Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-01-08
COURT REPORT.
Jugde WIN. OKEY, Clerk A. c. DARRAH,
Sheriff SAMUEL HILLES, present.

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Valentine Ault VS.. Thos. w. Moore
Appeal.
Elwood Phillips VS.. ThOs. w. Moore
Appeal.
BusselI Cregs s. Co. VS.. ]. B. McPher.
son ct al. Continued off the docket.
George Starbuck VS.. John G. Hoyle
ct al. Decree as to liens and partial
distribution. Found due defendant Eli
Staulm. $2247 So; to Jesse Starbuck
1884 IL; to w. f. Bundy 1884 65; to Jos.
Plummer SS43 35; to First Nat. Bank
Barnesville, 1881 25, and to Geo. Star
buck amount heretofore found due, and
the Court find that plaintiff and defend
ants have equal. lien on real estate, and
are entitled to have pro-rata distribu-
ton.
The State of Ohio VS.. Thos. Watson.
Grand Larceny. 1t being represented
by the attorney for the State, that ow-
ing to the death of an important wit
ness for the State it was impossible to
convict the accused, .nolle prosequi, in
this case was entered, and the defendant
was discharged from imprisonment.
j. T. Schofield, Admir-, VS.. Mary Har-
rison. Appeal. Motion to dismiss
Overruled.
The Warren Building Asso'n VS.. Jno.
III. Hummer ct al. Finding in favor of
plaintiff for $500 36-decree of foreclO-
sure and order of sale to the Sheriff as
Special Master.
David Duvall ct al. VS.. Rachel Duvall
ct al. Will heretofore sustained-mo-
tion for new trial overruled. Ruling ex-
cepted to and plaintiff given 80 days to
prepare bill of exceptions.
Stranathan- 81 Co. VS.. Martin McCin-
ty. Referred to j. w. Shannon to oake
testimony and report findings o. act
and conclusion of law at next tenn of
COnrt.
VIM. Gill VS.. Village of Bridgeport.
Service quashed alias summons allowed.
John Dubois VS.. Michael Feeney ct al.
Appeal. Referred to Dewitt Danford as
Referee to report at next term of Court.
Hannah Pfoffenbach VS.. Solomon Ar
bentz ct al. Sale by Special Master
Hilles confirmed, distribution and deed
ordered.
In the matter of petition of Omer
Phillips to Trustees of Goshen township
for road. Error. Judgment of Pre-
bate affirmed at costs of plaintiffs in
error.
Jacob A. Stahl VS.. Bellaire City. Judg-
ment of Mayor of Bellaire reversed and
plaintiffs discharged.
Richland Building Asso'n VS.. Mary
Grouse ct al. Demurrer to petition
overruled and ruling excepted to.
Louisa Armstrong vs. Hamilton Gregg
ct al. Demurrer to answer of Charles
worth sustained, and ruling excepted to.
Demurrer to reply of plaintiff overruled
and ruling excepted to.
Rose Leonard VS.. Jas. P. Leonard. Di-
vorce. Cause dismissed at cost of plain
tiff.
State of Ohio VS.. Edward Hunt and
John Wheatley. Grand Larceny. Dis
missed for want of prosecution.
Michael III. WeltOn ct al. VS.. John
Fink. Motion for new trial overruled.
Hezekiah Jackson VS.. Abbie jackson.
Divorce. Dismissed at costs of plaintiff.
JOS. Hutchinson VS.. Jas. Hart. Judg-
ment of Justice Z. G. Weekly evers
for errcr and cause retained. in this
Court for trial. u
State of Ohio VS.. Orville Marshall.
Burglary, two indictments. Continued
off the docket.
Samuel Mayhugh VS.. Elizabeth May
hue. Decree of divorce granted because
of gross neglect of duty On part of de-
fendant.
Lewis H. McEndree VS.. Lemuel Nc
Endree ct al. Decree of partition and
dover to Margaret McEndree. Com
missiOners to assign dover and make
partition, Anon Davies, John Latham,
VIM. Adair.
Alfred Fl. Mitchell, Prosecuting At
|torney-elect, presented his official bond
of 81 900. with David Mitchell and Thos.
w. Bentley as sureties thereon, which
bond was approved, and said A. H.
Mitchell was sworn into Office.
P. ID. Carroll VS.. G. r. Greer. Appeal
Dismissed at costs of plaintiff.
r. ID. Walsh VS.. B. & st. C.R. r. Co.
Cause heard upon verdict rendered at
the Fall term 1878. Plaintiff to recover
from defendant $42S3.45, together with
bis costs, with interest thereon from
Oct. 20, 1878. Cause further heard on
report of r. NJ Eaton, referee. Ordered
by the Court that defendant have a
credit of 1926 ~ as of the date of the
verdict; also ordered that the sum of
$4I9 70 be next paid, being the amount
due the holders Of verified accounts filed
with defendant. Court modifies report
of referee so as to allow Peter, IT. Imam
and M. M. Granger, plaintiffs attorneys,
the sum OF S214 II, making in a. the
sum of S42s "a, which is ordered to be
paid to said attorneys, with interest.
Further ordered that the residue of said
judgment be paid to the legal owners of
the orders so found by the report of the
referee. in proportion to the several