Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1911 — Revolting Charges in Court Expose Reported in Brief Form. [ARTICLE]

Revolting Charges in Court Expose Reported in Brief Form.

After hearing some of the testimony and most of the pleading in the case against John Colton, the actor, in which, Wilbur Suqderland, 8 years of age, and Robert Richcreek, 12 years of age, were the plaintiffs, The Republican has decided that the case is too revolting to have more than passing mention in thesp. columns. The testimony was all in Wednesday evening and all Thursday morning was consumed in the introductory argument of Prosecuting Attorney Longwell for the state and of W. ft. Parkinson and Attorney Baker for the defense. Baker is the prosecuting attorney of Marion county and his interest in the Colton case is because of to the defendant, he being a cousin. Court adjourned shortly before 12 o'clock and reconvened at 12:30, when the prosecutor began his closing argument. The case went to the jury at 2:15, and the jury was still out when The Republican went to press. Goods are selling fast at the Fire Sale, north of the depot. L. A. Hopkins, of Huntington county, has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Yeiter, and his father, Uncle Clint Hopkins. Doan’s Regulets cure constipation without griping, nausea, nor anyweakening effect. Ask your druggist for them. 25 cents per box. Tom pallahan crushed one wheel of his auto Wednesday and almost ruined another. He was going east on the gravel road and turned out to pass a load of hay. He did not notice a pile of crushed stone, which whs concealed beneath the snow and ran into it.

A strange acting dog went through the streets of Rensselaer this morning and snapped at every dog that came in its v/ay. Marshal Mustard was certain the animal was suffering from some disease and says it bit three other dogs at least. He took after it and chased the dog beyond the depot, but never got close enough to get a revolver shot at it. He thinks it time that all dogs are muzzled and an order will probably be issued that this tie done and all unmuzzled dogs that roam the streets shot. J. H. Conway, - who conducted a saloon at Parr some years ago, was in Rensselaer over night. He is now engaged in "the same business at East Chicago. Free lunches are served there with a glass of beer and Joe was here purchasing eggs, which continue to sell for 25 cents a dozen there. He also 'hoped to buy some rabbits for his Saturday night lunch, but there were none in the market He says the grand jury at Hammond is not going after the small things, but are raising some havoc with the big •gambling houses. When Joe got forced out of business in "dry” territory he determined to get into a city where he wouldn’t have to worry, and there is a free and easy method of conducting a saloon in East Chicago that makes Joe forget all th'e worry •he used to have in this country. There are 'mothers who brag hboul how ipuch the children look like iheir dad.