Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1903 — LAST WEEK OF COURT. [ARTICLE]

LAST WEEK OF COURT.

More Important Matter* of tho Closing Day* of tho April Term. Young Roy Dilts, the 11-year old boy wso stole Arthur Powell’s, team was lent out to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Griggs, of Barkley tp., who gave bond in the sum of SIOO for his good behavior. He must report at the September term of Q&urt. It is hoped that the boy will do better awajp from the town and its evil influences. Charles Thompson, accused of assault upon and resisting Constable in a recent general drunken jamboree in Rensselaer, was acquitted by a jury, it appearing that the offense was committedtat the same time or practically the same time, that he assaulted and resisted Marshal Abbott, for; which he had previously plead gdilty and been fined. One of the famous Halligan cattle stealing cases was begun Monday, that Wm. , Tanner, and occupied the attention of the court and jury until Wednesday, about 2 o’clock, when it went to the jury. C. E. Mills was special judge. The jury wrestled with the matter until about 10 a. m. Thursday, being out almost 20 hours, when a verdict of guilty and a fine of $25 was returned. The jury is undestood to have stood 9 to 3 for conviction .at the start, and later 11 to 1. The one man, said to have been Frank Welsh of Jordan tp., holding out for about twelve hours. The maximum penalty for the alleged crime, removing mortgaged property from the state, we understand is S3OO fine and six months in jail. Most people seemed to think that if Tanner was guilty at all he should have been given the full extent of the law. That there was a conspiracy to beat the Halligans out of their cattle and that it has apparently succeeded, is the general opinion of most people who are -familiar with the case. Prosecuting Attorney Sink, Will Wood of Lafayette; and E. P. Honan of this city, represented the state, while Jessie E. Wilson and Geo. A. Williams rep resented the defendant. The rest of these cattle stealing cases, in which Burns, .Sim Dowell, et al are defendants, were continued to the September term. In the Putt case the court had not rendered a decision at this writing. The Poyer-Springer cases have bee'u venuedto Newton county. The Forsythe tax case came up yesterday, before the judge. John Isleman a renter of Hanging Grove tp., was arrested Thursday for tho alleged stealing of 25 bushels of corn from the Ed. Randle farm in Hanging Grove, belonging to James T. Randle. He was placed in jail and the case set for 1 p. in., yesterday. This term of court has occupied the full 24 days, something very unusual in this county. The regular panel of jurors were here 15 days.