The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-03
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
Disposition Made of the Msximo
Liquor Cases.
Andre ]. soheller Leaves the Country
and Hie Bonasnan---Important Gases
to Come up for rrial---other Legal News
of Interest,

Criminal court opened this morning in
court room No. with Judge Anson Pease
on the bench. There are a number OF
very important cases to come under the
consideration of the court and jury. Dur
ing the session Jacob Better, who, IL is al
legged, purjured himself while giving evil
dence in the case of DR.. David p. M Axwell
will be tried Thursday. Prosecutor Bow
has a strong case against him. On Mon
day December Z, Clinton Audreas, under
Indictment for manslaughter, having been
indicted for killing Francis Machamer,
will come up for trial. The second trial
of Lee Monnshower under indictment for
outraping his niece, she being under the
age of consent, will commence Wednes-
day December9 MoonsnoWer was SEN
fenced to 10 years in the penitentiary but
the case was sent back by the Circuit
Court on error, Charles Hawkins, the
murderer of Annie Lacy will have a trial
December Ii, The tragic d. ath OF Joseph
L. Wise, the alleged murderer of
Charles Henderson, nollGd the case
against him.
Three cases Of selling liquor in Maxine
were set for trial today. Maxine Is situa-
ted in a prohibition township. The first
case was that of Charles Faubel. The
accused came into court and entered a
plea of guilty. Judge Pease suspended
sentence until Thursday.
under indictment for illegally selling
liquor, sent a physio ans certificat, to the
effect that he was too i'll to come into
court. The case will come up when he
recovers sufficiently TO be in attendance
at court.
From present indications Andrew j.
Scheller will not be tried. He was also
under indictment for selling liquor in
Maximo contrary to the mandates Of the
citizens of the township. He was out un-
der bond Of 1900, but has left for parts
unknown, leaving bis bondsman, George
E!el, in the lurch.
In Court room No. 2 Judge Taylor is
presiding, and the forenoon was taken up
with disposing of the motion docket.
Tuesdays criminal assignment con-
tains the cases of Ohio against John
Matthews Of Canton, keeping his saloon
open on Sunday, and four cases against
Jacob Stall, for illegally selling liquor.
SUIT FOR MONEY.
Warren Koons, plaintiff, against Char
lotte Wilson, defendant, is the title of
case filed in common pleas court today.
Plaintiff in his petition states that Thomas
G. Mcdowell, by the consideration of the
court of common pleas of Wayne county,
April %, 1881, obtained a judgment again ST
the defendant, Charlotte Wilson, for ST.
OBS 30. For valuable consideration plain
tiff states that the judgment was assigned
70 him, he paying Mcdowell over 81, 200
for 1t. The defendant has not met the
payment of the amount due, which with
interest at per cent, after deducting some
S3OO paid by defendant, reaches the sum
of 81 ,675 13. Plaintiff tn IRE fore prays the
court to give him a judgment for that
amount,
AMAssILLoN CASE.
Frank dartgrove has filed petition in
common pleas court against Martin Linn
nENF AANA Nk.A s...I. A..
gave him his promissory note for S427.75,
which 10 now past due and has not been
paid. He states also that there was a con.
tract existing between them for labor per-
formed BY the plaintiff for Limbeck, said
labor being performed on a new house
being built at Massillon. Plaintiff states
that after a reasonable search be has not
been able to find the contract and asks
that defendant be compelled to set I'D an
account, and that he, the plaintiff, he
given judgment in the said sum of S427, 10
DIVORCE CASE ON TRIAL.
After hearing several motions and de-
murrers this morning, Judge Taylor took
up the first case on the docket this after.
noon. The case now on trial is one
fraught with considerable interest and
will be hotly contested. 1t is the case OF
Sarah e Olds against Oscar H. Olds.
Mr.. and Mrs, Olds have not been living
together for nearly three years. she being
az present living IN this city, at the home
of her sister. Mrs. A. ID. Braden. The de-
fendant in the case lives at Marion. o.,
where ,Ie iS engaged in business. The
plaintiff alleges that at divers times, while
she was living with her husband he
treated her cruelty and that on account
of this cruel treatment she was obliged to
leave him. She also alleges that he 10
guilty of gross neglect of duty. There
are number Of witnesses for both the
plaintiff and the defendant and the case
is likely to occupy the time of the court all
this afternoon and the greater part Of
Tuesday.
NOTES.
Mary B. Russell has been appointed
guardian of the minor heirs of William
c. Russell of Massilion.
No marriage licenses have been issued
since Thanksgiving, cupid having taken
few days rest after hard weeks work,