The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-12-13
RAGING FIRE STOPS
THE DR. EXLINE CASE
HOME OF JUROR HENRY STAR
KEY BURNED NEAR oSNA-
BURG THURSDAY.
Juror Was Excused and Case Carried
over-vaIley Railway Sued.
Damage Case on Trial.

The trial of the case of tho state of
Ohio against DR.. Clarence u. Exline
came to sudden termination Thurs
day afternoon about o'clock. Juror
Henry Starkey of near Osnaburg re-
ceived word that his house had burned
and that his barn was burning. Judge
Harter postponed further hearing OF
the case until this morning and Mr..
Starkey hurried home. The extent CT
his loss has not been learned, but 1t
was large.
The Exline trial is one in which
great interest has been manifested.
The indictment grew out of the death
of Miss Emma Carnes who died on
September Is last. The doctor was
charged with criminal practice. The
woman lived at Sparta.
In the statement of the case the
prosecutor claimed that the state
would be able to prove that the ac-
cused was responsible for the woman's
death. Prosecutor Day is being as
sisted by Attorney C. G. Upham. DR..
Exline is represented by Attorneys G..
O. Bow and Atlee Pomerene. The de-
fense claims that they will be able to
show that DR.. Exline is not guilty
of the offense with Which he Is charged
and that he was not responsible for
the condition of the woman.
The court house was thronged with
spectators from the city and also from
Sparta Mrs. Verne Gable. Of Canton,
who Is a sister of the dead woman,
was the first witness. She was not al
lowed to testify to very much, as the
defense objected to her detailing con-
versations. She claimed to have been
with her sister a number of times be-
fore her death and also stated that
she had had conversations with the
doctor in which he made damaging
admissions.
Little of Importance was brought out
until the case came to an end tempor-
arily by the calling away of the juror.
The case will run over into next week
and will be watched with keen inter-
est, especially by the medical fratern-
ity. DR.. Exline some time ago fell out
with the local medical association over
the uselof both telephones and it is.
claimed lb9 his friends that for this
reason there is prejudice against him
among his brethren.
- WANTS HIS INTEREST.
Attorney James A. Mclaughlin, of
Massillon, has brought suit in parti-
ton against Elizabeth Zerbe and 9th
ers to have certain coal lands in Tus-
carawas township sold so that he can
get his interest in severality- he
claims a one-twenty-fourth interest.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
John Heinz has brought suit against
the Cleveland Terminal and Valley
railway for $776 for damage done to
his home by fire caused by a spark
from a passing locomotive. The fire
occurred in Howenstine July q last.
Homer v. Briggle is attorney in the
case.
WANTS DIVORCE.
Mary Gilmore, of Alliance, has
brought suit for divorce against Cor
nelius Gilmore. The wife claims that
in spite of the fact that she has al
ways conducted herself as a good and
faithful wife. the husband has been
guilty of extreme cruelty, striking and
choking her at various times. His
treatment became SO unbearable that
she left him on November /. The
plaintiff asks that she be restored to
her maiden name of Mary Deidrick.
William M. Roach is attorney.
DAMAGE CASE ON TRIAL.
The case of Thomas Walch against
the Canton-Akron company for $4,000
damages is being heard before Judge
Amber. On the evening of July 8
last Walch was crossing West Tus-
carawas street near Brown avenue
when he was struck by a Massillon car
coming into the clsy. one toe was cut
off and his foot badly crushed. A city
car had passed and Walch started
across behind it, stepping in front of
the Massillon car. The claim of the
plaintiff is that the car was running
rapidly and that the proper precau-
tions were not taken.
The street car company claims that
the car was not under full headway
and that the air was full of smoke
caused by exploding fire crackers and
torpedoes. One witness claimed that
the car was running 20 miles an hour,
but the following one said it was run
ming at moderate rate.
Attorneys Taylor and Simpson are
for the plaintiff and Welty & Albaugh
for the company.