Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-16
Peter Theken to Contest
Divorce Case
Which Was Filed by His Wife---SeveraI
New Petitions.

New Petitions.
The County Commissioners have
been requested to make a number of
improvements in the Common Pleas
Court room.
They were looking. over the pre-
misses Monday morning before taking
action In the matter II is proposed
to clean the paper and repaint the
woodwork.
The Board will not authorize the ex-
penditure Of any large amount of
money as the members wish to wait
untiu the people have been given an OPP
portupity to vote on the new Court
house proposition this fall If IL does
not carry It is probable that extensive
improvements will be made in the
old structure.
PAID THE BILL.
II. II. voris, attorney for Gideon
Carr. who was convicted of the MUIR
der of Sylvester Hull, presented his
bill at the last meeting of the Board
He asked $3.50 for his work. the
amount that Judge Kohler had said
would he paid for his services. The
Commissioners allowed the bill. Judge
| Tibbals, who assisted the State. has
not presented any bill. 1t was under
stood that the relatives of Hull would
poy him for his services. They claim
that the county should do so as II has
allowed two attorneys for the defense.
THEIiEN's ANSWER.
eter Thekep, the defendant in an
action for divorce hled by his wife,
bora Theken, n few days ago. has
decided TO contest the case. His an
swcr and cross petition were filed In
the County Clerks office Monday
The Theken's have resided in the place
known ms the White Onion for some
time. II is located between Barberton
aud Iollnson's Corners ana has never
enjoyed the best reputation. They
were married Feb, 10, 1891. Theken
Z denies the charges made by his wife,
BY way VI cross petition he alleges
that she hns been unfaiihfu TO him
and that she has made II practice to
associate with men of bad reputc.
He claims that she has been OH several
drunken sprees aud that she was re-
Gently sentenced to 30 days in iail for
being the proprietor OF place OF i'll
fame. He asked for u divorce.
CoMFANN'S ANSWER.
The, Whitman S Barnes Munurac
turing company has iilcd an answer to
the damage petition of William II.
Sirlouls. He alleged that his eyes had
been injured by defective emery
| wheel The company claims thu the
defect IN his vision is the result of an
| old disease of the eye,
FORECLOSURE CASES.
The Akron Building u Loan Associa
! tion has filed two petitions In Common
plens court asking for the foreclosure
of mortgages, The dcfcndeuts and the
amounts alleged To he due are Ms fol.
4 lows George +. Gross, S700.52, aud
Mary ] Loughcad, $iS30i7
PROPERTY DAMAGED.
Joseph Higy seeks 10 recover $500
damages from his next door neigh
bor, Eliza v. Smith. The p,nmln nj.
: ieges iliut the defendant erected n re-
taiplng wall 30 KEEP the soil from her
lot washing over QUITO the premises 6l
!, the plaintiff He clnins that the wal,
broke aud that his cellar was hlled
with water TINT ran onto his lot frou
that of Mrs Smith. He SAYS that hc
has been damaged IN the nmonl
stated
a OTHER PLEADINGS,
. Charles, Builholow has filed a peti
!. tiou by which no hopes TO recovel
? S32T IS from Windsor Brothers He III
q loGes that they have brpken contract
u for The hnulips Of clay aud that h'
}. has hcrn damarcd In the SUM asked
4 4, NJ uolr has sued .H N, ionns
: and D @. Webster for 500 - alleged