The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-01
HE MADE A DEFENSE
Jury Wrestled With His Case and
Found Him Guilty.
OTHER COURT HOUSE NEWS
Local Company Sued Sheriff Zaiser Makes
Report as Receiver of Fund
Secured In the Interest ofa
Wife who wanted
AIimony.

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Wife who wanted
AIimony.
The trial of Harley Foltz of Roberts
vile, upon the charge of completely in
the burglarizing of George VOLTS store
last summer, brought big delegation
from that part of the county. Testi-
mony commenced at 1870 o'clock Mon
day afternoon. The main witness of
the state was Charles Clapper. Clap
per had pleaded guilty previously to
being one of the burglars and was sent
to the Mansfield reformatory. He was
brought back Monday by Guard Barrier
in company with Charles Vaughn,
Clapper and Vaughn both being wanted
to testify in court here this week. The
boys were dressed in neat gray suits
trimmed in old braid.
Clapper went on the stand and made
clean breast of his part of the trans
action and said that Foltz was with
him. The two boys had been in the
store earlier in the evening and went
out and away together. Clapper said
he got part Of the stuff stolen and Foltz
the balance. Clapper returned home
when he was arrested and told the
whole story.
Constable Workman, Of Robertsville.
testified that during the trial before the
Robertsville squire he talked with
Foltz. Workman said Foltz asked him
what Clapper had done. Workman said
Clapper had pleaded guilty. Wortman
said he told him If he were guilty to say
so, If innocent plead not guilty. Wort
man says Foltz then said he would
plead guilty. Later, however, he plead
ed not guilty.
John Krumlauf said he heard Foltz
and Clapper talkin G in barn. Clap
per said he was going to plead guilty.
Foltz told him not to bring him into it
and he would get Clapper out.
Several witnesses testified about the
boys being together that night and the
state rested at o'clock
Judge Fawcett banked his whole case
on the statement of the defendant and
on character witnesses. Several testi-
Foltz himself said that he had been
with Clapper up till about $3.50 o'clock
then he left him and went home.
The testimony closed at o'clock
Tuesday morning and the attorneys ar
gued the matter for an hour. Judge
McCarty then gave the case to the jury.
The jury came in in about half an
hour and rendered a verdict of guilty
against Foltz. He was Immediately
taken in charge by the sheriff and ow-
ing to his age, he being only IS, Judge
McCarty will sentence him to the re-
formatory at Mansfield
Charles Clapper was taken back to-
day. Clapper is on duty in the dining
room and he was needed for duty at the
institution.
POOR KIND OF A HUSBAND.
divorce from George Labus, in common
pleas court. j. II. Jerome filed the case.
The wife says they were married in
1876 in Carroll county. For three years
George has been drinking hard. He al
so is abusive and beats his wife.
Further more she says he does not pro-
vide for her. For these reasons she
wants to be rid Of him.
RECEIVERS REPORT.
Sheriff zaiser, as receiver of Mortimer
C. Cary, in the divorce proceedings
brought by Cary's wife, Mary, has filed
his report in court. He sold out Carys
goods and got $99114. He paid Mrs.
Cary 500 alimony and other expenses
ran the bill up to 1895. He now has on
hand $799.99 belonging to the estate.
ELBEL COMPANY SUED.
Clarence d. Loudenbaok is plaintiff
in suit just filed in court against the
Elbel Co. for $1,000, Frank Chance and
Sterling and Braucher represent the
plaintiff. The claim is that on Frank
p. Michael a travelling man for the
Elbel Co. owed the concern $4,000. The
company wanted him to give three
notes with Loudenback for security.
Loudenback agreed, he says, on condi-
ton that Michaels salary of 500 per
month should be applied on the notes
instead of given to Michael or in case
the notes were transferred the $1OO per
month should be given to Loudenback
TO protect him. The notes were sold to
the First National bank. They sued
Loudenback and collected two of them
amounting to over $1,000. The Elbel
company never paid him the $100 salary
nor applied it on the notes Michael,
however, worked the full year. Loud
enback therefore sues for the years
salary.
WILL GO UP.
A transcript form Justice Reigner's
court has been filed in the case of b.
A. Stevens VS.. Longsdorf, Roher and
Robin. SteyAns sued and got Judgment
for $76. The other side is not satisfied
and will appeal to common pleas court.