The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-16
MOUTH GETS HIM
INTO TROUBLE.
Thomas Haynam Asked to An
swer to Slander Charges.
WOMAN Is PLAINTIFF
She Says He Made had Remarks Alb out Her
New Trials Wanted In Circuit
Court Cases Other Court
News,

News.
Thomas Haynam, well-to-do farmer
of Paris township, who was sued by
his cousin, Jim Haynam, for slander,
last summer and had to pay about $1,000
to settle the judgment against him, is
in more trouble. Another neighbor al
leges that he has been slandering her
and suit has been commenced in COM
mon pleas court for $4,000 damages for
alleged defamation of character.
The plaintiff in the case is Mrs. Veda
Freed, wife of Isaiah Freed and a neigh
Dor of defendant. She alleges in her pc
tition, which was filed Tuesday morning
by Attorneys w. ]. Piero and McCarty,
Craine & Mcdowell, that Haynam made
remarks concerning her in the presence
of witnesses that reflected on her chasti-
ty and her faithfulness as a wife. Two
specific charges are cited in the petition
as grounds for the claim for damages.
WANT NEW TRIALS.
Motions for new trials have been filed
i'm the circuit court in the cases of Bern
hart Dick VS. Champion Stoneware Co.
ct al and the George d. Harter Bank ct
al VS. Jennie Barrie ct al. Both were
heard and decided by the recent circuit
court here, the decisions being the same
as the common pleas court. The at
torneys for the plaintiffs in each case
were worsted and they now propose to
try the issues in the supreme court. The
pleas for new trials are the same in
each case-that the judgment was
against the law and not consistent with
the facts as they should have been
found. Judge Thayer and Harter x
Krichbaum represent the plaintiff in
the Stoneware Co. case and Harter &
Krichbaum and Miller & Pomerene
the plaintiffs in the other proceedings.
REFEREE HUGHES.
Referee Hughes in the case of the
Navarro Glass Marble & Speciality Co,
on Monday morning, finished the hear
ing of testimony in the matter. Danl
]. Wolf. of Navarro, had been assessed
as one of the stock holders of the de-
funct concern. He said he had never
owned any stock and the referee heard
testimony to see whether it was true
or not. c. c. Bow represented Wolf
and Dan Shelter the creditors of the
concern. The decision was not render
ed at the sitting of court.
DIVORCE CASE
Judge McCarty Tuesday morning
heard the divorce petition of Evans VS.
Evans. The parties live at Massillon.
The wife came into court represented
by Attorney Wilson, and her husband
made no defense to the suit. The testi-
mony showed that the defendant had
been guilty of cruelty and the court
granted the divorce and gave the wife
decree for 5000 alimony.
CASES PASSED.
The divorce case of Buchanan VS.
Buchman on Tuesdays assignment was
not ready for trial and the court passed
it till the thirteenth assignment, in six
weeks.
The suit to enforce the liability of
stockholders of the Bonnot company of
Louisville was not ready. The issues in
this cause depend largely on the out
come of a case of the Diamond Portland
Cement Co. against the Bonnot COM
pany and until that is adjusted the ne
Cessity of the proceedings against the
stockholders will not be known. The
court therefore passed the case till the
issues are formulated.
ACTION RESCINDED.
Judge McCarty Tuesday morning re-
scinded the action of the court last week
in confirming the report of the receiver
of the Navarro Glass Marble Speciality
company. At the time the controversy
In which Dan Wolf claimed he was not
a stockholder in the insolvent concern
had not been tried. This case was
heard Monday by the receiver and 1t
became necessary to have the report
opened again to have the finding in the
matter made a part of the record. At
torney Shelter explained the situation,
and the court struck the confirmation
out.
TO ESTABLISH A LIEN.
Judge McCarty on Monday afternoon
heard the case of b. c. Allott VS. ]. G.
Streeter. Al!ott had a judgment of
81, 400 against Streeter and sought to
have it paid by levying on certain coal
in which Streter had an interest in Tus-
carawas township. The Massillon bank
and the building associations also had
claims on the coal and the issue was to
find out which claim had the priority.
The court heard the explanations of the
attorneys and took the matter under ad-
visement. Attorneys Mong and Given
represented the plaintiff and the various
defendants were represented by Attor-
neys Hemperly, McCaughey, Young
and Judge Thayer,
HUSBAND A PAUPER.
Mrs. Ettie Decker on Tuesday COM
menced divorce proceedings against her
husband, Elmer e. Decker. She says
they were married in 1888 and had one
child which has since died. For more
than thirty years, she says, he has been
absent from her and has become dis
spated vagrant. He was sent to the
workhouse for vagrancy and is now at
the infirmary from the effects of dis
spation. She further alleges that he
has not provided for her for six years.
Therefore she asks the court to dis
solve the ties that bind them and grant
her alimony. Willison and Day filed
the petition.