Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-15
At THE COURT HOUSE
Justice DeyO Hears Sunday Hunting
Case Judge VOLTS Busy Week
Cases Disposed Of-New Citizens in
Process of Making.

Last Wednesday afternoon Justice
l.. II. Deyo moved his court from his
office down to the court room to hear
sthe case Of the State of Ohio VS. H. H..
Wolf on a charge of violating the
State game laws by hunting on Sun
day. The case was brought by A..
+. Sans, Deputy Game and Fish War
den who made affidavit that on Sun
day December 3rd he personally
saw H. H. Wolf carrying a gun and
accompanied by two dogs hunting on
the farm of VIM. Mutt in Swan Creek
township.
Prosecutor Chas. T. Stahl repre-
sented the State and Attorney George
Everett of Delta appeared for the de-
fendant. Mr.. Sans who as we gath
cred from questions and answers from
attorneys and witnesses had started
out on a campaign to put a stop to
Sunday hunting and on the Sunday in
question had got as far as the home
Of Mr.. Mutt when he saw a man with
a gun and two dogs going across the
fields of Mr.. Nuts farm he made
pursuit and called to the man to stop
which that individual failed to do.
Mr.. Sans testified that he was at no
time nearer than 20 rods to the party
he was pursuing and that this party
disappeared in the brush and he fail
ed to catch up with him, but he identi-
fled Mr.. Wolf as the man whom he
had seen hunting on the day and date
in question. Mr. Sans went from Mr.
Nuts place to the home of Art Gill
and there made some inquiries of Mr..
ellis son.
Mr.. Wolf, placed on the witness
stand gave a detailed account of his
movements on the Sunday in ques-
tion and according to his testimony,
which was corroborated by Mrs. Wolf,
was not off from his own place ex-
cept TO take the milk out to the road
and in the afternoon to go with Mrs.
Wolf to call on some neighbors. A
number Of witnesses were called by
both sides; both attorneys brought
their forensic powers to bear upon his
Honor. Mr.. Everett even went so far
as to recite an incident in his own
experience, when he, sitting quietly in
his own home reading and smoking
was positively reported as hunting the
rare and rapid rabbit on a farm q
number Of miles away. Justice Deyo
concluded that there was not sufficient
evidence to show that Mr.. Wolf was
beyond a reasonable doubt, the man
who Mr.. Sans saw on the morning of
Sunday December 3rd hunting on the
farm Of Mr.. Mutt and accordingly dis
charged Mr.. Wolf from custody.
This has been a busy week for
Judge Wolf. The Juvenile Court
Mothers Pensions business and cases
in the cowmon pleas court have left
him very few idle moments. Monday
the case of Ida E. Bixler VS. Orlando
Bixler, divorce;- motion for alimony
heard.
Favorite Stoye and Range Co., VS.
II. A. Curtis: Settled and dismissed
at costs of plaintiff. t\
Order of court allowing prosecut-
ing attorney $500 per week for clerk
hire for the year 1917.
On Tuesday. In the case of the
State Of Ohio ex rel VS. George Grie-
singer. Motion for new trial granted
by court. Jury trial waived by par.
ties to suit. Court finding, with con
sent Of both parties, "Not guilty"
Estel G.. Hawkins VS. Beulah Haw
kins. Divorce granted and custody Of
minor child granted to plaintiff. Plain
tiff to pay defendant $4,000 and costs
of suit.
Christopher Scott Of Swanton ma
tive of Somersetshire, England, hai
fled his petition and is well on hi
way to full citizenship in the United
States.
James, Gordon Turnbull a native O
London, Ontario, has filed declaration
of his intention to become a citizen o
the United States.