The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-25
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Lillien, his wife, for divorce. He claims
that she committed adultery with Ben
nett Chambers, and that her character
| boiore marriage was bad. The testimony
showed that she had introduced CHAM
| bers as her brother, and the friendship
between them had thus been proper.
Chambers brother, however, on being
called, testified that she was not related
| to him or the family, but that she told
| him she had been living with his brother
| Bennett as his wife, and also mentioned
one or two other men with whom she had
| lived in the same manner. The case was
taken under advisement.
Permelia Folger brought suit for d.
| yorce, before Judge Murdoch, against
Isaac I'll. Folger, on the ground that he
did not provide for her, and that she, in
attempting to live with him, was obliged
to pawn her jeWelry and clothing to OBJ
tain sustenance; also, that he had aban-
doned her. The divorce was granted.
Edward Prindiyille brought divorce
suit against his wife Harriet, on the
grounds of neglect, cruelty, absence and
adultery. The case went over until next
month.
| Moescher & Johnson's suit against the
city was decided against them yester-
day. The plaintiffs sought to recover
| so, 397 damages for injuries alleged to
| have been sustained by Ihe reason of the
negligence and carelessness Of the city
in constructing the Liberty-street sewer,
| whereby the water was collected on the
18th Of June, 1870, in such vast quantities
as to ill the sewer and overflow the pri-
vate property intervening between the
end of the sewer and the plaintiff 5
property, and to cause to burst a private
sewer upon their premises. Liberty
| nj inf al. 4
feet in diameter, while the private sewer
into which it emptied was only six feet
in diameter. The city claimed that the
private sewer acted as an obstruction to
| the natural flow of water through IA.
vine into which the Liberty-street sewer
empted, and that the damages, if any
there were, was occasioned by such OBJ.
strllction, or by the great amount of rain
which fell on that day. The jury gave d
verdict for the city.
Mary Davenport has brought suit
against Theodore Schumacher to recover
$500 damages for injuries done to hel
house, OH Seventh street, near Smith, by
the defendant negligently eXcavating 8
build for DR.. Coulterson. The plaintiff
claims that the excavation was done il
careless and unskillful manner, where
by the walls of the plaintiffs building be
came cracked and insecure, the doors
and windows thrown out of line, and the
foundation injured. The defendant ad
mits the injuries complained of, but de
nies the allegations OF carelessness ant
unskilltulness on his part. His cOunse
claimed that under the statute which
provides that in cities party can eXca
Yate upon his own lot to the depth o.
niue ieet without being liable to the ad
joining owner in damages, and that where
the house sinks simply. and solely upor
the account of the excavation, the party
depth of nine feet. The case is still il
progress.
Clara Lawrence, in a suit before Judge
Murdoch yesterday, obtained judgment
against Theodore Musshaber fOr $500, fo
, the support OF her illegitimate child, o
which she claims he is the father.
) Margaret Tuscher brought bastard.
suit against Jacob Hoff, but as 1t wa!
admitted the child had not yet beei
, born the case was continued for few
, weeks.
The case OF the United States v. Johl
G. Appenzeller, charged with violatin,
, the Internal Revenue Law, came up TO
/ hearing yesterday afternoon, before Uni
ted States Commissioner Hooper. Ap
, penzeller is q rectitier, and the affidayi
states that he removed six packages O
spirits without stamping them as re
quired by law. A similar charge wa
made. against his partner in business
Chris. II. Lucker. Upon motion of tn
Assistant Deputy Attorney, both case
were continued until the I'd Of March.