Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1913 — VANCE CLEARED ON THE FIRST BALLOT [ARTICLE]

VANCE CLEARED ON THE FIRST BALLOT

Rensselaer Man Charged With Perjury Convinced Jury of Innocence—Friends Testified. Henry D. Vance, who owns the former Stoner property in the northwest part of Rensselaer, and who was arrested last summer on a charge of perjury preferred by a Logansport man, was tried on the charge at Logansport Tuesday. Convinced of his innocence, seven acquaintances from this place, went at their own expense to Logansport to assist him in his difficulty, and they were greatly pleased when the jury after being out only a few moments returned a verdict in Vance’s favor.

Vance seems, according to those familiar with the circumstances, to have fallen in with a bunch of smooth traders at Logansport, who set about to beat him out of everything he had. He was not acquainted with that kind of dealing and did not discover that he was in the hands of such a band until he had been almost Aeeced. In arranging a trade, Vance had agreed to do certain things. The signed contract was supposed to set out these things and no more, but Vance signed the contract without reading it and several things were embodied in it that he had not agreed to do in his discussion of the trade. The jury saw through this and the verdict acquitting Vance was soon arrived at An effort on the part of the man who caused Vance’s arrest to procure title to 80 acres of land. Vance owned was a side affair and Vance testified that the man offered not to prosecute him on the criminal charge if he would quietly submit to the loss oi the 80 acres. Vance now is in shape to recover the land. Those who accompanied him to Logansport were Sheriff Hoover, D. M. Worland, John M. Knapp, Joe and Harvey Davisson, Jim Halligan and Alex. Frye. " •—-~r