The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-03-21
Low ESTIMATE.
Placed on Bowers'C Char
acter. 1s,i ~
A VERDICT FOR SIS
Osnaburg Man Gets Small
Amountin In . -Damase Suit
--Werner Wins from
Foiweii.

The jury in the case Of William
Bowers against Anna Nettleton, re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum of SIS. The parties live near
Osnaburg. and Bowers at one time
worked for the Nettletons.
Anna circulated the report that he
had stolen eggs, bran, tools and other
articles of value from the farm. Bow
ers did not take kindly to these
charges, and brought an action for
damages. claiming that it would take
about $4,000 to pay his. lawyers and re-
store his reputation to its former
standard.
When the case came on for hearing.
Anna Nettleton on her part attempted
to show that Bowers had taken things
from the farm, and made an attempt
to thus justify her statements. Wit
nesses were also used to attempt to
show that Bowers, reputation was not
what 1t should be.
Bowers stoutly denied that he had
purloined anything belonging to An
ma. and number Of residents Of the
community in which he lived testified
that his reputation was good
The fact that Bowers secured even
so small verdict will compel the de-
fendant to pay the costs of the suit.
Attorney G. G. Upnap represented
the plaintiff and welty e Aibaugh ap-
peared for the defendant.
WERNER WON OUT.
John H. Werner secured a verdict
for all he claimed in his action
brought against W. II. Folwell and
others. He had placed a plate glass
To-, 81 hui ~, ha
Il was building and it was broken by
the carpenters. He replaced the glass
and demanded pay for both. Payment
was refused. In the first trial of the
case a compromise verdict was render
ed. which was set aside by the court.
The jury Wednesday afternoon gave a
verdict for s179.29.
Attorneys Taylor & Stewart repre-
sented Werner and Webber &C Turner
were counsel for Folwell.
ELECTRIC COMPANY SUED.
The case of George Kopr against
the Canton -Massilion Electric Railway
company was placed on trial in court
room No. / Thursday morning. Last
June, Kopp was driving bread wagon
across the street car track when a car
struck his rig, smashing the wagon,
breaking the harness. scattering the
bread, buns and pretzels about indis-
criminately, and injuring Kopp to
some extent. The company refused to
pay him for the damages done. claim
Ing that he could have avoided the ac-
cident by ordinary diligence, as there
Is good view of the track at the point
where the accident occurred.
Kopp sued for $1,06S.5O. He is rep
resented by Attorneys C. C. Upham
abd w. ]. Piero. Attorneys Henry and
Shields appear for the company.
ANOTHER DAMAGE SUIT.
In court room No 2 the case OF
Thomas; McCausland against the Can
ton Foundry and Machine company
was placed on trial, Bow and Craine
gppesring for the plaintiff and Welty
q Albaugh for the defendant company.
Whilein the employ or the company,
asSistihg In handling receptacles con-
tanning molten metal an accident oc-
Cured and McCausland's left shoe was
fllled with the hot iron His leg and
foot were badly burned, permanently
crippling him. ,.r a.r,,..N r.. =
His contention is that lie was order
ed to do something that was not in the
line Of his duties when hired, and that
the accident was due to the careless
ness and neglect OF the company's en-
ployes who ordered him to do the
work. rgo' eHiia"ni'3p II
Damages in the sum of $4,000 are
asked. In addition to the expenses in-
Cured In doctoring and loss of time