Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Family Troubles Drove Him TO
Drinking.
The Decree In the Soldering
Case.

The attorneys for both the plain
tiffS and defendants. in the action to
set aside the will of John B. Woods.
made their opening statements tn the
Jury late Monday afternoon.
/ This is the second trial of the action.
An estate worth about $l25,oO0 is at
stake A peculiar feature of this
/ hearing is the fact that all the child
rem are now united, in a desire to
have the will declared null and void.
! AT the first trial. Mrs. Mary HiIbish,
who was given $4,000. asked that the
prayer of the petition be ignored. 1t
developed, however, that she would
get double that amount if the instrll-
ment was set aside and she is now
with the plaintiffs. Those who con-
test the case are r. l.. Andrew, Mrs.
Harriet E.. Fitch and children of
Cleveland, Mrs. Brown of Pennsyl-
vania and Messrs. Scully and Foster
of Iowa. The first named is a sOn-in-
law. Mrs. Fitch a step-sister, Mrs.
Brown niece and the two men old
acquaintance.
Attorney VOris, for the plaintiffs,
said that they would show that Mr..
| Woods had an unnatural hatred for
his children and that he was of un-
sound mind. Testimony will be in
troduced to show that he wandered
away from his home during the night
clad only in his night clothes, that
! he ran about the residence barking
/ like dog or believing like a bnll
and that he would throw stones at
/ the windows of the rooms where
other members of the family We're
asleep.
I Judge Tibbals, who is one of the
attorneys for the defendants. stated
/ that ii would be proven that he did
/ all of the things while under the in
fuence of liquor. 1t will be claimed
/ that his family relations We're 50 un-
pleasant to him that he would go to a
wine cellar in the residence, after his
return from the bank, and drink to
such excess that he was not capable
of governing himself. When not
under the influence of strong drink.
it is said, that he was a man of great
shrewdness and business ability.
( Testimony will be introduced, tend
( ing TO show that the treatment ac-
corded him was decidedly unpleas-
cant, and that his children had little
OF no affection for him.
. There was considerable difficulty
experienced in getting IA jury. 1t
was necessary to send out for addi-
tional taliSmen in order TO fill the
panel.
The Soldering Decree.
In the decree awarding judgments
to the various creditors of the j. f.
Seiberling d Go. judgments are re-
turned against the various stock
holders of the defunct company as
follows:
Frank a. Seiberling s o4203 10
Chas. w. Seiberling 52625
James H. Seiberling .. 2l05
Samuel HI. Miller 2l05
Frank 4. Seiberling ct al 3l57
John F. Seiberling ... ;iS1977 81
Fl. T. Wilson. the referee, is al
lowed 5000 as fees. He is appointed
receiver to collect the judgments.
Musser & Kohler, attorneys, are al
lowed $3.50 and Allen d Cobbs, 800.
The receiver is ordered to pay divi-
dends to all creditors except the fol-
lowing, John Z. Seiberling s20,0O0,
and James III. and Samuel III. Miller
-NoS.US. lie amount Vi ulNluelluS
due them will be credited on the
judgments entered against them.
Grand Jury.
The grand jury took up the Powell
murder case Monday. Various wit
nesses We're examined. The Buel J.
Fish case was considered Tuesday.
Harvey Spangler, whose arm was
blown off by IL charge of buck shot
from Fish's shot gun, was one of the
witnesses.
Injunction Case.
Robert Adams has commenced an
action against Sam Luke. He asks
that the defendant be enjoined from
closing an air shaft running into the
plaintiffs coal mine i'll. Tallmadge.
The injunction was allowed. 1t re-
mains in force until June /.
ltimized Account.
The creditors of the Akron Silver
Plate company have filed a motion
asking that the receivers of that con-
Germ file an itemized account of all
their transactions since their ap-
p0intmeni.
Adjudged Insane.
Mary \. Gregg of Cuyahoga Falls.
was adjudged insane Monday by
Judge Anderson She is II years of