The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-23
COURT.
What Is Being Done In the Temple Of
Justice.

A rather peculiar law suit h pending IN
the court oi Common Pleas, The facts OF
| the case are about ns follows A year or
40 npo Samuel COblC, farmer living
near SandyyillC and worth from forty 70
| hfty thousand dollars, became quite SICK
| In anticipation of death lac requested his
| five children, all OF whom are married, 20
assemble at Ibis house on q certain day.
| Whom they had assembled there lac told
thcm he felt ag though he would die IN u
very short time and proposed " divide
bis property up between thcm lie madcl
division Of his entire property with the
exception Of about two thousand dollars,
fnc Gift Of this property was by decd and
not by u will. After this disposition Of
his wealth, lao began 70 regain hlh health
and In the course Of time ho became we'll
and In good health. lie made q demand
for his property from his childron, but
thoy refused W return II 20 him, He iln-
ally told them that " they would give him
back part Of II hc would be satisfied,
This they also refused TO do. ilo now be-
gins an action In the court OF Common
Plcaa 10 recover his property claiming
that at the time of making the docdH he
was incompetent Of transactinge bust
moss. The Cnso will create considerable
interest when on trial,
This morning nhut oloyon o'clock Judge
ponso took hia seat on the bench IN court
room No. 2. He told Sheriff kridCr 10
bring Il. II. umbcnhour from the Jail 20
the court room, ~ lac wished 10 sentence
him. The prisoner wna brought from the
inil and took his scat by the side Of ha
wife and little child. The court room
was filed with persons who had learned
that sentence was 20 bc passed, A NUM-
bcr Of nttorneya were also present TO hear
the sentence Of the court. Tho prisoner
looked pale and detected. His oonlo-
nance showed that his BRIEF stay IN the
lnil had been very distressing TO him, His
wifo'a eyes were illod with tonra, The
little girl was tripping over the lloor from
one person TO another, little realizing the
position her father was mat that moment,
Judge pcnsc told the prisoner TO stand up.
The court then heard the testimony OF the
cnse from begging 10 end and gave u num'
bcr of ronsona why In his mind the Jury
was Justified In rendering the decision
which they had given In the case He lln-
ally closed his remarks by sentencing
Umbenhour 10 the Ponitcntury for u term
OF three years. g. q, Uphom, attorney for
the defendant, was soon by q reporter aud
asked what action they would take In the
case, since the conviction and hO replied
"l am now busy preparing the cnsc To car-
ny Il up to the Circuit courtn
Judge poaso, OF the Common Pleas
court, has appointed j, j, Clark, OF Can.
ton, and Caroline NJ. G. Eyorhnrd, of Mas
sillon, on the Board OF Visitors 70 the
County Charitable and Correctional lnsti-
tutons, to take the places Of DR., Low
Slussor, OF Canton, and Susan T. Trcsscl,
of Alliance, who had served three years
and desired TO bc relieved,
The county commissioners are In sos-
sion to-day, The entire day has been
consumed by them In allowing bills and
their routine business, They have given
tho civil engineer of Alliance instructions
10 make u now plat and rcnumbcr the
lots and wards In that city. The work
viii begin NJ once,
Marriage licenses have boon issued TO
Samuel Davis and Lena Warner OF West
Brookheldi Charles Boncrsox and Lydia
Ringer OF Louisville; Joseph Linden and
Mnry Schumacher OF Bnrryyillo,
Through her attorney, J., j, Clark, Ella
Brown has commenced divorce proceed
ings against her husband Joseph, whom
she declares IN guilty OF drunkenness and
desortion, They were married In thus
city In 1889,
Portland Hyde has sued D, b. Smith as
administrator of Jauo Ann Lcgg deceased,
for the sum OF S17S claimed 10 be duo on a
bill on liquor sold tt the defendant
Henry toah has brought suit against
jonas II. Grcayos ot al 20 recover the sum
Of 5000 claimed TO he due on certain prom.
isory notes which the plaintiff hnssocurod
by mortgages.
The will OF Elizabeth Ann Borry Of
Minerva, has been filed for probate,
A petition for divorce has been illod by
Annlp Stnnhpna ntrniuai Horny Stpypna,
She claims that he IL guilty of gross neR-
loct and extreme cruelty They were
married In 1868 and have eight children,
all Of which arc living.
Mary Center has sued David Rockhill |
FOR $500 damages 10 her farm from tho |
ovcrllowing OF a reservoir which the do |
fendnnt had on his farm. Both parties |
1.-Two near Alliance.
Motiona for several now trials were
heard by Judge Taylor this morning In |
Court room No. 1. Attorney McMath OF |
G. Aultmnn 4 Cos asked for Y new trial
Of the case of that firm against Eli Miller |
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