Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-17
COURT REPORT.
Present, Judge VIM. OKEY, Clerk
J. r. MITCHELL, Sheriff w. G.
KINNEY.

1t appearing to the Court that there
are not sufficient number of names of
Jurors remaining in the jury box for
the transaction of the business of the
Courts, for the uneXpired portion of the
present year, it is ordered by the Court
that there be appointed, according to
law, fifty Jurors, among the several
townships. --s.-..,
Harrison Butte VS.. VIM. Riker ct. al.
Ordered that writ of partition ISSUE.
Jas. Bleakmore vs.. Isaac Iddings ct.
al. Continued at cost of plaintiff.
Robt. ID. Thompson VS.. Jos. Iddings
ct. al; continued at costs of defendants.
Eliza Corbett VS.. Saml. Corbett ct. al.
Sale by Master confirmed and deed
ordered.
Jas. Nicoll & Son vs.. John Helper
ct. al. Heard on demurrer of defend
ant, B. F. West, to supplemental petit
tion of plaintiffs. Demurrer overruled
and ruling OF Court excepted to by de-
fendant West. - ~
John V. Webster VS.. Robt. Kirk.
Continued at costs of defendant.
Andrew p. HeatOn vs.. Enoeh Burns.
Heard on application of defendant for
leave to file motion to the petition in
this case. Applics ton overruled, to
which ruling defendant excerts.
Hard further on application ofdefend-
ant for leave to file demurrer to
plaintiff s petition; application over
ruled and defendant by his Counsel
excepts. a ~
| Andrew Vancuren vs.. Thos. Brokaw.
Heard on motion to dismiss the appeal
in the case. Motion sustained and ap-
peal dismissed at costs of appellant.
| Lovejoy d Hutchinson VS.. Jacob
Heed. Cause continued at costs of
plaintiffs.
Arnold Lawton VS.. Thomas w.
Wetherald. Heard on motion of de-
PENDANTS to strike amended reply from
| the files. Motion overruled to which
ruling of the Court sthe defendan! by
his Counsel eXceptS.
Wm. Wilkinson vs.. Jas. McElroy.
Return of Master and report OF sale
approved and confirmed and deed
ordered. SD G..r55
John A. Michel VS.. Albert Dodefer
Heard on motion of defendant to
strike out certain parts of the petition.
Motion sustained and leave given
plaintiff to amend his petition in ten
days.
Elizabeth Clevinger vs.. Oliver G.
Roby ct. al. Cause settled and costs
paid. --..-, - er.
| Nathaniel Robinson vs.. ]. b. Nc
Pherson ct. al. Heard On motion to
reinstate this case on the docket. Mo
tiOn sustained. ~
! j. Bradfield & Sons VS.. Vim. t. Gray.
Heard on motion of defendant to re-
quire plaintiffs to make their first cause
of action more definite and certain and
to strike out second cause of action.
Motion overruled.
Amelia Bray ct. al. VS.. Andrew
Roder. Heard on demurrer of defend:
ant to reply of plaintiffs. Demurrer
sustained. Plaintiffs counsel eXcepts.
David NJ. Davis VS.. A. G. Downing
ct. al. Judgement by default against
defendants for $540SS.
r. w. james vs.. George w. Ramsey
ct. al. Leave given defendants to an
swer in ten days after May 14th.
Isaiah Lee VS.. Reuben Il. Farrell.
I Heard ON demurrer of defendant to pc
tition of plaintiff. Demurrer sustained
and plaintiff given leave TO amend in
ten days. ~. >.--
The State OF Ohio vs.. VIM. Ship and
Chas. Bradford. Burglary. Defendant
Ship being in court in person the in
dictment was read to him and being
called upon plead to said Indictment,
for plea says he is not guilty.
State of Ohio VS.. Reagan Anderson
and Henry Fowler. Burglary. De
PENDANTS were arraigned and entered a
plea of not guilty. Being without
counsel the Court assigned Geo. H.
Umstead and B. C. Cranston, Esq, as
counsel Cor defense. Set for trial June
1st.
Rebecca Brucher VS.. Jesse Judkins.
Heard on petition in error. and tran
script of judgment of Justice of Peace
and the errors therein assigned. Judg.
ment of Justice affirmed at costs OF
plaintiff iu error. go
State of Ohio VS.. Fredk. Sweitzer
Grand Larceny. Defendant, being in
Court, was arraigned and entered q
plea of mot guilty." Cause set for
trial June 2nd. -. -. r.
Jos. A. Mcjor VS.. Benz. S. Perry.
Return of Master and sale of mortgag-
ed premises approved and confirmed
and deed ordered.
VIM. Findley W.. Robert Close ct. al.
The Court ordered that Jacob Heather
ington and the Bellaire d Southwestern
Railroad Company appear before Esq
j. j. Powell, ]. p, at his Office ia Bel
laire, June 1st, 1877, and answer touch
ing their Indebtedness 10 defendant
Close. .. -.-,-..
Gov. HAMPTON on Saturday sub
mitted to the House of Representatives
a communication from President
Hayes, stating that the District Attor
ney of South Carolina had been in
structed to prepare for trial on three
cases of the Elenton prisoners.
A Roman Catholic priest in Somer.
vile, Massachusetts, has fOrbidde1
children of that faith to bow their
heads during the Protestant principals