Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1919 — FINED ON ASSAULT CHARGE [ARTICLE]

FINED ON ASSAULT CHARGE

H. J. HUPPERS FINED SSO AND COSTS FOR ASSAULT ON PERSON OF ROBERT GRIMM. Herman J. Kuppers, manager of the Jasper County Furans’ Sales company at Newland, was assessed SSO with tihe trimmings added at Kentland Wednesday on tihe charge of assault and battery, an echo of tihe trouble at Newland not so many weeks ago when he resorted to his fists, using the sarnie upon the anatomy of Robert H. Grimm, to further impress upon that gentleman’s mind that he wanted him to vacate the house in which he was living, the property of Edward Oliver, plain citizen of Chicago, Illinois, and tihe leading citizen of Newland, Indiana. The trial occupied two days of the Newton Court’s attention and was Ward fought throughout, the state gainin/ the decision late Wednesday afternoon when the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Prosecutor Murphy was aided in his victory by Deputy Prosecutor Sands and Moses of this city.

The ease was the outgrowth of the trouble of last April, When Mr. Oliver got desperate in Ws attempts to make good on promises made to Chicago parties who had purchased some of his land and whom he had promised to house immediately upon the arrival of their household goods from the city. The goods came, but Oliver had no place for the family and found himself in an exceedingly embarrassing position. 'lt was during the rainy season, the roads were in an almost impassable condition and before a place could be found for the household effects much of it was ruined, whereupon Mr. Oliver found himself confronted with suits for damiages and misrepresentation. Determined to appease the anger of those who had suffered, Mr. Ohvw went to Mr. Grimm and told the latter that he Should vacate the house at once. This the latter refused to do. A day or two later Oliver produced some dave-men tactics with the aid of a couple of hefty guys from Mayor Thompson’s town m the way of taking it upon himself to oust Grimm and his family. It is said that Oliver went to the Grimm home and started to moving out the latter’s furniture, dragging the kitchen stove, on which Mrs. Grimm was cooking, from the house with the aid of a team of horses. Naturally, tans aroused the ire of Grimm, who interceded and was assaulted by Kuppers at that time, it is said. Gramm remained in the house and a day or so later filed changes against Kuppers et ai., charging assault and battery. Paul Lamoreaux, Charles Lundgreen and James Chese were the others namea by Grimm in his charges. The remainder of the cases, the result of the saane trouble, Have been j continued to the next term of court