Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1911 — ANOTHER CHAPTER IN HALLIGAN-DOWELL CASE. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER CHAPTER IN HALLIGAN-DOWELL CASE.

Effort Being. Made to Set Deed of lowa Farm Aside to Collect Judgment Against Dowell. Sim Dowell, a former commissioner of Jasper county and a defendant in the famous Halligan cattle case that was tried at Monticello several years ago, left this Thursday morning for his home at Conway, lowa, after a short business trip here. On the same train with him Jim Halligan also left for Bedford, lowa, the county seat of Taylor county. Dowell bought land there a number of years ago and transferred the farm consisting of 295 acres to his wife. The Halligans had a judgment for SI,BOO against him and they contend that the transfer was to avoid a settlement. They will try to set the deed aside and Mr. Halligan’s trip to the west was for that purpose. In a conference between Dowell and the Halligans held during the former’s short visit here, he is alleged to have said that he did not owe the Halligans a cent. He has gone through bankruptcy proceedings in lowa but Halligan Bros, think that will not prevent them from setting aside the transfer of the farm to his wife and that they will be able to collect the judgment