The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-02
SUIT AGAINST
The BIG FOUR
Gottileb Kohberger Asks for
$40, 100 Damage.
EXCEPTIONS ARE FILED
To the Report OF Receiver G.
To the Report OF Receiver G.
F. Carl.
Clara Sawyer is Given a Divorce
From c. w. Sawyer and Awarded
AlImony in the Sum of $4,000

Gottlelb Kohbcrger. through his
attorney l.. f.. Myers, this morn
ing filed. petition in the common
pleas court against the G.. G.. G.. &
st. l.. railroad asking for ten
thousand dollars damages.
Kohberger AYERS that on Nov.
%, 1908, he was badly injured
while attempting to cross the COM
pany's tracks at Kenton Avenue.
lie says that this is particularly
dangerous crossing and was not
properly guarded; that cut of
box ears was standing on u switch
and that as he stepped from be-
hind these he stepped in front Of
passenger train running at an
excessive rate OF speed to make up
lost time. The PLAINTIFF Gains he
was hurled quite a distance and as
result was terribly bruised and
scratched. that his limbs were es-
peci0lly badly injured and he has
never been able TO perform the
work he could before. He there
fore asks for $4,000 damages and
800 which he was compelled to-
expcnd for physicians services.
Several days ago G.. +. Carl, re-
ceivcr of the Mitlholand Pressed
Brick company filed his report
with the court Of common pleas.
This morning exceptions to the re-
port were filled by c. G.. Fisher
and Scofield, Durfee and Scofied,
for &. W. Walters, G.. W. Hill,
Jesse Warwick, j.. w. Millholland
w. II. Lenox and the Oliver Mon
nctte estate.
Exceptions are taken TO the re-
port for the reason that no vouch-
ers are filed with the account (;
the receivers claim for services is
excessive; that a note calling for
81 ,4S0 given for II sidctracl and
entered on the books of the conf
pany Is not reported rs an oblga-
ton of the company, and that the
allowance of Tll3.G 60 20 n. f..
Arnold is wrong and should be
covered by the compensation al
| lowed 10 tho receiver
Judge Young Friday afternoon
granted Clara Sawyer divorce
from Charles W. Sawyer. She Is
awarded the custody of their three
,, children, Carl. aged IA, Howard.
II and Robert five. The couple
; were married in Fostoma April Is,
1891. The wife charges that her
husband has been guilty of gross
neglect Of duty and failure to pro-
vide for the last three years. The
court also awarded Mrs. SAWYER
allmony in the sum of $40 per
month, to be paid on the tenth day
OF each month until $4,000 was
paid. L.. b. McNeal represented
Mrs. Sawyer.
Jacoby and Donithen, have filed
an answer and cross petition for
Mrs. Margaret A. Key in the
mat ter of Henry Setter against the
Marion Manufacturing company
and others. She claims that the
company is indebted to her in the
sum of $2,l45 90 For which amount
she secured Il Judgment on June
30, 1906. Her claim was based ON
money loaned previous to Nov. 3.
1903. lt5si -,
Orpha j. Koch was this after
neon granted divorce from Char
les f. Koch by Judge Young. The
plaintiff charged the defendant with
jgross neglect of duty and cruelty.
She was given divorce, the Gus
tody OF their child and awarded S25
month alimory until further
order of the court.
The list of names OF prisoners
rardonet from the penitentary, is
sued yesterday by the state board Of
pardons, did not include that OF
Lewis Wilkerson, who is serving a
life sentence from this county. vii
kerson's attorneys have made several
attempts to secure pardon for
him, but thus far tho colored man
seems. doomed TO disappointment.
In the matter of j. w. CASTOR
against NJ. s. Burdge, the defend
ant has filed q demurrer claiming
that the petition does not state
facts sufficient TO constitute a
cause Of action.
There will be no jury business In
1.-THE common pleas court until next
Thursday The case which was set
for Wednesday having been CON
|tinued. the jury win not report until
1.-THE next day. a..