Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1913 — JUDGE RENDERS HAIGH DECISION [ARTICLE]

JUDGE RENDERS HAIGH DECISION

Sets Aside Will, Adjudges Widow of Unsound Mind and Appoints Moses Leopold Guardian.

The Joseph Haigh land case was settled at Kentland Friday, when Judge Hanley rendered his finding. It sets aside ttyc will of Joseph Haigh, which gave to his wife and bachelor son a half interest in the estate, part of which is a farm of 520 acres near Wheatfleld. He also adjudged Mrs. Haigh of unsound mind and appointed Attorney Moses Leopold, of this city, as temporary guardian. Haigh was an eccentric old gentleman and his will contemplated that after the death of his wife and son, who is said to be of unsound mind, the property would all go to his own relatives. The wife and son now live at Texarkana, Tex., and she has been bedfast for about two years. Some time ago a lawyer named Ball and a real estat*; man named Less had a deed m corded here for half of the land. An attorney from Illinois, who was looking after the interests of the relatives of Haigh, went to Texarkana and took her deposition and it was to the effect that she had never given SUfih a deed. was well-grounded fears that Mrs. Haigh and her son would he defrauded out of the land. Attorney A. Halleck was empolyed as associate counsel by Attorney Hunter, of Chebanse, 111., and they represented the heirs under the will. Attorney Williams, of Rensselaer, represented Ball & Less, of Texas. As guardian, Attorney Leopold will administer the affairs of the land so that the woman and her son will get the most out of them and so that designing persons can not defraud her out of the posession. The court’s decision holds that the widow is entitled to full possession of one-half of the estate and to a life’s interest in the other half.

As Theodore George was on his way to Rensselaer this morning he saw the wife murderer, Gilbert Crumley, who was being taken by 'the sheriff Of Fountain ..county to Michigan City to begin his sentence of 2to 21 years. He said that a big crowd assembled at Lafayette to see the man, who is very brutal looking. The Attica Press states that there were open charges that the jury had been bribed and publishes the names of the three men who are thought to have been bought to hold out for so mild a sentence. Nine of the jurors were for life imprisonment and one of the others is said to have been the grandson of a man hanged for wife murder. The other two are reported to have been seen drinking lfi a saloon with a brother of Crumley during the progress of the trial and to have taken a trip with him to Danville, 111. Crumley’s brutal murder deserved for him all the punishment that the law could administer and now he is in a position to be pardoned at the end of two years if some scheming lawyer can work the board of pardons.

Mr. and Mrs. James Guild passed through here Sunday evening, enroute to Medaryville. Mrs. Guild had been in St. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette for several days, recuperating from a recent attack of pneumonia. Mr. Guild had gone there to accompany her home. Their daughter, Mrs. Albert Rcep, has been in the hospital for several months. She had heart trouble, which was the cause of abdominal troubles, but an operation performed a month ago has benefited her health and she will be able to leave the hospital In a few weeks. - Francesville Tribune.

The temperature has moderated greatly since day before yesterday and today is an exceedingly pleasant one. The indications are for a break in the cold spell and it Is probable that there will be only a couple of days’ more Ice packing weather. That will be sufficient for Frank Krealer, but it is probable that it would take much more to complete the filling of the big houses at Cedar Lake