The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
LAWYER LEWIS
Is VERY ILL.
A Suit Postponed on Account of
His Sickness.
A QUESTION OF LIABILITY
Was UP Before Judge Taylor--Divorce
Petition In which wife Complains
1bat Her husband Was



Trustees VS.. Winterhalter ct al Harry
winterhalter and w. ]. Piero had
transferred a property to Margaret
Wolf. 1t had a mortgage on 1t. The
holder of the mortgage sued to foreclose
and to enforce the liability of Mrs. WOLF,
Piero and Winterhalter for the claim.
Joe Blake represented the plaintiff and
Mr.. werntz the defendant in court.
They agreed that the court should de-
cree the sale of the property and enter
up a Judgment against Piero and Win
terhalter and the question of Mrs,
VOLTS liability is left open for future
adjustment. The judgment against
Piero and winterhalter amounted to
about $1,000.
AN ALLIANCE CASE.
The case of Springer Bros. against
Williams ct al. was called. This Is
suit from Alliance for the setting aside
of transfer of real estate. Mr.. Rog-
ers appeared for the plaintiff and Mr.
Craine for the defendants. The deed
in question was written by ]. d. Lewis
and there was one other witness. The
other witness has died and Mr.. Rogers
came into court and said that he had
just gotten a telephone message from
Alliance that Mr. Lewis had last night
suffered an attack of sickness that had
laid him up and it was very doubtful
If he would ever get up again. AS he Is
the important witness in the case the
court was asked to let the matter go
over till 1t can be determined how the
illness of the Alliance attorney will ter
inmate.
MOTION ARGUED.
The motion to ouash the indictment
against Lincoln Brown for burglary
and larceny was argued to Judge Tay-
lor Monday afternoon. The motion was
supported by Attorneys Jeffers and
Judge Albaugh. Prosecutor Day op-
posed it. After hearing both sides the
court took the matter under consider
alton to decide later
DIVORCE PETITION. ....
Rosa Blocher Is plaintiff in a divorce
proceeding instituted Tuesday against
Alcid Blocher. The parties came from
Massillon. They were married in June,
1896, and in April 1897, the plaintiff says
hei husband began to abuse her. On
this date she says he kicked her on the
shins till they were black and blue.
Later she SAYS he hit her in the mouth
{ with his fist and after that beat her
with a club. She says that he drank
heavily and that in February 1899, he
abandoned her. Attorney Spidle filed
the petition. The pleadings also say
that the husband has horse and buggy
and that he has money coming from
John Schoulder. Judge McCarty grant
ed an injunction to restrain the sale of
any Of the property or the collection of
any money due pending the suit The
wife wants divorce. alimony and the
restoration Of her maiden name.
PARTITION SUIT.
Charles s. Slower has sued Flaviu:
v. Slower and other heirs of Delilah
left by the latter. The real estate con-
sists Of lot number 162 in the city OF
Canton. c. c. Upham represents the
petitioner.
GOT A DECREE.
John Dwyer came into Judge Taylor's
court Tuesday morning asking for a
divorce from his wife, Jane Dwyer. At
torney Robert Day had the case in
charge. The plaintiff is a glass blower
at Massillon and testified on the stand
hn n1 In xuife
made no defense and he said he did not
know where she was. She left him in
1887. They have two children. The
Judge granted the divorce and gave the
father the custody of the children.
OYSTER CASE.
Judge McCarty put In Monday after.
noon and Tuesday morning hearing
the divorce case of Alice o. against
Samuel r. Oyster. Attorney Sterling
represented the wife and Roach and
Rogers, of Alliance. the husband. The
wife claimed cruelty and neglect upon
the part of the husband and said he had
disregarded the seventh commandment
and visited questionable places in AL
lance. She also testified that he had
gotten her to mortgage her farm by
threatening to kill her If she did not dc
so The defense made no fight on the
divorce proposition but did object tc
alimony. Testimony was finished al
noon Tuesday and the case was post
poned till next Monday for the argu-
ment.
WIFE DENIED 1T.
At noon Tuesday Judge McCarty took
up the divorce case of Gilmore Z. Rech
against LILLY e. Reck. The parties
lived formerly at Alliance. c. c. Bow
represented the plaintiff and ]. A
Craine the defendant. The husband In
his petition said that his wife refused tc
cook his meals, was extravagant and
had other men coming to the house
when he was away. The wife filed ar
answer denying the charges and filed