Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-11-29
Court Proceedings.

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On the 10th inst. the S of Nathan
Dunbar VS.. VIM. Entwistle was tried
to a jury. This a S was only par
TALLY reported in our last weeks issue,
and we will therefore restate it This
was an appeal case, brought to recover
forty-One dollars freight on household
goods carried over the C. c. and c.
road from Olmstead to Cleveland, and
on the Erie Railway from Cleveland
to O~rangeville, the plaintiff being
agent of the Railway Company, and
claiming to have an assignment of
the freight bill. Defence, that the
Railway Co. agreed to carry the goods
at reduced rates, because defendant
was a minister of the gospel, the low
rate being twenty-six dollars, and by
way Of counter-claim, that the goods
were damaged while in transit, by
negligence Of the Railway Co. to
amount of $500, and that defendant
had rendered to plaintiff ST., the
amount admitted by him to be due,
and which he was still ready to pay,
and had deposited in Court. Verdict
for defendant, and that plaintiff have
the Sl7 on deposit. Hyde and Moses
for plaintiff; Hutchins and Glidden
for defendant.
Betsey Williams VS.. Hiram Will
liams, next tried, was a suit brought
to recover certain lands in Vienna,
claimed by plaintiff under the will of
her deceased husband, and for use
and occupation by the defendant, her
son. Defence, care and keeping of
plaintiff. Tried to Court. Decision
reserved. Taylor & Jones for plain
tiff; Moses for defendant.
James Patten VS.. John Reeder,
appealed, tried on Friday, was a suit
brought to recover the amount unpaid
upon a subscription paper claimed to
have been collected by defendant for
benefit of plaintiff, who had, by mis-
fortune, lost a COW. Defence. a full
settlement. Verdict for plaintiff,
SASS. Moses for plaintiff; Taylor &
Jones for defendant.
VIM. Ryan, a colored boy, plead
guilty to a charge of larceny and was
ordered to be sent to the State Reform
School.
Abel Musnrush, a youth apparently
from II to IS years of age, was ar
Ranged on charge of burglary and
plead guilty. The boy said he was
only IS and his attorney stated that
the boys mother had stated that he
was but 16, and upon that the Court
ordered him sent to the State Reform
School. Persons over that age are not
admitted as inmates of that Institu-
ton.
On Saturday the case of VIM. Kline
VS.. Hiram G. Boys ct. al, was tried
to the Court. This was suit brought
to adjust liens upon certain lands in
Liberty, owned by Hiram G.. Boys,
upon which plaintiff, defendant
Humphrey Harsh and defendants
Jones & Murray claimed to have mort
gagged liens, and defendant Helen Boys
a lien by decree of Court for amount
paid by Hiram G.. Boys, her guar
dian, in purchase of the land, the
title being absolute in Hiram G.
The mortgages were all given before
the decree and appearing TO have
been taken without notice, real or
constructive, of the secret trust in
favor of Helen, and appearing to
have been upon present considera-
ton, were held to be prior LIENS
Decree accordingly, LIST for Harsh;
ID for Jones & Murray; Sd for plain
tiff, and 4th for Helen Boys. The
latter gave notice of appeal to the
District Court. A. w. Jones for
plaintiff and Jones & Murray; SUIT
lift & Stewart for Harsh; Spear for
Helen Boys.
Martha Harmon vas granted a di-
vOree from Cyrus P. Harmon on
ground of his adultery. Ensign for
plaintiff.
Mary E. Owry was granted divorce
from John Owry on same ground.
Same council.
Elizabeth Bennett was granted di-
vorce from Charles c. on same ground.
Hutchins for plaintiff
Divers liquor cases were disposed of
by plea of guilty. Samuel Sigler
plead guilty to charge of keeping
rooms where intoxicating liquors are
sold in violation of law, and was fined
$50 and costs, and to stand eammitted
until paid. VIM. Wissell, same
offence, same plea, and same sentence.
Frank Sayers same offence, same plea
and same punishment, and room to
be abated. Richard Lloyd plead
guilty to selling toa minor and selling
to be drank on the premises, and was
fined SO and costs IN each case, and
to stand committed until paid.
Monday morning the Court, in an
elaborate opinion, overruled the mo-
ton for new trial in case of Solomon
Kline VS.. Turner and Austin.
The case of VIM. Laird ct. al, VS..
S. II. Wolcott, tried to a jury Mon
day and Tuesday of last week, was a
suit brought by the plaintiffs, who
run a cheese factory in Mesopotamia.
to recover of defendant, a cheese
buyer, upon an alleged contract for
sale of cheese, and resulted in a ver-
dict for plaintiff of S514.9S. Hutch
ms & Glidden for plaintiffs Taylor
& Jones for defendant.
The afternoon of Tuesday was spent
in the argument of a motion in the
case of f. NJ. Baokus ct. al. VS.. r. B.
Potter Receiver made nv defendant