Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1914 — MAN WITH ABIDING THIRST CONVICTED [ARTICLE]

MAN WITH ABIDING THIRST CONVICTED

Remington Citizen Who Entered Calaboose to Get Booze Apt to Break Into Penitentiary.-

Circuit Court.

State vs. Donahue,' was tried yesterday before a jury. Delos Dean and W. H. Parkinson for the State and Moses Leopold for the defendant. Verdict of guilty was returned by the jury. The charge was entering the store room of the Remington Town Hall for the purpose of committing a felony. The specific act was the attempt to take some booze that had been confiscated by the town authorities and stored in the tow* hall. Donahue didn’t get the booze, but admitted that he would have taken some of it had he not been intercepted by parties lying in wait. If the verdict of the jury is carried out in the usual manner Donahue will go to the penitentiary for a term of years.

To those who heard the testimony it was apparent that Donahue was looking for a drink rather than attempting to„ steal. The evidence disclosed that Donahue has a great and abiding thirst and it would seem that the defendant ought not be sent to prison, but rather to some institution that would furnish treatment that would tend to restore him to his senses. It is the old story of the prison awaiting those who commit small offenses, while those who commit greater ones are permitted to escape punishment. However, no blame can attach to the jury in the verdict rendered as they did their, duty under the law and evidence. State vs. Tanner, reset for trial March 6th.

J. A. Dunlap, admr., files petition for reappraisement of the Sarah Platt property and reappraisement is files showing value of property to be $l,lOO. Frank Hill vs. Monon railroad, venued to Newton county on application of defendant. A. K. Yeoman vs. Charles Chauneey, et al Judgment for plaintiff quieting title and ordering clerk to state, being the laud recently sold by Mr. Yeoman, southeast of town. Frank Laech, • 4 •> vs. Remington Farmers’ Elevat -j ient to Newton

county on application for change of venue. Regina Burres vs. Gifford Estate. Plaintiff flies new affidavit for notice by publication, the former affidavit not being in compliance with the statute. Cause returnable at April term.