The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-07
STOLEN CHICKENS
AND DAMAGE SUIT
DANIEL HossLER ACCUSED OF
GETTING FOWLS BY REICH.
Damages In the Sum of $500 For Frac-
tured Character-News of the
Common Pleas and Circuit
Courts.


tion at $500 and has sued Louis Reich
for that amount, charging that the
latter slandered him in the presence
of a number of witnesses. Suit was
! fled Wednesday in common pleas
court by Craine & Snyder, attorneys
for the plaintiff.
1t seems that Reich lost some chick
ems in a very mysterious manner and
Hossler claims that on September 10,
in the presence of a number of per-
| sons, Reich said that he (Hossler)
stole five or six of my chickens; mat
he was the only person that had a
key to my chicken house and he stole
the chickens"
The charge was repeated, the pc
tition states, on September "a, in
the presence of a numDer of persons,
in the following language: He
(meaning nOssIe.y stole my chickens,
or some lewd woman he keeps there
stole them"
The plaintiff aLeges tnat his reputa-
tion has been damaged by these SLAM
derous allegations and he deems that
he has been injured to the extent Of
$500, for which amount he asks judg-
ment
CIRCUIT COURT.
Circuit court was busy Wednesday
hearing cases that had been carried
up from below. Arguments were
heard in the case Of Daniel Seeman
against the county commissioners.
This is a controversy over a ditch.
Seeman G Seeman and Sterling G
Braucher were on the one side, and
r. H. Day appeared for the county.
There are a number of other plain
tiffs in error.
The Minerva lumber controversy
was also hear. 1t is that of the
Elwood Lumber company against
John Starkey. The latter had sold
out to the company and agreed to not
again engage in the business. 1t was
claimed that he violated this agree
ment and an injunction was taken out
in the lower court. On final hearing
below a modified Injunction was al
lowed defining the branches of the
business that Starkey could engage in
This was carried up and the circuit
court will pass upon it. DeFord and
Lynch, Day and Day represent theI
company and Shields 6 Pomerene and
Welty the defendant
TIL case of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company against John f.
Zerbrugg's executriX was heard. Ter
brugg died of consumption in Swift
zerland where he had gone from this
country after having his life insur-
ed. The company refused to pay the
claim of $500, alleging that Zerbrugg
had deceived the agent as to his ply
sical condition. G. c. Bow was coun-
sci for the company and w. M. Roach |
for the executrix.
ITALIAN DIFFICULTY.
An Italian fight is being aired in |
court Rafael Marino sued Antonio
Cozza and three other Italians for |
$4,000 damages for injuries which he
claims resulted from an attack made |
upon him by Cozza and the others. It |
is claimed that he was struck over the |
head with a club and beaten with the
fists of tle defendants until his hear,
ing was destroyed in one ear and he
has since suffered from partial par
alysis of the face.
The case is being heard in part |
through the medium of an interpre-
ter, as many of the witnesses cannot
speak English. Homer V. Briggle is
counsel for the plaintiff and ex-Mayor
Robertson for the defendants.
PARTNERS AT LAW.
John A. Hay has brought action
against William F. Hay for the dis
solution of a partnership and an &C.
counting of the business done by the
firm. The two men were in business
buying and selling real estate. The
plaintiff claims that they cannot get
along amicably and it is to the inter
ests of both that business be closed
up. 1t is claimed that the defendant
owes the plaintiff s2,700, which he
denies, and the court is asked to dis.
solve the partnership and determine
what is due. Attorneys Clark & Clark
are counsel.
MINORS SUITS.
Solomon A. Bergender has brought
an action against H. A. Bloomberg to
collect two notes for $3.50 each. Hem
perly & Howells are attorneys.
The case of Perry II. Young against