Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-28
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Action for Money
The Miller UNDERTAKING an

Action for Money
The Miller Undertaking and Fur
niture company, has filed suit
against Ernest d. Norris, in which
judgment is asked in the sum of
$4O5, with interest at six percent,
from March Is, 1910, on a certain
defendant gave plaintiff mortgage
on 83 acres in Deerfield township.
Foreclosure OF premises is asked.
Case Settled
The case of Zelda kuntz VS.. Ber-
nard Greuey, accounting, etc., has
been dismissed and costs paid.
Divorce Action
Martha McGrath files action for
divorce against Roy McGrath. She
alleges extreme cruelty and gross
neglect of duty Petition states
they were married June 6, 1896,
and of this union there is one child,
Martha Lou McGrath, aged three
years. Plaintiff in petition states
that from October, 1899, to Feb
ruary, 1910, defendant was vicious
and cruel She states he frequent
ly struck her and abused her, caus-
ing her great physical and mental
suffering. Plaintiff also alleges de-
fendant has preferred the associa-
tion and the company Of another
woman during most of their life.
and that since February, 1910, he
has failed, neglected and refused to
live with plaintiff. She also al
leges that defendant has failed to
provide her money, food, clothing,
of shelter, and she has been compell-
ed to support herself and their
child by her own labor. Plaintiff
asks for divorce, and that she be
granted the care, custody and con-
troll of their minor child.
Francis r. Kraps files action for
divorce against Frances Kraps, on
alleged grounds of gross neglect of
duty. They were married Jan. 20,
1884, and have three children
Francis F., aged four years; Austin,
two, and Anthony, one. Plaintiff
says that for two years past de-
fendant has been of Quarrelsome
and that she has left
him on repeated occasions, and has
threatened to leave him at other
times. Plaintiff AYERS that in
June, 1910, she went to Illinois,
taking the children with her, and
wrote him she was leaving him for
good, and she did remain away for
more than three months. Plaintiff
states defendant has frequently en-
ployed attorneys for the purpose of
em barrassing him. that he has been
put to substantial expense in paying
her attorney, and states that all of
these activities on the part of de-
fendant have caused him great
mental stress and worry, and have
impaired his ability to discharge
the duties of his employment. He
also states defendant has neglected
her household duties and her duties
to this plaintiff He asks for di-
vorce and that he may be awarded
the custody of the two older chill
dren, Francis r. and Austin Kraps.
Suit for Partition
Gale Kuntz files suit against
Mary Kuntz, Betty KuntZ, and Flea
nor KuntZ, minors, and the Miller
and Furniture COM
pany. Plaintiff claims a legal right
as one of the heirs at law of Helen
Kuntz of the undivided one-sixth
interest Of certain real estate, and
the owner of an additional one
third interest therein by deed of
Ivan Kuntz, therein making the to-
tai share of this plaintiff the undi-
vided one-half interest in 6.2s
acres in Morgan township. Defend
ants Mary, Betty and Eleanor Kuntz,
daughters of the said Helen Kuntz,
deceased, and sisters of defendant
are tenants in common with plain
tiff, to said property in the follow
ing proportions, one-sixth interest
to each. Defendant, The Miller
and Furniture COM
pany, has an interest in said prem
ses by virtue of certain mort
gage in the principal sum of $780,
At, upon the undivided one-half in
terest of plaintiff Plaintiff de-
,ires to have his interest set off to
him in severalty and prays that
partition may be made of said
premises and his interest thereto set
off to him in severalty.
Matthew Christy, who was being
held here in the county jail on a
,arole r.2latioa, was released to
Perry county officials. TUESDAY.
The following cases have been
taken to common pleas court on
from the J. P. court:
State of Ohio VS.. Donald Carder,
with assault and battery
lpon Clarence Cramblitt; State of
Ohio VS.. Mckinley Fisher, charged
with assault and battery upon Glen
Norris; State OF Ohio VS.. Clarence
Cramblitt, charged with assault on
Donald Alcott, a minor.
PROBATE COURT
Delmer Ray is appointed admin
strator of estate of Benton Coz
1ray, deceased. Bond, 5000. Esti
mated value of estate, $3.50 person.
ii, and $1,000 real estate. Apprais
ers are John Sherlock, Dale Haines
and S. A. Cordray.
Final account is filed in the es-
inheritance tax is due. Gross val
ne of estate $3.50; debts and costs
If administration, $1,376.82.
No inheritance tax in estate Of
Cora Phillis, deceased. Gross value
Of estate, 1926; debts and costs of
administration, $1,537.38.
Inventory is approved in the es-
tate of Ida Cheadle, deceased. To-
tal appraisement, $1,000, all in
zeal estate. c. II. Hooper, Geo.
Futile and Otto Cowger, are ap-
praisers, and Freeman B. Cheadle,
Bernice Bell, guardian of Minnie
Bell, files first and final account.
Howard Barkhurst, administrator
If the estate of Mary A. Campbell,
ate of Malta, is given permission to