The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-20
THREE BIG SUITS.
Tho ~. Wayne Railroad Company
Sued For $40, 0,O00-TwO More
Suits % Follow.
Coroner iohaefer Files His Verdiot''-'phe
Supreme Court Decides tho Julian
oase-'other Court House News,

Attorney j, j, Grant, as administra-
tor Of tho estate Of Frank sthrlble, one
OF the boys klled 40 LOuiayille recently
has prepared papers bringing suit
against tho l., T. w, a. q, railroad Co
for $1,000 damages, The petition has
not been filed owing TO certain legal
points that must no complied with 10,
fore the ruprra arc lled, ltlsprobable
tho suit will ue cDmmHnced against tho
company this alloUl0u or tomorrow,
Ate o'clock lh,S afternoon thepapera
Ia the cage were placed on flo IN the
county clepEb uliite, Tho petition
charge that tho death Of the sthrIbio
boy was calfed by the neglect Of the
company 10 provide proper protection
NJ the crossing and also on account Of
proper waning not being given on the
approach Of the train and the high rate
Of speed NJ which tho train was run,
ming,
Coroner Shaefer has fled q verdict In
the Louisville horror and gives the sub
stance Of tho verdict TO the public The
verdict finds that Lawrence and Peter
Strtb, Charles q, Cetrz aud Frank
Sthrlble came 10 their death by being
run into by u moving train on the r.
Wayne road on June IL. The verdict
further lindl that the railroad company
Is TO blame for tho deaths on account
Of not giving tho proper signals on ap'
proachingthe crossing and also on ao'
count ofnot having q man NJ the cross
slug TO warn travellers Of the approach
Of trOin0, The verdict further finds
that the train was running No q high
rate OF speed aud exempt8 the persons
who Were killed from all blame and
places the entire responsibility on the
railroad company.
Twomd SUITS.
Thayer 4 ellison aud W, S. PIoro are
preparing papers In two $1,000 suits
10 bo commenced against the r., 1T. W.
a O. railroad company on account Of
the deaths Of Lawrence aud Peter Streb
who were killed nj Louisville. The
papers viii bo filed In few days, and
the petitions win probably be substau.
TALLY the same as In the Sthribie case,
Anna Ernhart was yesterday after.
noon fined the costs by Judge l'ease for
keeping u house Of III fame. Bessie
Ross, the principal witness In the case,
was drowned NJ Johnstown during the
Hood
The Supreme court has oyerruled the
motion 70 llle u petition In error In the
Julian case, holding that the graud
Jury was legallydrawn and consequent
ly all business dwelling thereon was
legal, This settles case that has at
tracted considerable attention In sey.
eral counties.
A. s. Van Busklrk has been appoint.
cd assistant prosecutor for the present
term,
The embezzlement case against Jas.
per Il. Shaw, is still before Judge Pease
and jury,
Marriage licenses have been issued
10 Philo y, Bush and Grace NJ, Powell,
OF Canton; l.. II, Hull and Mary Q.
Zimmerman, Of Minerva,
James Carlle and Minnie llamlin, Of
Louisvllle hrye been licensed TO wed,
Margaret Spring was granted d.
yorce this afternoon from Christian
Spring on payment Of the costs. The
grounds for The divorce were habitunl
drunkenness, extreme cruelty and gross
neglect Of duty. Attorney B, Il. Faust
represented the plaintiff,