Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1900 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLIIII.

THE BOLDS CASE. the indictment charges embezzlement OF PUBLIC FUNDS. EVIDENCE of the state now being INTRODUCED and heard by COURT AND JURY.

The Bold’s embezzlement ease was! called for trial in the Wells circuit court at Bluffton, Monday morning., The case is based upon a grand jury | indictment returned into the Adams circuit court April 25,1899. The indictment charges the defendant with ■ the embezzlement of public funds while acting as treasurer of Adams county, he having held that office from September 1893 to January 1, 1898, being succeeded at that time by the present treasurer, Jouas Neuenschwander. When the case was called here a motion was presented which prayed for a change of venue, and which was argued with much force at that time. Judge Heller granted the i change and sent the case to Wells j county, where it was tiled October 28, 1899. Since then the case has been ' continued twice and perhaps three times, but when called Monday, the attorneys on both sides seemed willing to try the case. The defense, however,'first filed a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that it was drawn under the wrong section of the statute, but after some fast and > heated argument, the motion was overruled. Knowing the wide interest manifested and knowing too, that the public generally and the taxpayers in particular should have full I nowledge of the case, the Democrat will publish 1 the evidence in detail, and is being i

' represented there in the person of Mr. . John H. Heller, who is a permanent fixture upon the staff of the Democrat. The counsel for the state are David E. Smith. John C. Moran and L. C. DeVoss of this city, and Smith & Smith of Bluffton, und for the defendant, K. K. Erwin, Peterson A France of this city, and Dailey. Simmons & Dailey and W. H. Ernst of Bluffton, the latter being an expert counsellor. Interest in the case was pronounced fromthestart some eighty witnesses for the state being subpoened, the most of them being on hand when the rase was called. At two o’clock J udge laughn rendered his decision, over ruling the motion to quash the indietmen<. this being followed immediately by empaneling a jury, who as accepted answer to the following names: A. J. Studabaker, Ephraim Lutz, Junes Gavin, Hiram Jackson. Isaac Jacobs, Cyrus Cotton, Silas Wisner, A J. Briekley, George E. Johnson, L. Theodore Rairick and John » Tate. An adjournment followed tmtil 8:30 Tuesday morning. I When court reconvened L. C. De■loss for the state presented a state■uent of the case, by first reading the fcdietment and then stating that they •ould show that Bolds has lived in county for tw’enty years or that he was duly elected treasBw being succeeded by Jonas Neuen•thwandor, and that when he retired

■tt office the defendant was short yOOO or more; that tax receipts were in the treasurer’s office that Boiud have been in the auditor’s that stubs to tax receipts were B®oge<i and that same were in no hands but thoseof Daniel Bolds; ■Goad tax funds for various town■"PS were also short; that the court took fire and the stubs for those ■ftpts were destroyed; and that tax yP‘ lv ate was changed by said de■uaut. Kj mt T Johnson Have been clerk ■■“ S Adams circuit court for one ■ and one month. Have official BoL ' Hl °ks. The record shows ■ta 1 8 D - P- Bolds as treasurer ■ slams county for two terms, pages ■‘ °2(il; contains official bond ■ Neuenschwander for first ■y • Pages 219 and 221. Wm official record was offered in ■ 7 U . ( ''' is to pages named; object ion ■D p ‘n* ovorruled - Official bond ■. Bolds read in open court by D. E. Smith; motion to K*, out overruled. Reading of K 0 Jonas Neuenschwander: mo ■Jfl strike out, overruled. ■g° r K l ' ?• Martz Was in June K> t f Uar '" an for the Riley heirs; ■“ heir taxes to Bolds and obtained K J l ’ for same June 2!), 1897; iden KrT? !,ts: am .° unt w. 05. J.h Live in Monroe town ■ m" 18 ov,, ml)er 1895 guardian ■ , rR: P”'d taxes to Bolds ■ tauied a receipt; amount $28,(15. ■j L lani S. Cross—Live in Root K J l ’; Paid taxes January 28, 1897, J 1 an, l got a receipt, identifies ■Z',' I '"*. not remember amount. ■l«x»inined Mr. Bolds and Mr. K, *. n treasurers office at time r t' r " Didd: Miesse wrote receipt. > Rich and Cross receipts ■cti “ e ' | dvnco and read to jury, ■tnciv to ? ai,le . overruled, lie H, °n to jury for full examina* Live in Monroe town , Blurer? in September 1895 at ■ office, Adams county:

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I amount $2 89, received receipt: don’t I know to whom he paid it or whether , Bolds was in the office or not George H. Martz Re-examination ; am acquainted with signature of I Daniel f • Bolds; identified his signaj turn on several of the tax receipt* John Glaucy Live in Berne; paid tines ni October, 1895 at treasurer's othee, Decatur; don't remember the amount or who was in office at that time; identifies receipt and savs same has been in ins possession every since date of paying taxes. I E. A. Myer—Live in Union township; paid taxes in September 1896 at treasurer’s office; do not remember' to whom, nor amount; identifies receipt Emery Walters In October 1891 k lived m Union township; paid taxes at treasurer’s office, Decatur, don't know who was in office nor amount' lost receipt. Homer Walters—Union township; paid taxes in 1896; lost receipt, and do not know amount. John Laug—Root township; paid taxes in December, 1896 at treasurer’s office, Dan Dolds and Kittie Miesse were in office at the time; has receipt, and same is identified by him. Exhibit of Sutliff offered and after a heated argument by counsel read to jury. Motion to strike out overruled. Guardian receipts, identified, exhibits five and six not allowed to go be-

. | fore jury. Exhibit of Glancey receipt, t $1,98 read to jury. Myer receipt, $5,- . 74, read to jury. George H. Martz I says signature to exhibit number ten . is that of Daniel P. Bolds. Said ex- : hibit, John Lang. Motion to strike ■ out evidence as to exhibits, overruled. ’ Allison Andrews- Paid taxes in '■ December. 1896; sent money by his > brother Caleb Andrews; identifies his ■ receipt, amount $7.02. George 11. Martz says signature of the Andrews receipt is that of Dan P. Bolds. Re- ’ ceipt read to jury. ' Cliffard Death Was paying taxesin 1 Adams county November 30, 1896, do not remember to whom he paid them, has receipt, do not remember amount or who made out the receipt. George H. Martz identified signature as that of Bolds. Amount $3.10. Receipts ■ read to jury. Reuben Woodruff— Li ved in Adams ■ county twelve years; paid taxes there in 1897, do not remember to whom he paid taxes. Receipt read to jury, amount $2.30. delinquent. Motion to strike out overruled. Frank Ehrsman St. Marys township; .paid taxes in November 1896 at treasurer's office; Mr Bolds was present and a number of other people; identifies receipt as one issued to him; amount $1.67. Receipt read to jury. All tax receipts given to jury and personal perusal and examination allowed.

t H. P. Sells Lived at Decatur 18 > years, paid his taxes there to Daniel t Bolds; has receipt and says it is the j same one he received at that time; > Miss Miesse made out the receipt; > paid her $6.03, but remembers the ; amount only by having since looked at receipt; at same time paid some ; thirty dollars more delinquent taxes, i Receipts read to jury. Charles Patton Has lived at Decatur for several years; paid taxes at the treasurer’s office, Decatur, in 1897. Identifies receipt, the amount cf which ' is $10.14: don't rememlw who was in the office at the time: receipt offered in evidence and read to jury; motion to strike out overruled. Reuben Woodruff, cross examina tion Paid delinquent taxes on his farm, but Mr. Magley called upon me to do so. Mr. Magley was not in office when I paid taxes spoken of before. Edmond Deyo Has lived in Ad arns county manv years; paid taxes at Decatur in 1896 at treasurer's office; took receipt and now has same; amount delinquent was $5.69. Said receipt marked exhibit No. 17, offered and read to jury. David Mattox Blue Creek township, present trustee, paid taxes in 1896 for L. Mattox at the treasurer’s office: paid the money for same to Daniel P. Bolds and received receipt from his hands. Identifies exhibit No. 18, amount $13.29. as receipt given him at that time; receipt read. to jury; objection to same because receipt bears no signature whatever, lour last namtsl receipts in form of exhibits given to jury for inspection. Davidson Mattox, re-examination - Also paid taxes for L. Mattox in 189(>. Has receipt for same amoiiiitwig to $13.19, was given him by Mr. Bolds but don’t know who made it out; receipt read to jury and offered in evidence. . , , , , J. M. Smith Has lived in Adams county seven years; paid taxes in 1896 at treasurer’s office at Decatur: Mr. Bolds and a clerk were in tne office a< the time; receipt amounts to $9.41;

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900.

offered in evidence and read to jury. J. I. Martz Has lived in Adams county 51 years and paid taxes at Decatur in 1896; has receipts but none of date of December 8; notified toreturn to testify for defense. Daniel Swartz French township, paid taxes in Adams county in 1897; has receipt from treasurer for $51.60; don t know to whom he paid the money or who gave him the receipt, but some one called upon him after ward to see about his having such a receipt. Exhibits given to jury for inspection. H. P. Sells, re-examined Also has other receipts for taxes paid to Daniel Bolds, one of which was given him in 1895; Miss Miesse made out the receipt, amounting to $4.95. Crossexamination Receipt bears date of November 6, which is near close of tax paying time. Bolds accommodated him by putting receipts aside and he paid them about a week after. His wife and Mr. Magley were present when he paid the taxes. Mr. Magley called upon him twice; receipt read and offered in evidence. Maynard Fuller St. Mary’s township, paid taxes for Fuller & Beery on a tile mill in 1896 to Mr. Bolds at the county treasurer’s office, Decatur; receipt amounting to $1.29 read to jury. Moses Augsperger Hartford town ship, paid taxes in 1896; don’t know when, but they amounted to $15.90. Faxes were not delinquent on the above named date. George H. Martz testifies that signature to exhibit 24, being the Augsperger receipt, is that of Daniel P. Bolds; receipt read to jury. Charles Pyles—Wabash township, paid taxes at Decatur in 1896 to Mr. Bolds, at the treasurer’s office. Produces receipt for same amounting to $8.90; receipt offered in evidence. David Liby Has lived in Adams county thirty-five years; paid taxes in Adams county in 1896 to a young lady clerk at the treasurer’s office; Mr. Bolds was present; has receipt for $4.70; same offered in evidence; motion to strike out overruled. H. H. Baker, Decatur Lived there in 1895; don’t know w hether he paid his taxes that year or not, but has since; has receipt for $3.65; Mr. Bolds and Miss Miesse were present; receipt offered in evidence. Frank Craw ford Resided at Decatur many years; paid taxes in Adams county in 1895. At that time resided at Geneva and paid my taxes to Mr. Porter at the bank of that place; have mislaid receipt, but the amount of same was about twenty-one dollars. Cross examination Don’t know whose signature was on receipt; think I paid taxes in spring. Ordered to return to Decatur and search for receipt. John Malott, Decatur Knows Daniel Bolds; paid taxes in Adams county in 1895; has receipt for $4.93; same read to jury. J. K. Mann, Decatur —Paid taxes in Adams county in 1895; paid part to Mr. Bolds on the street and part in the treasurer’s office; has receipt for I $17.80; receipt offered in evidence. John Schlegel. Decatur Paid taxes while Daniel Bolds was treasurer of Adams county; has receipt for $1.78; don’t know who was present on date; receipt offered in evidence. Court adjourned until Wednesday morning.

. WEDNESDAY I Joseph D. Martz Monroe town- , ship; has lived there life time and re- . members paying his taxes in 1896; ’ paid them to Mr. Bolds at Decatur; j has receipts for $22.21 which is marked exhibit 31, and offerer] in evidence. ‘ Reexamined Also remembers paying taxes in 1895 to Bolds, receiving a re- : ceipt for $5. offered in evidence. Levi Gross Monroe township; resided there in 1895 and payed taxes at the treasurer’s office, Decatur. Mr. Bolds and Miss Miesse were present. Not positive as to who gave it to him; receipt for $4.45, read to jury. Nathan Wyant Decatur; lived then* and payed taxes in 1895; don’t know to whom, but Mr. Bolds was present. Cross examined Mr. Nib- ; i lick might have payed the taxes for jme that year but am not sure. Signature to Wyant receipt identified by George H. Martz. Receipt for $2.75 read to jury. Motion to strike out overruled. Chauncy Stetson Has lived in Adams county twelve years and payed taxes in Decatur, in 1896. Lives in Decatur now but in 1896 lived in Washington township; have receipts for $1.58 which is rear! to the jury. Receipts given to jury for personal examination. John Beiberstine Has lived in Adams county many years; paid taxes there to Dan Bolds in 1895. Has re ceipt for $5.36; lived at Hartford township eighteen nines from Decatur. Signature identified by George H. Martz, as that of Bolds. Receipts read to jury. William Anderson Hartford township: lived there life time. Reniemj bers paying taxes to Daniel P. Bolds iat Decatur in 1895; had a conversa I tion with him at the time. Has re | ceipt for $57.47 which is offered inevi , deuce. Mr. Bolds made out receipt.' Robert Mover Has lived in Adams 3unty many veins into remembers : paying taxes there in 189fc paid them Ito Mr. Bolds at Geneva. Taxes were delinquent. Receipts marked exhibit 1 number 38. Cross examined Paid

them at Geneva, Mr. Wegmiller was also present, don’t kuow where, was not at the bank. Lived close to Linn Grove; not acquainted at Geneva. Receipt for $12.30 offered in evidence. Signature of defendant identified by M artz. John Meshberger In 1895 lived in Hartford township, and paid taxes that year to Rudy Lehman at the bank of Berne. Has receipt for same. Motion to strike out Meshbergers evidence overruled. Offered in evidence, amount of same being $14.57. Francis M. Buckey Wabash township, seventeen miles from Decatur; lived there twenty-eight years and remembers paying taxes in 1895 to Daniel P. Bolds. Receipts for $5.71 read to jury. William L. Buckey—Has lived in Adams county over twenty years; remembers paving taxes but. don’t know where, paid them to Lew Mason, a constable at Geneva. Don’t know amount. James Woodward Decatur; lived there about a year, previous to that time lived in Jefferson township; paid taxes due in 1895 after they were delinquent, paid them to Charles Porter at the Geneva bank. Has receipt for $8.56. Signature identified by G. H. Martz; read to jurv. William Byrd Have lived in Adams county life time; paid taxes there in 1895, at the treasurer’s office. Has receipt for $16.40. Signature sworn to by Mr. Martz as that of Bolds. Receipt read to jury. William L. Buckey Reexamination Has since found receipt which is for $2.33 and which was paid to Charles Porter at Geneva. Cross examination This receipt is the one for 1895, my other evidence was with regard to 1894 taxes. Signature of Bolds sworn to by George H. Martz. Receipt read to jury. Receipts given jury for personal inspection. John Ritschi Geneva; lived there in 1895, knows Godfrey Ritchi, brother, paid taxes for both at the Geneva bank; paid $8.42. Signature identified by G. H. Martz as that of D. P. Bolds. Receipts read to jury. Julius Schugg Berne; was secretary of the Berne Stave and Heading Company in 1895; paid taxes for that concern same year to Dan P. Bolds. Receipt is not in my possession but was about $35.00; company is not in existence. Mr. Magley called upon me and we looked up amount. Cross examination Receipt is either destroyed or in hands of Peter Baumgartner. Magley called upon me about fall of 1897.

Jacob Walley Borne; lived there in 1895. paid taxes at treasurer’s office Decatur, once to Mr. Bolds, once to lady clerk. Has receipt f0r53.37. Jonas Neuenschwander Treasurer of Adams county, successor to Daniel P. Bolds, has a receipt for taxes for the Buffalo Oil Company; was sent to him in registered letter. Amount $38.75, also has receipt for taxes for E. Kuntz, which was sent to him by mail; amount $3.90. Julious Jeanloz—Lived in Adams county many years, paid taxes in Decatur to Mr. Bolds in 1896. has receipt for $28.60 made out by Daniel Bolds, marked exhibit No. 48 and read to jury. Joshua Burkhead Lived in Adams county in 1895, paid taxes that year to Bolds at the treasurer’s office, Decatur. Has receipt for $4.93, which is read to jury. George M. Martz Examines ex hibit No. 50, says signat ;c is that of Dan P. Bolds, but don’t know as to rest of writing on receipt. Daniel Gilliom Has lived in Adams county twenty years, and re membered paying his taxes in 1897 to Dan P. Bolds at treasurer’s office, Decatur. Have last receipt but amount was about SIB.OO. Cross examination. Don't know whether this was spring or fall installment.

Malissa French Linn Grove,school teacher, remember having paid taxes in 1896 to Mr. Heller of Linn Grove, Bolds was present at time. Receipt marked exhibit No. 51. Offered in evidence and read to jury. L. C. Miller Decatur, ex-auditor of Adams county. Have known defeudant since he was small boy, have assisted him in treasurer’s office. Know defendant’s writing. Identifies signature of several receipts as that of Mr. Boids’. Rudolph Lehman Berne, has lived there sixteen years, have been cashier of Bank of Berne for nine years, have known Bolds twenty years. Assisted Bolds in collecting taxes in the years 1895,1896 and 1897. Infall of 1895 collected about $5,000. Money was paid in and credited to county treasurer, receipts given and then we were drawn upon by Bolds. Have sent all money collecb'd by me at that time to Bolds. Have given no ns-eipts to people who did not pay their taxes, some receipts were returned to Bolds, Is'ing unpaid. Money was paid out same fund by check by Bolds to township trustees. John Beery Decatur, lived th<»e in 1895, and paid taxes that year at treasurer's office, has receipt f0r5!6.93 ami same n to jury. Cyrus Haiinnill iJecatur, lived tliciWtiml paid taxes in 1895 to Daniel P. Bolds at trensurer’s office. Receipt is lost but amount was about s2l. Motion to strike out overruled.

Cross examined paid taxes for Mrs. Hammill. Had the receipt when Mr. Magley called upon him. Harvey Sprague Resided at Decatur in 1895 and paid taxes to Miss Miesse in the treasurer’s office, amounting to $3.65. Receipt for said amount offered in evidence. John D. Hale Lived at Decatur in 1896, paid taxes for Creamery Package Company on property purchased from them, amounting to $11.70, paid money to Mr. Bolds. Receipt is lost. Dee Lewton Deputy Auditor of Adams county about three year. Has in his custody report of an investigation as to road receipts make by R. K. Erwin, Irvin Brandyberry and F. M. Schirmeyer. Said record is marked exhibited No. 54. Irvin Brandyberry County Superintendend of Adams county, was formerly Auditor and deputy Auditor; was one of the investigation committee appointed by county commissioners, and assisted in such duties; made a report of same Aug. 27,1896,identifies exhibit No 54 as such report; was Auditor in 1895 and 1896 During that time a number of road receipts were turned over to Mr. Bolds; during 1895 a report of road tax receipts, and receipts were filed with him by Bolds, they were filed by him; part have been burned, don’t know where rest are. Fire occurred June, 1896. when reports were delivered to said Brandyberry by Bolds, they had conversation in which Brandyberry told Bolds that there appeared to be a shortage and that Trustee Fructe complained of same and was going to investigate. Bolds wanted him to go to Fructe to try and settle same, did not go. Don’t remember of any other conversation or of hearing Bolds converse on this subject with anyone else; I afterwards told him that other trustees were dissatisfied with amount of money they had received from him. Was in the office day of fire all day. ( Heated argument by counsel on question, "How often was Bolds in there that day?” Objection sustained.) Cross] examined Have been out of office [ as Auditor more than four years;. when conversation occurred with I Bolds our spring settlement had been made. Duties of investigating committee were with regards to affairs happening before August 28, 1896. Motion to strike out Brandyberry’s evidence overruled, Identifies signature of Bolds on exhibits N os. 9, 46 and 51, also identi- ] fies stamp as one used in treasurer’s office. Knew Miss Miesse’s hand writing and identifies exhibit No. 55 as one made out by her.

(3:10 p. m. Fire at H. Freeze's livery stable, horse belonging to Juryman Cotton missing and court adjourned an hour while he hunted same, 4:10 p. m.) F. M. Schirmeyer Decatur, one of the committee on investigation. Identifies exhibit No. 54 as record containing repoit of said committee. Said reports are found on pages 127 and 128. Miss Kit tie Miesse Resides at Decatur. Knows Daniel P. Bolds, was deputy treasurer under him during his last term; made out receipts, received money. Mr. Bolds was present most of the time. Stamp used in exhibit 46 was the same generally used for that purpose. Identifies writing on sevearl receipts as being hers; all monies received by her were placed in the money drawer; identifies Mr. Bold’s handwriting; was employed in office by Mr. Bolds. Whoever locked up at night took money out of drawer and placed it in safe; never took any money without accounting for same to Mr. Bolds. Miss Thompson, L. C. Miller, Irvin Brandyberry, D. E. Smith, Paul Baumgartner and Jonas Neuenschwander also worked in the office at various times. Have not talked with Mr. Bolds concerning this case since being subpoened, nor any other time. All money was deposited in some bank. Cross examined

Know Jacob Magley. he also worke I in office part of time; receipts for delinquent taxes were given him for collection. Exhibits Nos. 17 C. Kuntz. $2.90, 49 J. Walley $3.37, 54 H. Sprague, $3.65, and 35 H. Gillerist, $17.95, given to jury for inspection. Charles Carpenter Washington township: lived in Adams county ten years, was paying taxes there in 1896, paid them at treasurer’s office; don’t know to whom; amount about $2.00; receipt has been mislaid. Counsel for defendant ask onler to have state counsel let them have treasurer’s records to go ov<‘r tonight. Order refused after long argument. It is thought that perhaps the state will consume one or two day’s more in submitting their testimony and then the defense will have their inning. The entire week and perhaps longer will be taken up in heating the testimony, and then with the arguments it will Is* the middle of next wis>k before a dwision is reached. HELDER. Henry Hortsineyer an old pioneer citizen of Root township died at his home near Bingen Friday night at*i a several weeks of illness. His aged wife and a large family of children mourn the loss of tin indulgent husband and parent. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Binge i Luthern Church.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 39

The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb was the scene of a brilliant reception Tuesday evening given in honor of Dr. Roy Archbold and bride, formerly Miss Nola Nachtrieb of A\ auseon, Ohio. Mrs. Archbold wore a handsome gown of grey crepe over rose pink silk. The house was beautifully decorated with palms and potted plants. Dainty refreshments were served in the dining room. Those assisting were the Misses Fannie DeVilbis, June Merryman and Bessie Schrock, and Messrs. Don Quinn, Earl Adams, Will Schrock and E. E. Neihoff. There were a large number of guests present who most heartily congratulated the groom and welcomed the bride to her new home. This is a modern age of advancement and but few professions, if any, have excelled the genius that has propelled the science of medicine from the dark ages when the cross cut saw was a handy implement in cases of amputation, to the present twentieth century when an ordinary practitioner can cut a person wide open, turn his liver over, sew up the gap and thus make a new human out of the half dead one. The same advancement has followed the treatment of contageoua diseases, and it is no longer necessary to remain out of sight, for fear of becoming contaminated with some malignant disease that is reported to be raging. With the perfect system of quarantine together with the fr(*e use of disinfectants, it is impossible to contract such diseases in an ordinary way. The reported case in this city never had any symptoms of seriousness, although ample precaution has followed the case from its beginning. All danger for contagion has now passed, although strict quarantine will prevail until every symptom is buried out of sight. It occurs to us that those who practice the great profession of medicine could lend valuable aid in instructing the general public, that in this day and age. it is wholly unnecessay to move off the earth every time a con tagion is reported. Under the present system of controlling such things there is no danger in any person exercising the same freedom as they would otherwise.

The city council met in regular session Tuesday evening with Mayor Beatty, councilmen Suttles, Haefling, Myers, Leßrun, Niblick and Mann , present. Minutes of November 20 i read and approved. The Grand . Army Post asked for rates on electric lights and were conceeded lights for i ninety nights on an average of two : hours per night for fifty-five cents a ■ month. The petition of A. C. and i Lucy R. Gregory for sewer, was rei sered to the committee assigned to i that feature of the city’s improvement. I A contract was approved with Johu Miller for hauling coal from railroads to waterworks plant. The specifications for Lister sewer was approved and ordered fik-d. A franchise was prayed for by J. W. Tyndall and and others, asking for the privilege of entering the city with an electric rail way. which was referred to the committee on public improvements. Bills were allowed Wells Fargo Express Co. forty cents, New Pittsburg Coal Co. $69.76, Tom Buckmaster $6. Knapp Supply Co. S3O, United States Carlxm Co. $23.50, Brooks Oil Co. $18.38, Fort Wayne Electric Works $36.07, Clover Leaf railroad $5.09, W. J. Archbold $18.92, Grand Rapids railroad sixty cents, John Tissou $1.50, Ixigansport and Wabash Valley Gas Co. $232.30, L. G. Ellingham $17.95, H. B. Knoff $9.75, J. K. Mann $42.05, William Gray $6 5(1, Ge<>rg« Winters 8.3. D. F. Teeple fifty cents. Jacob Eady $29.36, A E. Rose .$36.52, Tom Baker $19.96, M. Jackson .S4O, Tom Hoefling S4O, H. B. Knoff $41.66 and J. K. Mann $45.84.

The circuit court record for the past week contains the following. The al lowance to the grand jury gives Detrick Barklow $5.70, Joel Shofter $22.10, Dye Ferguson sl9, William Rodenbeck $18.50, Levi Miller $22, Talisman John R. Peoples $18.25, ,1. P. Spoolerslß.2s, Bailiffs L. H. Corbin $13.50, Jabob Magley S2O, Clem Macklin $lO, H. C. Andrews $12.50 and L. G. Botkins $2.50. Eva G. Orcutt vs Frank Orcutt, summons is sued returnable December 10, 1900. Rosa A. Ayers vs Clarance L. Ayers, summons issued. Thomas P. Harris vs Etniline Harris, answer filed. State vs E. N. Ray, liench warrant issued. State vs Daniel T. Whalin,discharged. Julia A. Wagoner et al, vs Lbaman Headington et al., J. T. Merryman as commissioner makes a final rejxirt, and the same is ordered left off the docket. Daniel Railing vs lohslo Brewing A- Manufacturing Co., de fendant ruled to answer. International Building A. Loan Association vs Frank Winans et al., plaintiff ruled to answer to six'ond, thinl and fourth paragraphs. Mort McCain vs Emma Me Cain, answer fihxl by prosecuting attorney. L. N. GraudstalT selected' to fill the regular jury panel. Lillie J. Gowen vs Ben J. Gowen, judgment vs plaintiff for costs. Stwte vs E. N. Ray, trial by jury, verdict rendered yesterday morning finding the de fendant guilty and assessing a fine of $5, together with the costs. State vs I’earl Cutting, continued until next term upon affidavit and motion of the prosecuting attorney.