Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1913 — Case Tried After Being in Cold Storage for 15 Years. [ARTICLE]

Case Tried After Being in Cold Storage for 15 Years.

Michigan Cit|v News. The Knotts vs. Cox was tried recently in the superior court before Special Judge Gallaher and a jury. There were but two main witmesses, Mayor Thomas Knotts, 'of Gary, who is the plaintiff, and Lawrence Cox, of Hammond, defendant. The suit is over a couple of lost notes and about SSOO is involved. The suit was tried here 15 year's ago when a jury gave the de fendant a verdict. A new trial was granted and it has just been had after all these years. In the 15 years elapsing since the case was before tried both parties to the suit have become independently rich? Mr. Cox, although re siding in Hammond, has a prosperous bank in Hegeswisch. No matter what kind of a verdict is rendered it will not work a hardship upon either party. If not millionaires, the Messrs. Knotts and Cox are likely well on the road to a million.