Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1915 — SHERIFF WHITTAKER COMPROMISES FOR $1,OOO [ARTICLE]

SHERIFF WHITTAKER COMPROMISES FOR $1,OOO

Suit For Damages Brought By Anthony Nomansen Resulted In Settlement of Case Here.

The damage suit brought by Anthony Nomensen against Henry Whittaker, sheriff of Lake county and his deputy, Fred Friedlcy and two Saloonkeepers, R. Hughes Graham, of Crown Point, and Robert V. Russell, of Cedar Lfike, and which was called for trial here Friday, -was settled by compromise, the defendants paying Nomertsen $1,(500 and all the coSts of the trial. The sum asked for was SB,OOO.

As related in a former issue of this paper, Nomensen and Nick Minhinger, of Lowell, stopped in tihe Russell Saloon at Cedar Lake on July 13th._ Sheriff Whittaker and his deputy and Russell and Hughes were in the saloon. Minninger was charged with, having made a statement against Whittaker during the campaign the fall before, when Whittaker was a candidate for sheriff. Minninger was knocked down and kicked and Nomensen asked tihe men to desist but they did not do so and finally assaulted him, knocking him down and breaking As' left arm, Ms nose and otherwise severely bruising him up. The suit for damages resulted. It .was sent here for trial. The defendants and plaintiff were represented by able attorneys and what looked like a big law suit came to a sudden close when the terms of settlement were agreed upon.

Attorney George E. Harshman, of Crown Point, was one of the attorneys for Nomensen. He is a Jasper, county boy and for some time practiced in this city. Peter Nomensen, brother of Antihbny, came over from Dwight, 111., to be here during the trial. He says that his family has never been in trouble, that his brother is a temperance man and that while the trouble occurred in a saloon it was only an accident that he bad stopped in there. He was very much pleased that tihe case was settled by compromise. ' Other court house happenings fob lOw:

Kight v. Roorda. Cause dismissed, each party to pay one-half costs. A large number of hunters’ licences have been issued this fall and especially in the last few days, many per* sons taking out a license in order to hunt on Thanksgiving day.

Boukje Stapel, of Keener township, was adjudged insane in justice court of John Greve before Drs. Rice and Hewitt and her admission to the asylum as Logansport will be asked by County Clerk. She is a married woman and 56 years of age 'but has no children. Her husband is Cornelius Stapel.