The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-18
WEST END SENSATION.
MRS. DIR. HARDY SUES HUSBAND
FOR DIVORCE.
Prisoners Are Sentenced by Judge
Mccsrty ami Some of Them Get
the saItisst Kiuds of Doses
Getz Case Continued.

Judge Taylor Thursday afternoon rem
tlpred decision in the case Of Christian
Zeiter VS.. The Mutual Aid Society
Plaintiff had joined the society for i'll
surance, though it was known to the
agent that he was too old to be entitled
TO membersip. When the company learned
of Zeiter's age some time later his policy
was taken up. Zeiter sued to recover the
assessments paid, amounting to Sl1l'oO,
and Judge Taylor decided in his favor,
giving the amount in full without in
terest. Seeman & Seeman represented
plaintiff and Sterling & Wcrntz the de
fendant.
welty & Albaugh and Virgil P. Kline,
as attorneys for John W. Myers indicted
for embezzlement from the county treas
urer filed u motion with the clerk OF
courts Thursday afternoon to require the
prosecuting attorney to file a statement
of items and bill of particulars upon
which the state relies to constitute its
charges of larceny and embezzlement
The jury in the case of Ohio VS.. sam
uel Sylvester, alias Cedar Ross, indie
ted for burglary, retired at ;25 Friday
afternoon and in ten minutes returned
with its verdict The defendant was found
guilty as indicted.
Judge McCarty convened court at $3.50
Saturday morning for the purpose Of
sentencing prisoners who have either
been convicted Of or have pleaded guilty
to ofrenses for which they were indicted
by the grand jury,
samuel sylvester, alias Cedar Ross
was the first prisoner sentenced, and he
got salty dose sylvester was found
guilty of burglary in entering the Troy
laundry last October for the purpose of
blowing safe. SyNoster's reputation
il bad and the judge thought it would be
best to relieve society from the dangers
of such a man. He was sentenced to serve
seven years at hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary and taken there today.
Erwin Tyndal was convicted of burg
larry in connection with South Cherry
street store. Attorney Shaver made II
statement to the court in the boy behalf
he is but seventeen years old, he says
and said the prisoner asked for clemency,
promising his father and mother and his
counsel that he would be found in bet
ter company hereafter. 1t was also said
that in this case Tyndal did not enter
the store, but stood guard outside. The
court considered the matters presented and
sentenced him to the Ohio reformatory at
Mansfield. His term Of service depends
upon the prisoner 5 behavior.
Harry Parrott had been indicted for as
sault with intent to rape, but had been
given an opportunity to plead guilty to
assault and battery, which he accepted.
Attorney Mclean made statement in
his behalf, and there was some doubt
about the young mans real guilt as in
dicted He lives in Canotn and was in
dustrious when he had work at his pro-
fession, matchmaking. He had been in
Jail some time. Judge McCarty senten-
ced him to fifteen days in the workhouse
and to pay costs Of prosecution.
George Corey was indicted for assault
with intent to rob He had been caught
in the act of picking a mans pockets at
Canal Fulton. He pleaded guilty to as
sault and battery, Attorney j. NJ
Myers spoke in his behalf and the court
sentenced him to twenty days in the
workhouse and to pay the costs Of pros
ecution.
Attorney John c. Welty, in behalf of
Turene Getz the Massillon officer indict-
ed for shooting with intent to wound
John Charters, made a motion for con
tinuance of the case until next term of
court this morning. The case was set for
Monday next and the continuance was
asked for on the grounds of absence of a
prominent witness for defense, who up TO
November l, resided in Parkersburg, W.
Va, but who since that time has moved
to New York state, place of residence at
present unknown. The court did not
consider the grounds sufficient for post
ponement further than two weeks from
Monday at which time it must come to
trial
The case of Ohio VS.. Edward F. Christ
man, indicted for assault and battery,
was called by Judge McCarty Friday
afternoon at the conclusion of the Sylves-
ter case. Christman, who is Massil-
lonian, is represented by Attorneys Gar
rett and Wilson 1t had not progressed
far until it was time to adjourn court.
The case will be taken up again Monday
morning. .-
A DIVORCE CASE.
An important divorce case comes from
Massillon today. 1t is that of DIR.
Irene Hardy against DIR. Neal Hardy. The
parties were married in Ashland county,
Ohio, in 1879 They have little girl
living with them who, though not adopt
ed. has been considered as daughter
At the time of their marriage, the petit
tion states the plaintiff had So, 200 and the
defendant 81, 400. They have practiced
medicine jointly and have accumulated
property including two flats in Chicago
and farm and residence properties in
Ohio, amounting in value to about S53,
900, as a result of mutual efforts
Plaintiff charges defendant with ex-
treme cruelty, which has resulted in their
sanaration. Plaintiff wants q divorce