Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-19
COURT REPORT.

Present, Hon ST. CLAIR KELLY, ,J udgt
w. B. CASH, Clerk l.. G. SEDwICK, She
iff.
Mary Pratt VS.. Samuel Luchs and
Luchs & Son; suit under Adair Law
Verdict in favor of plaintiff for Sl0(
motion to set aside verdict and for ne
trial overruled.
State of Ohio VS.. Oliver T. Borham
} indictment for murder in I'd degre,
John W Riley and Frank 2 Boston ap
pointed court constables during trial G
this case. w T Campbell. Esq. appoint
ed official stenographer. Trial to iury
motion for new trial by counsel for de
fendant.
DR. G Cope allowed S25 for pos
mortem examination of body of Job
Shatzer, killed on the c, l. & w railway
Nov. 2, 1894, supposed to have come t
his death under suspicious circumstan
ces.
Black & Co. VS. Henderson Bros ;judg
ment by confession in favor of plain
tiffs against F NJ and James B Hender
son for S949 so.
John Morton VS.. Thos Davis; appeal
plaintiff required TO give security fo
costs and cause continued.
| Daniel Hardesty VS.. Wm HardeSty e
al. Partition; by agreement of parties
John Hardesty is to receive $500 oul
of purchase money arising from sale OF
Sd tract, in full settlement of all claims
of said John Hardesty against estate OF
Samuel Hardesty, deed.
Mary Pratt VS.. Sebastian Weimer
heard on question as to judgment for
costs Court orders each party to pay
costs by them made.
Ohio VS.. Henry c Jackson; burglary
on recommendation of grand jury, and
defendant being but II years of age, he
is sentenced TO the State Reform school
in Fairfield county, until he shall arrive
at the age OF q years.
Ohio VS.. John Morgan; selling liquor
to a person intoxicated. Plea of not
guilty heretofore entered withdrawn
aud plea of guilty entered. Defendant
sentenced to pay d fine of $50 and costs,
and be imprisoned for days.
Mary Ann Walters VS.. Daniel Waltz
ers; divorce; decree of divorce granted.
and plaintiff given. custody of minor
children. Cause, adultery.
Mary McMullen VS.. Robert E McMul>
len; divorce; decree of divorce granted
to plaintiff. Cause, wilful absence of
defendant for more than~3 years. -
Lucinda Bethel vs. Margaret Jenkins
ct al; partition; report of appraisers
approved and confirmed and sale by
sheriff ordered.
Abraham Ramsey VS.. Sarah Ramsey.
Finding that lien against land conveyed
to defendant by plaintiff has been releas-
ed and that plaintiff IS entitled to the
specific execution of the deed of convey
ance for real estate described in petit
ton. Ordered that defendant join in
execution of deed named, otherwise this
decree to have same effect as deed !;
plaintiff to pay costs.
Hannah Broadrup VS.. G A Broadrup;
divorce: plaintiff allowed 800 Temporal
ry alinOny pending this suit.
Lee Evans. admir-, VS.. John w Russell
ct al. Demurrer of plaintiff to amend>
ed ans wer of defendant sustained.
Theresa Harris VS.. Narcissa Jones ct
al; decree in partition. Andrew McFar
aud, David Darrah and Won Lee. ap
pointed commissioners; report of APP
praisers confirmed and sale ordered.
Jesse Phillips VS.. Joseph Huntsman;
finding in favor of defendant. Judg+
meht that plaintiffs 5 petition be dis
missed at his costs, except costs at fall
term, 1884.
In matter of the estate of d ID T Cow
Ell, decd; appeal from Probate court on
exceptions of Eleanor Cowen, a minor.
to inventory returned in said estate.
Finding that said minor is not entitled
to receive any of the personal property
in sections 603S to 6039 of
revised statutes. 1t is also found that
at time of death of her father, said Eie
amor was under Is years of age, aud
that she has right to set-off and al
lowance for her support for II months
from death of the estator, and that said
allowance should be made by appraisers
of said estate. Cause remanded to Pro-
tate court that allowance may be made.
Appellant, F NJ COweD, eX'r, to pay
costs.
In matter of settlement account of
the estate of j T StoDebraker, decd vs..
VIM Clifford, admir-. Heard on tram
script from Probate court; fading that
the administrator was not chargeable
with the said r l. Foreman's stock of
merchandise, or with the appraised val
ue thereof, Sl417 49; exceptions of cred
itors to second settlement account of adj
miniStrator Overruled, and order of Pro
bate court requiring admir- to account
for said merchandise reversed at costs of
creditors, and the court further finds
an error of 5000 was made by said Pro-
bate court in adding up the amounts
paid out by said administrator Said
administrator should be charged and
credited with the following amounts.
viz: Total amount of money in his hands
for distribution to creditors, $34l9 80;
total amount paid ont in behalf of said
estate, as follows: Costs, S42 73; allow
ance to widow, 5000; general debts
dividend, S1927 80; compensation to ad.
minisLrater, So 05; total paid out, $2S76
leaving balance in his hands for
distribution of $543 IA. Cause remand-
ed to Probate court.
Mary Sherry VS.. Mary B Sherry ct
al; report of commissioners assigning
dover confirmed.
Wilson Mitchell. admir-, vs. Elizabeth
Eaton ct al: VIM Millson, o A Dowdell,
and VIM Emerson, appointed commits
sioners.
VIM Wooten VS.. Lewis Wooten; de
cree of partition; Geu Brown, II Pat
ters and VIM II Mcbride, commissioners.
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