Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1898 — Page 8

SIDS WITH THE RAR.

Attorney Ketcham Files His Brief in the Benton County Bar Trouble, Indianapolis Sentirel, Nov. 22: Attorney-General Ketcham yesterday afternoon closed his term of office with a last official act which consisted of filing with the clerk of the supreme court a brief in the Benton county squabble between the judge and the members of the bar, the court having fined the members of the bar for alleged contempt in passing resolutions condemning his methods. Upon the ground that the people had an interest in the case the attorneygeneral was ordered to take part in the case. In his brief the at-torney-general takes the side of the Benton county bar as against Judge Thompson and is very vigorous in expressing his opinion upon the controversy. He says: “From an inspection of the recofd it appears manifest that the entire bar of one of the counties the state had been convened at a meeting for the purpose of considering<what they, at any rate, deemed an unbearable situation, and that the judge of the court had been formally invited to meet with them ane participate with them in their deliberations. For reasons not disclosed by the record the judge did not meet with, but returned to his home in an adjoining j county, and at the time of the: meeting was not in the county, his ; court was not in session, and lie, was engaged in the performance of ; no judicial duty and no duty at all, except the duty to his family of returning to his home, after the work of the term was ended. “At this meeting of the bar of, the county preambles and resolu- j tions in tilt' nature of n bill of rights were adopted, copies of which were sent to tin* bar in other counties in the circuit for their j consideration, to the judge himself, and a copy was published in the public press. “These resolutions and their publication the judge conceived to constitute a contempt of his court, and a grand jury thereupon presented a charge againgt said lawyers, upon which an order was entered against the parties named, to show cause why an attachment should not issue against them for contempt. WHO INFLUENCED THE GRAND JURY. “The record is entirely silent upon the question as to how the grand jury was led to believe it was a part of its duty to present a paper that, as it seems to be. is quite an anomaly in the history of grand juries. I think the books will be searched in vain to find a precedent for such action. When it is remembered, however, that the grand jury receives its instructions its to the measure, scope and method of its duties from the court, and has no other method of ascertaining what its duties and j lowers are, it is not difficult to infer in what manner such presentation was secured. “On the other hand, the dignity.! power and respect for the courts must be maintained and upheld; | while, on the other hand, the rights and duties of the bar and the individuals who may be members! thereof, are not to be ignored. ! “It will be noted that in the proceedings had no attention whatever was given to the facts referred to in the preamble and resolutions. They were utterly ignored ns independent facts and the resolutions treated as a contempt per se without any reference to their truth or falsity, as though, if true, that only strengthened the offense. No opportunity was offered or afforded to show the truth of the complaints, and for all practical purposes the record stands as though the judge had been charged by the resolutions with murder, embezzlement or incest, and the making of the charge was treated as a contempt without any reference at all to the fact that the judge was guilty as charged. ABUSE OF RIGHT OF PETITION. “If there was a wrong* done it was because of the abuse of the right to petition, and no opportunity was afforded to determine whether there was such an abuse, it was assumed by the court that the resolutions were scandalous, and constituted a Contempt p r e, wholly independent of the truih or falsity of .the matters complained of. “If the conduct of the judge of the court, in his speech upon the bench had been such as to justify the charges made, it seems to me it was not only the right but the duty of the bar to call his attention to his dereliction in those respects and to insist upon their rights. There are but four ways of getting rid of an obnoxious and tyrranical judge, death, resignation, ezpira-

; tion of term or impeachment. With the limited sessions of the general assembly in this state the relief by impeachment is practically impossible, and the results of the impeachment trials of Judges Peck and Chase show that for anything less than a felony an impeachment is not the appropriate remedy; relief by resignation is only attainable by the voluntary action of the judge complained of, and affords no remedy; relief by death is beyond human power; and relief by expiration of term, where the constitutional tenure of office is six years, is intolerable, if grievances complained of are true. The only possible remedy or relief that is attainable is the remedy by petition. If the evils pointed out existed who should point them out if not the bar? jlWhile the members of this qpurt might not, nor would the Writer of these suggestions, have used all the phraseology that was used in the paper complained of, and some of the things that were said might better, perhaps, have been left unsaid, the paper, like all other writings, should bo construed as a whole; and so construed, it is my judgement that the people of the state are to be congratulated that it possessed a bar with the courage to point out to the judge the evils under which they, as representing litigants were suffering. ‘Comparisons are odious,’ and, I think, the contrast between the judge on the bench and his predecessors in office might well have been omitted, but even with that included it was rather a question of good taste than of a willingness to bring the court into disrepute. It was thy contrast itself that had the effect and not the mention of it.” The resolutions referred to were published in full in The Democrat a few months ago.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT. REFORM.

Address Issued to the People by the Reform Commission. The commission that has undertaken The-reform of county and township government has adopted the following address, which was submitted by the executive committee, and directed that it be sent to all of the newspapers of the state for publication: ‘•‘‘To the Citizens of Indiana: “The numerous evils attending the transaction of county and township business under the present laws—the improvident contracts for the construction of court houses, jails, bridges and other public works, the excessive and demoralizing distribution of the poor fund in many localities,; the arbitrary power of township trustees in levying taxes, the wasteful expenditures of public moneys upon the highways and in the purchasing of unnecessary and worthless supplies for school and other purposes, tin* secrecy and irresponsibility which so often attend the management of public business —

all these things call for a radical change in the laws for the administration of county and township affairs. Such a change has been advocated in the platforms of both the leading political parties of the state, and this commission, composed of delegatee chosen by the state board of commerce, the state bar association, the state federation of labor, as well as of certain senators and representatives, and others designated by Chairman Hernlv of the republican state central committee, are now engaged in considering measures for the reform of these laws, and earnestly nsk for written suggestions in reference to the Bubject from all persons interested therein. All members of the legislature are invited to participate in the deliberations of the commission. Communications should be addressed to ‘The County and Township Government Commission, State House, Indianapolis.’ “By order of the commission. W. D. Foulke, President. Adolph Rogers, Secretary.”

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ELECTION EXPENSES.

The total expenses of the late election will cOBt the taxpayers of Jasper county an average of about SIOO to the to vnßhip. Following are the bills already filed as appears on the commissioners docket, nearly ail of which have been allowed: Hanging Grove: Robt. S. Drake, In*., meals, etc $13.15 W. Cook, judge 6.00 Joseph Stewart, judge,.,... ...... 6.00 Chas. Lefler, c1erk................... 6.00 Scott Robinson, clerk. 6.00 Wm. Lewis, sheriff 1-50 Wm Willitts. sheriff 1-50 Total.. $46-15 Gillum: A. W. Prevo, Ins., meals, etc $17.60 J. W. Turner, judge 6.00 J.G. Bisher, judge 6.00 J. P. Ryan, clerk, 6.00 F. B. Furls, clerk, 6.00 C. F. Tillet. sheriff 4.50 J. B. Simmons, sheriff. 1-50 Total $50.60 Walker: J. F. Pettit, ins. meals, etc $17.60 F. M. Goff, judge. ■....• 6.00 A. Poyer, judge...., 6.00 O.H. Kldred, clerk 6.00 A. L. Bouk, clerk 6.00 Tom Calligan. sheriff. 4.50 Wm. Shrier sheriff 4.50 Total $50.60 Barkley (west) E. Arnold, inspector ... $8.25 I. D. Walker, judge. 6.00 John Schroer, judge......... 6.00 Alva Nichols, clerk, ............ 6.00 W. Pullins, clerk . 6.00 J. Q. Lewis, sheriff 4.50 John Moore, sheriff. 4.50 T. H. Hurley, meals 7.35 Total $48.60 Barkley (east) J. F. Payue, in5pect0r............... $8.25 W. H. Randle, judge 6.00 Wm. Snedeker, judge 6.00 Robt. Shook, clerk 6.00 Orth Nichols, clerk, 6.00 Samuel Pass, sheriff 4.50 G. Suedicker, sheriff 4.50 R. S. Nichols, meals 7.35 Total W 8.60 Marion (No. 1): J as. L. Leatherman, ins '. $8.25 N. S. Bates, judge.. J. E. Hopkins, judge 6.00 C.-G. Spitler, c1erk....... '6.00 J. E.Spitler, clerk 6.00 A. J. Ramey, sheriff.. 4.50 Geo. McCarthy, sheriff 4.50 Womans* Relief. Corps, meals 9.80

Total . $51.05 Marion (No 2): C. E. Mills, in5pect0r.*............ $8.25 J. F. Hardman, judge... 6.00 Felix French judge 6.00 Frank Maloy, clerk 6.00 J. P. Hammond, clerk... 6.00 I. J. Moreland, sheriff....... ..u.... 4.50 I. F. Wood, sheriff 4.50 W. R.C.. meals 9.80 Total $513)5 Marion (No. 3): . - H. W. Wood. insi>ector $8.25 S. Huley, judge 6.00 J. W. Shead, judge 6.00 Jacob McDouuld. clerk. 6.00 G. W. Scott, clerk 6.00 G. L. Morgan, sheriff . 4.50 H. Leurs, sheriff 4.50 W. R. C., meals 9.80 Total ssl.® Marion (No, 4); Thos. Thompson, inspector.. $8.25 C. B. Steward, judge -- 6.00 G. W. Goff, judge 6.00 H. E. Wade, clerk 6.00 Charles Morelnn. clerk 6.00 A. sheriff 4.50 Guss Grant, sheriff.. - • 4.50 W. R.C., meals 9.80 ; Total $51.05 Jordan: M. W. Reed, inspector $8.25 John Roadefer, judge 6.00 Erunk Welsh, judge 6.00 W. D. Bringle, c1erk........... 6.00 W. Porter, clerk 6.00 Wm.Nowels, sheriff....... 4.50 Chas. Mustard, sheriff. 4.50 F. Welsh, meals 73)5 T0ta1.... $48.60 Newton: A. J. Freeland, inspector 8.25 F. W. Mauek. judge 6.00 J. W. Nowels. judge 6.00 D. L. Hulstead, cl#rk 6.00 J. V. Bringle, clerk 6.00 E. L. Morelan, sheriff 4.50 Joseph Lane, sheriff 4.50 E. J. Duvall, meals 5.05 Total $47.20 Keener: C. Bierma, inspector 10.25 D. E. Fairchild, judge 6.00 W. H. Tyler, judge........ 6.00 W. O. Nelson, clerk 6.00 L. A. Sayers, clerk 6.00 J. I. Tyler, sheriff 4.50 Jacob Hanni, sheriff 4.50 Mary E. Troxell. meals 5.40 Total 48.65 Kankakee: J. C. Kaupke, ins. and meals 17.60 J. H. White, judge 6.00 J. L. Lewis, judge . 6.00 T. F. Maloney, clerk .... 6.00 J. W Mannon, clerk 6.00 W. I. Cullen, sheriff 4.50 O. M. Turner, sheriff 4JSO T0ta1..... /.. sso*o Wheatfield: A. S, Keen, ins., meals.'etc, 17.60 D. Clark, judge 6.00 E. T. Biggs, judge 6.00 W. A. Browii, clerk 6.00 W. C, Schuier, clerk ...fT 6.00 A. Stump, sheriff 4.50 G. Henderson, sheriff 4.50 Totnl . 50.60 Milroy: R. Foulks. inspector $6.25 G. W. Castor, meuls and ballots.... 9.05 Geo. Foulks, jmlge 6.00 t F. J. Saltwell, judge 6.00 R. Johns, clerk 6.00 H. McSweeney, clerk .. 6.00 E. Critser. sheriff 4 50 H. Davis, sheriff »...... 4JO Total $48.30 Union (south:) f B. D. Coiner, inspector, etc 10J0 S. T. Comer, judge 6.00 T. F. Brusnahan, judge . 6,00 Walter Harrington, clerk 6.00 David Alter, clerk 6.00 John Clager,sheriff ......... 4.50 John Porter, sheriff 4JO D. K. Hudson, me.b 7.35 - Total IMAO

IGRANDI i ‘ M REMOVAL SALE! 1 IO % Reduction | “THE IDEAL” On or about Dec. ist to sth will remove their Cloth- « ing and Gent’s Furnishing stock from under the •) Nowels House, to the Opera House block, now oc- *3 cupied by the Laßue Bros., grocery. « I make this reduction in order to reduce the *3 stock as much as possible before removal. •) This is a Genuine Reduction Sale —No § “Fake” about this. | Rensselaer, Ind. LOUIS WILDBERG, Mg’r. :

Union (north): C. A. Gundy, inspector and meals. 15.60 Wm. Cooper, judge 6.00 V. H. Cottingham, judge 6.00 R. H. Schofield, clerk 6.00 N. A. McKay, 6.00 E. Griggs, sheriff 4.50 C. Kessler, sheriff 4.50 Total $48.60 Carpenter (east): C. T. Denham, inspector 10.25 J. J. Porter, judge 6.00 A. Beasley, judge 6.00 F. Griffin, clerk 6.00 C. W. Hurner. clerk 6.00 Henry Miller, sheriff 4.50 J. A. Wahl, sheriff 4.50 Totpl $43.25 Carpeuter (south): A. J. Bellows, inspector. 8.25 W. R. Love, judge 6.00 Jas. Lock, judge ...: 6.00 Homer Hurdy, clerk 6.00 P. Maguire, clerk 6.00 B. Graham, sheriff 4.50 Geo, Hascall, sheriff 4.50 Total $41.25 Carpenter (west): J. A. Lamborn, inspector 8.25 W. O. Roadifer, judge 6.00 Thos Harris, judge 6 00 D O'Connor, clerk 600 L S Alter, clerk 6 00 Wm Hotalliug sheriff 4 50 Wm Penwright, sheriff 4 50 Total... $4125 Orand Total $969.40. In addition to the above, the following bills were filed as appear in first column, and were allowed for amounts given in the second column: Robt S. Drake, elec. exp. Hanging Grove $5 25 $5 25 A W Prevo same, Gillam 8 05 6 06 J F Pettit, same. Walker 805 605 J F Payne, same. East 8ark1ey....915 7 15 E Arnold, same. West 8ark1ey....895 695 J N L.-ntherman, same, Marion. No 1 -...4 25 4 25 C E Mills, same. Marion No 2 4 25 4 25 H W Wood, same, Marion No 3.... 475 475 Thos Thompson, Marion No 4, rent of room, lights, and fuel 825 8 25 M W Reed, elec exp Jordan 5 20 5 20 A J Freeland, Newton.... 4 85 4 85 C Bierma. making ret 6 75 4 75 J C Ka upke, elec exp Kankakee.. .955 7 55 A S Keene, same, Wheatfield 8 75 6 75 Richard Foulks. same, Milroy.... ..5 45 ,345 B D Comer, same. Union south... .9 25 725 G A Gundy, same. Union N0rth....9 35 7 35 C T Denham, same. Carpenter... 7 55 5 55 J A Lamborn, same. Carpenter. 33 42 3145 t J Bellows, same. Carpenter ...7 95 595 J T Penu, deliv. pol! !> •• t, for el 625 625 N J Reed, posting Wee note • .....30 25 not N J Reed, del sheriff's- certi 41 75 passed Leslie dark, printing for.. ....152$ ou Michael Eger, rent of room and fuel S 5 4 25 Chas llonser, blacksmith'ug for election ,125 1.85

HARRIAGE LICENSES.

j Albert E. Josserand v ( Laura Bell Randle.

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mi 01 THE CONDITION OF THE Commercial State Bank. (North Side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, IND. At the close of its business, on the 31st day of October, 1898. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $ 92,441.47 Overdrafts til 7.tH U. S. Bonds and Securities on baud 1.900.00 Due from Banks and Bankers 32,5*39.24 Banking House 5,585.00 Current Expenses 1,7*36.99 Currency 2.890.00 Specie. 1,281.97 Cash Items 74.40 $139,126.91 RESOURCES. Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus Fund 1,000.00 Discount, Exchauge and Interest.. 4,334.04 Individual Deposits on demand.... 88,85488 Individual Deposits on time 19,037.79 $139,126.71 STATE OF INDIANA, )™ Jasper County. ) I, Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the Commercial Stute Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana. do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. Emmet L. Hollingsworth. ( , Subscribed and sworn to before (Seal I me, this 3d day of November, 1898. ( v— ’ Charles G. Spitler, Notary Public. This bank is prepared to increase its clientage, and offers its services on as liberal terms as are consistent with safe banking. We buy and sell domestic and foreign exchange, pay interest on deposits, loan money on personal or real estate security, on long or short time and buy notes. A share of the public patronage is solicited. Addison Parkison, Jambs T. Randle, John M. Wasson, Geo. E. Murray, E. L. Hollingsworth, Directors.

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The Markets,

Wheat 56 to .60 Com (old) 26 Oats, new 22 to 25 Rye.... 40 Hay 4.00 H0g5...... 8.60 to 8.60 Potatoes ......45 to .50 Butter .15 Eggs .I. .18 Hens. .04 | Young Chickens 8X to .04 Ducks ’. 05 : Roosters 02 Turkeys 05® .07 s Hides 04® .05 ‘ Tallow .02 ). 9

BIRTHS. Nov. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. % Hastings of Parr, a girl. Nov. 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. | Zea. a son.

ADVERTISED LETTERS. 4 Miss Bertha Eagle; Mr. Jacob Eikenberry; Miss Amilia Daugherty; Mr. Johnnie Ruley; Mr. Frank P. Kelridge; Mr. George Markmus. Persons calling for any of the above letters in this list will please say they are advertised. G. M. Robinson, P. M.