"Justice Orcutt Disposes of Much Business"

"JUSTICE ORCUTT DISPOSES OF MUCH BUSINESS

Joshua West and His Wife Have a Little

Domestic Difficulty

Justice Orcutt was as busy as a post master or land office agent late Thursday afternoon and he broke all previous records into smithereens.

Rosa Woodcox brought a paternity charge against Carl Shultz.  The young man was produced in court and after the usual preliminaries, he was held to common pleas court in the sum of $500.  The bail was forthcoming and he was released.

Dan Rohn, the man who did the cowboy act at Mark Center, became sufficiently sober in the afternoon to admit of a hearing.  He was charged with using obscene language and was held to common pleas court in the sum of $100.  He could not furnish the bond and he will be a guest of Sheriff Tuttle until his case is disposed of.

The star hearing was that of Joshua West.  Josh must be a bad man, according to the statements made by his wife.  This is another case where Mark Center had another inning in court, as both parties live up there.

West was arrested on a peace warrant at the instance of his wife.  She says he slapped and kicked her Thursday and exhibits the bruises in evidence.  Josh says his wife is guilty of bigamy as she married him 21 years ago and had a husband living at the time, but she assured him she had secured a divorce.  He was held to probate court in the sum of $100 to keep the peace."

From the Defiance Democrat, May, 1895