Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1912 — ARRESTED TWICE SATURDAY NIGHT. [ARTICLE]

ARRESTED TWICE SATURDAY NIGHT.

George Kauffman Fined on Assault and Battery Charge—Later on Charge of Intoxication. A new white mans' hope loomed up on the horizon, or rather in the pool room, 'Saturday'' afternoon about 5 o’clock, when George Kauffman, of near Goodland, who apparently had laid in a supply of grog shop wet goods when Goodland maintained a dispersing station there a couple of years ago, sailed onto G. E. Becker, proprietor of the depot butcher shop, and his brother, and “cleaned” them up. Thu dispute seems to have started over a pool game. After a short exchange of words Kauffman lit into BeckeV, with whom he had been playing pool, with a pool cue, whacking him over the noodle several times and then repeating the performance on G. E. Becker, who had attempted to interfere in behalf of his brother. After the pool oue was shattered and shorn Kauffman discarded the splinters that he held in his hands and put the finishing touches on the Becker brothers with his fists. About that time Marshal Mustard interfered. G. E. Becker had Kauffman arrested on the charge of assault and battery and arraigned before Squire John Bruner’s court about 7 o’clock. He plead guilty and was fined $lO and costs, amounting to $14.80, which he stayed for 90 days. Marshal Mustard then swore out a warrent for Kauffman’s arrest on the charge of intoxication. The hearing was also held in Squire Bruner’s court and Kauffman was found guilty and fined $1 and costs, amounting to $6.80. He paid up and started to leave and then decided he wanted an itemized account of the costs to hold as a keepsake and have as a constant reminde# of the happy occasion. It looks as tbdbgh Attorney Parkison has started something by way of demanding itemized accounts_of justices of the peace, when he interfered with the Monon justice’s lucrative graft in behalf of two Rensselaer boys.