The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-03-19
News from the County Seat.

ITO Jhu"hiJ toim lOI loOVi vi iooe OoV
urday, with Judge Hamilton on the
bench, in the hearing Of the Prosser
divorce case. The business Of the term
has not been as great as at some previous
term, but goodly amount Of business
has been disposed Of. A large number
OF cases have been continued by
the parties. and q number go over
to next term under the genera. order.
WR Austin VS. G Fl Mcfarland, jury
waived and case submitted TO court
Judgment tor plaintiff $975.
The L s & NJ s Ry Co VS. VIM Braun,
error. Judgment Of court below re-
versed with costs.
Geo. Prosser VS. Mary Ann Prosser, d.
vorce. BY consent Of court the petition
Of plaintiff was withdrawn from files
of court and case heard upon the cross
petition Of defendant Divorce granted
to defendant for extreme cruelty. Al
imony $500 and custody of youngest
children.
The plaintiffs case was managed by j.
H. Dickson, Judge j. @. Hale and Tim
Strong, while the defendant was represen-
ted by E. q. johnson and Judge Blandin,
of Cleveland. Judge Hamilton, OF the
Cuyahoga Common Pleas was on the
bench.
Several prominent citizens Of Brighton
r and Wellington testified to the good char
acler Of the plaintiff, who is one OF the
/ trustees Of Brighton township.
r The plaintiff was then put upon the
5 stand and gave his testimony in ready
and straightforward manner In sui
D stance he said there we're several Iersons
who worked for him each year, one Of
whom was his younger brother, Charles
, aud 1t was developed In the testimony
:, that his first suspicious Of the infdeli,y Of
his wife arose from her relations to his
brother, who was discharged October list
1887. During the summer Of 1859 Henr,
: Haynes was his hired man and lived in the
family.
In July or August Of that year he wa
summoned 10 Elyria as juryman In tb'
Probate Court, and while thus absent MI
Haynes managed the farm. After his re-
), turn he saw his wife throwing Kisses q
u said Haynes while the two men we're load
ing oats, she being fifteen rods away. d
the Goth Of August he attended the Well
ington fair with his family and MI
q Haynes, and there saw her eating Ice
y cream with HIM, and she also danced wit
Ie him in the public hall, which conduct eS
y cited his suspicious. On their return, a
e late hour he started with the milk for ih
factory, but hitched his team and returne
rs to the house, but could see nobody there
'e In short time his wife came in from 'h
" rear, brushing her dress, and Haynesc cam
ID so0n afterwards.
10 IL appeared IN testimony OF plainti
a and bis brother, Thomas Prosser, that tn
al latter was employed to watch his hous
on the early morning of August Bis
while he was driving mp the COWS. Whil
he was looking through the openings
70 the lumber pile he saw Haynes enter III
4 courthouse and make u loud rapping nols
y soon after which Mrs. Prosser came out
'g the house in her stocking feet, and ente
IT. ed the corn house. Leaving his hidin
r. place be went to the door, which was NJ
ie closed, and saw them both upon the ho,
In the rear of the house. He did not te
his brother what he saw for week afte
wards
~ On the evening Of September 9Th Pro
eN ser told his wife and Haynes that he vi
vi going TO see his sister who was sick, b
u, soon returned and crawled under Il
house, which stood on stone block
no Heard bis wife and children 80 10 be
~, Afterwards his wife got up and went
'"' the door several times, then went TO bed
=. the front room end raped on the wa
70 Heard man come downstairs and eni
VI her room. The next day he laid the mi
W ter before his attorney.
,a On the evening Of September 10th,
no previous arrangement with his broth
W Frank Prosser, and his brother-in-la
:" Tom Burton, the last scene In this dom'
Nv tic drama was enacted. Frank drove hi
'"' riedly into the yard ami told plaintiff
hearing OF the family that he was want
'ep al his sisters. He arranged with Hayr
ns' about work In the morning. and saying
ing should stay all night, left the house, me
ing Frank and Tom al an agreed pla'
They then returned TO the barn, nj
" which the two were left, and plain
again crawled under the house and list
ed. Heard his wife get out Of her ;
and 90 upstairs. He then came from
|. hiding place, found his comrades. Q
went TO the door, which was not lock
He cut the door screen with his knife, .
unfasteued the hasp, Just % Frank
Tom, who heard the cutting Of the VI
ran up. they being twenty feet away.
= rushed upstairs. Frank he'd loaded
volver, and Tom had dark lantern. 4
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