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GA Sc AGAINST
KENYON COLLEGE
Is TRIED TODAY.
Trial OF Case Starts Friday
And A Session Of Court
Is Held Saturday
DEFENDANT SETS UP
A LARGE CLAIM
Transcript In An Attachment
Case Filed In Common
Pleas; Other Notes

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The case of James B. Thompson VS..
the Trustees of Kenyon College was
commenced before the jury in the
court of common pleas Friday morn
ing. The testimony was submitted in
part and the case was resumed when
court convened Saturday morning
The plaintiff sued the trustees of
Kenyon college for the sum of $3,.
477.09, alleging this sum to be due
him as a balance on contract for
the construction OF the presidents
home and the home for professor.
The defendants on cross. petition
set up claim for $95OO, alleging that
the plaintiff failed to carry out his
part of the contract.
Robert l.. Carr represents the
plaintiff and Henry c. Devin and A..
Tate Cromley the defendants.
The case will go to the jury some
time Saturday afternoon.
Suit for divorce has been COM
menced in the common pleas court of
Knox county by Norma Kirkpatrick
against Samuel Kirkpatrick. The
plaintiff states they were married on
July 19, 1916, and that no children
were born to them.
The allegation is made that the
defendant has failed to provide the
plaintiff with the necessities of life.
The plaintiff claims that the defend
ant spends his time in "loafing, idling
and drinking" The plaintiff states
the defendant has engaged a room at
the Arlington hotel and refuses to
live with the plaintiff, and that she
istcompelled to make her own living
sB. E. Sapp is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
Attachment SUIT
In the attachment proceedings Of
w. w. Young vs. Charles Sullivan, a
transcript has been filed in the COM
mon pleas court Of Knox county.
The plaintiff claims there is due him
the sum of $o9.S0 for money loaned
the defendant Attachment proceed
ings were. instituted in the court of
Squire George S. Harter, but Con-
stable Purdy was unable to find any
personal property of the defendant on
which to levy. Accordingly the case
was certified over to the common
pleas court.
Appointment Made
C. S. Hinken has been appointed
administrator of Isabella Hinken
giving bond in the sum of $500, with
Paul NJ. Ashbaugh and Iva M. Ash
baugh as sureties. The appraisers
are William Pembrook, Otis Young
blood and w. P. Babbs.
Divorce Granted
In the case Of Loretta Coad VS..
Harry Coad, a decree Of divorce was
granted the plaintiff in the court Of
comomn pleas of Knox county on Fri
day.
U. s. Army Discharge
Ray Lease, Knox county soldier,
has filed his discharge paper for rec
ord in the Office Of the county record.
et.
Harry Curtis Plimpton, a Knox
county soldier, has filed his discharge
paper for record in the office of the
Knox county recorder.
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Wants New Trial
In the case of John V. Dirk VS..
James Miller, administrator, motion
for new trial has been filed by the
plaintiff in the common pleas court
of Knox county. The plaintiff alleges
that the court erred in rejecting GER
tain testimony and that the court
erred in his charge to the jury. The
attorney forothe plaintiff is Henry c.
Devin. f
Jury to Report
The members of the petit jury were
to report for duty today and the case
of Thompson VS.. the Trustees of Ken
yon College was on the assignment
for trial.
Service by Publication
In the case of Paul Pugh ys. Helen
Phgh, service by publication has
been ordered by Judge Blair in the
common pleas court of Knox county
Appointment Made
Florence j. Seymour Of Mt Vernon
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