The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-30

The village OF Carthage brought a sui
before Judge Avery yesterday agains'
Beiser to recover SITS assessment fol
grading Hamilton street, in Carthage
The defense was irregularity in the pro
ceedings. The jury returned verde
for plaintiff OF Sl82.
In the Probate Court the will ant
codicl of Elizabeth Bell Ham, of Lock
land, were admitted to probate. The
testatrix leaves to the endowment ftint
Of the Dehnison University, located al
Granville, Licking county, $400; to the
Baptist Rome Mission, $50; to the Bap
tist Foreign Mission, $50. The residue
OF her property to the First Baptist
Church at Lockland. j. III. Tangeman
was appointed executor. Estate $l, 800
The will of Regina Liedel was ad
mitted TO probate. The testatrix leaves
to Archbishop Purcell $500, of which $2O(
is for St. Albysius Church in Greer
in Colerain township. There is also .
bequest OF Sf00 to the German EvangeH
cal Protestant Church in Green town.
ship. Rudolph Strubbe executor. The
personal estate is $500, and the real
estate supposed to be between $2O, ,00C
and $4,000.
Bridget German was appointed execu.
tor OF John German.
Isaac Wise was appointed executor Of
ROsalie Scherney.
Judge Yaple yesterday dismissed the
petition in error OF Mary Dunkle against
the Great Western Building Association
No. 2 to reverse q decision refusing to
set aside an order OF sale, and to permit
the plaintiff in error to answer the peti.
ton ofthe Building Association, which
was founded upon a mortgage.
Judge O'Conner yesterday, in the case
ot Annie McFury against q. G. Kilbourn
and others, granted the relief sought by
the plaintiff. The petition was to reform
a deed from Cornelius w. Lane for a lot
ON Front street and quiet the title. The
cloud upon the title arose through an
omission or the acknowledgment in the
transfer OF the deed from Samuel Ward
to G. w. Lane.
Judge Yaple in the suits or the city for
the use Of John Ryan & Co. against A.
W. Anderson, DOS. Longworth and Mills
& Wulsin, separate actions to enforce
assessments upon lots abutting on Court
street, from Harriet to Mclean avenue,
held that the improvements should be
paid for according to the law In force
when it was, determined by the City
Council to make it.; that it was cUntem-
plated to make and pay for the improve
ment under that law, and the law re-
qufed that it should be 80 paid for. De-
crees in each case accordingly.
Judge fapie,s in the case OF Isaac
Straub, Alex. W. Winali, dos. Smith, IT,,
Josiah Wilder, John Earnshaw, Robert
Simpson and U. q. lsham VS.. IL. P.
Straub, astit to establish the rights of
plaintiffs, held that the contract claimed
by the plaintiffs was not established, and
that Henry T. Straub had
not violated any right OF theirs, and that
he was in NO manner liable for anything
he had done or omitted to do. judgment
for defendant.
Judge Burnet yesterday dismissed the
bastardy suit OF Lizzie Robinson against
j. w. Taylor, whicn WAS taken up ON
demurrer, on the ground that the petit
tiOn in the case was defective In suffi-
cient grounds for an action.
The Board OF Education YESTERDAY
brought a suit before Judge Murdock
against +. q. Croiton, to recover 81, 100,
paid by mistake under q contract to
build q district school-house. The de-
tense however demurred, on he ground
that the plaintiff had no right to sue.
The Court held tnat since the payment
OF the money, the Board OF Education
uau Uceu dubuOTI1Su 10 DTlQR Tile Suit
the third section of tine act in regard to
schools vesting it with the powers and
control the city heretofore had. De-
murrer overpuled and leave to answer,
THE BATES WELL CASE,
The following testimony was taken in
the Bates will case before Judge Force
aud the jury yesterday. Mr.. Nice am
mon testified that he mad known Bates
about 80 years, aud always thought MIN
OF sonRd mind. Mr. Tranchant Testified
as folloWs: Mr.. Bates bodily condition.
as to the sense OF feeling and taste in ,63
and '69 was good; never heard Bates
say, my God, thought had a wife.o
nor talk OF selling his Millcreek prop
erty tor $40; he was always iond Of the
chlldre land was never irritable or cross |:
he often remarked to me in dull times.
"We will all 60 to the Poer-house;" he
had the utmost confidence in MIR. Smith
as a business man; Mr.. Bates was also
fond OF reading newspapers, and every
matter Of Importance in business was al.
ways submitted to him; he always ex-
the books and kept all money In
his pockets; always thought bis mind
was sound. The testimony to sustain
ri mil .s..,.