The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-10
A SUIT AGAINST
THE LAKE SHORE
INVOLVING THE PRICE OF A SUIT
OF CLOTHING.
Bonds Fixed For Davis and Bachtei.
Bail Furnished For Ed. Messner.
Other Cases In Court.

u6uCeu Su1L III COmmOu pledb COuft
against the Lake Shore. Michigan &
Southern Railroad Co. for damages in
the sum of $520.56, with interest from
April "a. 1905. Plaintiff says that he
purchased clothing, household goods
and furnishing goods in Philadelphia
and had them sent in car over the
Philadelphia G. Reading railroad, which
transferred it to the l.. s. & M. 3.
railroad. From the latter road 1t was
sent over the Lake Erie. Alliance Il
Wheeling railroad, which is owned by
the Lake Shore line. 1t is claimed that
upon the arrival of the car at Alliance,
which was about one week late. the
zeal was broken and goods to the value
of S320.56 were missing.
The plaintiff holds the company re-
sponsible for carelessly allowing the
car to be entered. He states that he
was also injured to the extent of $40
for household goods damaged, SIS for
rent that he had to pay for the use OF
a business room that he was intending
to occupy, s100 for his time lost during
he weeks delay of the arrival Of the
goods, $35 for rent Of dwelling he
was intending to occupy, and $50 for
board that he was compelled to pay for
himself and family. Attorney VIM. M.
Roach is the plaintiffs attorney.
BONDS FOR DAVIS AND BACHTEL.
Judge Amber fixed the bonds Of Wm.
L. Davis and Corwin d. Bachtel, for
merly of the Canton State bank, yes
terday. Both amount to $500. Bach
tells bond being divided, $4,000 for en-
bezzlement and larceny counts and
$500 for the charge Of making false
bank statement. The following are on
Davis bond: George w. Butler, w. s
Shertzer. ]. L. Robb and B. P. Baugh-
man. On both of Bachtel's bonds are
the following: Il. l.. Haymaker, George
P. Craig, A. T. Stone, Helen M. Bach
tel, John Slssels, d. S. Sommer and j..
H. Bachtel.
MESSNER GETS BAIL.
John C. Harmony and John McGreg-
or furnished bond for Ed. Messner,
charged by an indictment from the
Erand jury with assault and battery.
Bonds are also furnished by the fol-
lowing indicted persons for selling
I liquor on Sunday. Matthias Nosek, Jos.
Swartz, Lou Burkhardt, Rachel Wait
man, John L. Slater and William j.
Yoder, Joseph Moser. william McCul-
Tough and Adaline Schwing.
| John Wedd of Alliance pleaded not
guilty to a charge of ,non-support Of a
minor child before Judge Amber. Fri
day, and his bond was fixed at $500.
Anthony II. Wilson, for unlawfully
driving an automobile, and Trixie Bell,
for allowing minors to play pool, each
| furnished a bond of $500.
TO THE REFORMATORY.
Judge Amber sentenced Charles
Ricketts, a 17-year-old boy, to the Ohio
reformatory at Mansfield for one year
Friday morning, on a charge Of high
way robbery. Ricketts, frankly ad-
mitted committing the robbery at ALI
ance while Pawnee Bills show was ex-
hibiting there. For this reason his
sentence was shortened.
WORKHOUSE SENTENCE.
Louis Studer. who pleaded guilty to
the indicted charge of selling liquor
on Sunday, was given fine of $50 and
costs and ten days in the workhouse
by Judge Amber, Friday morning
The workhouse sentence was given be-
cause the records showed that this is
the second time Studer has answered
to this charge.
BAIL FIXED.
The bond of George Figusch, who
embezzled 5000 from the Adams Elk.
press Co., was fixed at 5000 by Judge
Amber, Friday morning. His bond
will probably be furnished by friends
within short time.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
William Smith, colored, charged
with housebrealSing and larceny. was
admitted to bail in the sum Of $10C
Thursday.
FOR SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING.
William Reed, Tracy Cozzo and Peter
returned for selling liquor on Sunday
all pleaded not guilty and were placed
under $500 bond. Simon Ringenbach
of Harrisburg pleaded guilty to the
same charge and was given a fine OF
$25 and costs.
| MASSILLON MAN INDICTED.
Antonio Gallo, a wholesale fruit deal.
er of Massillon, was arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff Zaiser, Friday afternoon
on the charge of perjury. He was in.
dicted by the grand jury, but the fact
was not published. as Gallo had moi
yet been arrested. His bond was fixed
at $1,000, which was furnished.
SUIT AGAINST STEEL COMPANY
Frank Szasz, a laborer, has sued the
United Steel Co. for $4,000 damages
He claims that on June Is, 1905. while
working at the defendants plant {
large iron bucket filled with materia
fell on him. crushing both legs and de-
stroying muscles of the right thigh
which will incapacltate him for the res
of his life He states that nrecautiOnl