Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1915 — Shea Surrenders Office of Sheriff In Vigo County. [ARTICLE]

Shea Surrenders Office of Sheriff In Vigo County.

The Kreitenstein-Shea contested election case, with the remunerative office of sheriff of Vigo county as the prize, took an unexpected turn late Thursday afternoon when John J. Shea, Jr., abandoned the contest and agreed to surrender the office to George W. Kreitenstein, republican, who was declared by Judge George D. Sunkel to have been elected by a plurality of 145 votes at the election held last November. This step was taken after a conference between the parties to the suit and their attorneys which lasted from shortly before noon until the regular hour of adjournment. As a result of the settlement of the case the salary and emoluments which have gone to Shea, will be retained by him. It is said that at heart Shea, who is the active manager of a large coal business, was glad to be rid of the responsibilities which accompanied the office, which he did not seek and for which he had no predelictions, and which he only accepted to protect the interests of his brother, after the latter resigned following his sentence to Leavenworth for the part he is said to have played in the election conspiracy last November. By the terms of the settlement Shea is forced to pay all the court costs.