Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-31
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Assignments

Raymond Keirns, indicted for lar
ceny, when arraigned Tuesday,
pleaded not guilty. Date set for
hearing, Tuesday, Feb. 5. (Jury !.
Arthur Perry, indicted on like
charge by the last grand jury,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned
before Judge Lyme. Date set for
hearing, Feb 6. (Jury). Keirns
and Perry were indicted, charged
with stealing farm implements from
j. r. Best.
Carl Patterson is appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of Sarah
J. Spurrier, late Of Marion town
ship. Bond, $4,000, with C. T..
! Schofield and G. p Yocom as sure
ties. Appraisers are G.. p. Yocom.
c. l. Schofield and J. r. Bowman.
In the matter of the estate of
Lulu White, deceased, Harry Cook,
George Kenney and Harry Sharp
! are appointed appraisers of the as
sets of the late partnership of HI.
White & Co. Said appraisers are to
make a full and complete inventory
and appraisement of the entire as
sets of said partnership and real
estate. The same parties are ap-
pointed appraisers of the assets of
partnership of Whites and 10, in
which the late Lulu White was q
partner.
Sentenced to ReformafOry
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grand jury, charged with robbery
with force and violence (Love e
Bragg filling station), pleaded not
guilty when arraigned last Thurs
day Appearance bond was fixed in
the sum of $1,000, which he was
not able to furnish. Howard Thorn
ton, indicted on the same charge,
entered plea of not guilty, when
arraigned last week, and his bond
was fixed at $1,000 which he was
not able to furnish. Both parties
were placed in Jail.
Tuesday afternoon they changed
their plea to that of guilty, and
were each sentenced to serve from
one to seven years in the Mansfield
Reformatory. where they were TAX
en- Wednesday.
Seeks $4,000 Damages
Kenneth Davis has filed suit
against the Marietta Concrete Cor
poration, in which damages are
asked in the sum of 100000. Plain
tiff in petition states that on the
Goth day of July, 1884, at about the
hour of 1880 a. M, he was driving
Ford automobile on the Zanes-
Vile Marietta road, state highway
No II, and when he reached a point
about three miles northwest of Nc
Connelsville, he met a Dodge truck
| travelling in the opposite direction,
Which was owned by defendant, and
operated by defendants agent, and
in the course of it's business; that
when the two cars were about to
pass, suddenly and without warning
he was struck on the left arm by a
portion Of defendants truck or
load, and the two cars collided
causing serious injury to plaintiff.
Plaintiff states he was using high
way in a lawful manner, and with
due care, and the collision was with
out fault or negligence on his part,
but due solely to the negligence of
equip its truck with lights to en-
able the drivers Of passing vehicles
to have a clear vision of the out
lines of the truck, and also failure
to keep the truck on the right side
of the road. The plaintiff states
the blow to his left arm caused a
compound fracture of the ulna at
the elbow joint, which joint has
been left stiff and with perma
nent impairment Of the use thereof.
He states that at the time of the
accident he was employed by the
state highway department at a wage
of $40 per day, and as result of
injury was unable to work for Pc
riod of over two months, and that
because of the injuries his future
earning capacity will be greatly re-
duced, and as result of injury he
has been compelled to employ SER
vices of physicians and surgeons
and has incurred medical and hos
pital bills in the amount of $500,
and by reason of the permanent in
jury has been damaged in the sum
of 100000
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the estate of
Frances E. Seadman, deceased, VS..
Mary r. Turner, ct al, court finds
that amount of estate of said Fran
ces E. Steadman chat will remain
for final distribution among her
heirs and next of kin, on settle
ment of her estate are: John M.
William, Frank and Kate Steadman,
Mollie Holiday, Mary r. Turner
and Laura e. Stedman, entitled
each to the one-thirteenth part;
Frank NJ, Melvin, and Howard
Steadman, Margaret, Virginia and
Mamie Myers. Celicia. David and
Florence Milburn, entitled each to
ne-thirty-ninth part; Rose Bough-
ner, and Albert Steadman, each one
twenty-sixth; Frederick and Roy
Steadman, Alonzo West, each one
ffty-second part; Winifred Christie
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