The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-05-11
COURT NEWS.
A JURY RETURNS A VERDICT IN AVERY
INTERESTING CASE.

Foreman ]. A. Dillon, of the Grand Jury.
Rapidly Recovering-o Other Items Of In
terest Picked Up in and About the
Temple of Justice.
case which attracted considerable at
tenton, not on account of the amount of
money involved, but on account of the
legal questions introduced, was finished
In common pleas court Tuesday. The
case has been on trial before Judge Nc
Carly and jury for several days. DR.. A.
w. Ridenour, of Massillon, died some
time since, and his administrator, in Het-
Ting up bis accounts, sent a bill TO Will
liam Reinoehl for $50. A little son Of
Reinoehl broke his leg, and DR.. Ridenour,
upon examination, concluded that the leg
was crushed, and decided that amputation
was necessary. The little fellows leg
was amputsted and IL was for performing
this operation and making q few subse-
quent visits that DR.. Ridenour charged $50.
Reinoehl had made up his mind that DR..
Ridenour had made mistake In nmputa
ting the limb and therefore refused to pay
the bill. A lawsuit was the outcome Of
this refusal. Attorney Garrett appeared
for the plaintiff, while Henry W. Hartsr
and Attorney Reinoehl, Of Massillot,,
looked after the interests of the defend
ant. Defendant sought to introduce testi.
mony tending 10 show that DR.. Ridenour
had made grave error in his diagnosis of
the case and had thought the limb crushed
when in fact II was only a compound
fracture, The plaintiff objected 10 the
introduction Of this testimony and after q
lengthy argument the court decided
that the testimony was not ads
missable. The court stated that Il
| would have been admissible had DR.. Rid
epour been living, but that IL was now too
late to bring such defense. The case
then proceeded, and the jury, after re-
naming several hours in their room,
brought In verdict for the plaintiff In
the sum OF SIS rs, evidently having come to
the conclusion that the charge Of $50, was
in excess Of what II should have been.
FOREMAN DILLON RECOVERING.
The illness of Foreman j. A. Dillon was
more severe than at frat supposed. An
acute attack of indigestion affected his
heart to q great extent and for time
there were also symptoms Of congestion
OF the brain. MIR. Dillon became sudden
ly Ill last week while on his way home
and was taken care of at Sam Willis res-
taurant for an entire day, after which he
| was removed to his home. He has had a
very serious time Of 1t and for while his
life was despaired Of. He was 30 far res
covered this morning, however, as to be
able to 60 to bis store in South Cherry
street, opposite the Barnett house. Pros
ecutor Bow called upon him there this
morning. Mr.. Dillon stated that he was
still quite weak, but expected to be so far
recovered by Monday as to be able to
again sit with the grand jury. All of the
members Of the grand jury will report
Monday morning. There are a number
Of important cases to be considered as the
grand jury had only gotten fairly down to
business when their foreman became
suddenly ill.
SUIT FOR sbANDER.
The case of George W. Keiser against
Morgan Machamer 10 on trial before
Judge Taylor and jnry In court room
Mol. Meyer & Piero and John G. Welty
appear for the plaintiff, and Baldwin &
Shields and Judge Lahm for the defend,
ant. II 10 alleged in the pleadings that
Mechamer circulated a report to the effect
that Keiser is a thief. Keiser in bis peti-
ton not only AYERS that he Is not thief
but he asks for 5000 damages from de-
fendant for intimRtinR that he was one,
The case will be warmly contested.
WANTS PAY FOR SERVICES.
Daniel Lucas is plaintiff and John
Mathie Ia defendant in a suit filed by
Attorney w. G. Myers today. Plaintiff
states in his petition that at the request OF
said defendant he boarded, lodged, and
washed and mended the clothes of the
snid defendant for one hundred anC
ninetysnine weeks, and also cared for biz
daughter for 139 weeks. The defendant
refuses to pay for this attention and by
reason Of that refusal plaintiff brings suit
asking judgment in the sum of S597.
PROBATE COURT JURY.
The following jury has been drawn IL
probate court for the June term of crimina
court:
j. B. Roach, Alliance.
: Henry Norbert, Canton.
. George Danner, Plain. .
George Wolf, Plain.
Peter V. Loutzenheiser, Canton.
E. b. Bayliss, Massillon.
Daniel Miller, Canton.
Henry Bauman, Sandy.
Samuel Machemer, Lake.
y George Hayse, Nimiahillen.
Anthony WAmerly, Canton.
Benjamin Beard, Plain. ...
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
The title of case filed in commo
: pleas court today by PeIse, Baldwin an
Young, Ia Mark Walton Watson, plaintiff
|. against Horatio Watson, II he be livinI
and II he be not, VS.. his widow and chi
dren, or other heirs OF his body or devise'
unknown IL any he left. Plaintiff war.
A to hold one half part of certain piece
1. property in Massillon in severalty al
!, !. asks for partition Of the property.
I. Orlando c. Yolkmore has been appoin
d ed administrator of the estate OF PSuiiI
'r Waltz OF Massillon.
70 70 Judges Taylor and MeCarty change
is court rooms today.
"a Recorder Reed says he has not yet SCI
81 the plans for the court house improv
% ment and hasn't seen the improveme
Is either.
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