Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. — o — Monday is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid penalty. —o — The case of Ben Hart vs. Sigman'el al, Jasper C. C., was filed in the supreme court Saturday. — o — Supreme court minutes: Nq. 19,760. Chappell et al vs. Jasper County Oil and Gas company. Jasper C. C. Thirty days additional time granted appellee. 19.590. Spriggs et al vs. state ex rel. Jasper C. C. Oral argument set for. May 23. o New suits filed: No. 6327. M. E. Irwin vs A. G. Hendryx; action on judgement. G. K. Hollingsworth, atty. No. 6328. Mary E. Lowe as administrator of the estate of Wm. W. Bussell, deceased, vs. Clarissa P. Bussell et al ; action to sell real estate. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. —o — The circuit court has been grinding steadily all week. The first case tried was the state vs. James W. Edwards, the oats stealing case from Remington, which went to the jury about 10 o’clock Tuesday. After delibera ting for twelve hours the jury failed to agree and was discharged It is understood that the jury was evenly divided on conviction and acquittal. This is the second trial had in this case, in each of which a disagreement resulted. The case will come up again for re-trial next Tuesday, unless good grounds for a continuance a-re shown. The next case was that of the state vs. J. W. Tanner, for false swearing to the age of a girl of the name of Granger to procure a marriage license some time ago. It developed that Tanner, simply signed the affidavit as to the age, but did not swear to it, therefore there was no case against him. The state case against Chas. N. Chadwick for alleged larceny resulted after several hours deliberation of the jury, in finding him guilty of petit larceny, while the affidavit charged grand larceny. Sentence has not been passed at this writing. A special venire was made Thursday for a jury to try the Edwards case again next Tuesday. Tne jury will be selected outside of Rensselaer and Remington. The State case against Hale, charged with stealing a cultivator from Judy & Wood, resulted in a verdict of acquittal in very short order. It was shown that Hale had worked for Judy and had authority to sell and had frequently sold goods for them, and the case against him was so weak that it took the jury but a few moments to decide in Hale’s favor. One of the old cases of Gifford vs. Babcock, on landlord’s lien, was dismissed. In the case of Gifford vs Kaupke, judgement was given Gifford for $55.20. The Makeever will case was settled by a division of the real estate consisting of 965 acres of land in Jasper and Newton counties. 11-45 go to the three sons, Jasper, Newton and Frank, and the grandchildren, Albertus M. Yeoman and Virginia Lines, are to receive 2-15. The comrnission- ; ers appointed, W. O. Roadifer, O. P. Taber and James Clowery, all

of Remington, to make the division, filed their report Thursday. In the case of Judy vs. Rodgers, for conversion, the couj-t gave th® former judgement for the value of the cultivator in controversy.