Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1954 — Page 6

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Interesting Data Found In Old Office Records

Editor’* note: This I* the first of a series of articles concerning Interesting Informs* tlon shown on old records, which are presently being examined by county clerk Edward F. Jaberg. Records dealing with marriaga licenses, court entries, divorces, criminal and civil cases will be examined to obtain comparisons with present day records.) By Dick Hellef, Jr. (Staff Reporter) A housecleaning of old records In the county Clerk’s office, some of them dating back to the 1850’s, has turned up some interesting records for comparison with today’s statistics. For example county clerk Ferdinand BJeeke, in 1911, filed a total of 178 civil cases, and 157 of these were disposed of >by Judge James T. Merryman that year. A total of 14 were venued out of the county that year, and 12 were venued in. Seven cases were handled in juvenile court in 1911. Five years later, when Will Hammell was county clerk, the number of civil cases had grown to 292. Os thia number 215 were disposed of that year; only eight were venued to other counties, while 23 were venued into Adams county. Cases venued into the county indicates that lawyers in neighboring counties considered Judge David E. Smith to be especially fair and considerate of all parties in civil cases, as attorneys for both plaintiff and defendant must agree on a judge in a venued case. Cases venued out of the county indicate that the parties concerned in litigation consider either the judge or all of the possible jury members prejudiced in their cases. Forty years ago the county clerk was required to turn in each year statistics on all cases handled by the courts; now, however, the only method of finding the number of cases and Uieir breakdown is to scan the actual court record, which is kept in a large book in the clerk's office. Figures for past years were token from the handy statistics sheet, while contemporary figures were obtained by labor, ious serches through current court records. In 1953, county clerk Ed-ward F. Jaberg reported that 140 civil cases were filed in Adams county. During the same year, 76 cases were disposed of, three were -venued to other counties, and two were venued into Adame county for judgement by Judge Myles F. (Parrish. / In both 1911 and 1916 there were three persons naturalized as American citizens in Adams county; this past year only one person was naturalized, indicating the general slowdown over the years in immigration. Especially interesting is the growth in the number of divorce cases, and the change in the reasons given for divorce action. In 1911, only nine divorcee were granted; five of these were to wives, all for cruel treatment. Four divorces were granted to husbands—two for abandonment, one for adultery, and one for drunkenness. In 1916 the number of divorces had grown to 31, with 27 of these being granted to wives. Fourteen of these were for abandonment; eight for cruel treatment, and five for failure to provide. The four husbands granted dlflprces received them on the following basis: three for aibandonment, and one for adultery. So while there were three times as many divorces in 1916 is In 1911, there were exactly the same number granted to husbands; the number granted to wives had increased five times. Hast year, 44 divorces were granted by Judge Myles Parrish. While figures were not immediate, ly available, local attorneys generally agreed that most divorces were filed with the wife as plaintiff, and charges are generally cruel and inhuman treatment today. The number of criminal cases has dropped considerably in the past 40 years, as the figures show. In 1911, 80 criminal cases were filed in the circuit court; 35 of these were later dismissed, and 27 were disposed of that year. None were venued in or out of the county. In 1916 the number of criminal cases had dropped to 40; eight el these were dismissed, and 36 cases were .disposed of, counting those carried over from the previous year. Again no cases were venued. In the Adams circuit court last year, only eight criminal cases were filed; of these, none were dismissed, and five were disposed of Three are still pending. Court officials theorized that perhaps part of'the drop in the number of criminal cases in the circuit court recently has occurred because of the decline in use of the grand jury; also, the growing use of justice of the peace and mayor’s courts. ' , Forty years ago, they pointed out, it was not unusual for, the grand jury to be called aeveral times a year to consider criminal

indictments, and they often returned true ibilte. Nowdays, t'he grand jury is usually called only once a year by the judge of the circuit court to handle routine business, such- as inspecting the county farm, county jail, and other property. Also, today the justice of the peace court end mayor's court handle almost all the misdemeanor cases, which now account for the large majority of criminal actions. (Most of these, of course, ore traffle violations, not so prominent tri 1911 and 1916. It is also interesting to note the growth in estate cases handled by the court. In 1911, pnly 42 estates were opened; by 1916 the number had grown to 49. But last year, 101 estate cases were opened by the judge of the circuit court by entries In the court record. In 1911, 25 guardianships were issued; in 1916 this number had decreased to 23. I-ast year Judge Parrish issued 11 guardianships. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Furniture Auction SOME ANTIQUE DISHES AND FURNITURE MONDAY AUGUST 23rd 6:30 P.M. LOCATION: 427 W. Adams Street, Decatur, Indiana. SOME BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE DISHES: 2 Marble top tables; Fancy hand made doilies; 2 Pc. living room suite; 2 Occasional chairs; Platform rocker; Rockers; 2 Metal beds: 3 Coil springs and mattresses; 3 Bedroom chairs; 3 Dressers; ANTIQUE WALNUT CHAIR, Oak bed; Chest of Drawers; 3 Matching blue rugs 11 x 12. 9 x 10, 3 x 5; 2—9 x 12 Ruga; B—3 x 10—6 Rug; 6x7 Rug; several throw rugs; Large size Mindaeu rug; Telephone set; Porch chair; ~npainted dressing table, glass top; Singer Sewing machine; Library oi u’ ‘ s*™ fables; 2 Coffee tables; Radio bench; Table book shelf; Clothes hamper; New willow clothes basket: Nice dining room suite “ chairs; t ‘ remere eweeper; Large round mirror; 3 floor lamps; 3 Table lamps; Pictures; Kitchen table; 4 Aluminum ehairs; Chambers gas range; 0. E. Refrigerator; Waffle iron; "Kitchen step stool and stool' Curtains: Bed spreads; bedding; Bird bath; potsand pans, dishes and many other items. MRS. E. F. GASS — Owner C. W. Kent. Sales Mgr. Terms: Cash. Gerald Strickler. D. S. Blair, Auctioneers. Pauline Haugk, Clerk. Sale Conducted by The Kent Realty & Auction Co. Decatur, Indiana Phone 3-3390 Not responsible for accidents 14-17-2| SPECIAL!!! = CARLOAD PURCHASE O F PHILCO 21 ” CONSOLE TELEVISION SETS DELUXE CHASSIS CABINET WITH CASTERS H ■ Model 4112 As Shown WAS ~ - - $429.95 NOW - 339.95 YOU SME - S 90.00 HAUGKS 209 N. 13th St. Open Evenings till 9:00

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South Carolina To Figh! Underworld Characters Move From Phenix City PHENIX CITY, Ala., (INS) — South Carolina law enforcement agencies were thrown into the fight today to halt a parade of underworld characters from the crumbling Phenix City vice empire to new rich fields. Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina asked I'm director J. Edgaf Hoover to put FBI agents in Aiken, S. C., where prostitutes, gamblers and confidence artists apparently had a full scale invasion underway. The governor eaid: "We’ll make it just as hot for them in South Carolina as it is in Phenix City." The FBI in Washington declined comment. But military police in Phenix City said they were looking tor a bartender who was believed to have herded a group of girls to Aiken. Such interstate traffic for immoral purposes — If true — would bring aspect* of the case clearly into federal jurisdiction. Democrat Want Ad* Bring Result*