The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-17
TWELVE CASES TO CONSIDER
Session Will Probably Last
All Week.
Docket Is Called And q Number OF
Cases Are Set for TriaI--Aggrievcd
Husband Asks For q Divorce. And
The Custody of Children.

| Judge w. E. ScoHeld presided thii
morning at the opening of the Oc
| tober term of the common pleas court
The grand jury reported for duty and
| was put to work at 10 o'clock after
having been sworn and charged as to
its duties by the court.
c. L. Rinker and George Mont
gomery, two of the Jurors who were
drawn for grand jury work, did not
put in appearance at the time for tho
| opening of court and Charles Cris-
well and Charles Guilbert were sub
stitutcd by the court.
The grand jury is composed of the
following men: I. c. Dickson, fore.
man: Carl Cast, Joseph Voll, Charles
Williams, Thomas Clary, Henry A,
Fries, l.. u. Barth, Frank Zachman,
William Lust, Michael English. Chris
tlan Kramer. Charles Criswell, Charles
Guilbert and Frank G.. Ulsh.
There have been twelve cases re-
ported to the grand jury and these
will be considered during the week.
Others may be reported directly to
the grand jury. without the formality
of hearing in a Justices or a may
,or's court. but, so far, none are
known. II is probable that the con-
sideration of the twelve cases will
constitute the work for the week.
The cases to be considered are.
John G. Gilbert, assault and battery;
Adolph Bianchi, selling cigarets to
minors: Almira Reed. wilful destruc-
tion of property; w. Il. Blue. em-
bezzlement: James Logue, non-sup-
port; Charles Campbell, petit larceny;
Redmond Lawrence, burglary; Harry
Houck. murder: James Ritter. bur-
glary; Michael Shea. burglary; Chas.
Miller. assault and battery, and James
Harris. shooting with intent to kill.
Notwithstanding the fact that he Is
right in the heat of a campaign for
reelection. Prosecuting Attorney Chas.
L. Justice Is devoting the weeks time
to the grand jury, he believing that
1t is his duty to attend to the affairs
of his office even though his person.
al interests may have to suffer.
The case of Fred Drury against
Benjamin Mosier and Oren w. Foos
has been appealed from the court oc
G. II. Conley. The action is to recover
damages for n breach of contract in
the sale of n quantity of hay. In the
Justices court the jury returned a
verdict In favor of the plaintiff in the
sum of $201.
Because of the misconduct upon
the part of his wife, Charles w. Pow
ers has asked that he be relieved of
any further obligation to May Pow
ers. The petition was filed by At
torney Fred w. Warner.
The husband recites in his petition
that he was married to the defend.
ant in Cardington, June 80, 1904, an1
that two children. Inez. aged five, ami
Harold, aged three years, have been
born to the union. The wife is
charged with extreme cruelty and
gross neglect of duty, in that since
June /, 1910, she has bestowed her
affection upon other men and has
neglected her husband and children,
to prepare the meals for them. On
October /, 1910, without provocatiou
she struck her husband over the head
ana caused his arrest by the police up
on charge of assault and battery.
without the least bit of evidence to
support the charge. On October 8,
1910 she deserted the husband and
children and has since absented her.
self from the home.
The court is asked to grant a di-
vorce and the custody of the children
TO the husband and to bar the wife
OF dover interest in his property.