Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1907 — JOHN WENT FISHING. [ARTICLE]

JOHN WENT FISHING.

John Martindale, one of the county commissioners who contracted for the new court house furniture—but did not join in the contract for the dock —was named in the affidavit in the Halleck case against Babcock as one of the prosecution’s witnesses, and it was supposed, of course, that he would be there, but the defense learned Monday morning that the state had not summoned him. John is alleged to have told some stories to different parties regarding certain happenings when he was a commissioner that no doubt the public would like to have him repeat under oath, and as soon as this was found out the defense Sot out a subpoena at once for Mr. [artindale, but it was then foand that he had gone np to the Kankakee fishing, for the day. Funny wasn’t it?