork for
plaintiff; Judge Glidden for defendants.
Charles B. Weber VS.. Richard Porch,
was then tried to a jury. This was an
appeal case, brought to recover damages
for alleged trespass by defendants cattle
upon the lands of plaintiff. Verdict for
plaintiff, twenty-five dollars. Taylor &
Jones for plaintiff; Sutlif & Stewart for
defendant
The State Of Ohio VS. Harmon Pear
son. indicted for keeping rooms where
LIQUOR is sold in violation OF law, was
next tried, and resulted in the disagree
ment of the jury. Porter for State;
TayIor for defendant
Thursday morning the case Of LuraS.
Root VS.. George j. Root, divorce and ali
mony, was tried. The charge Of the
petition was adultery, and it appeared
from the evidence that the defendant
had married a second wife, claiming 10
have an Indiana divorce from the plain
tiff. though his residence had been in
Johnston, in this county, for years. De-
cision reserved.
The case of Nathan Dunbar VS.. VIM.
Futwistls was next tried 70 a jury. This
was an appeal case, brought to recover
.forty-one dollars freight on household
goods carried over the C. c. and c. road
from oimstead to Cleveland, and on the
Erie Railway from Cleveland to Orange
vile. the plaintiff being agent of the
Railway Company, and claiming to have
an assignment of the freight bill. De-
fence, that the Railway Co. agreed 10
carry the goods at redu0ed rates, be-
cause defendant was a minister Of the
gospel, the low rate being twenty-six
dollars, and BY way OF counter-eEsim,
that the goods were damaged while in
transit, by negligence.
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