Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1911 — Dismissal of Sett on Bond Probably Eads Noted Lawsuit. [ARTICLE]

Dismissal of Sett on Bond Probably Eads Noted Lawsuit.

A number of attorneys and several witnesses were in Fowler Monday, where It was expected an action brought by Stephen Thayer against Patrick Halligan 1 and his bondsmen wonld be tried. The failure of the plaintiff to show up or to furnish an affidavit of sickness for his absence caused his attorney, Senator A. Halleck, to have the suit dismissed. The suit grew out of the famous cattle case between -the Halligans and various other parties a number of years ago. .The defendants were Sim Dowell, William Tanner, the Sanson Commission Co. and Stephen Thayer. Thayer bad land in this county, which the *plaintiffs attached. When the case was concluded a Judgment was not given against Thayer and he later filed an action against the Halligans for the costs he had been placed to in defending hlmsglf. He asked for 95,000 originally but later cut the amount down to 91,000. The case has been in the court for several years but this was the nearest the parties ever came to trying it. Frank Foltz represented the defendants and Attorneys Honan,. Williams, Spitlqr and several witnesses were on band for the trial. Thayer is said to be sick, but he did not supply an affidavit of his inability to attend the trial and it it probable that there will be no further effort to get into the court. This probably concludes the most famous case ever filed in Jasper county.