Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1913 — HELD LATE SESSION IN JUSTICE COURT [ARTICLE]

HELD LATE SESSION IN JUSTICE COURT

Squire BusseU Heard Herr-Johnson Case in Vacant Store Room Before fury of Six. - Squire Bussell transferred the seat of Hanging Grove township’s court from his home to a vacant store room in the village of McCoysburg Wednesday and himself presiding and a jury of six of the township’s most representative citizens, conducted the suit filed by John Herr against William Johnson, a former tenant. W. H. Parkison was the attorney for Herr and J. A. Dunlap was the attorney for Johnson. The suit was on a claim for sll3. It was vigorously prosecuted and 'Justice Bussell was called upon to rule on many points of law, and the attorneys were Very much pleased with ,his decisions, as well N as with the order maintained in his court. While a large crowd was present much of the time, the order was perfect, the court ordering the constable to escort one disturber from the room early in the progress of the trial. The taking of the evidence and the hearing of the argument? required until 1 o’clock this Thursday morning and the jury spent some more time in arriving at a verdict. They finally found for the plaintiff in the sum of $51.17, which is said to be right close to a compromise proposed by the defendant.