Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1906 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The first case beard by jury during the present term of court was on one of the two indictments against Jasper Cooper, which charged him with selling a few bottles of beer to Charley Steven-, son of Kersey on Oct. 15, Stevenson being a minor. He proved that he was discharged by S'anton, the owner of the saloon, on Oct.. 13, and was not in Kersey on said day. The jury acquitted him. The next case was that of the Newark Machine Co., vs. S. B. Moffitt, and a judgment was given plaintiff for S3O, instead of $77 50 as claimed. Wednesday the other indictment against Jasper Cooper for

selling the same beer before mentioned to same Stevenson, without a license, was tried. The evidence was practically the same as in the first case tried Monday, but be was this time found guilty and fined 15 and costs. The two cases against Charles Dressier, another Kersey saloon keeper, now proprietor of the same saloon that Cooper previously tended bar at, charging selling beer to the same Stevenson, were sent to Newton county on change of venue asked for by defendant. DeArmoud vs. Hammond et al; jury trial and verdict for plaintiff for $103.62, the amount sued for. County of Jasper by S. P. Thompson, a citizen and taxpayer, vs. Mart Fleener et al (the suit brought some years ago to recover monies paid defendants as taxferrets here) was dismissed by plaintiff and costs were paid. Dobbins vs. May; submitted to court and taken under advisement.