Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1912 — NEW TRIAL DENIED BY SPECIAL JUDGE [ARTICLE]

NEW TRIAL DENIED BY SPECIAL JUDGE

John W. Hanan Came From Lagrange to Rule on Motion by Iroquois 1 . . Wtch Special Judge John W. Hanan, of Lagrange, who heard the Lower Iroquois, or Borntrager ditch case, during the summer and whose finding in favor of the ditch with a few assessment modifications was rendered in August, was here again this Tuesday morning to rule on a motion made the Bth of August for a new trial. There were really a number of motions setting forth different reasons why the remonstrators thought a new trial should be granted. These were scarcely argued at all, however, as the court did not care to hear the argument. He was familiar with the ground the motions covered and rendered a prompt decisions against the motions. Some of the remonstrators, through their attorneys, prayed an appeal. Among the larger land owners appeal-, ing were peorge Ade, B. J. Gifford, Frank .and Charles Hill, Welsh Bros., and the City of Rensselaer. The cost of making an appeal would be any place from SSOO to SI,OOO, the greatest expense being the making of the transcript It is not altogether certain that an appeal will be taken, this depending upon the number who are willing to stand their share of the expense.