Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1910 — Merry-Go-Round Ticket Taker Fined for Assault. [ARTICLE]

Merry-Go-Round Ticket Taker Fined for Assault.

There was but x little police court business as a result of the celebration the Fourth. Dan Collins, the merry-go-round ticket taker yr&s fined $1 and costs, $4.35 in all, for assault upon Rex Ott, son of George Ott, of Barkley township. Collins claims that btt was jumping on and off the merry-go-round without paying fare, and that this was what caused him to make the assault. Ott denied the charge, as did the others who saw the trouble, and Collins was fined. - Another police court case which had no connection with the celebration, was tried by Squire Irwin. Some time ago, Hurby Garriott, of Barkley township, was in toprn and got in a quarrel with Eugene Smith, at one of the livery barns. Smith armed himself with a gun and Garriott knocked him down and took away the gun. Garriott came tq town Saturday and Smith caused his arrest for” assault and battery. Smith was arrested for provoke, and they were each fined a dollar and costs, or $3.55 each.