Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-05-18
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
A Running Summary of the Business
Disposed of During the
Week.
Present.. B. briggs. Judge; Henry
N navies Clerk. NJ NJ Scott. Sheriff.

Present.. B. briggs. Judge; Henry
N. Davies, Clerk; NJ. NJ. Scott, Sheriff.
MI Brubaker against E. p. Rhodes
and others. Sale to John Woods con-
firmed and deed ordered.
M. L. Brubaker against E. P. Rhodes
and others. Sale to Kate o. Rhodes con-
firmed and deed ordered.
Standard Fire Insurance Co. against
c.. l.. and W. Railroad. Trial to jury;
amount claimed $500; verdict for $500.
Martha J. Wright against Minerva j.
Wright and others. Dover ordered as
signed on oaths of Luke Miles, John A.
Grove and II. L. Hoge.
The Bridgeport Dollar savings Bank
Co. against W.. s. Taggart and others.
Finding in favor of plaintiff.
Eli Bailey against Josiah Perkins and
and Others Judgment by default against
defendant Jonah Perkins for S22i0;
amount due Mary ]. West S2S2. 9S; de-
cree of foreclosure and order of sale.
J. A. Gallaher, ex'r, against VIM. Gill
and others. Judgment by default against
defendant named for S725; decree of fore
closure, etc.
John NJ. Davis against George r.
Leasure and others. Partition ordered
on oaths of George Waters, John Kirk
patrick and Jacob Reitz.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
On Friday morning the Grand Jury
made its final report. having examined
q cases and returned % true bills of in
dictment. The following are the true
bills reported:
One against Fred Lucas, Burglary and
larceny.
One against J. L. Griffith, furnishing
liquor to minor
One against Charles Wagner, Arson.
One against Clarence Wooten, Forgery
and uttering forgery.
One against John Edwards for riot. and
one against same for unlawfully med
ding with railway property.
One against George White, Burglary
and larceny.
Fifteen indictments were returned in
which the names of the parties do not
appear. OF these four were for assault
and battery. one for burglary and larceny,
one for keeping gambling room, and
nine for the illegal sale of liquor.
One each against the following were
returned mot true bills:'
James Evans, assault and battery;
Newton Talbot, attempt to commit
rape; Fred Brill, robbery; Erastus Briggs,
arson.
VIM. Alexander, ex'r, against Chris c.
Hughes and others. Judgment by de-
fault against defendant Chris Hughes
for S27S.47. Decree of foreclosure and
order of sale.
Roger Ashton against Rose Ann Will
liams. Finding due plaintiff from de-
fendant $500. Decree of foreclosure
and order Of sale.
Gustave Eistenvard against Pittsburgh
and Wheeling Coal Co. Verdict for the
plaintiff and damages assessed at $3.50.
Buckeye Savings and Loan Co. against
Eva Morrison and others. Finuing due
plaintiff $500 73, second lien; finding due
defendants Dubois & Mccoy from de-
fendant Morrison S26SS5, first lien; de-
c;ee of foreclosure.
Buckeye S. and l.. Co. against Mahala
J. Crawford. Finding due plaintiff
1892 "a; decree of foreclosure and order
of sale.
Ohio against Geo. Johnson. Arraigned
under five indictments-one for keeping
gambling room and four for illegal sale
of liquor; pleaded not guilty; bond SlOO
in each case.
Ohio against George Anshutz. Ar
raigned under three indictments for lille
gal sale of liquor; pleaded not guilty
bond $lOO in each case.
John Cain against w. R. Elson; trial
to jury; verdict for 800.
Ohio against Clarence Wooten and ROs:
Garnes. Arraigned under indictment
for forgery; pleaded not guilty; Albert
Lawrence appointed to defend Wooten
and III. S. Armstrong to defend Garnes
Ohio against Charles Wagner L. Dan
ford appointed to defend; arraigned fol
arson; plea not guilty.
Ohio against John Edmlnds and 9th
ers. Defendant James Campbell arraign
ell and pleads guilty to indictmen
for riot. Fined $50 and costs and tel
days in Jail; nolle prosequi entered as t.
Edmunds.
Ohio against Fred Lucas. T. c. Aver
appointed to defend; pleads not guilty T.
indictment for burglary and larceny.
Ohio against George Johnson. Selling
on Sunday; pleads not guilty; bond $1OC
Ohio against James Griffith. Furnish
ishing liquor to minor; pleads guilty
fined SIS and costs and ten days in Jail.
Ohio against James Williams. Plead
not guilty to indictment for burglar
and larceny; bond $500.
Robert Strong against Sarah Taylor
Dismissed without prejudice.
Pumphrey Perkins against E. B. Arm
strong, admir-. Trial to jury; verdict fo
plaintiff for S170.61.
Verdict For $1oo.
The suit of John Cain against W.
Elson, of the Elson Glass Works, Martin