Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-22
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

COMMON PLEAS COURT
/ In the matter Of The State of
for having material for making
liquor, when arraigned Wednesday,
he entered a plea of guilty and was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and
costs, which have been paid.
In the case of Margaret Robinson
VS.. Sadie Peck ct al, to contest valid
ity of will, the court orders that
1.-THE issues be made up.
! Kere III. Brock and w. FL. Bradley
file suit for money, against Fred
Mummey, administrator of the es-
tate of VIM. Bradley, deceased. Pc
tition states that Kere III. Brock
and w. HI. Bradley, plaintiffs, and
heirs of the estate of VIM. Bradley
deceased, filed certain claims and
Iaccounts against the administrator,
FIRED Mummey and the estate of
VIM. Bradley, deceased, which
claims and accounts administrator
refuses to allow. The plaintiff
Kere Brock presents a claim for
S1,01S.15 which she alleges is due
for clothing, and for nursing, and
meals for her father and mother.
Plaintiff w. H Bradley presents
claim of $4,000 against the estate
for furnishing material and monev
for the building and construction OF
the house on the place decided to
Kere Brock, in the spring of 1921.
by the late VIM. Bradley, which con-
sisted OF "a acres. more or less.
Plaintiff claims he paid out in fur
nishings and money for the con
struction of house, and outbuiidings,
posts, LABOR, etc, making, in all d
total of $1,000. w. H. Bradley and
M. e. Proctor ara attorneys fo,
| plaintiffs.
Four Suits For Slander
Mansel Lafollette has filed four
Iseparate suits for SANDER, against
the following: Ernest Kirlzbride, vi
ola Moody and James Smith. each
for $4,000, and Jerusha Leeper for
$4,000 The plaintiff in his petit
tions states that he is minister of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ; that as
such during all of the times of the
wrong and grievances hereinafter
complained of, he was and still is
pastor of a group of six Methodist
piscopal-Protestant h Il r C h e
known as the Mountville, Joy, Pts
gah, Ringgold, Fairview and Liberty
Hill churches, situated in Morgan
county, and has been pastor Of said
churches for more than three years
last past Plaintiff in petitions
states that on or about the-Aday
of April, 1925, defendants in the
several cases, for the purpose and
with the malicious and wicked in
tent to injure plaintiff in his good
TO bring him into public scandal, in
fanny and disgrace, with and among
the various members Of his said
churches and the public in general.
reported that he was unchaste; that
| he had committed certain acts of i'm
morality and adultery with various
women; that he was suffering with
venereal disease, which acts, petit
tions state, if true, would cause
| plaintiff to be deposed as minister
| of the Gospel, and cause him to
| leave and abandon his said work
and calling as a minister, and would
cause him irreparable injury and
damage. George & Leasure OF
GAINESVILLE are attorneys for plaintiff.
Suit For Money Only
Maude S. Metz has filed suit for
money only, against Oakley Ford
and Cora NJ Ford for the sum of
ISIS and interest from Feb. 25,
l1920, which it is alleged is due on a
promissory note.
Assignment
The case of The j. r. Watkins
Co. VS.. Jno. M. Kirkbride ct al for
money only, is posted for hearing
on Oct. 27, to jury.
PROBATE COURT
The will of G.. E. PEBBLES, late of
Marion township, has been admitted
to probate.
Jane Bingham has been discharged
as guardian of Leonard f. Tavenner,
the ward having arrived at full
legal age.
The estate of Donald e. Coffin
daffer, deceased, has been fully set
tied, and Cecil Coffindaffer, admin
istrator, discharged.
A. B. Harper, as trustee of Rich
ard Harper Smith, has been dis
charged the said Richard Harper
Smith having arrived at full legal
age.
The will of Sarah McBee, late of
Malta township, has been admitted to
probate. Mildred Evelyn Shilling,
the person named in the will, is ap-
re led administrators. Bond, $3.-
100. Appraisers, Geo. T Hoffman,,
Harry Cook and Ralph Scott. By
the terms Of the will her property IS
to be divided equally among hef
nieces Ruth McBee Fouts and Mil
dred Evelyn Shilling and her sister
Isabelle Pickett
The will of Harvey C. Murphey
late of Marion township has been
admitted to probate. He bequeaths
to his wife Julia Murphey his real
estate in Chesterhill, and the sum of
S5 500 alsO household furnishings