Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-10-26
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
CaSoS for HaapiuU

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Case of John r. Smith VS.. C. L..
James, money only, is posted for
hearing today.
Friday the appeal case of Harvey
Jackson VS. Solomon Tippie.
In the case of c.. E. Northrup VS..
Frrville Shriver, r. M. Winegardner
as administrator Of Velma Shriver,
] Belle Shriver. ct al, Errville Shriver
files answer He says that sale Of
! first tract of mortgaged real es-
tate-122.67 acre tract, will pro-
duce a fund sufficient to satisfy
| balance on note, cost of this
| action and taxes. Defendant and
family are living upon and using as
their homestead, second tract of
| S6.75 acres, including dwelling and
other buildings, which defendant
demands as homestead. Petition
asks the court to direct that
the first tract of 12267 acres, be
sold first, and that if proceeds
thereof be sufficient to satisfy the
claim of plaintiff, and the costs and
taxes due thereon, the second and
third tracts be not sold; that if not
| sufficient to satisfy claim and costs,
then third tract be sold
c. e. Northrup for his reply to
answer of defendant, denies sale of
first tract of said mortgaged real
estate-122.67 acres, will produce
funds sufficient to satisfy balance
due on said note and mortgage, and
denies defendants named in suit
are entitled to live upon and use as
their homestead, second described
tract of land containing 86.75 acres.
Sues For Money, Foreclosure, Etc.
e. l.. Beard has filed suit against
Villa Beard and Margarete Morvil-
lius and husband in which judgment
is asked in the sum of $391, with
interest thereon at so per annum
from Sept. IS, 1893, and for costs
of this action To secure payment
mortgage deed was given on 1885
acres, Homer township. Plaintiff
says that Jan. 18, 1888, defendant
conveyed said premises, so mort
gagged, to Margarete Morvillius,
without plaintiffs consent. Fore
closure of mortgage is asked, that
other defendant named, be declared
to have no interest in premises
mortgaged, except what interest or
right may remain to defendants, af-
ter plaintiffs claims and right to
said premises are fully paid.
Petition For Partition
Paul j. Massey VS.. Bessie L. Han
sci. Frances A. Braden and Roy
Hansel as guardian of Bessie L.
Hansel, is the title of a partition
suit filed. Plaintiff and defendants
BESSIE l.. Hansel and Frances A.
Braden are children of Perley J.
Massey, deceased, and are tenants in
common and seized in fee simple,
of the undivided one-third part
thereof of estate. Roy Hansel is
the husband and guardian of de-
fendant Bessie L. Hansel, and he
has no legal title to said premises.
The property was left by Levi Mas
sey, the grandfather of the parties
hereto. in trust for children of Per-
ley j. Massey, deceased.
In the case of Frank E. Furst ct
a. VS. Earl Campbell ct al, defend
ants Earl Campbell John Lavery,
Edith E. Campbell, P. E. Carpenter
and Frank HI. Kuntz, said defend |
ants file motion requesting the !
court to require plaintiffs to strike
from their petition the sale agree
ment.
Raymond Wells who was indicted :
by the last grand jury, charged
with resisting an officer, is ordered
to give bond for appearance in the !
sum of 500.
SenUenCeU 10 IeIlltcnIldiy
Emmor Rowland of East Wind
sor, who was indicted by the grand !
jury, charged with breaking and en-
tering the home Of his sister-in-law,
Mabel Murphy, and stealing $40,
and jewelry to the value of $65, was |
arraigned Tuesday. He pleaded |
guilty and was sentenced by Judge |
Lyme to the Ohio penitentiary for
the term of from one to five years, |
and to pay costs of prosecution.
He was taken Wednesday by
Sheriff Adrean to the penitentiary.
Plead Not Guilty
Jefferson Mcdaniel, indicted by
the grand jury, charged with neglect |
to provide for child, was arraigned |
Tuesday before Judge Lyme. He
pleaded not guilty. Bond for ap-
pearance, which was furnished, was
fixed at 5000. Earl Grandstaff, in
dicted by the grand jury on the
charge of breaking and entering
cellar of H. L. PARCEL, Center town
ship, and taking four cans of fruit
of the value of 81, waived reading
of indictment, when arraigned, and
entered a plea of not guilty.
Lewis Wood Found Guilty
The case of the State of Ohio on