Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

terns of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. The Demoorat is informed on good authority that those in a position to know estimate that the McCoy bank creditors will receive about fifteen cents on the dollar. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Nov. 11, Jessie F. Bruner to Laura E. Leak. ' Nov. 15, Perry William Dirham to Ella Elizabeth Hawkins. Nov. 16, Otto Steel to Sue Parr. Nov. 17, Charles R. Rishling to Edna Dillon. —o— The newly elected county and township officers will take their respective offices on JaD. 1 next. Under the old law the trustees and assessors and some of the county officers took their office soon after the election, and it was necessary to qualify after ten days and within twenty days. They will not qualifv now until January 1. —o — Another meeting of the McCoy bank creditors is called for next Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 1 p. m. at the Superior Court building in Hammond. The object of the meeting is to argue the question of the compromise agreement entered into by the trustee (when assignee) with the McCoy women. It was erroneously stated by the Republicajrand Journal that this meeting ivould be held at Rens“selaer. -o- / • Laporte, Ind., November 14 —Frank I Wempe. a noted forger, who was arrested at Ripley, 0., for violating his parole, has been returned to prison at Michigan City. He has still six years to serve. Wempe is sixty years old, with a family at Ripley. Tbis is no doubt the Wempe who wap confined in jail here for several months, a year or two ago, and who was twice tried for forging a draft on a wholesale liquor firm and selling it to George Strickfaden. He was acquitted at his second trial here but was arrested again at once and taken to Liberty, Ind., to answer another charge of the same character, and, we believe was found guilty then and sent to the penitentiary. ** —o— New suits filed: No. 6736. Sattley Mfg., Co., vs. George A. Chappell; action on note; demand $250. No. 6738. Samuel H. May vs. Newton C. Wickwire; transcript from Newton county. No. 6738. W. B. Austin vs. Peter S. Peterson and Sorendine Peterson; foreclosure of mortgage. No. 6739. John C. Lowe vs. Ulysses M. Baughman and George A. Williams; action on account. This case grows out of the McCoy *bank failure. It seems that Messrs. Baughman & Williams bad collected some $625 for Lowe, and he had told them to hold it until he came over. He came here on the Saturday before the bank closed, in the afternoon, and through some delay the McCoy bank, in which the money was deposited was closed before Mr. Lowe got ready to get his money. The check given him was a receipt in full, and he accepted it. He took it home with him and deposited, it in the Lowe bank at Monticello. The McCoy bank, however, never opened its doors again, and as Baughman & Williams claim they were simply acting as agents in the matter of the transfer of the money from one party to another, they do not want to pay it again unless obliged to. It is said that no precisely similar case has ever been passed upon by our higher courts. At the meeting of the county commissioners last week but little of great importance except allowing claims, was done. Wm. Ballinger was granted a saloon license at Kniman, to take effeot Nov. 15. Willie F. Granger was also granted saloon license at Kereey, to take effect Nov. 11. No opposition was made to the granting of either license. The requisition for suppliee for the poor farm for the .next quarter wae approved and the letting will be on Dec. 5. • B. D. Comer, trustee of Union township, was granted permission to borrow 9600 on road aocount

John P. Ryan trustee of Gillam township, was granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not exceeding sls per quarter, to Cornelius Williamson and Nancy Williamson. Louis F. Lehman et al ditch; final report ordered made Nov. 23. Notice ordered for letting of contract for two new bridges in Carpenter township. In matter of extension to Burk’s bridge; bids all above appropriation and re-advertisement ordered. Mrs. Charles M. Paxton et al petition for ditch; Sylvester Gray, C. J. Dean and E. L. Clark appointed viewers, to meet Nov. 21. —o — The November term of the Jaser circuit court convened Monday. Little has been done except in probote matters and setting of cases for trial. Following are the proceedings to Thursday noon: Charles S. Nichols vs. William S. Parks; action for $5,000 damage for alternation of affections of plaintiff’s wife; plaintiff, by his attorneys, files written dismissal of case. State vs. Frank Wallace; set for trial Nov. 29. B. J. Gifford vs. M. B. Price, surveyor, and board of commissoners of Jasper county; continued for term by agreement. Ephriam Gilmore vs. Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. Co.; dismissed by plaintiff. Aggie Ton, adm. vs. S. J. Suidema; set for Third Monday at 11 a. m. Joseph Marion vs. William Wesner and B. F. Mason; set for Third Thursday at 9 a. m. Peter May vs. Wilbur D. Bond; set for Third Friday at 9 a. m. William D. Sayler vs. A. McCoy and T. J. McCoy; plaintiff files amended complaint, making J. H. Chapman, trustee, party defendant. L. T. Hammond vs. Fitz W. Bedford; plaintiff asks for change of venue and the case is sent to Newton county. Simon P. Thompson vs. Levi Sanders; continued for term. William H. Randle, adm., vs. Robert A. Parkison; set for Fourth Wednesday. Benjamin Sutton vs. U. M. Baughman, administrator of estate of Amos F. Nichols; plaintiff fails to appear and case dismissed. State vs. Alfred McCoy, Thomas J. McCoy and Walter M. White; Thomas J. McCoy and A. McCoy ask for change of venue, and case is sent to White county. Elizabeth F. Sehring vs. George Sehring; decree of divorce granted plaintiff.