The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-03-28
COURT House NEWS.


Caroline d. Davis and Simon Perkins,
as administrators of Zopner A. Davis,
have brought suit In common pleas court
against Mary l.. Vaughn and Joseph w.
Vaughn, to collect S1,8i9.G5, alleged to
be due on promissory notes secured by
mortgage on three tracts Of land in Marl-
boro township The three tracts contain.
ing 140 acres of land.
Anna B. Groetzinger has began an ac-
tion for divorce from her husband, John
Groetzinger. The petition charges wilful
absence for the three years past and failure
TO support for five years. The parties are
from Massillon.
The jury i'm the case of Edward c. Mil
Ter against the Wrought Iron Bridge com
pany Thursday afternoon, returned u
verdict for the plaintiff In the sum Of
So, 100. The case grows out of an explos-
ion that occurred at the Bridge company's
shop, n year or more ago. The company
use crude oil for fuel, and the foreman
ordered Miller and several other employees
to clean out one of the tanks which was
supposed to be empty. IL was after dark
and the men took a lighted lantern and
went down in the tank in obedience to
orders. The gas from the oil ignited from
the lantern and caused an explosion. The
result was an employe by the name of
Mike, received injuries from which he
died, and Miller had his eyes permanently
injured. 1t is understood there are other
suits which will be commenced by Welty
g. Taylor growing out of the same acci-
dent and for which the company is sup
posed TO be liable
The Reyman Brewing company, of
Wheeling w. Va, has commenced an
action against Amanda r. Lloyd and ELI
Lloyd, of Canton, to collect 81 900, alleged
to be due and foreclose mortgage on
part of lot No. 9 in the city of Canton,
given to secure the payment of the 81 900.
william Wagner and John Wagner,
trustees of part of the entailed estate of
Joseph Meyer, deceased, have brought suit
against Louis Geringer and M. Alice
Geringer, of Canton, to collect $5S3 and
foreclose mortgage on lot No. 1910, in
the city of Canton, which was given to
secure the payment of the same.
william Wagner and John Wagner, as
trustees of the estate of Joseph Meyer,
have brought suit against Maggie Snyder
to collect 81 063. 49, alleged to be due and
forclose a mortgage on lot No. 4072 given
to secure the payment of the said sum
James J. Clark, late Thursday after
noon, paid into court 81 900, the amount
of damages awarded to General /. X.
Sherwood, by the common pleas court,
and confirmed by the circuit court at its
last session. This is the end of one of the
most famous damage suits in the history
of Stark county.
The case of II. NJ Wcrntz against the
G. G. & S. Railroad Co, was on trial be-
fore Judge NIcCarty and jury in court
room No. /, Friday. The case grows out
of the destruction of twenty peach
trees and forty rods Of fence by fire, al
legged to have been caused by the negli-
gence of the railroad company. The trees
and fence We're the property of J. NJ Saus-
SER b. f. Sullivan and John Hadley, of
Osnaburg township, who sold their claim
to Wernz. The trees are valued at $40
each, and the fence at 60 cents rod
Warren Michener, executor of Gather
inc Hershey, has commenced suit against
George Hoover, of Canal Fulton, to collect
S347.2 90 alleged to be due on IA promissory
note.
The appraisement of the property be-
longing TO the Anchor Tile & Clay COM
pany, of Sparta, has been filed in common
pleas court. The property amounts to
'<3S, 0091S.
The jury in the case of II. M. Wcrntz
which was on trial before Judge McCarty,
Friday returned verdict Saturday morn
ing in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of
$11. 49, The defendant burned u fence
and some peach trees on the farm of the
plaintiff.
Charles Steese, of Massillon, has com
menced an action in common pleas court,
against Benjamin f. Umbenhour Mary
Bowers Edward G. Bowers, Cora Um-
benhour and Jacob Umbenhour, to re-
cover So, 900, alleged TO be due on prom
issory note, and foreclose n mortgage on
lot No. 319, in Kent Jarvis addition in
Massillon, given to secure the same.
Debora j. Ferguson has commenced an
action against Ellen M. McLain, Frank
G.. McLain, Mary McLain, John McLain,
Percy McLain, Helen McLain, Charles A.
Gates, as administrator of the estate of
James III. McLain, Harry Cannon, Lake
+. Jones, Jennie Jones and the city of
Massillon to correct the title to lots Nos
80, 36, 81, 65 and SO in Warwick, Crosse
and Baldwins, subdivision of certain lands
in Massillon The petition also asks for
the appointment of master commissioner
to make the necessary deeds.
Jacob Umbenhour, of Massillon, has
filed an answer in the case of Charles
Steese, against Benjamin II. Umben-
hour ct al, admitting the allegations of
the petition and joining in asking the
foreclosure of the mortgage on lot $40, in
Kent Jarvis addition to Massillon
Judges Taylor and McCarty were both
engaged trying damage suits Monday
afternoon. Judge Taylor was hearing the
case of Samuel Perskey against the Can
ton Massillon Electric Railway company
for $1,000 damages for being run into