Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

If an of Into rest (lathered In the Office* and Corridor* of the County Capitol, The construction of the Comer ditch in Union tp., is advertised to be let next Thursday. —o — Court Reporter Walker is nursing a badly burned right hand; the result of trying to take a flashlight picture the other night. John should make short-hand drawings of night pictures in Rensselaer and develop long-hand copies by daylight hereafter. —o — New suits filed: No. 6578. Phoebe Marsh vs. Daniel T. Marsh; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Aug. 29, 1893, and lived together as husband and wife until March 1, 1899, when defendant without cause wholly abandoned her and has since lived apart from plaintiff against her wishes, eto., and has failed and refused to support her. They have two children, aged 9 and 6 years, respectively, which flaintiff asks the custody of. laintiff gives her place of residence as Barkley township. No. 6579. Mary B. Calvert vs. Fred Thomas; action for damages; transcript from Carroll county. No. 6580. The county of Jasper by S. P. Thompson, a citizen and taxpayer, vs. Mart Fleener, John J. Carnahan and John B. Workman, also Abraham Halleck, Charles T. Denham and Frederick Way mire, Board of Commissioners of Jasper county; appeal from commissioners’ court, This is the case where Mr. Thompson filed a protest with the commissioners against their paying Workman et al anything more on account of omitted taxes, alleging that he bad already been overpaid. The commissioners ignored the protest and allowed Workman’s claim about the first one of the session. COURT NOTES. Jesse J. Fry vs. W. M. Shafor et al; judgment for plaintiff, $lO and costs, and injunction made permanent. Defendant will appeal to the supreme court. This is the Fair Oaks case, where defendants took possession of a stock of merchandise, on which Fry claimed to have a chattel mortgage or owned. Newton J. Harrington was granted a divorce from his wife, Augusta Harrington on the grounds alleged in bis complaint. Susannah Casey vs. John Casey; jury find latter to be of unsound mind and plaintiff is appointed guardian, and executes bond with J. L. Brady and T. J. Mallattar sureties thereon. State vs. J. G. Moritz, selling liquor to minors; defendant found guilty on one count and fined S2O and costs; plea of guilty entered in one other count and fine of S2O and costs entered; four other cases dismissed. The fines and costs were $54.75 and $27, respectively and were stayed for ninety days with Henry Hildebrand as surety. State vs. Preble; allowing minors to play pod; defendant pleads fuilty to one indictment and is nqd $5 and costs, $17.50 all told. Stayed for 90 days with Geo. Strickfaden surety. The other indictment against Preble was dismissed. * The cases of William N. and Henry Hochbaum vs. B. J. Gifford for damages resulting from a dynamite explosion a year or two ago were dismissed on motion of defendant, plaintiff having failed to put up cost bond. Benjamin F. McClatchev vs. Wilson Russell et al; Newton county case; cause dismissed by agreement at plaintiff’s cost. The appealed case of Ezra Switzer vs. State, wherein Switzer was found guilty and fined in Squire Troxell’s court for malisious trespass in driving a loaded wagon over one of Hiram Day’s sidewalks and breaking several blocks of same, was tried by jury and Switzer was found not guiity. Robt. Parker vs. Henry W. Milner; judgment for plaintiff by agreement for $445. James W. Williams' vs. Minet S. Rogers; sent to Newton oounty on change of venue asked for by plaintiff. State vs. Edward Griggs; defendant is discharged on plea of abatement -

Motion of defendant for a new trial in the case of Judy & Wood vs. Peter Roy was overruled. Levi S. Renicker vs. Isaac Brubaker et al; B. F. Ferguson and Laura Brubaker made new parties to action, and said Ferguson restrained from selling, assigning or disposing of certain promiaory notes signed by Wm. H. Brubaker and Laura T. Brubaker until further order of court. Application for a temporary injunction will be heard Nov. 21, at 9 a. m. The jury was excused Tuesday evening until Monday at II a. m.