The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-04-14
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
Grist in the Hopper of the County
Mill.
New Cases Filed---Two Divorces Wanted
---Bstter 20 be Locked Up in an Aeylum
The Work House Project.

A number Of new cases were filed in
common pleas court today, among them
two applications for divorce,
Adam Shatfer wants a divorce from his
wife Sarah Shaefer. He says that they
have been married two years but that for
year she has refused to live with him
and has neglected him entirely. They
have no children.
Clara j. Smith wants to be separated
from William j. Smith, They were mar
RED at Alliance in 1884 and have one child.
William, IL seems, has gone off to Chicago
in anticipation of the elories OF the
Worlds fair and left his wife and child to
get along as best they can. Mrs, Smith
wants divorce, the child and alimony
and further wants to have her old name
of Clara j. Wright restored.
The Boomer q Boschert Press Co. Of
New York, have sued II. e. Scblabaugh for
| Sll8 for a cider press.
Anthony Housed wants $685. from Elize
Shorb for having attended to her fnan-
| cial transactions, and he has appealed to
| the court to sustain his claim.
BETTER WILL BE PUT IN THE ASYLUM.
Prosecutor Bow this morning received
| a letter from the Probate Judge of Cuya-
| hoga county stating that he would have
| commitment papers made out and would
send Jacob Better TO the Cleveland Insane
asylum just as quickly as the proper doc
l
| flying to the insanity OF the man. The
| papers were sent today and Jacob will
| probably be located ia the asylum in the
| course Of a day or two.
The treasurer's Office is being newly
papered and remodeled today much to it's
| Identification.
James G. Karno was appointed admins.
traitor of the estate of Archer Korns and
Frank H. u wing was appointed admins
| traitor OF the estate of his father, William
II. Ewing of Alliance.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion today attending to routine business
and hearing ditch cases. No action has
as yet been taken with reference To the
establishment of a workhouse, but 1t Is
hoped TO get at that matter shortly. The
possibility has been suggested that IL will
be necessary TO have q bill passed by the
Legislature authorizing the establishment
of the institution, and Prosecutor Bow is
now looking the matter up. II it Is neces;
sary he will arm himself with bill and
go before the Legislature next Thursday
and have it passed.
DIVORCE CASES ON TR1AD.
Judge McCarty has had his hands full of
divorce eases today, This morning he
handed down his decision in the Votaw
divorce action. He ruled adversely to the
plaintiff and refused to grant MIs. Votaw
a decree of separation, claiming the evil
dence was insufficient.
The divorce suit of Mrs. Ash against
Powell Ash, came up for hearing. This is
the suit that brought a delegation
of the latters friends over from Pennsyl.
vania a couple Of weeks ago at which time
they forced Mrs. Ash to deed him back
his farm which they alleged she, in con-
junction with DR.. Silvers had gotten from
him by fraud. In as much as she did this
no opposition was made TO her petition
for divorce aud the court this morning
issued decree of separation.
The divorce case Of Eva X. Malone VS.
Zachary Malone was heard by Judge Nc
Carty. The evidence showed that Zachary
had neglected his better half aud absented
himself from her and no the judge argued
that he had no business having wife and
he gorthwith decreed a separation.