The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-16
CANNOT AGREE.
A FARNER AND HIS WIFE ARE
INCOMPATIBLE.
She Sues Him for Divorce, Claiming
That He Has Abus,d and Wrong
fully Accused Her-Grand and
Petit Jurors Drawn.

Elizabeth Seibert has commenced an
action against Peter Seibert for divorce
and alimony. The petition drawn by her
attorney, G. @. Upham, is somewhat sem
sational In nature. Plaintiff alleges that
her husband has been cruel to her, that he
has made many false charges regarding
her character, and has accused her of kill
ing her two former husbands and attempt
ing to kill him. The petition states that
the defendant has charged her with being
criminally intimate with certain men
named in the petition and that on one
occasion when she visited daughter in
Canton she found the house locked against
her upon her return; that he burned her
clothes, and that she left him but later
returned to live with him on his promise
to treat her right. She claims that fshe
was finally compelled to leave him again,
were married in September, 1895, and the
defendant owns farm of flfty-six acres
on which they live between Canton and
Louisville.
GRAND JURY.
The grand jury for the January term
has been drawn by County Clerk Cassel-
man and is as follows: W. W. Webb, AL
lance; Alexander Camp, Sugar Creek
Jacob Knoll, Washington; II. Graham,
Plain; Henry Friend, Tuscarawas; Sam
uel Crimes Alliance; 5. H. Rockhill,
Canton; Thomas Laiers, Massillon; Jacob
Fohl, Bethlehem; H. H. Snyder, Tus-
carawas; John Wilson, Washington; W..
W. Goodman, Canton Jacob f. Mishler,
Canton township Herman Barnes, Can
ton; l.. d. Roath, Lexington; A Ham
merly, Canton; Frank Transue, AL
lance.
PETIT JURY.
The petit jury has also been drawn, but
no date is given as yet as to when they
shall report. This jury is as follows:
Walter Taylor, Paris; Harrison Ogden,
Sugar Greek; AL. Tuttle, Canton; Peter
j. Palmer, jackson; Chas. f. Laiblin,
Canton; E. s. Craig, lMassillon; John
Paul, Massillon; H. r. Jones, Canton
Michael Miller, Osna5urg; W. G. Wat
son, Alliance; Henry Howenstine, Pike
j. p. Hurst, Canton d. l.. st. John,
Canton; W. S. Petit Alliance; j. l..
Higley, Canton; Jacob Sibila, Tuscaraw.
as; Patrick Scanlop, Alliance; ]. E.
Beck, Massillon; j. f. Niesz, Canton
township; Lafayette Wonders, Alliance
NJ o. Shearer, Nimishillen William
Feller, Canton; William Bennett Bethle'
hem; w. G. Jacobs, Massillon; j. Gas
kill, Lexington; Henry Potter Lexing.
ton; John $. Welker, Sandy; E. W.
Shively, Canton.
SENTENCES.
Beatty Scott was brought up from the
workhouse to plead to the charge of steal
ing from Canal Fulton man some time
ago. He entered plea of guilty. He
was sentenced to serve thirty days in the
workhouse and pay a fine of $50 and
stand committed. This sentence will be
gin at the expiration of Soott's present
sentence.
j. A. Graham, indicted for practicing
medicine unlawfully in selling prepara
tion and applying same for rheumatism,
was fined $25 and COSTS
Charles b. Simmons pleaded guilty tC
keeping his saloon open on Sunday as
indicted. Judge McCarty fined Slmomns
S35 and costs and sentenced him to the
workhouse for fifteen days.
Isaac Nolle for keeping open on Sun
day, had expressed the desire to plead
guilty, but was unable to appear in court
today. He will be present Tuesday morn
ing.
Court will adjournTuesday noon for the
afternoon out of respect to President Nc
Kinley, who is member of the Starl
county bar, and to enable the attorneys