Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1905 — POLICE COURT NEWS. [ARTICLE]

POLICE COURT NEWS.

There were several “scraps" in town Saturday afternoon and at night, and as a result several warrants were issued, some of which have not been served at this writing. The first scrap was between Rice Porter, son of Walter V. Porter, and John A. Williams of Jordan tp„ who has been a tenant on a part of the McCoy lands there for some time. There has been hard feeling between Porter and Williams for some time, and Saturday young Porter and Williams met on the street here and the former attacked him. Constable, Zea attempted to separate them but, it is alleged, was pulled away by the boy’s father, Walter Porter. They were finally separated, however, but not until several blows had been struck. Young Porter was arrested on complaint of Williams and

Squire Irwin fined him $5 end costs, $12.25 in all. Porter then had Williams arrested for provoke and he was find 11 and costs, $8.55 in all. Lyman will have Walter Porter arrested for interfering with a officer, it is said, but he has not done so as yet. Saturday night a couple of fellows got into a fight on the street along the levee, but were separated. They later went into “Rosey’s Place,” it is said, and fought it out. Warrants are understood to have been issued for these parties also, but they have not been caught yet.