The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-25
COURT House NEWS.

Moses G watterson and Carrie Baldwin,
as administrators of the estate of Samuel
g. Baldwin have commenced an action
against Ada f. Coates and the A. W.
Coates company. The petition relates
that on the 18th day of September 1873
the board of education Of Alliance secured
a Judgment against Agnes Greiner VIII
liam M. Reed Amos W. Coates Michael
Wheeler and Leslie II. Lamborn. The
share of Coates being fixed at S4,2l1.37
On April z, 1888, the Judgment was sold
TO Samuel G.. Baldwin and there Is still
due on It the sum of 81. 100 and interest.
The petition also alleges that Amos w.
Coates and Ada f. Coates by deed trans
ferred the bulk of the real estate belong
ing to Amos W. Coates to the A. W.
Coates Company. The petition also
claims that by virtue of notes given with
out any consideration Ada f. Coates
secured Judgment against her husband
Amos +. Coates to the amount OF
SS. 4OS. 80 and levied execution on his real
estate. The petition asks that lots Nos.
1890 and 2t in Teeter's addition to the
village of Alliance be sold and the proceeds
applied to the payment of the Judgment
due the estate of Samuel G. Baldwin.
John f. Yengling, of Minerva, who has
been in Jail for shooting man by the
name of Booth in Minerva was released
Monday on 81, 500 bond for his appearance
ut the next term of court.
A. ID. Braden has been appointed re-
ceiyer of the Anchor Tile and Clay works.
at Sparta. The appointment was made
by Judge McCarty Monday forenoon.
David Mathie has commenced an action in
common pleas court against b. f. Stump and
q. s. Brown to recover s10O.5O, alleged to be
due on a promissory note.
Anton w. Walter has commenced an
action against Casper J. Falla, asking for
the appointment of receiver for the Can
ton Novelty Wire Works company. The
petition relates that n partnership was en-
tered into on the 1st day of December
under tho firm name of the Canton Nov
city Wire Works company for the purpose
of the manufacture and sale of certain
novelties in wire baskets and other pur-
poses, Each partner furnished half the
n ssets and sharing equally in the gains
and losses. BY the terms of the agree.
ment the plaintiff was to superintend
the manufacture of the articles and have
charge of the shop while the defendant
was to 90 upon the road and mako the
sales. The defendant was also to keep
the books of the firm. The petition alleges
that while the defendant did go upon the
rond he has never rendered any account
of his expenses but has simply withheld
and deducted lump sums of money which
he alleged were his expenses. That the
defendant also sold goods for other parties
and charged all his expenses to the NOV
elty Wire Works company and kept the
profits of such sales to himself. The peti
tion further alleges that the defendant has
not kept the accounts of the firm in an
accurate manner, cutting out whole pages
from the account books and leaving the
same in confusion. The defendant, 1t Is
alleged has also used the bank account o
the firm for his use and has finally trans
ferred the entire account to his own name
A receiver is asked for to collect the
outstanding debts and close up the part
nership.
Frank Doll, Zachariah Doll, Hiram
Doll and Samuel Doll have commenced
an equity proceeding against j. W. Fern
The petition relates that the plaintiffs ar
owners of a farm of 210 acres in Pari
township Of which the defendant Feri
has been the agent from April 1st, 1888
to April 1st, 1895. That since January 2
1890, the defendant has had control ant
management of the entire farm will
power to purchase and sell what ever wa
necessary in the management OF the sam
but that since January of 1890 has rem
dered no account of his transactions oil
the farm. The petition asks for an ac
counting and for n Judgment for tn
amount found due them.
William ]. Mathie has commenced sui
against B. f. Shull, George W. Schulz, vii
liam o. Werntz and The Central Savings Banl
of Canton, Ohio. The petition relates that ol
February 22, 1885, the said B. f. Shull an
G. W. Shull executed a promissory note to W
j. Mathie for the sum of 81 900; that no pay
ments have been made on said note and tina
it has become due and payable.
For second cause of action the petitio
says that the defendant Ed Moul is owing t
the defendant b. f. and George w. Shull, tn
sum of three hundred dollars and that tn
promissory note for said sum had been trans
ferred to William o. Werntz or made to hir
as payer without any consideration and wit
fraudulent intent and is now held by said Et
Moul to be delivered to said w. o. Werntz
said Ed. Moul upon said F. Shull deliver
ing to Moul warranty deed for certain piec
of real estate in Osnaburg township. An
that said w. O. Werntz holds the legal title
the land without consideration. The petitio
claims the land was transferred to Werntz ft
the purpose of defrauding the plaintiff of hi
money.
The petition also says that the defendar
Moul has paid to w. o. Werntz $3.50 out {
money belonging to said b. +. and George "
Shull without consideration, and that Went
has deposited the same in the Central Saviut
Bank of Canton in his own name. The pet
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