The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-06
FOUGHT THE Il :
Willy B0ERS
But Was Knocked Out by Yankee
Booze Sent to Ohio Re-
fOImatoTy.
Batch OF CRIMINAL BUSINESS

jail charged with stealing horse and
buggy at Alliance, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Amber Monday morning,
and was sentenced to the Ohio State
reformatory. Muirhead was in the
English army during the war with the
Beers and came to this country some
months after his discharge. He is a
native of Glasgow, Scotland and was
on spree when the crime was COM
mitted.
William l.. Harlan, under indictment
for forging an order for an engineers
pay on the Wheeling C Lake Erie
company, was also sentenced to the re-
formatory after pleading guilty to the
crime.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Ayngst opened the criminal
term of probate court Monday morn
ing. In the cases of Tynaoz Racko-
vicks and two others who had been
bound over for participating in the
cutting scrape at Crystal park some
time ago, the prisoners failed to show
up and their bonds of $50 each were
declared forfeited to the state.
In the cases of the State against Nick
Zwick, for petit larceny, and Jacob ].
Ripple for assault and battery, the
charges were dismissed because of fail
ure to secure costs. The case of Ohio
against Henry Miller for assault and
battery was continued until next term.
The case of Ohio against Alva Eagle,
which is a neighborhood quarrel COM
ing from north of the city, was placed
on trial Monday afternoon. r. H. Day
represents the plaintiff and ]. p. Faw
cett the defendant
TWO MORE VICTIMS.
James p. German and William
Kaufman, two of the saloonkeepers
indicted for Sunday selling, pleaded
guilty Monday and were given the reg
ulatiop $25 and costs for first offenses.
This is 10 Of the 81 who have owned
up and taken their medicine.
REFUSED TO MODIFY.
A motion was argued before Judge
Amber to have the amount of alimony
in Alvin Hurford divorce case in
creased, but Judge Amber decided that
1t was not necessary, as an allowance
of SIS a week had already been made
and the wife has property in her own
right.
ASKS PARTITION.
Edward l.. Firestone has brought an
action in common pleas court asking
that lot 5721 in Canton be sold on
order of partition and the plaintiff be
given his share in severalty. Grace B.
Firestone and other heirs of Mary |
Ellen Firestone are made defendants. |
Sterling & Braucher attorneys.
SUIT ON NOTES.
r. r. Jacob has brought an action to
collect eight 800 notes from August
Harrington ct. al, which were given |
to J. l.. Robb and by him
to the plaintiff. They are |
secured by mortgage upon lot 213 in
Canton, and foreclosure is demanded |
II. B. Webber is attorney for plaintiff |
EXTREME CRUELTY.
Lizzie M. Howard of Canton has
sued Adam d. Howard for divorce. |
They were married in 1900 and have
one child. The plaintiff charges that
her husband beat her and chased her |
out OF their home; that he was for a
long time cruel to her and neglected to |
provide the necessaries of life. The
cruelty was so extreme that the de-
'endant was arrested and fined in police |
court, it is alleged. The wife asks the
custody Of the child. She is represent
ed by Attorneys Taylor G. Stewart.
WANTS HIS MONEY.
Christian Graber has brought an ac-
lion against Harry A. Wernet to collect |
81, 700 due on notes, secured by mort
gage upon Canton property. w. j.
Piero is counsel in the case.
THE DEIBEL CASE.
The defendants in the case OF Albert |
w. Deibel against w. A. Hoberdier and
Harry Rex, to recover money lost in
iealing in stocks, have demanded Sc
curlty for costs in the case, alleging
hat Deibel is a nonresident for the
'eason that he is now in jail at Cleve-
and. The motion was filed Saturday
afternoon by Attorney C. c. Upham.
Deibel is in Jail charged with en-
)ezzling $22 900 from the City National
,ank of Canton and he has Brought |
action to recover $4,000 which it is
claimed he lost in dealing with the
brokers'