Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-08
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cases)


Nov. 13-at 9 o'clock a. M, State
of Ohio VS.. E. J. Parsons, forgery.
Nov. 14-The Citizens National
bank. GAINESVILLE, VS.. board of educa-
tion of York township. (money).
Nov. 15-16-Debbie Wilson VS..
Homer Lawrence and AIDA Law
renee, executors estate of H. D..
Lawrence, deceased. (money only.
Nov. 22-Hazel Mcintyre VS.. The
Industrial Commission, (appeaD.
Nov. 23-The Waterford Mill &
Supply Co., VS.. Victor E. Morgan ct
al, (money).
Ida Wade Asks Divorce
Ida Wade files suit against Ma
than P. Wade, on grounds of ex-
treme cruelty and gross neglect OF
duty. She alleges that he has VIII
fully failed and neglected to pro-
vide plaintiff with necessary food
and clothing, and that she has been
compelled to live by her own exer-
tion and assistance, and charity
rendered by her relatives. although
defendant is fully able to support
her. She also alleges drunkenness.
They were married Feb. %, 1899,
and have six children, all of full
age. except Blanche Maxine Wade,
aged IT. Plaintiff says that she
and defendant are owners of a 225
acre farm, from under which coal,
oil and gas have been sold, and
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liable timber on the farm, and that
defendant has cut great quantity
of same, and is threatening to cut
more, and sell it, unless restrained
by order of the court. Plaintiff fur
ther states that 80 acres of the land
owned by them. was inherited from
her father, and that defendant by
means of deceit and misrepresenta-
tion has squandered her property,
encumbered the same. and procured
her signature to a deed conveying
away said lands, and that said
lands were later by fraudulent rep
resentation of defendant conveyed
to both plaintiff and defendant.
Plaintiff states that on Aug. 19,
1894. defendant ordered her to
leave their home. She asks for tenn
porary alimony, divorce, alimony,
that her property be restored; Gus
tody of minor child; and that de-
fendant be restrained from cutting,
selling and marketing any timber
now standing on said lands. Or dis
posing of any that has already been
cut by him on lands of the parties.
Damage Case Settled
The damage case of JOHN Ander-
son administrator of estate of
Sarah E. Anderson deceased VS..
Emma Beard, executrix, was settled
in favor of plaintiff, for $500. The
amount first asked for was S10.-
600.
The case of Addie Lowell and Lu-
cille L. Linscott VS.. E. f. Glazier,
Bert c. Carpenter and o. D. Jones
for cancellation of lease and dam
age is dismissed at cost OF plain
tiffs.
PROBATE COURT
Bv terms of will of Martha J.
Stokes of Center township, house
hold furniture is bequcathed to
Elias H. Allen, Emmett Allen, Mat
tie Morrison, Harley Allen, Thos.
Allen. Lizzie Mcconnell and Lu-
ther Allen. Leslie Allen is given
SIS; Sarah j. Morrison. $25. Re-
mainder of money is to he equally
divided among C. E. Stokes, w. r.
Stokes. Emmett Allen, Matte Nor
rison, Harley, Elias, Thomas and
Luther Allen and Lizzie Mcconnell.
The will states that should any par
ty mentioned in the will cause any
trouble about same, such party is
to receive nothing. C. E. Stokes is
named in will as executor, with re-
quest that he serve without bond.
Estimated value of estate is $4,000,
all personal. The will was written
Aug. 4. 1894, and is witnessed by
J. D. Wilson and Francis Bilinger.
The person named in will is ap-
pointed executor, without bond.
In the matter of the estate of
Elizabeth D. Richardson, deceased,
authority is given to transfer real
estate to name of Ben d. Richard
son, son, who inherited same. IN
heritance tax in the sum of $9.69 is
found due in estate. Value of es-
tate subject to inheritance tax is
$4.469.26.
Notices of appointments have
been filed in the estates of Martha
Woodward and Clarissa Stoneburn-
er.
Clyde Parmiter, as executor of
the estate of Abraham Roberts, de-
ceased, files second and partial ac-
count
In the matter of the estate of
Wilford b. Scott, deceased. author
ity is granted to transfer certain
real estate belonging to said de-
cedent. Those inheriting estate are
c. L. Scott. Harry Scott, Mary Bros
Ter, Virginia A. Patterson; brothers
and sisters, each one-sixth; Leila
Anderson, niece, one-sixth; Emma
Scott, Dean Scott and Leah Scott
Hibbs. niece and nephew. each one
eighteenth.
c. B. Henery, executor of the es-
tate OF John r. Calendine, deceas-
ed, files first and final account.
which is approved. Compensation is
allowed executor in the sum of
$45.72.
Emmett Abel. ancillary adminis-