The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-19
THE GRAND JURY SWORN
Suggestion That the Hartung Murder
Case May Be Taken Up.
JUDGES TAYLOR AND MCCARTHY
Are On Their Respective Benches and
Heard the Motion Docket at the
Morning Session of Court
Several Lawsuits
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The September term of common pleas
court is on and the court rooms Oh the
county building present the usual scene
of activity when the wheels OF 1ustlce
are set grinding. The rooms are as
clean and as intelligent as muscular
work could make them, and Bailitfs
Holman and Hauptfeurer sit benignIY
at their desks following the instructions
of the court in the same old way. The
hearing of the motion dockets con-
sumed the early hours of court both IN
Judge McCarty and Judge Taylor
rooms.
At 10 o'clock the grand jury was |
sworn by Deputy Clerk of Courts Bliss
and were charged by Judge McCarty.
Owing to several grand jurymen being
excused a special venire had been issued
and the panel was filled from 1t. The
Jury consists of the following gentle
men: o,,
Samuel Killinger, Jackson.
William T. Cole, Marlboro
Andrew Carper, Lake.
Frank o. Humberger, Massillon.
Thomas Crowl, Paris.
Thomas Wilson, Alliance.
Madison Trail, Alliance.
Albert d. Weaver, Canton.
William Wagner, Canton.
L. p. Pfunder, Canton.
William Widder, Canton.
Ephraim Eckley, Canton.
]. G.. A. Richter, Canton.
]. j. Snyder, Paris.
Judge McCarty in charging the jury
laid particular stress upon the necessity ,IS.
of absolute secrecy being maintained by
all members of the jury. Judge NC
Carty also hinted that several cases
outside of these coming to their atteE-
ton in the regular channels, would De
introduced by the prosecutor. 1t is con-
lecture that the Hartung murder case
at Greentown is among the obscured
cases mentioned by the judge. The
grand Jury was dismissed after being
Instructed in their duties to report at
1 o'clock.
MOTION TO AMEND.
Before Judge Taylor Monday morning
a motion to amend the petition in the
case of Herman VS.. the Q. 7. & V. rail-
way was argued at length by Judge
Stiilwell. Of Millersburg, for the plain
tiff and Austin Lynch for the defendant.
WANTS DATA.
A motion has been filed in common
pleas court in the case Of Philip Arnold
VS. Levi Hartranft to compel plaintiff
to make his petition more definite and
certain by stating the dates and the
amounts paid to defendant. This Is in
the case in which Arnold sues Har-
tranft for damages by reason of alleged
losses sustained in a gambling place al
legged to have been kept and operated by
Hartranft.
TO COLLECT.
L..
ings in common pleas court against F.
M. Cloy to collect $1OO.5O alleged due on
a promissory note. Attorney John Mong
filed the petition.
TWO PETITIONS.
c. T. Meyer has begun proceedings
against David l.. Miller, c. G. Palmer,
Lewis Sliker, and A. j. Hartman, to
collect $55 46 alleged due plaintiff. The
petition alleges that David Miller was
executor of the estate of Magdalena
Nauman and judgment was secured
against him at previous term of court
for the sum of $115 of which but $45.47
has been paid C. C. Palmer, Lewis
Sliker and A. j. Hartman as bondsmen
of defendant Miller in the sum of $1,000
are made parties to the suit. Attorney
G. Il. Meyer filed the petition.
A similar proceedings was begun
against the same parties by b. Dame
miller and Sons, to collect $310.72 judg-
ment or which it is alleged was secured
at the January term of common pleas
court. Attorney G. L. Meyer filed the
petition.
ON AN ACCOUNT.
George Dueble has begun proceedings
in common pleas court against George
l.. Gilwick to collect $1S7.54 alleged due
on account. Attorney John Sponseller
filed the petition
NEW NAMES DRAWN.
On account of the illness Of some of
the men drawn as grand jurymen it be-
came necessary Monday morning to is
sue a special venire and the following
names We're drawn from the wheel:
William Wagner, l.. p. Pfunder, Will
liam Widder, Ephraim Eckley, John G..
A. Richter.
MOTION TO vACATE
A motion to vacate the temporary
Injunction in the case of The Goheen
Manufacturing Co. VS. The Pennsylva-
MIA Railway Co., was filed in common
pleas court Monday morning. The mo-
tion states as reasons for vacating the
Injunction, first, that the track COM
plained of was laid and completed by
defendant before the granting of the in
junction.
Second, That the track was laid un-
der and in pursuance of the lines of an
ordinance, passed by the city council
in January 2S, 1896, granting the right
to lay said track.
Third: That allegations of plaintiffs
that they had been damaged thereby
was untrue The motion was filed by
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