The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-17
THE PLAINTIFF
RESTS HIS CAUSE
Defendant Now Has an Inning
in the Shock Damage Suit.
JULIUS WHITING SUES THE CITY
A Pair of Wives Not Satisfied with Their
Husbands-Ot Matters of
Interest In the Temple
of Justice.

The case of Shock VS.. the City Of
Canton is still dragging along in Judge
Taylor's court room. 1t has now been
on trial over week. The plaintiff just
got through at 10 o'clock Wednesday.
They had thirty-four witnesses. The
city has called on nine witnesses thus
far. The first man to testify on behalf
of the defense was Miller j. G.. Shaub.
The case will last the balance of the
| week. .....
| ASKS FOR AN INJUNCTION.
julius Whiting, Jr., on Wednesday
began suit against the city of Canton,
the city clerk, county auditor and coun-
ty treasurer. He wants to escape pay
ing the street assessment on East Tenth
street He says he owrs q house and
lot on the corner of Tenth and Walnut.
1t has 100 feet on Tenth and 23 feet on
! Walnut. When the city paved Tenth
they assessed him for 100 feet, making
$29390. Whiting claims he should only
pay for 33 feet or $96.9S. The city clerk
has certified part of the assessments
to the auditor and had them placed on
the duplicate. Whiting asks for an in
junction to stop the clerk from certify
ing any more, also to stop the auditor
from putting the assessments on the
duplicate and to restrain the treasurer
from collecting the same.
TO COLLECT A JUDGMENT.
Attorney Werntz on Wednesday filed
a case in common pleas court on behalf
of Benjamin Criswell against Sheriff
Zaiser, Harrison Criswell and Harvey
Shirk The petition SAYS Harrison
Criswell owes Benjamin $2047S on a
Judgment. Harrison is an heir of John
II. Criswell and the sheriff has $4,000
of notes and money belonging to the
estate. Harrisons share is one-seventh.
Harvey Shirk claims an interest in
Harrison's share. The court is asked
to compel Shirk to show his claim, to
enjoin the sheriff from paying anything
to Harrison Criswell and to order him
to pay out of Harrison's share this
claim of $2O4.7S.
ALLIANCE ANSWERS.
City Solicitor Rodgers, of Alliance,
has filed an answer to the suit of Will
liam Volkman as assignee of John
Duffy. Volkman, sued for some $4,000
or more claimed by Duffy for paving
streets and building sewers in Alli-
ance. In the answer the city says
Duffy run beyond his time limit on the
paving and under the contract forfeits
over $500. Then they claim it is very
poor job. That the brick were not good
and the work abominable. They have
lnever accepted 1t and claim damages of
over $4,000. The work on the sewer is
also claimed to be irregular. Besides
this, claims have been filed against
Duffy constituting liens on the work.
NEARLY ENDED.
The law suit of George ID. Lehner VS..
the Canton Pole and Shaft Co. is
drawing to close today after two
d ays session. The testimony was fin
ished at / o'clock and Attorney Both
we'll opened the argument for Lehner.
Each side has been allotted an hour.
SUES FOR THE BALANCE.
S. j. Williams on Tuesday began suit
in common pleas court to collect q
balance of $267 alleged to be due on q
promssory note. The note was given
by l.. M. Jones to Duretta H. Callihar
for $4,000 and secured by mortgage
The payee transferred the note and en-.
dorsed it Williams. The property was
sold under foreclosure proceedings but
did not pay all the claim and Williams
now sues Jones and Duretta Callihar
for the balance.