Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1905 — POLICE COURT DOINGS. [ARTICLE]

POLICE COURT DOINGS.

Monday was quite a profitable day in Squire Irwin’s court, a total of $36.55 in fines and costs being gathered in in good old coin of the realm. The two Williams’ were each fined $5 and trimmings for assault and battery on Walter Porter and son Rice Saturday evening, and later in the day Alva Brohard, an amorous young man from Fair Oaks, contributed $11.55 to the pot. Brohard, it seems, had filled up on Rensselaer whiskey and then started for Madame Brown’s “boarding house” in the east part of town. Not being very familiar with the route he apparently was not sure of the house when he arrived there, as he found it closed against him. He then went snooping about in the yards and at the doors of several residents of that locality, scaring the wits out of the women folks. A telephone message was sent up town and Christie Vick went down and gathered in the young man and be was given a fine of $1 and trimmings, $11.55 in all, for a plain drank. He pulled out a wad large enough to choke an elephant and paid the bill. Had the Madame got sight of that wad and seen what a profitable “boarder” Brohard was likely to have been, it is hardly probable the doors would have been closed against him on his initial visit. —.—.— » Absolutely the best thing of the age—clothing and underwear prices at Murray’s big sale.