The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-16
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
MUCH ABUSED WIVES WANT sEPARA
TON FROM THEIR HUSBANDS.

mon Pleas oourt-Judge Moosrty
Renders Decision-eeneral Court
House Notes,
Common pleas court opened this morn
ing with Judge McCariy on the bench.
Among the first cases to be taken no was
that of Hummel VS. the City OF Canton
which was tried several weeks ago and
which the court has had under considera-
ton ever since. The case involved several
| fine points of law. Hummel lives on
| North Cleveland avenue and he run his
driveway over the pavement TO the curb
along direct line extending from bis lot
| line which ran at an angle TO the Street.
| This brought part OF bis driveway In front
of the adjoining lot, The city ordered the
| driveway torn up and run out from his
| lot line TO the curb line
perpendicular TO the street. Hummel
secured an injunction and the case wes
argued at length. Judge McCarty held
that Hummel had right to run his drive
! way out in n direct line with his lot line
and the injunction was msde perpetual
After the case was disposed of the case
of Ohio vs the Boari Of Commissiouers OF
| Stark county, was called. This case 10
one brought by Nassillon parties to re-
strain the commissioners from paying
| $40 900 to this city for the privilege of con-
Meeting with tho sewer. The csse was
| passed and will come up for settlement in
| a few days.
A DIVORCE WANTED.
Mary Finley, through her attorneys,
MouR d McGarty, has commenced action
In common pleas court for divorce from
Alexander Finley. The plaintiff declares
| her husband has failed to provide for
| either her or their child for three years
although he would have been we'll able TO
| do so bad he not wasted his money in
| dissipation, Is is further alleged that
h,, b.s Al. nI, hfa family and that
prior to his abandonment he was cruel
! and abusive. For oil OF these things she
prays that the tics binding them together
may be severed.
WANTS TO GET RID OF HIM.
Cook q Wise fled suit in court Satur'
day evening that tells a sad story OF neg
lect and abuse suffered by wife ut the
hands Of her husband. The plaintiff is
Eliza Kuob and che asks the court for
divorce, alimony and custody OF the flve
minor children resulting from the mar
riage of herself and John Knob. She
| says that for three years her husband has
been O drunkard and that for about the
same len myth of tins he has entirely neg
lected 10 provide for the family. Fur
thermore he has been cruel and abusive
| beyond measure. Upon one occasion, the
| petition declares he assaulted his wife,
| choked her, scratched her cheeks uUtiI
the blood streamed down her face, pound.
and blue, ard then grasping her by her
hair, jsrked her up and down on the floor
| cursug and swearing and threatening to
kill her meanwhile. The wife has made
up her mind to endure this sort of thing
| no longer and has therefore appealed to
the courts for q divorce.
AN INJUNCTION GRANTED,
An important case has been filed in
common pleas court Ivy Wann q Bow ia
which John c., Clara, Oliver, George and
Laura Allen, Florence Moses and Ed. 5.
| Strayer are plaintiff! and Oliver j. Strayer
defendant. The plaintiffs assert that
they are majority Of the legatees of Ans
Reline S. Forbes and that by her will she
left farm and other properties in the
hands of Oliver j. Strayer AZ trustee for
| the Iegatees, to be paid over when the
| youngest became of age. The plaintiffs
| state that the trustes ha0 been in poor
health for year or more and that the
estate 10 suffering loss thereby, he not bs.
| ing abba to attend to il and that further
more he has advertised TO sell farm in
Carroll county belonging to the legatees
and held in trust by him. The said leg atees
have petitioDed the probate court of Car
roll county for the removal of Strayer as
| trustee hut the sale is advertised to come
off before the cEs0 can be heard and 40
an injunction is asked for here to stop the
sale of the farm. temporary restrain
ing order was granted by Judge McCarty.
IN CONFERENCE,
County Commissioners G. W. johnson,
L. A. Steele and James Nesbit OF Summit
county are in Canton today comforting
with Stark's commissioners and making
the annual settlement between the two
counties. There has been quite a little
work done on roads and bridges during
the past year in which each county has an
inherent.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Richard Baxter and Mary E. Perhamus,
Canal Fulton.
Edwin f. Wearstler and Dorothy Miller,
Marlboro.
Henry j. Fake and Ella S. Mark, Can
ton.
George W. Folk and Mary X. Creighton,
WaynegburR,