The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11
COURT House NEWS.

Joseph d. Miller and John c. Miller, have
brought suit against Christian Rich, Lydia
Cerrick, Matilda Rich, Almer Rich, Jesse
Rich and Erick Rich to collect 81 400 and fore
close mortgage ON property given to secure
the same.
The case of the state Of Ohio against Peter
Gansline, for selling liquor in prohibition
township, was on trial before Judge McCarty,
Friday. Gansline was indicted for selling
liquor in Maximo in Washington town
ship.
The board Of directors of the Stark county
infrmary have begun suit against James
valleley to recover S275 alleged to be due for
the support Of his mother at the in6rmary
since 1890
In the replevin case of Mrs. Louis Thouve-
min VS. Constable Henry Jolly, in Justice
Bowers court the jury arrived at a verdict at
12 o'clock Thursday night. The case was de-
cided in favor Of Jolly.
Alliance is to the front again with first
class sensation. 1t looked for time as If she
were going to miss IL ON this term Of court, but
when Clerk Coxen opened his mail Monday
morning she came noby up with aS10, 900 dam
age case for lacerated affections. The action is
brought by Maggie Bratschi an innocent Ger
man girl of that city, aud the defendant is
William Patrick O'Donnell Williams name
indicates that he is not German.
1t might be argued that Maggie should have
known better than to have fixed her affections
on son Of Erin knowing that the Irish are
great love makers, and with their blarny are
apt to deceive the very elect not to mention
innocent and slow going young German
girls But, however, Maggie alleges in her
petition, that on or about the first day OF
March 1895, in consideration Of the promise of
the plaintiff, she then being unmarried, to
marry the defendant at a time to be fixed by
mutual agreement between them, but not later
than May 1895, the defendant promised to
marry her. She alleges that she entered into
the contract in good faith and was at all times
ready and willing to marry the defendant,
until she learned that he had married another
Shesays that at the time of making the said
marriage contract the defendant represented tc
her that he was an unmarried man, while the
truth was that he was either then married OF
has since married and Is now the husband OF
another woman, who is an entire stranger tC
the plaintiff She says that at the time Of
making the contract she had no knowledge
that Patrick was married. il he was married
NOR is she now fully advised as to when h'
married his present wife. She claims that by
reason of this contract which Patrick "blar
neyed" her into making, she has been dam
aged in the sum of $4,000, and asks the cour
to grant her Judgment against him in tina
sum.
Mary Miller has begun an action against he
husband, George X. Miller, for divorce and al
imony. The plaintiff alleges that they wer
married Oct. 2s, 1885. She charges him will
drunkenness, failure to provide, extreme cru
city and adultery. She asks for a divorce, ali
money the custody of the minor children ant
TO be restored to her maiden name of Mary +
Boren
Judge McCarty Monday decided the case o
f. L. Hartzell against the city of Alliance
Hartzell sued for an order restraining the cit
from collecting the full assessment for pawn
Arch avenue alleging that the contract ha
not been properly performed. Judge Mo
Carly found that the contract had not bee
properly carried out and ordered rebate c
$500 to those person who had joined wit
Hartzell in the suit The rebate will amour
to noarly 10 per cort of the assessments "
due.
Samuel AXE has commenced suit again'
Joseph A. Putt and Louisa S. Putt to collet
$1,000 due on judgment.
The case of the Thompson National ban
against James Fraunfelter, which was set ft
hearing today, was settled out of court In tl
year 1890 James Fraunfelter l.. M. Jones, {
w. Yohe and w. p. Martin purchased 2S
acres of land near Seattle in Washington, pa!
ing a cash payment down and giving the
notes for the balance, which was $4,000. II
off arda cold IN fha ThnnnDG
National bank of Boston. The Cal
ton people claimed the sale of the Ian
was fraudulent and attempted to have the pa
ty who sold them the land indicted. In Il
meantime the notes for the &c. 900 became du
and as the parties would not pay them, su
was commenced for their collection. The CA
is an old one. The attorneys were all forenoC
arranging settlement. Each party pays the
own costs. ,-
The case of Ohio against George Con
nor and William Fosnought, charge
with arson, is on trial before Judge Nj
Carly. Connor and Fosnought al
charged with burning barns near Limi
vile and were arrested last winter. The
are the two prisoners who escaped froi
Jail recently and returned in the mornin
after wandering around the town a
night.
Cheese Case Settled.
The case of the Chicago Cheese Co., VS. V
X. Fogg of Alliance, in which Judge Day
this city represented the defendant, was cor
promised at Cleveland in the United Stat
circuit court Friday. Fogg was sued for S1C
900 damages because he failed to deliver 10,
Swiss cheeses contracted for bat not deliver,
until the company claims to have lost fortul