The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-24
EMANUEL YONLEY
NOT A FATHER.
Jury So Decides After Ponder
ing All Night.
COURT APPOINTS A RECEIvET
To Take Charge of a Farm Abandoned by
Its owner widow Gets $500
For Her Husband
Court News.

| For Her
Court News.
The trial of the case of Chisler vs..
Yonley, to determine the parentage of
Miss Chisler's infant, was ended at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon and Judge
Taylor gave the matter to the jury. All
night the Jury wrestled with the ques-
ton. Several stood for declaring Yon-
| ley to be the father but majority con-
cluded he was not. The contest waxed
| hot until about o'clock in the morn
ing and then the Jury rang up Bailiff
Holman and wanted something to eat.
Then the discussion went on till 6
o'clock Wednesday morning and the
men who wanted to find verdict of
guilty became exhausted and agreed
to free the young man. The verdict
was brought to court at $3.50. Attorney
Bow at once gave notice that he would
ask for a new trial. The verdict Of
mot guilty" is such Il rare thing in this
kind of a case that it caused great
deal Of comment about the court house.
SHOCK CASE UP AGAIN.
Judge Taylor then got his old jury
back into the box and resumed the hear
| ing of the Shock Bros. damage case
against the city. EX-Engineer Chaplin
was placed on the stand for the city.
The trial will drag along for the bal
ance of the week.
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Attorney ]. T. Smith came before
Judge Taylor with petition asking
for the collection of note of $500 and
the appointment Of a receiver. Peter
j. Frank is the plaintiff and John Bur-
senowsh ct al. the defendants. Bur-
senowski owned a little farm. He got
| it all covered up with mortgages and
now has just quietly moved off and is
going to let his creditors fight out the
matter for the place among themselves.
He owes Frank $780, The farm is
running down and the petition asked
for a receiver to take charge of it. At
torney w. H. Smith was appointed by
the court. ..,s.r-.
TO COLLECT $73. n.y. .
Sterling and Braucher on Wednesday
| filed a petition in court in which Jesse
Warner is plaintiff and Levi Sell de-
fendant. Warner sues to recover
balance Of $73 on a note.
AUTHORIZED TO SETTLE.
In the matter Of the death OF William
Gibson at the cement works at Middle
branch few weeks ago, Probate Judge
Wise has appointed Susan Gibson ad
ministrator and, authorized herrto set
death of her husband. The company is
to pay her 5000. 'H t'
JURY EXCUSED.
Judge McCarty is at work today on
the case of Gardner VS.. Unkefer. Hav-
ing a special jury in the box he had no
use for the regular jury after it had
decided the Chisler VS.. Yonley case and
the members were excused till Thurs
day. sL'H
A WIFES COMPLAINT.
Emma Rapstock, through Baldwin
and Young, has sued her husband, Will
liam Rapstock, for alimony. They were
married in 1892 and have one child.
Rapstock is a conductor on the w. &
l.. E. railroad and earns from $75 to $1O0
a month. His wife says, however, that
she gets very little of it;that he squan-
ders it on other women and she declares
he has ben untrue to her. For this and
other reasons she left him this month.
She says the railroad owes him $195,
which she wants, together with house
hold furniture. The court granted an
injunction to stop the husband from col
lecting his wages or disposing of any of
his property.
$500 FOR A SON. .
In the case of Benjamin Rubicon, of
Lexington township, who was killed
while breaking on the Pennsylvania
railroad, Judge Wise on Wednesday ap-
pointed B. F. Eidenier administrators
and ordered him to settle with the rail-
road company. The company is to pay
$500 which goes to Sarah Rubicon, of
Limaville, the mother of the deceased.
COURTS WE'RE BUSY.
For the third time the attorneys and
witnesses in the cases Of Taylor VS..
Alliance and Gaskill VS.. Alliance, came
over Wednesday to have the suits
hearu' Inc court had assigned these
cases for Wednesday but when the lit
igants arrived other matters were in
hand and they had to be passed again.
ASKS FOR ALIMoNY.
McCarty. Craine and Mcdowell on
Wednesday filed a motion for alIrnony
in the divorce case of Emma VS.. Frank
Beard. The wife says she has no money
and only earns SO week while the de-
fendant gets $40 month. She thinks
therefore he should pay her 80 she can
prosecute the case against him.
RECEIVERS REPORT.
Receiver A. d. Braden. of the Mishler
Pottery company has filed his report in
court. He says he collected 81 .O4 and
paid out H,11712. This includes 1882
to himself as receiver. Claims amount
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