The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-24
A QUESTION
OF VERACITY.
The Jury Decided the Woman
Was Right.
VERDICT FOR S163.24.
The Alliance People Got to Trial at Last
The Shock Case About Over
New Suits In the
COurts.

The law suit of Augusta Gardner
against John G. Unkefer for the colec-
tion of a note of $125 with interest closed
on testimony Wednesday afternoon
and John G. Welty opened the argu-
ment. Thursday j. j. Grant had his
say for the defense and Judge McCarty
sent the jury out at 1890 o'clock. The
court told the jury that the matter re-
solved itself into q simple issue as to
which side was telling the truth. The
jury was gallant and after being out an
hour reached a conclusion and came in
with verdict for the plaintiff for
$16324.
ALLIANCE CASES UP.
Thursday afternoon the case of Tay-
lor VS.. Clark was placed on trial before
Judge McCarty. This is a companion
case with that of Gaskill VS.. Alliance.
In both cases Taylor and Gaskill had
sued Alliance for damages, for $500 in the
Taylor case and $500 in the Gaskill
matter The damages were claimed be-
cause neighbor named Clark had, it
was alleged, closed up a ditch in the
street, causing water to back into their
cellars. In the preliminary skirmishes
that go before a law suit the city
shifted its end Of the suit onto Clark's
sents the plaintiffs and Rodgers and
Hart and Anderson the defense. A
score of witnesses are over to testify.
NEARING A FINISH.
The damage case of Shock Bros.
against Canton is drawing to a close.
The defense Thursday morning closed
| its case with expert testimony to show
that the reason Shocks did not get more
| power was not lack of water alto
gether but poor apparatus. w. w.
Taylor, of Dayton, an expert engineer
was on the stand for an hour explaining
| to the jury the defects of the Shock
machinery
The rebuttal testimony and argument
will all be finished by Friday night
if nothing happens to spoil present
| calculations.
IN COURT AGAIN.
William G. Liable is in common pleas
court with another suit against Will
liam Schario and William Dannemil-
Ter. In Justice Bowmans court he sued
and got judgment for $197 which he
| claimed for work and material fur
nished the Canton Clay and Insulator
Co. w. j. Oby represents Liable and
c. T. Meyer, the defendants. The de-
Tense made no opposition below and
nave taken the case up on appeal.
| WANTS A DIVISION.
| William Seacrist, of Alliance, on
Thursday began proceedings in court
against Sylvester, Martin, ]. G. Seacrist
and other joint heirs, to have a property
in which all are interested divided.
Plaintiff says Martin Seacrist has been
living on the place since 1896. w. B.
Roach filed the petition.
| CRIMINAL COURT.
The assignment of criminal cases for
trial was made Thursday afternoon by
Prosecutor Pomerene as follows:
Monday-Ohio VS.. Foltz, burglary and
larceny.
Ohio VS.. Holt, assault and battery.
Tuesday-Ohio VS.. John Vaughn, bur-
glary and larceny.
Wednesday-Ohio VS.. Murphy, bur-
glary and larceny.
Friday-Ohio VS.. Martha Lewis, cut
ting with intent to wound and robbery.
WILL APPEAL.
John G. Wertzbaugher sued John w.
and Ella Allen before Justice Folger
and got judgment for $4757. The
transcript has been filed in common
pleas court and the defendants will ap-
peal.