The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-04-12
COMMONP'LEAS COURT
April Term Commenced Monday
With a Large Criminal and
Civil Docket.
Dye First Degree Murder Case Set
for Trial May 14th--Grand
Jury in Sessfon--New
Cases Filed.

The April term of the Common
Pleas Court commenced Monday with
Judge Cyrus Newly on the bench.
Lyme s. Smith was appointed and
sworn in as Court Bailiff for the term
and entered on his duties at once.
All the Grand Jury responded to
their names when called. David An
ierson and T. B. Evans, of the regular
panel, we're excused and Chas. F. I'm
derwood and John McNicol substitut-
ed from the bystanders. After lengthy
from the court the jury
was given in charge of Prosecuting
Attorney Sans and is still in session
but expect to finish their work this
afternoon. They have so far heard
five cases ard examined twenty-five
witnesses. But one other case is to
be heard. The members of the jury
are: J. N. Gall, foreman, D. T. Holla-
day, Jacob A. Upp, VIM. H. Cowman,
VIM. Shepherd, J. D. Morrow, Chas.
F. Underwood, Noah Roads, Glen H.
Dick, J. o. Lemon, Orland Gossett, w.
A. Trop, Robert Mclaughlin, John w.
Mahaffey, John McNicol.
The reading of the docket occupied
the balance of the morning. Orders
were made of the following cases:
Emma Varley VS.. Cyrus Farley.
Leave given plaintiff to plead in 20
days.
Clara Beard VS.. vernie Barry. Dis
missed at cost of plaintiff.
J. I. Taggart as executor, ETC., VS..
Chloe Washburn ct al. Geo. L. Gar
rett appointed guardian for minor de-
PENDANTS.
Mary S. Quinn VS.. VIM. A. Douglass,
executor Samuel G. Douglass, deceased.
Bill of exceptions allowed and made a
part of the records.
The case of Val Dye, who has been
confined in the Jail here on the charge
of murder in the first degree since he
killed Orval Graves in Greenfield Sep
tember 2lst, 1899, is set for trial May
18th, 1900. An application for spe-
cial venire for this case was filed by
Prosecuting Attorney Sans Tuesday
evening.
The following cases have been as
signed for trial to court
Monday, April 16-Wm. Roads VS..
Geo. W. Cooper.
Tuesday, April 17-Ella Ward VS..
Margaret Ward. Nellie Aitkens VS..
John Aitkens.
Monday, April 23-W. E. Chrisman
VS.. Sylvanus Ross. Alex M Custer VS..
Emma Jones ct al.
Thursday, April 26-Perry Nc
Laughlin, admr. etc, VS.. Jas Miller ct
al. J. I. Taggart as executor, ETC.,
VS.. Chloe Washburn ct al.
NEW CASES.
Robinson & Co., corporation or
ganized under the laws of Indiana,
has brought suit against T. w. Elliott
and ]. E. Elliott on promissory notes
to the amount of $500.
Samuel M. CLANCY desires divorce
from his wife, Saphionia CLANCY, and
charges gross neglect of duty, unseen
ly conduct and wilful absence. They
were married November Sd, 1898, and
have no children.
John j. Edgington VS.. John Pulse
Plaintiff asks $4,000 and charges de-
famation of character.
Kate Carson asks for a divorce and
restoration to her maiden name. o.
M. Carson, her husband, was sent to
the State reformatory for forgery
They were married September 25th,
1898. and have no children.
Annie Mckee and Joseph Mckee
were married June 18th, 1887, and
they have four children. She desires
a divorce and charges him with idle
ness, drunkenness, gross neglect of
duty in failing to provide for her and
with wilful absence for more than
three years,
The Church of Christ of Greenfield,
which is Incorporated, is an applicant
for permission to sell its property. 1t
is indebted over $3.50, which it is
claimed can be paid in no other way.
Chas. E. Hixson, as Treasurer of
Highland county, VS.. Rosa M. Poole,
Frank Poole. j. w. Hammond and l..
F.. Hinse. Defendants owe the cOun-
1922 so back taxes on a fifteen acre
tract of land and the court is asked
to sell same and settle the bill.
Probate Court.