Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1919 — INTERESTING CASE OCCUPIES ATTENTION OF BENTON COURT [ARTICLE]

INTERESTING CASE OCCUPIES ATTENTION OF BENTON COURT

< Fowler, April 18.—The commencement of the trial of Wallace W. Evans, contractor and prominent citizen of this county, was postponed today because of the unexpected length of the Finch larceny case, which has been on trial in the Benton circuit court since last Tuesday. Finch is a wealthy farmer owning a large farm in the vicinity of Templeton, is charged .with having stolen two hogs from a neighbore named Kennedy. It has been the contention of the state during the trial that two hogs of the value of SBO and belonging to Kennedy were discovered in the possession of Finch, who later attempted to sell them to a McConnell. This case has attracted wide attention throughout Benton and adjoining counties because of the prominence of the parties and the peculiar chain of circustances surrounding the loss of the. hogs by Mr. Kennedy. A hard and bitter fight has developed during the trial and practically every legal point has been exhaustively contested.