The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-25
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
A. Sensational Massillon Divorce
Case Filed Today.
Suit a Against the Cleveland and Canton
Railroad-.-other Matters Of Much In
terest.

Massillon furnished in common pleas
petition filed this morning Charles
Morgetson alleges that his wife, Sarah
Ann, has been unfaithful. They were
married June %, 1873. He accuses her of
habitual drunkenness, and states that she
has utterly disregarded her marital duties.
He further alleges that on February Ia,
1889, she was sent to the Cleveland Work.
house from the Warren, o., police court.
He also states that she was caught in
house of ill-fame at Youngstown, June
IL, 1890. She was again sent to the work
house from that city. These reasons he
considers sufficient to guarantee the nc-
ton for divorce.
Jacob Gretzinger filed a petition in
equity to-day in which the Cleveland &
Canton and the Cleveland, Canton &
Southern railroads are defendants.
Plaintiff owns piece OF ground
in Navarro and complains of the
defendants that they occupy more than 60
feet, as the right of way grants them. Also
that they are removing earth and exca-
waiting on his premises which same exca-
vation threatens to do him irreparahle
injury, It being near his barn. Judge
Pease is sued q temporary injunction, re-
straIning defendants from entering upon
said premises and from further excavat-
ing or in any way interfering with plain
tiff's property. Welty & Taylor are plain
tiiT's attorneys.
The case Of Ohio against John Buss
charged with embe zzlement is on trial be-
fore Judge Pease. Buss is charged with
having sold cheese which did not belong
to him. He lives at Uniontown.
p. H. Rutledge and Abigail L. Clark have
been licensed to we'd.
The Jury this afternoon brought Is a ver-
dict of not guilty in the case of the State
VS.. John Buss. He was charged with en-
bezzlement, and was defended by Charles
G. Upham and Thomas +. Turner.
A suit has been filed in Common Pleas
court in which Jacob ". Reigner, assignee
of John Meyer, is plaintiff, and the Jeru.
salem Reformed church of Canton, Mich.
aei =. Warner, Oily q Co., ID. Holwick &
Co., Samuel j. Reemsnyder, Joseph A.
Baxter and John Meyer are defendants.
Plaintin in his petition states that John
Meyer, on or about April "a, 1890, entered
into "a written contract with the defendant
the Jerusalem Reformed church, for the
erection of a parsonage in East Tuscaraw-
as street, and that he was To receive $3.50
for such services. Plaintiff further states
that part of the contract was carried out
and he received some of the money "Hreed
upon, but that there Is still duo a Consih-
cradle gum of money. The other defend
ants are asked to set up what claims they
have against the church. William II.
Snider is plaintiffs attorney.
The same plaintiff as assignee of John
Meyer has fled a suit against John Mack
ct al, claiming S307 due for labor perform
ed in building a house. A part of the
money was paid but he claims that there
Is still S207 due on the contract.
Harriet Wilt in a petition and an afn
davit for attachment filed to-day says that
John Wilt is indebted to her in the sum of
81, 100 That Wilt Is a nonresident of the
State but that money belonging to him is
held by jacob Sibilaas, as executor Of the
estate of Christian Wilt, deceased. The
affidavit 10 made for the purpose of at
taching the money in Sibilaas' hands. r.
W. McCaughy has plaintiffs case in
charge. Sibilaas is also garnisheed.
| Papers have been served on him by the
sheriff. The plaintiff lives near Massillon.
There was a short session of criminal
| court this morning, but little business of
/ importance was transacted. The case of
| Ohio against David V. Whiteleather came
up for consideration and Prosecutor Bow
| nollcd the case. Whiteleather was
| charged with seduction the charge being
preferred by Miss Willard who lives near
| Homeworth.
The commissioners were in session to-
day, passing on bills.
A marriage license has heen issued to
Henry Grouse and Laura Brown of Can.
| ton.
The Wills of George Bo ven of Louis
| vile, Jonas T. Greaves of Canton, and
| Charles Kiefaber of Massillon have been
| filed for probate. Greaves owned a house
and lot in South Cherry street valued at
! $500. lie leaves all his property his
| wife Internationally. The Others owned
| comparatively small estates.
| Louis Hirschheimer has been appointed
| administrator of the estate of Theodore
| Reiss, who suicided few days since. De.
ceased left about $500. There Is no evil
dence of his having any additional prop
| erty.
Catharine Kittinger has been appointed
| administrative of the estate of Jabob Kit
finger, of Tuscarawas township.
Judge Fawcett has appointed William
A. Zeigler administrator Of Zedekiah
| Welker, of Paris township.
Daniel Hoover has been appointed ad.
ministrator of the estate of Lydia Ruth
rauff, of Plain township.
Daniel Bates and Catherine Towns have
been appointed executors of the estate oi
Dennis Towns, of Paris township.