The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-09
COURT NEWS

Albina M. Hawn has filed suit In
common pleas court for the collection
of $451 alleged to be due from the
estate of Emma P. Roberts. ]. S. Mil
Ter, as administrator of the estate,
is named as defendant the plaintiff
claiming to have made demands for
the amount claimed to be due and
alleging that said demands have been
refused. The plaintiff is represented
by Attorney William M. Roach.
Sheriff Wilson yesterday took Wal
ter Hahn and Charles Wilkins, SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for three
and four years respectively, to that
institution. He was accompanied by
officer Bour of the local police force.
The sheriff will remain in Colum-
bus today in order to be present in
the supreme court during the argu-
ment of the question of his eligibility
to run for another term of Office mas
much as he has served more than two
years and another term would keep
him in Office more than four years out
of six.
Yesterday afternoon the trial of the
case of John Burrier against Henry
Frietag was continued in Judge Har-
ter's court. The case was called for
trial last week and it is not expected
that it will be concluded for several
days. Attorney ]. M. Blake repre-
sents the plaintiff, and Welty and AL
baugh the defendant.
The trial of Mrs. Mary Geoghan,
charged with the abandonment and
neglect of ten year old son, will be
called for trial before Probate Judge
Bow this morning. The child had al
ready been committed to the Fair
mount home but has not yet been sent
to that institution as he is wanted
as witness in the case today.
Judge Amber yesterday morning
passed sentence on Sandy" Coppard,
found guilty of pocket picking, and
on Walter Hahn and Charles wilkins,
found guilty of cutting with intent
to kill. The first named prisoner was
sentenced to serve four years in. the
penitentiary and the last named men
three and four years respectively.
Coppard was the first man sentenc-
ed and the decision of the court was
not pronounced until a motion for a
new trial made by Attorney Mills was
overruled. When Coppard was asked
If there was any reason why sentence
should not be pronounced he told the
court that he was not guilty but the
fact that he would not take the wit
mes stand during his trial caused the
court to believe that the jury had ar
rived at proper and just verdict
1t developed that some of the wit
nesses who testified in the grand jury
examination into the case and who
later were called on to tell their story
in court made statements that did not
agree and it is more than likely that
indictments for perjury at the hands
of the next grand jury may follow.
After Coppard had been sentenced
Hahn and Wilkins, found guilty of a
felonious assault on Charles Filliez,
were given their sentences.
The case Of Ohio against H. c. Cole
man, charged with forgery and the
uttering of q forged instrument, was
called for trial before Judge Amber
yesterday afternoon. Before the af-
ternoon was over rhe state had rested
and the defense had put the defend
ant on the stand and had finished it's
direct examination. Prosecutor Up
ham, who was submitting Coleman TO
a searching cross examination, had
not concluded when court adjourned
and the case will be again taken up
on Wednesday morning. There will
be no session of Judge Ambler's sec
tion today as the prosecutor goes to
Colunbus to argue the matter of the
eligibility OF Sherifr Wilson to stand
for another term ais sherirf.
The crime with which Coleman is
charged is alleged to have been COM
mitted in October, 1906. The defend
ant was indicted by the grand jury
empanelled in January, 1907. and has
spent the intervening time In jail
ayadfno trial or Yr,,raI.r Sa,shugcal