Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Remember, this month is the last for filing mortgage exemptions. —o — There is little doing in the matrimonial line these days. Only one license has been issued since March 26, a period of three weeks. —o — The case against Thomas Keefe, the alleged Brook jewelry store burglar, was continued in the Newton circuit court last week on motion of the state, and Keefe was returned to jail here to await the next term of court in Newton. Q Not much has been doing in court this week except make up Issues and set a few cases down for trial. No trial calendar has, however, been made up at this writing. The petit jury will be here Monday and it is -thought will be kept but the one week. The two libel cases of Abraham Halleck vs. F. E. Babcock, were sent to Benton county by Judge Hanley, change of venue from the county having been asked for by defendant.

—o— New suits filed: No. 6649. John F. Judy et al vs. Peter Roy; action in replevin. No, 6650. Wm. B. Austin vs. Harm Bowman, Gerritt Gravenstuk and J. J. Fry; action on note, demand $l5O. No. 6751. Isaac W. Warner et al, vs. David K. Fry. et al; transcript from Newton county. No. 6652. Martha A. Bennett, administratrix vs. the Chicago & Eastern R. R. Co.; action for damages. This is an action for damages for the death of Leo Bennett, aged 22 years, a resident of Kankakee county, 111., who was killed oa defendant’s road at Wilder’s, Ind., last fall, by alleged carelessness of defendants. The action is brought by deceased’s mother. No. 6653. Albert J. Bellows vs. Phillip Hawn; insanity petition. No. 6654. Grand Detour Plow Co. vs. Marshall P. Warner;action on note. No. 6655. Lester Hawn vs. Selia Hawn; action for divorce. The above is a case from Remington, and the complaint alleges that the parties were married Jan. 19, 1904, and that on March 3, 1904, defendant wholly abandoned plaintiff and has since lived apart from him against his wishes, etc.; that she has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of plaintiff, in that she refuses to live with plaintiff or write to him, and has forbid plaintiff writing to her. No. 6656. S. L. Luce vs. Augustus Rogers; application to send defendant to reform school. No. 6657. Ella Ward, executrix of the Georgiania Prairie, vs. Edward Prairie, widower of Georgiania Prairie, deceased; petition to sell real estate No. 6658. John J. Lawler et al vs. James S. Ingersoll et al; action to quiet title.