Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-23
New Docket Smaller
Than the Ole.
Wife Alleges Husband
Threw Infants at Her.
PIeadinss Filed Monday-Court
House News.

There has been decrease in the
number of civil actions filed since
the first of January and an increase
in the petitions for divorce.
At the opening of the January term
of Court there were 561 civil actions
on the docket. or these II were for
divorce and six for alimony.
The docket for the April term shows
54S cases pending, reduction of IL.
There are however 81 divorce petitions
and four for alimony, IA gain seven
ON the divorce docket and a decrease
of two in the alimony department.
1t Is considered unusual that there
should have been so marked an in
crease in the number of divorce cases
to be heard as an extraordinary effort
was made last term to dispose of this
class of actions. A great many were
referred to referees in order to as
sist the Court in wiping the divorce
cases off the docket.
A small decrease has been made in
the criminal docket. The first of the
year there were 81 indictments that
had never been heard. At present
there are ID. OF course many of these
will not be brought to trial but until
they are nolled or dismissed they
stand on the docket
ROUGH USAGE OF INFANTS.
Mrs. Elsie Biggs alleges in her petit
tion for divorce from Sherman Biggs,
that on July 10, 1900, he picked up
their two children. aged two and three
years respectively, and threw them
at her. She was Knocked down. He
then bumped her head on the floor.
She says he has been guilty OF ma
bitual drunkenness. They have been
married five years.
FRAUD ALLEGED.
Mrs. Laura G. Lynde claims that five
years ago she transferred the title Of
her property on Perkins ST., to T.. w.
Miller for the purpose of bringing
about settlement of her financial diff
ticulties. She says there was no con.
sideration of money at that time.
Since then she alleges he has retained
the title and that the original property
has been sold and that Miller now
has the title to other property which
he secured by reason of the title he
nad to the Perkins st. property. He
has $500 in his possession paid to
him by an insurance company, having
been the amount of "A policy on house
which was destroyed by fire. She
claims that he made fraudulent state
ments to her in order to induce her
to make the original transfer. She
asks that he be ordered to account
for all the money which he has re-
ceived by the sale of the premises and
that he be enjoined from selling or
encumbering any of the property he
now holds.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The error case of Patrick Ryan VS..
The State is being heard in Circuit
court this afternoon.
The case of lnez L. Keifer VS.. Nellie
O. Knox has been appealed to Circuit
court.
The motion for a new trial in the case
of Q. L. Grant, trustee, VS.. Geo. A.
Collins has been overruled
The city's petition in the case against
Francis Soldering, assignee, has been
dismissed by the Circuit court
In the case of A. l.. Snyder VS..
Fillius Il Co, the petition in error has
been dismissed.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Judge ]. A, Kohler has had the fol-
lowing special notice posted in the
Common Pleas court room:
"On the opening of the April term
of Common Pleas court, Monday, April,
% 1901, all cases now upon the docket
| will be called in their order and will
be disposed of in order upon hearing,
trial or motion and no case will be
passed or postponed unless upon mo-
tion and good cause shown"
PLEADINGS FILED.
In the case of Isaac Hickman, admir-.
VS.. j. w. Richards, admr., the defend
ant has filed an answer and cross Pc
tition asking judgment for $S67.4
Andrew Langendorf has filed a peti-
tion asking that Catherine Fifer be
| restricted from interfering with his use
of driveway between their prop
critics. He says she has had post
placed in the drive preventing its use.
ID. H. Scott VS.. James w. Scott is
partition action filed Tuesday.