Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1913 — “Pappy” and “Tubby” Fined For Maintaining Nuisance. [ARTICLE]

“Pappy” and “Tubby” Fined For Maintaining Nuisance.

Since the death of Mrs. Jane Platt it is alleged that her son, John, commonly called “Pappy,” has been entertaining friends at the old home on Van Rensselaer street, and creating quite a nuisance by evidence of drunkenness and by noise and swearing. Mrs. Mary Deere occupies part of the house, and Monday night she swore out a warrent for the arrest of “Pappy” and whoever his companion or companions might be. Marshal Shesler went to the house and found “Pappy” and “Tubby” Gordon in about the most disgraceful debauch imaginable. The condition of Platt beggared description and a new wardrobe and a bath was needed very badly. He blamed “Tubby” for his condition. They were taken to the jail and locked up, making five prisoners that spent the night In the bastlle. The others were Ed Pawley, who has been there for about ten months; Claud Sigler, who Is charged with having entered Pred Phillips’ house and stolen money from a child’s bank, and “Billy” Lyons, who was brought over from Remington. Soon after the newcomers were installed In the jail Ed Pawley took a punch at Gordon and gave him the “knockout” count Platt and Gordon appeared before Squire Irwin this morning and pleaded guilty and were fined $5 and costs each, amounting to $7.80 each.. Platt gave B. N. Pendig as surety to Stay his fine and Gordon’s was stayed- by Bert Hopkins. Both of these characters have been fined and jailed before and it looks as though more severe punishment would be a good thing to administer. Probably a jail "or a roek pile sentence would have a wholesome effect on them.