Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-18
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COMMON PLEAS COURT
Taylor Found Not Guilty
The case of the State OF Ohio VS..
Oliver Taylor, for breaking and en-
tering was heard Monday by a jury,
with Judge C. M. Riecker presiding.
Taylor, who. resides in Marion town.
ship, was indicted by the grand
jury, charged with breaking and en-
tering dwelling house belonging
to Charles Huffman, and carrying
away a door of the value of SO. 1t
was alleged to have occurred April
20, 1887. When arraigned after
the grand jury finding, Taylor plead
ed not guilty, and the jury SO held.
Verdict for Plaintiff
Tavenner VS.. j. B. Conner and My
ers Van Fossen was heard here in
common pleas court, Wednesday, to
jury, with Judge Carlos M. Rieck-
er on the bench. In this action
plaintiff brought suit against de-
PENDANTS to recover on joint prom
issory note. Several years ago F.
M. Wilkinson sold jack to nine
parties, all residents of this coun-
ty, who organized a company, each
of the nine parties to share equally
in the cost of the jack, and they
gave three promissory notes, each
of the nine owners signing the notes
wilkinson sold the notes to Fred
Tavenner and all but defendants in
the case, Conner and Van Fossen,
met their payments on said notes.
The defense, among other things,
claimed that the jack was not as
had been represented to them;
claimed no consideration since Wilk-
inson had never delivered to them
the jack, and offered several other
defenses. The jury held for the
plaintiff, and he was awarded iudg-
ment in the sum of 1925. The 9th
ers who were in the company, be-
sides Conner and Van Fossen, were
C. E. Dougan, George Kennard,. Har
ry White, r. F. and j. G. Williams,
H. C. Kennard and w. X. Scott.
PROBATE COURT
Exception Filed
In the matter Of the estate of j.
w. Macklem, deceased, Jessie Mack
lem, widow, files exception to final
!.
of will of J. w. Macklem, deceased,
in which she alleges said account
is not correct Said petitioner states
she filed her election to take under
the law rather than under will Of
deceased, and in SO doing she be-
came entitled to a distributive
share of one.third of estate of said
decedent after payment of all debts
of estate including widows statutory
Apcf nryo oI1
and costs of administration. Ac-
count shows that all legacies as pro-
vided in will were paid out Of pro-
ceeds of estate of decedent before
division of the onethird balance
and payment due petitioner was
made. She claims an additional
amount of proceeds Of estate, which
amounts to $366.6e, Hearing on
executions to accosnit sEili be Noy.
29, 1887.
inventory is approved in the mat
ter Of guardianship Of James w.
Moody, incompetent Total inven
tory amounts to $3,579.70.
Authority is granted to transfer
real estate in the estate of w. B.
Daugherty, late of Windsor town
ship, to Agnes Daugherty, widow,
life estate. Harry and Lyle Daugh-r
erty, sons, and Ethel Tuttle and
fourth interest, each subject to life
estate of said widow.
Francis S. Doudna, administrator
of the estate of Kate Aber, deceas-
ed, files petition praying for an or
der to sell real estate to pay debts:
Current account of Iva Belle
Stabler as guardian of Raymond Z.
and Dorothy M. Barnhart, minors,
is filed, and approved.
M,1rpuoav Guardian Nf
Francis Eugene Mummey, minor,
files third partial account, which is
approved. Said fiduciary is allowed
$50 as compensation for ordinary
services.
S. A. Finley, administrator Of the
estate of Minnie e. Finley, deceased,
is authorized to distribute assets in
kind
". w. and Etna Alexander, ex-
ecutors of the estate of Lucy e.
Maxwell, deceased. files first and
final account, which is approved.
In the matter of the estate of
Margaret Johnson, deceased, Carl
Patterson, administrator, with will
annexed, of said estate, files his re-
port of distribution, and paying
over the assets of said estate, in
kind, to such of the distributes as
were willing to receive same. Said
pIOCCCulA5o dlC oPVAOSOu W 1AS
court.
Marriage Licenses
Arthur Ollie, farmer, Cutler route
one, son of Elmer and Mary Sharp
Ollie, and Bernice Ethel Waite,
Stockport, daughter of Jerry and
Lulu Bell Waite.
RECORDERS OFFICE
Edw L. Merry and wife to Lizzie
Wilson, Reinersville lot, 81.
Forgus r. Greer, deceased, 10
Margaret Greer, ct al, 991h acres,
Bloom, certificate for transfer.
Margaret Greer, ct al, to Herman
and Lois Elliott, SO " acres, Bloom,
ST..
Lee H. Drake and wife to Carl
and Emma Harris, 10 acre, Malta,
81.
w. C. and Alice B. Manly to Ed
ward S. Manly, Malta lot, 81. This
is the brick property on Front
street. near the bridge end.
V. B. Parks and wife, Caldwell
route 2, to Samuel Pryor, Reiners-
vile route, 25-100 acre, Reiners-
vile, $25
Margaret Croy and husband, John
X. Croy, to Fred e. Cross, of
Crooksville, sOh acres, Bloom
township, 81.