Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1902 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

This, the last week of court, has been a very busy one. The jury was discharged yesterday and the business of the term will be wound up to-day. Following is a report of the more important matter disposed of this week: Porter vs. Babcock; judgement of SSO 75 for plaintiff. Barney Clark was given judgemeut for $240 against W. T. Beahler for commission in a real estate deal. Laura Smith was given a divorce from John Smith. The Leach vs. Leach replevin case was decided by giving Pearl $370.50 worth of property and Francis $l2O worth. The Gifford vs. Judy et al case puzzled the jury considerable, but after a day or so it brought in about $5 verdict for Gifford. The two Porter county timber trespassers, whom it was alleged had stolen timber from the Nelson Morris lands in northern Jasper, plead guilty to trespass and were fined $lO each and costs. The case of the state vs. John Stowers of Fair Oaks, charged with the larceny of a stack of straw from Ed Cull of Parr, defendant was found guilty, fined st, sentenced to one day in jail and disfranchised for one year. The Brosnan-Lakin, Union tp., hog case, appealed from Esq. Fay's court, was one of the many long-winded cases tried this term, occupying about two days,-and this time resulted in favor of Lakin. Brosnan won in the lower court. The costs will probably reach S2OO. The two state cases from Remington against James W., and James Edwards) uncle and nephew, for stealing a load of oats ftom a Benton county farmer and hauling them to Remington, were tried Wednesday and thursday, the jury yesterday morning failing to agree in the case of the elder Edwards after being out from Thursday afternoon, and this case will come up again next term. The boy was found guilty, fined $5 and disfranchised for two years. He will be sent to Jeffersonville probably, fur an indeterminate sentence, but the court suspended sentence until the next term in order for him to be here to testify against the elder Edwards. He will have to lie in jail here until the next term of court, as will also his uncle unless the latter is able to furnish the S3OO bond required, which is doubtful.