The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-02
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Nine Criminal Charges to be
Considered Next
Week.
Prosecutor Day is Likely
to Have His Hands
Full.
AN INSURANCE Case ENTERS court.
Judge Aungst Has Reserved
His Decision In The Smith
Case - News of the
Local Courts.
AN INSURANCE Case ENTERS court

Prosecting Attorney r. II. Day will
have his hands full next week, unless
all the parties charged with offenses
against the criminal laws Of the state
plead guilty, as they frequently do af-
ter indictment.
Nine criminal cases have been set
for hearing before Judge Harter. The
defendants in the cases were indicted
by the last grand jury. The cases set
for hearing will be tried in court
room No 1, before Judge Harter and
are as follows:
The state of Ohio against Matt II.
Mosely, indicted for cutting Fred Ed
wards with knife at Alliance. At
1orney C. c. Bow has been appointed
by the court to defend the prisoner.
The state of Ohio against William
Brisbin, indicted for non-support.
The state of Ohio against John
Young, of Greentown, charged with
entering into car and carrying away
merchandise. Attorney John c. Both
well will defend the case.
The state Of Ohio against Lewis
Hahn, of Canton. There are three in
dictments against Hahn growing oui
of az alleged criminal assault. Attor-
neys Shields & Pomerene will appear
| for Hahn.
There are three cases OF non-sup-
port in addition to the foregoing, Her
man Mirre, Hiram Fauik, and Edgar
umstead being under indictment for
this offense. Attorney Ed. l.. Smith
has been appointed to defend Mirre.
AN INSURANCE CASE.
Antoinette Streb has sued the Phoe-
nix Mutual Life Insurance company to
recover premiums paid on an endow-
ment policy which it Is alleged the
company Cancelled without legal cause.
The plaintiff had taken out $1,000
policy and paid four premiums of
$47. go each, and it is alleged that when
the fifth payment was, rendered the
company refused to accept it and de-
clared the policy null and void.
Suit is brought to recover what was
paid in. Attorneys Welty & Albaugh
represent the pla ltiff
AN OLD NOTE CASE.
Joseph Weaver has brought an ac-
ton in common pleas court to re-
cover judgment against Jacob II. Mil
Ter for $852.4O. The petition recites
the fact that Weaver, Miller and L.
M. Barrick jointly gave note to the
City National bank for s2,500, and
that when collection was forced
Weaver was compelled to pay the en-
tire amount. Suit is now brought to
compel Miller to pay his share of the
note. Attorney w. O. Werntz is coun-
sci for the plaintiff.
THE SMITH CASE
Judge M. e. Aungst, before whom
the Smith inquest OF lunacy was held
has not yet handed down decision
and will not for several days. He has
a mass of testimony and numerous
references to consider before reach
ing Q conclusion.
II he finds that Melvin r. Smith Is
insane, the murderer of Conductor
James Shelter will be sent to the asy-
lum and will not be called upon to
answer in the court of justice for his
crime.
II what the doctors say of his case
is the true diagnosis, the mental all.
ment will be progressive, and while
he may have lucid intervals there will
be q constant aggravation of the dis,
case with no hope Of recovery.
If this is true, there is little disposi.
ton expressed by the general public
to see him further punished. There
are those, however, who insist that he
should be tried and punished under
the 'law
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