Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1911 — DEFENSE CLOSED IT'S CASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. [ARTICLE]

DEFENSE CLOSED IT'S CASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

State In Poole Trial Begins Rebuttal and Attorney Hall Says Case May Continue a Week. The Poole trial evidence was not very sensational Tuesday. Poole’s attorney, Elmore Barce, rested his case after the state had finished the crossexamination of Dr. C. C. Driscol. The state then took up the matter of rebuttal Of the insane evidence and several testified that they regarded Poole of sound mind. . _ i... Apparently the only insanity that Poole possesses is devoted to some effort to defraud or do injury to those with whom he has business and in most respects he seems possessed of entirely too much cunning to be called insane. If a foul murder can be committed and the guilty escape on a plea of insanity based on a life replete with Immoral and dishonest deeds and a vicious temper, then there would be small chance to convict anjperson of any crime. Prosecuting Attorney Grant Hall stated Tuesday that the rebuttal evidence might take several days, pos’sibly ten or twelve. ...7’.- ; J**-"*'"",■ Mrs. Virginia Halstead, mother of the Halstead boys, of Newton, township, left this morning for Redlands, Gal., to remain during the winter. In Chicago she was joined by Miss Ruth Harris; of Redlands, who has been visiting relatives here for some time, and they will make the trip together.

Charles E. Osborne, the painter and paper hanger, has been having considerable trouble lately with his right knee and went to Chicago this morning to have it operated on. There is apparently a “floating” substnace that must be removed. It has about incapacitated Charley for several .weeks.

Henry Roof da, who moved here from Fair Oaks to work during the winter at the carpenter trade, has been compelled to give up that work on account of poor health and has returned to Fair Oaks. He is successfully engaged in the bee and honey business but there was hot much honey the past year.

B. Forsythe returned this morning from Winamac where he had been to see if could not be made to reopen his store there, but was informed that the condition of the proceedings in bankruptcy of the men who started to purchase the stock were such that the store could not be reopened at this time.

The "Warner Stock Co.” presented “Chums,” last night before a fair sized house. It was a Quaker comedy, with a very pretty love story, and all the parts were ably handled. Mr. Warner sang, but we want more of his kind if sieging. This is one of the ■_best stock companies we have seen and is so well balanced that they are deserving of special mention.

Frank Lakin’s sale in Union township yesterday was a very goon one. Horse prices were strong. One mare brought >175 and a team brought $3Bl. Farming Implements also brought a good price. Cows went a little weak,. however, and it is plain that the high cost of hay and feed has bluffed the dairymen notwithstanding the high selling price of butterfat. - • . .

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and baby returned last night from Lisbon, N. Dak., and left this morning for Wheatfield, where they will remain during the winter. Next spring he will remove to Mrs. Loughridge’s farm, north of Rensselaer, where thev lived before they went to North Dakota. Harry is of the opinion that the chances are better in old Jasper county than they are in North Dako-

G. I. Thomas, who has owned the River Queen Mill for several months, and James E. Flynn, under the firm* name of Flynn & Thomas, will operate the mill, Mr. Flynn being in direct charge. They will not undertake the making of wheat flour for the present but will confine their grinding to buckwheat, rye and corn, doing custom grinding. They are getting quite a little work and expect to do a good business as soon as knowledge of the opening of the mill Is circulated about the country*