Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1905 — SIX INDICTMENTS. [ARTICLE]

SIX INDICTMENTS.

Crand Jury Sits Nine Days and Finds But Six True Bills.

The grand jury adjourned Friday after being in session nine days and having scores of witnesses before them, but to the surprise of everybody but six indictments were found. Of these one was against Conrad Kellner, of Rensselaer, charging the selling of liquor to Harve Robinson, a minor. Cooney entered a plea of guilty and was fined S2O and costs. Herman Schultz, another Rensselaer saloonist, was indicted on two counts, intoxication, and keeping his saloon open l after closing hours. On the former count he plead guilty and was fined $5 and costs. In the latter he stood trial and the jury acquitted him. John McCurtain, of Parr, was indicted for selling his vote in the late election, but a jury Thursday acquitted him of the charge. Ernest and Louise Treichel, of Dunnville, were indicted for selling liquor without license, They gave bond in the sum of SIOO with August Rosenbaum as surety and the case was set for trial yesterday. Jerry Wilson and Guy Brockway from the sand-dune region along the Kankakee, were indicted for stealing timber from the Indiana Land Co., lands. The disposition of their cases is mentioned in the court proceedings elsewhere in this paper.