The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-18
WHEELS O. JUSTICE
BEGIN TO MOVE.
Common Pleas Court Opened
Monday Morning.
BUSINESS SLOW AT FIRST.
Much Interest Displayed In Grand Jury's
Work--The Usual Opening Day
Crowds--Both Judges on
the Bench.

Common pleas court opened Monday
at $3.50, Judge T. Z. McCarty
presiding in court room No. and Judge
l. H. Taylor in room No. 2.
The grand jury had not all arrived
at the opening hour, and in each room
attention was given to hearing motions
The first assignment has laid out q
large amount of work for each room
for this week, but 1t is not thought all
the cases set for trial will be ready for
hearing. In each room four cases are
set for Monday, and five for every other
DAY of the week except Saturday.
There was considerable activity about
the court house on the part of at
torneys, officials and litigants, the
clerks and sheriff's offices being partic-
ular busy.
About the corridors of the court house
could be seen the usual
OPENING DAY CROWD,
composed to parties to suits, who per-
sistently button-hole attorneys. Then
there were a few early witnesses, and
a few who had on their good clothes
and were in hopes that some of the
grand jury might be sick or detained,
and they might be picked up to fill the
vacancies.
| Prosecuting Attorney r. II. Day was
a very busy man and his movements
were being anxiously watched all fore
noon. He furnished the sheriff's office
with long lists of witnesses who are
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grand jury, and there was some feeling
o. apprehension among violators of GER
tain statutes. as to the possible result.
THE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury was impaneled at II
o'clock in room No. g. When the names
of the jury were called, four members
failed to respond, they having been ex-
cused. They were Henry Schriver, of
Massillon; Monroe M. Herbst and
David M. Alexander, Of Canton, and
Henry Hildenbittle, Of Nimishillen
township. The panel was filled by the
bailiff calling to the box Hiram Doll,
Josiah Shively, Theodore M. Weaver
and Ephraim r. Eckley, all of Canton.
Judge Taylor appointed Hiram Doll
foreman, and after the jurors had been
sworn by Deputy Clerk Bliss, the Judge
proceeded to instruct them as to their
they had taken.
He also called their attention to the
prisoners in Jail and those under recog-
nizance to await the action of the grand
jury and explained minutely some Of
the crimes they would have to consider.
RECESSED AT NOON.
John Rockhill was sworn in as grand
jury bailiff and after the jury retired
J TO dinner court adjourned for the noon
hour.
In neither room during the forenoon
was anything done except to hear a few
motions which were argued to the court
and none of the cases assigned were
reached.
JUDGES ARE WAITING. y
During the afternoon session Judge
McCarty stated to a News Democrat
reporter that he had been trying to find
something to try, but had not as yet
succeeded, and Judge Taylor, in court
room number 2. stated the same thing.
None seemed to be ready for the first
day.
The grand jury commenced examin-
ing witnesses Monday afternoon.
Monday, August H. Smith commenced
action in common pleas court against
James d. Barry and Rose d. Barry
for partition of lots No. 81 and 92 in
, Canton. Charles C. Upham filed the
petition.