The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-06

fully as Is usual and that IL was no fault
of theirs IL the boy got hurt.
The case started last week by Mary
A. Beaumont to restrain Jennie Ham
mer and other retiring members of the
knights and Ladies of Honor from dis
posing of the property that formerly
belonged to the lodge and for an order
requiring them to turn 1t over to the
plaintiff, John A. Shellhase and David
Moonshower have filed answers through
Attorney Werntz. Both deny the char
ges in the petition. They say that
Thomas Smith had no authority to sus-
pend the lodge and that In fact he did
not suspend 1t. Further they assert
that the lodge met January 3 and upon
unanimous vote decided to dispose of
the property and divide the assets of
the order among the members. They
say this was done, and the only money
remaining in their hands is $117S4
which is to go to the members who did
not go out and join the knights and La
dies of Security. The court Is asked to
dismiss the proceedings.
WACKERLY OWNED 1T.
The suit of Wackerly against Sheriff
Zaiser ct al. was finished in court room
No. 2 Thursday afternoon. After the
hour the court gave his charge and in
fifteen minutes the men filed back into
the court room with a verdict. They
found just as the jury found when the
case was tried before--that the right of
property in the horse and buggy was in
Edward Wackerly and the young lady
who had the judgment against him
will now get that much of her pay at
least.
HAS A MORTGAGE.
In the case of the Drake Coal compa-
ny against Mamie Sheckler and others
to get judgment for the collection of a
coal bill, and to have it made a lien on
the property of the defendant A. ".
J ohnson has filed an answer and cross
petition, through his attorney, David
Fording He says that he has mort
gage of $500 on the property that the
coal company wants to have a lien upon
and the court is asked to protect his
claim and have the place applied to the
payment of the same.
CASE ON TRIAL.
Judge Taylor put lis jury to work
Thursday evening on the case of J. H.
Keim against e. r. Held. The suit in
wolves 1884. Keim claimes an interest
in some fixtures left in building owned
by Held and he says they are worth
1884 which amount he wants Held to
pay. Held says that they belong to him
and that Keim has no interest in them
whatever. Attorney c. N. Fiscus of
Cleveland and Hemperly of Massillon
represent the plaintiff and Sterling and
Braucher the defendant. The case was
resumed Friday morning and a number
or witnesses are being examined.
PARTITION DECREE.
A decree for PARTITION has been en-
tered in the case of William Stallcup
VS. Henry j. Bradshaw ct al. The heirs
were all agreed to have the property di-
vided and all the court had to do was to
confirm the agreement that was made
between them. The widow, Mary A.
Bradshaw, gets two-sixths of the prop
erty, William Stallcup, Henry J. Brad
shaw, John F. Bradshaw, and Barkley
Bradshaw each one-sixth. Jesse Leon
ard, Elijah Carter and e. H. Brosius
have been appointed to divide the es-
tate.
CLAIM ADJUSTED.
The case of Schuster against Wilhelm
on Judge McCarty's assignment for
trial Thursday of this week, was set
plaintiff had sued for about $500 and
the parties got togethr out of court and
adjusted their differences.
SMALL VERDICT.
The case of Keim VS. Held which was
on trial before Judge Taylor and a jury
Friday was finished Friday night. The
attorneys took an hour and half for
argument and the jury then decided the
controversy. Keim sued for 1884 and
the jury gave him $45.
TESTIMONY ALL IN.
The taking of testimony in the case of
Ridgway- Burton Co. against Hadley
and Blake was finished in Judge Nc
Carty's court Friday evening. There
was not time for the argument and the
case was held over till Monday for final
adjustment.
HIS WILL FILED.
The will of Charles A. Steineck Sr.
has been filed for probate. After pro-
viding for his funeral expenses and the
| erection of tombstones, he asks that the
property be divided as follows among
his children: William /: Emanuel $25.
and one-fifth Of the balance of the es-
| tate; Elizabeth one-sixth, less $50; Ed
mund one-fifth; Amelia one-fifth; John
| Henry one-fifth and Charles one-fifth.
j. II. Reigner is named as executor.
WANTS NEW TRIAL.
Attorney Charles Krichbaum has filed
| motion for a new trial in the case of
DR.. Dewitt against the trustees of Pike
township, which was tried this week
and decided in favor of the defendants.
He cIaipnS the Uardiot WAS a painSt the
weight of the evidence and that the
| court erred in the trial of the suit.