Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1911 — PROSECUTOR IS HOLDING PARR INQUIRY COURTS [ARTICLE]

PROSECUTOR IS HOLDING PARR INQUIRY COURTS

Justice Irwin Presiding at Investigation of Several Misdemeanors in Union Township.

Justice of the Peace S. C. Irwin and Prosecuting Attorney Longwell went to Parr this Thursday morning to conduct a court of inquiry. Several things have occurred there recently that need attention, so citizens of south Union township think, and many of the residents of that section will be asked to testify before the board. The court is being held in W. L. Wood’s hall. Prosecutor Longwell is being assisted by W. L. Wood, of Parr, who was admitted to the bar several years ago and who was Wednesday selected by the prosecuting attorney as his deputy In Jasper county. The pool room and restaurant of W. H. Myres was broken into and robbed recently and a slot machine Is said to have been broken to pieces in order to get the money out of it. More recently the safe in W. L. Wood’s store was robbed- It is charged that the store was entered by some one who had a key to the door and that $lB was taken from the safe. Local talent is thought to have performed both jobs.

Several misdemeanors are also alleged, and a more general investigation of alleged illegal liquor sales is to be made, it is understood. The Republican was in communication with a Parr citizen shortly after 2 o’clock this afternoon, but was informed that there were ’no developments up to that hour for publication. A court of inquiry differs from a grand jury investigation in that the hearing is not in secret and any person has a right to attend upon it', sessions. Any person is also entitled to tell under oath anything he knows about violations of the law.