The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Result Of A Cutting Affray In
Licking County
And The Grand Jury May
Return Indictments

j. Harry Diamond, who has been
in the limelight in Mt. Vernon for
some time past, mostly in police
court, and whose episodes have been
narrated in the newspapers on fre.
quent occasions, have been sued for
divorce in the Knox county common
pleas court by Leona e. Diamond.
The suit was filed ON Thursday morn
ing.
The plaintiff states that they were
married on February II, 1915, and
since her marriage her life has been
one of great trials and hardships.
She charges the plaintiff with cruel
ty. She states that the defendant
began early in. their married life to
get her little bit of property convert
ed into cash and that he tried to
mortgage her real estate and did in
duce the plaintiff to ship her goods
to another city out of the state on
the pretense that he was going into
business. The plaintiff states that
she used her efforts and money to
start the defendant in business, but
after day or two he would get on
protracted drunk and use indecent
language before the plaintiff and her
daughters.
The plaintiff alleges that the de-
fendant took great pleasure in the
cursing the plaintiff and on account
of his action she is afraid he will
take her life. The plaintiff states
she fears that when the summons in
this case is served that the defend
ant will come to her and do her bod
lily harm, unless restrained by the
court. For all this the plaintiff al
leges cruelty and gross neglect and
asks for an injunction restraining
the defendant from molesting her
and from taking her automobile and
other property. Upon final hearing
she asks for divorce and alimony
and that she be restored to her for
mer name, Leona e. Davis. B. E. Sapp
is the attorney for the plaintiff.
Knox County Boys in Trouble
Sheriff Woolison has received
number Of subpoenas from Licking
county to serve ON Knox county
young men to appear before the
grand jury in Newark on Friday. 1t
is understood that an indictment may
be returned against Knox county
man in Licking county ON a serious
charge as result of an affair which
occurred last Sunday evening.
A revival has been in progress in
Licking county, near the Knox
county line, for several weeks. On
last Sunday night number of
young men, said to have been under
the influence of liquor, gathered in
front of the church and big fight
ensued There were men present
from Licking and Knox counties and
it is claimed that during the progress
of the fight Knox county man pull
ed out a knife and made a vicious at
tack upon young man residing in a
Licking county town. 1t is claimed
that the man was cut so badly that
it was feared for a day or so that he
would not recover, but his condition
is now said to be improving. A num-
ber of Knox county boys took part
and witnessed the fight. The affair
was brought to the Licking county
grand jury now in session and con-
sequently the subpoenas were issued
for the Knox county men to appear
on Friday. Sheriff Woolison and
Deputy Sheriff Mossholder served
the subpoenas on Thursday.
In addition it is claimed that after
the fight, two Knox county men
drove horse off a bridge and the
animal was drowned. This will be