The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
THE WISE CASE ENDED.
A CONTROVERSY WHICH WAS THE CAUSE
oFMUcH sENsELEss LITIGATION

Is Compromised and an Amioable Agree
ment Roaohed-Eloquent Utterances
Eulogistio OF Brother Lawer-Court
News in General.
Common pleas court opened up in both
court rooms this morning with Judges
Taylor and McCarty presiding. Judge
McCarty opened up in court room No. /
with the motion docket. The first thing
come up was the controversy between
,Se Escherites and the followers of Dubbs
In 49, Evangelical church. Judges Day
and Asnbler appeared IN the case, and
the cont yersy was over motion of q
technical nature, to separate the causes
OF "u in the petition. The court took
the n- under advisement.
In the se OF Caroline K. Wier vs the
city OF Alllance W. ich was heard last week
and which asked that the city be re-
strained from collecting some 800 street
assessments, Judge McCarty rendered his
decision granting the Injunction and sus-
tanning the claim OF tbe plaintiff that she
had previously been assessed for street
Improvement and therefore could not be
again.
This afternoon Attorney Craine,
10 using his eloquence on Judge McCarty
to induce him to interfere in the behalf of
one Peter Blanc, who was convicted by
the mayor Of Alliance Of selling liquor
his case spelled Blanc's name wrong and
on this ground Peter hopes to get Off free
City Solicitor Strong is opposing the
idea. He knows that Peter iB the man
that was guilty and he don't care much
how his name was spelled IL he will only
pay that 5000.
JUDGE TAYLoR's COURT.
The flrst thing that Judge Taylor tackled
this morning was divorce case, Elizabeth
Duncan wanted separation from her
husband on the grounds OF neglect and
absence without cause and after hearing
the facts the court issued decree OF di.
vorce.
Sarah Lauretta Steiner, another
wronged woman whose husband, Julius
Steiner, had abandoned her, wanted
alimony but did not ask for o divorce and
the Judge has not yet decided how much
to allow her.
The case of Myers & Brooke vs. Levi e.
Wise ct al. was to have been up before
Judge Taylor today but word came into
| court at the morning session that the
matter had been settled with each side to
| pay half the costs. This is the case in
which the NEWS DEMOCRAT published the
petition, which publication engered the
Wises and they began suit for $40, 900 libel.
ATTENDING FUNERAL.
| At 1 80 o'clock this afternoon court was
| adjourned and the bar association went
| in body to attend the funeral of Attorney
II. L. Gibson. A bar meeting was held In
| court room No. Saturday afternoon in
respect for the memory of the deceased
at which Judge McCarty was
| president and j. j. Whitacre
secretary. A committee consisting of
Judge Day, Judge Thayer and City Solici-
tor Collins was appointed to draft reBoiu'
| tions of respect for Mr.. Gibson, which
| maa dona and tho nan,o orial mas aJontad
and ordered spread upon the records of
| the Bar Association. Addresses we're
made by Judge Day, Judge Thayer, John
| G. Given, Judge McCarty, David b. Smith,
| Henry Harter and others. The gentlemen
all paid high tribute to the character
and ability of their departed brother in
the practice Of law.
REPLEvIN SUIT.
Creditors of Frank c. McLain are begin
ming replevin suits to get back goods they
| sent him for which they were not paid
The Mcintosh Huntington Co., of Cleve-
land, large bicycle house, has sued the
| assignee in common pleas court here 10
get possession of several bicycles 0nd &C.
cessories snd for 500 damages because
the assignee has thus far refused to give
up the goods.
| W. and j. Sloane, OF New York, have
also eu5d on the same terms for lot oi
curtainR, rugs, etc,
LICENSED TO WE'D.
William Kendle and Lizzie Rohne, BeAcf
City.
Stacy A. Grant and Emma Sheatly
Freeburg.
Joseph Kaempfer and Amelia Molik
Canton.
Mordecai L. Smith and Connie Crowl
Minerva.
Peter Pusae and Florence Weber, Mas'
sillon,
Gotlieb Dommer and Minnie Kemp
Massillon.
Joseph Blanchard and Deville, Rich
vile.
George OffenberEZr and Magdalent
Joiner, Canton.
| TIL.A..,n HErknEa