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From: "Jim Claffee" <>
Subject: Hahn, Cook, Weissinger, Doty, Lapham, Fisk, Diemer, Thompson, Grant
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:43:34 -0500


I am not related to any of the families in this message.
>From The Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser of Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
dated January 3, 1900:

Complaint Dismissed. Plaintiff in Action for Damages Failed to Appear. On
the motion of John F. Kinney, attorney for the defendant, the action brought
by John J. B. Barnes against John Hahn, was dismissed by Justice Nash in
Trial Term this morning. The plaintiff failed to appear either by his
attorney, C. Wilber Monroe or in person. The action was one brought to
recover $1,000 for alleged unlawful detention. The complaints stated that
on December 30, 1898 the plaintiff went to the defendant's store, No. 14
Mumford street, with a pair of shoes for which he was to collect $3.50. The
complaint then further alleged that the defendant locked the plaintiff in
the store, where he was compelled to remain from 5:50 o'clock until 7
o'clock. The plaintiff also claimed that during his imprisonment he was
exposed to the ridicule of several persons, resulting in injury to his
feelings that would be cured by the payment of $1,000.

Letters of Administration. William F. Cook's Estate Before the Surrogate
To-Day. Surrogate Benton this afternoon granted letters of administration
upon the estate of William F. Cook, who died December 25, 1899. The estate
is valued at $3,500 in personal property, and Frederick A. Cook is named as
administrator.

Police Notified and Asked to Search For Her. The police have been notified
of the disappearance of 16-year-old Katie Weissinger of 118 Hague street.
The young woman was employed in a factory and was accustomed to return home
about 5 o'clock in the evening. She did not return yesterday and the police
were notified at 11 o'clock last night of her disappearance.

Rev. Mr. Doty ill. Confined to His Home By a Severe Attack of Bronchitis.
Rev. William D'Orville Doty, pastor of Christ Church, is confined to his
home, No. 207 East avenue by an attack of capaliary bronchitis. He is so
ill that no one is allowed to see him except the immediate members of his
family. Mr. Doty was seized with the attack on Monday morning. His
physicians state a slight improvement has taken place since then, but that
his condition is still serious.

Foreclosure Action. Another Action Against Banker George H. Lapham.
Summons and complaint in a foreclosure action brought by Reuben A. Scofield
as receiver of the First National Bank of Penn Yan, against George H. Lapham
and others, was filed with the county clerk this afternoon. The action is
brought to secure the payment of a mortgage for $5,000 given the First
National Bank of Penn Yan by George H. Lapham on August 6, 1894, on property
located in the town of Greece.

Class Officers Elected. Last evening class 16, Mr. C. M. Fisk teacher, of
First Methodist Church, held its annual election of officers in the church
parlors, with the following result: Honorary president, Mr. John M. Ives;
president, Miss Nellie L. German; vice-president, Miss Minnie Nusbickel;
secretary, Miss Adah Soudan; treasurer, Miss Grace M. Joslyn; chairman of
visiting committee, Miss Mary J. Wilkinson; chairman of entertainment
committee, Miss Mabel G. German.

The case of John Diemer, the Hudson avenue baker who some time ago attempted
to kill his wife and himself, was arraigned in the police court to-day on a
charge of assult on his wife and attempted suicide. His attorney, Edward R.
Foreman, asked that the case be adjourned and it was put off untill next
Tuesday. Diemer was taken from the City Hospital to the police station and
after the arraignment was taken to jail, he having recovered sufficiently to
allow of his leaving the hospital. Diemer's mental condition has been
examined into and he has been declared sane at the present time. No
examination has been made into the mental condition of the man at the time
of the assult and attempted suicide. The defense will probably be that he
was insane at the time. When taken to the hospital after the attempt to
take his life, Diemer's head was in a badly lacerated condition where he had
hacked himself with an old sword.

A Woman Arrested. Had Two Black Eyes and Was Committed to Jail. Catherine
J. W. Thompson was arraigned in the police court to-day on a charge of
disorderly conduct. The woman was in a rather dilapidated condition when
placed under arrest. Both of her eyes were discolored as though she had
been given a very hard blow to the face. She was arrested by Officers
Whaley and Schultz. The woman pleaded not guilty to the charge against her
and the case was put over till the 10th instant. She was committed to jail.

Street Department Pay Roll. J. Herbert Grant, commissioner of public works,
to-day approved the street department pay roll for the last week of last
year. The budget amounted to $3,216.27 and contained 663 names. It will be
sent to the civil service board for audit.

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