Cassville Democrat
February 29, 1908, Saturday
Circuit Court Proceedings
Purdy State Bank vs. Matilda Morrow, continued by agreement.

L. English vs. John E. Burke, on contract; continued.

C. L. Rhodes vs. A. Jones et al, motion for new trial as to John Hess sustained; continued.

Ed Henderson vs. St. L. & S. F. R. R. Co., damages; judgment set aside and cause dismissed.

W. R. Case & Co., vs. Barnesly Bros. Cutlery Co., account; appealed to St. Louis court of Appeals.

J. A. Sooter vs. D. R. Thomas, appeal; continued by agreement.

W. H. Trent vs. W. J. Bailey and Sam Lehnhard, appeal; continued by agreement.

T. O. McMillen vs. W. H. Duvan, appeal; continued.

R. W. Whittington vs. Thomas Eacret, appeal; continued.

State vs. Hiram Griggs, slander; trial by jury, verdict of guilty and fined $50., motion for new trial over-ruled.

State vs. Jno. Roe, petit larceny, plea of guilty and given 20 days in jail.

State vs. Lee Stemmons, violating local option laws; application for new trial over-ruled.

State vs. Hiram Griggs, bigamy; jury trial; verdict of guilty and sentenced to 2 1/2 years in penitentiary.

State vs. F. N. Reese violating local option law; continued by the state: cause re-instated of this term of court.

State vs. John Baker, appeal; recognizance; B. P. Northcutt, O. M. Wilder, J. B. Goins, J. M. Black, and F. M. Roller, securities, continued.

State vs. W. A. Hopkins, gambling; indictment quashed.

State vs. W. J. Buley, embezzlement; cause dismissed and prosecuting witness M. B. V. Trent to pay costs.

State vs. Ed Crowell, robbery in first degree; forfeiture of recognizance; trial by court and judgment for $400 against Carl Lehanhard.

State vs. Robt. Zinn, parole, defendant continued on parole.

Jerry Murphy vs. A. C. Hartman, cont'd by agreement;

D. H. Kemp vs. Peter Mulloy, dismissed at cost of def't;

C. L. Gleason vs. R. J. Blasingame, cont'd at cost of def't;

John Vanhook vs. S. M. Johns, judgment for pla'ff;

Case Bros. vs. Barnesley Bros, appeal to St. Louis Court of Appeals;

T. J. Miller vs. L. D. and A. J. Todd, cont'd;

T. J. Miller vs. Homer Smith, alias summons to Jackson County and cause cont.;

E. Johnson vs. David Marshal, judgment for pla'ff;

J. D. Sherman and S. H. Mahoney [Maloney] vs. unknown heirs of Thomas Ruble, dec'd, judgment for pla'ff;

J. D. Sherman and S. H. Mahoney vs. Wm. Skelton, et al, judgm't. for pla'ff;

Annie Higgins vs. Amanda Crooks, et al, dism'd.

As to Union Trust Co., decree finding that Martha E. Loony is vested life estate in will of J. E. Loony, dec'd;

Amon Floger vs. Mamie Jones, et al, cont'd by agreement;

Kenyon Printing Co. vs. Barnesly Bros. Cutlery Co., appeal to St. Louis Court of Appeals;

J. L. Miller vs. Frisco, R. R. damage, motion to correct record sustained;

Same vs. Same, to set aside non-suit, over-ruled.


The following divorce cases were disposed of:

Belle Long vs. James Long, divorce for plaintiff;

Mary Parrish vs. G. W. Parrish, dismissed;

Mittie Bass vs. Chas. Bass, divorce for plaintiff;

Mary Johnson vs. David Johnson, divorce for plaintiff;

Fannie E. Barr vs. William T. Barr; continued;

Nora Harrison vs. Lee Harrison, divorce for plaintiff;

W. A. Lee vs. Myrtle Lee, divorce for plaintiff;

Manerva Pruitt, vs. Nere Pruitt, dismissed by plaintiff;

Ellen Sever vs. Ed Sever, divorce for plaintiff;

Annie Stow vs. Walter Stow, divorce for plaintiff and maiden name restored;

C. . Shaw vs. Rebecca Shaw, continued on application of plaintiff;

Sterling Shipley vs. Mary Shipley, divorce for plaintiff;

Rufus Wyatt vs. Sussie Wyatt, divorce for plaintiff;

Alvia Bolton vs. Sudie Bolton, dismissed by pla'ff;

Ella P. Baxter vs. J. E. Baxter, divorce for pla'ff and maiden name restored;

Cora Cowans vs. Wm. Cowans, divorce for pla'ff;

Albert Farmer vs. Sudan Farmer, continued;

L. C. Good vs. John Good, con'td;

Wm. Griffith vs. L. J. Griffith, cont'd on application of def't.
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Donna Cooper


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