The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-02
COMMON PLEAS COURT
IL Now In Session and q Large
Number Of Cases Set for
Trial.
Henry Streop Plead Guilty 70 Assault
and Battery-1njunction Suit
Filed Against County
Treasurer.

But little business has been transacted
during the January term Of court owing
10 the sickness Of Judge Newby and
several attorneys. The time Lest week
was mainly occupied in hearing motions
and dsmursn and . few orders for sale
Of real estate were granted.
The case Of Jesse =. Lesverton ".
John J. Dewey was Get for trial Monday
but continued on account Of the illIess
Of Hon. Uric Sloane, counsel for plain
tih. With the grip.
In the case Of the state Of Ohio W.
Henry Stroop, plea Of guilty to assault
and battery was entered Tuesday and .
fiue of 926 and costs was assessed and
defendant ordered to stand committed
until Ane and costs were paid. Sentence
was suspended for thirty days to enable
him to comply Herewith.
The case Of the state Of Ohio W. VIM.
A. Bilderbsck, was also heard Tuesday
and before jury. It was prosecution
under the statute making 1t . misde-
mesnor for failure TO provide for minor
child. The counsel in the case finish
cd their arguments late Tuesday even
ing. From the charge the Judge gave
the jury Wednesday morning the prob
abilities are that verdict Of guilty will
be returned, but you can never tell what
. jury will do. All the parties are from
Lynchburg.
Thursday . petition was fled BY the
Providsnt Life and Trust Company, oi
Philadelphia, - executor, and Margaret
Armstrong - ,executrix Of the last will
and testament Of Frank ". Armstrong
deceased, asking for IN injunction t.
prevent Chas. E Hixson, - Treasurer o.
Highland county from collecting tsxe,
on the personal property Of the deceased
for the year Of 1894. In their petition
the plaintiffs state that on Decembe
10th, 1893, the Auditor placed on th'
duplicate Of said county for taxation tn
personal property Of the deceased 70
1894 to the amount Of $53. 900 and adde'
. penalty Of fifty per cent amounting
| in all to s79. 800 and levied thereon . "a,
, Of "a 9 mills, that being the rate for tha
year, and being . tax Of e2,2l8 OF
! PlaintiHi further state that the decease
wss not resident Of this county durin
the year 1894. did not make return q
any property for taxation during tha
year in this county, did not have IN
property subject to taxation In thl
county during said year, that NO lev
. was made against him and that the su
4 u wholly erroneous and without warrar
b Of law. A perpetual injunction h aske
for to keep the Treasurer from oollectiu
or attempting to collect thssame. steel
J, L Sans and Nelson Williams attorney
b for plainihs.
0 The following assignment Of cases 4
trial hes been made:
=. Thursday. Feb. 2-Frank n. Miller '
. L. B. Banks.
Friday Feb. 3-Roevo0 d %. ". Hul
!, Ter 4 Mile.
: Monday. Fob. 81. Arthur Barrett '
. J. 81. Guthrie. Olars g. Ohansy '
pf Jacob =. Chansy.
y Tuesday, Feb. 7-Hosss Miner, Q
70 Giense ". Geo. KinEer, OF a..
Wednesday, Feb. 8-Mazy e. 8ks>
!. ~, Ca1y skssn. Ma.iah e. Roush '
Isaiah Roush.
I. Thursday, Fob. 9-Wm. E. Aalcol
i st q. ". Joshua Hawk. Maggie East
". Jacob n. Easter.
Friday, Feb. l0-Marsaret Rhoad
70 admr'x N. Alice A. Mosisr OF q. n
Y, rsdith snsed ". J. n. scarborough ct
y Monday, Feb. 13-Isabells Lewis '
.. John Lewis alias John Culberson. A
D. dress L Heimberser ". Anna D. Hsil
q berger.
~ Tuesday. Feb. 1.-THE Henry O VI
= ner %. W. John Rittsnhouss ct al.
- Friday, Feb. l7-JAmss Hundley !
Henry Smith admr.
Monday, Feb. 20-H. N. DsHan
On Mary DsHass.
I'M Tuesday, Feb. 2l-Andreas L Hei
de berger W. Anna D. Heimberger.
". J0lnt lnatallat1On.