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c. B. Carpenter Also Files AZ
fidavit Against Judge
B. p. Blair
CERTIFIED TO THE
CHIEF JUSTICE
Complaint Filed In Probate
Court; Action For Di-
vorce; Court Notes


against Judge Park B. Blair was filed
In the common pleas court Of Knox
county late Wednesday afternoon.
The affidavit was filed by c. B. Car
penter, one of the ex.offlcials of the
Knox Tire e. Rubber Co. under in
dictment on charge of embezzle-
ment, through his attorney, Frank o.
lowering.
The wording of the affidavit is iden-
tical with the one filed by F. d. Spen-
Ger against Judge Blair few days
ago. The affidavit charges that Judge
Blair is biased and prejudiced and is
therefore disqualified from hearing
the matter of the change of venue
asked for by the defendant.
Clerk of Courts Letter on Wednes-
day evening certified a copy of the
affidavit in prejudice to Chief Jus
tice Marshall at Columbus.
Wednesday afternoon, Clerk of
Courts Letter received letter from
Chief Justice Marshall stating that
no action would be taken in regard
to the affidavits in prejudice filed in
Knox county against Judge Blair un-
til after the court had passed upon
similar affidavits filed in Perry coun.
ty 1t is said that decision from
the supreme court on this case is ex-
pected within a few days.
o.
Complaint Filed
Marion Woods, guardian of John
Woods, has filed complaint in the
Knox county probate court against
Jane Woods, wife Of John Woods. In
the complaint it is alleged that Jane
Woods has withdrawn from bank GER
tain money belonging to the ward,
John Woods. The court is asked to
determine the amount and where it
is now located. A citation has been
issued to Jane and John Woods to a,,-
pear In probate court on June IL, at /
p. M, and answer to the complaint
filed by the guardian. All the parties
to the action reside near Bladens-
burg, 1t is said. The complainant al
leges that the said James Woods with
drew the money from the bank before
the guardian was named for John
Woods.
Action for Divorce
Elsie Wells has commenced suit
for divorce against Nose Wells in the
common pleas court of Knox county.
The plaintiff says they were married
Feb. /, 1919, and that one child was
born to them. The plaintiff charges
the defendant with cruelty and fail.
ure to provide. She says that during
their entire married life he has Civ
en- her but So and furnished but one
sack of flour. The plaintiff says the
defendant is now in the Knox coun-
ty jail, having been sent there on a
charge of non-support. The plaintiff
asks for divorce, alimony and the
custody of the minor child. Barton
W. Blair"is the attorney for the plain.
tifr.
Transcript Filed
In the case of l.. W. Jones VS.. the
B. & o. Railroad Co., a transcript has
been filed in the common pleas court
of Knox county from the court of
George S. Harter, a justice OF the
peace in Clinton township. In the
Justices court the plaintiff obtained a
Judgment in the sum of $51.SS for
damage done to hay as result of a
lcaky roof on car.
Answer Filed
In the case of George Evans VS.. Fl.
c. Stoylo ct al, the answer of III. C,
Stoyle to the cross-petition of George
II. Jones has been filed in the Knox
county common pleas court. The de-
fendant denies that he Is Indebted to
the said G. H. Jones In any amount
for bread, and asks that the petition
be dismissed. b. e. Sapp represents
II. G. Stoyle.
Jury Case On
The case of Norman l.. Jacobs VS..
Joseph Levison is scheduled to start
before the jury in the Knox county
common pleas court on Thursday.
Petition Flied
A petition for the allowance of a
claim has been fled and an order is
sued by the probate court In the es-
tate OF Bertley H. Craftsman. The
matter has been set down for hearing