Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1882 — Three Important Cases. [ARTICLE]

Three Important Cases.

Logansport Journal. Judge Hammond, of Rensselaer, who is occupying the bench in the Circuit Court the present week rendered three important decisions yesterday. CITY VS. MESSINGER, In this case Judge Hammond held that tnere was due the city from Messenger the sum of $3,374 69. In the finding of facts the court held that Messinger at the end of his first term was a defaulter to the amount of $6 - 761 51. For this shortage his first term bondsmen were then responsi ble, but any claim against them is now barred by the statute of limitation. The court further finds that du ring his second term Messinger cut the amount of his defalcation down to $3,064.95 to meet which he presented to the Council a trum cd up claim asking a commission of two per cent. od $166,000 water works bonds which were negotiated by the Finance Committee. The finding is that Messinger was not entitled to this commission, but he was entitled to $149 45, and judgment is rendered for the difference, which with interest at 6 per cent, amounts to $3,374.69. The bondsmen were released. Exc.p tjons to the finding were filed by both Messinger and the city. THE BOUNTY CASES. In the bounty cases the court held that as the complaint stood the claim for back bounty was barred by the statute of limitations. The complaint will be amended, and the claims will be pushed. OPPENHEIM VS. LANG. In the above case growing out of the dissolution of the copartnership of Oppenheim & Lang, the trial of which lasted over a month, Judge Hammond found there was due the plaintiff $2,918, 24, and judgment was rendered, for’ that amount? Neither plaintiff nor defendant are satisfied with the verdict, but botlf have had enough law.

In compliance with published call, a very respectable assemblage of soldiors convened at the Court House on Saturday ult„ and proceeded promptly to the consideration of the busi» ness mentioned in the call. It was decided that, ir practicable, they desired the reunion held at Rens-’ seiaer, the coming autumn, and D. D. Redmond, F. W. BabcocK and J. A. Burnhem were appointed a committee to act with reference to the place where and preparations for holding the Re-union. It was then determined to organize a Post Q. A. R., at Rensselaer; C. A. Edmonds, Jno. W. Powell and Jas. A a Burnham were appointed a commit, tee to arrange for the perfecting of such organization, and the following names were thereupon enrolled as members of the Post:

Lem’l Shortridge, James W Loder John W. Powell, Chas W Clifton, Alex. St. Clair, Chas P Hopkins, Samuel N Howe, Thomas Murphy, John M Helmick, Wmß Chilcote, Jos M Hopkins, John S Casey, Rob’t Stephenson, Wm Warren, Samuel Hemphill, John C Chilcote, John Obenchain, Joseph M Clark, Sam’l T Warren, Wm H Stephenson Geo P Daugherty, Wm W Murray, John Sullivan, Shelby Grant, Philip McElfresh, Charles Platt. Thos A Crockett, Nelson Everson, Nath’J S Bates, Allen J Yeoman, JohnM Waseo , Prior Rowen, Lorenzg Tinkham, Holdridge Clark, J J Waterybury, David H Yeomau, Henry I Adams, Robert W Erwin, Theo H Hurley, C A Edmonds, Dan’lD Redmond, George Besse, Abr’amC Abbett, Jas A Burnham, Sam’l Yeoman, Allen Catt, Wm H Sayler, Erastus Peacock, i The time for ngxt meeting being left with the Chairman, he set Satur* day, July Bth, 1882; but efforts are making to perfect a complete organization at the earliest possible time, and the members may bo called together much sooner—perhaps June 24th. J. A. BURNHAM, Chairman* D. H. Yeoman, Secretary.