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examination was conducted by DR.. V.
l.. Fisher and DR.. b. c. Deeley. The
woman was adjudged insane by Judge
Duke of the probate court and appli-
cation was made to have her removed
to the state hospital at Columbus
O.
Contracts Let
The Knox county commissioners, at
their session Monday, awarded the
following contracts:
Sherman Cox, hauling gravel, $50.
William e. Eley, repairs to the
Scohles bridge in Harrison township,
S63.
Petition Presented
At the weekly meeting of the Knox
county commissioners on Monday a
number of residents of Wayne town
ship presented petition asking the
commissioners to close road in the
township. 1t was pointed out that the
road was not in use. The commission
ers granted the request of the petit
TONERS.
The second day of the famous Til
ton-Hancock damage suit, now in
progress in the common pleas court
of Knox county, closed with the ex-
animation of the third witness for the
defense.
AS stated in The Banner, the plain
tiff rested its case at 2;.40 Tuesday
afternoon and at o'clock the exam
ination of the defense's witnesses
started.
AS on Monday the court room was
crowded Tuesday with people from
Martinsburg and vicinity, while
large number from Mt. Vernon were
present to hear the testimony. The
plaintiff, J. w. Tilton, is suing the
defendant, William b. Hancock, for
$4,000 damages for the alleged alien
alton of his wife's affections. Most
of the testimony of the plaintiff was
of spicy character.
The first witness examined by the
defense Tuesday afternoon was Earl
Clasby of Newark. Glasby testified
that he saw the plaintiff, j. W. Til
ton, In Newark In company with
Martinshurg woman. Witness testi-
fled that he had seen Tilton with the
same woman on several occasions.
Glasby was given rigid cross-exam-
ination by Attorney Robert l.. Carr
for the plaintiff, Glasby did not prove
n good witness for the defense.
George Divan of Martinsburg was
the pext witness called to the stand
by the defense. Witness said he had
been q taxicab driver and that he
took Tilton and Hancock to Newark
onqseveral occasions On crOss.eyam-
ination by Mr.. Carr, witness was nm
able to tell<if Tilton had a woman in
the taxicab. The attorney for the
plaintiff asked that the testimony of
the witness be stricken out, but the
motion was overruled by the court.
Charles Debolt of near Martinsburg
was the third witness called by the
defense. He testified as to cOnver-
sation he had with the plaintiff in
which he plaintiff asked him for a
remedy to cure a certain disease. The
witness was cross-examined by Mr..
Carr.
At r p. IN. court adjourned until
Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock. In
dications were that the case would
not be concluded until sometime
Thursday.
When court convened Wednesday
morning the first witness to take the
stand for the defense was Fred Kid
well of near Martinsburg as char.
acter witness for Hancock. William
Beard of Martinsburg likewise 'testi-
we'd as to the good character of the
defendant.
At 10 o'clock this morning the de-
fendant. William Is. Hancock, took
the stand In his own behalf, He en-
phatically denied all the allegations
made by the plaintiff in his petition.
Court adjourned ut 1870 until 2:15,
when the cross examination of Han
cock by Attorney Carr was gone into
o.
Sues Greer Estate
Ella Reyes Greer ON Wednesday
filed suit In the Knox county com
mon pleas court against Banner NJ