Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. pMtB. Mary D. Eger has been Appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband, the late William H. Eger. >vR. A, Mannon, the Wheatfield of the Jasper oounty republican machine, has announced himself as a candidate for county surveyor, the reward that it is alleged was held out to him by the machine for doing its bidding. Miss Vera Parker who has been deputy in the clerk's office for the past year and a half, will give up her position, probably not until the end of the present term of court, however and Miss Hazel Warner takes her place. Miss Parker has another position in view, which she will probably accept. lioenses issued: Feb. 17, Leonard James Keister of Jordan tp.. aged 22, occupation farmer, to Marie Lottie Steel of Chicago Heights, aged 20, occupation honsekeeper. First marriage each.*- —— ————- Feb. 19, James I. Peck of Remington, aged 30, occupation drug clerk, to Catharine Margaret Meehan of Rensselaer, aged 25, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — New suits filed: No. 7173, Hanibal Landon vs. Jacob Acherman; application to have defendant declared of unsound mind and have guardian appointed. No 7274. Lewis J. Lane vs. St. L. &S--W. R. R. Co., the C. & E, I. R. R. Co., and P. C. C. & St. L. R. R, Co.; action for damages to live stock.

No. 7275. Margaret Wagner vs. John Ultn; suit on guaranty. No. 7276. John D. Kelley et al, vs. Henry C. Lepprant et al; action to quiet title. No. 7277. Samuel E. Sparling et al ditch; appeal from Commissioners’ court. —o— Bruce Caster of Gillam tp., was declared insane in the circuit court Saturday and application made to take him to Longcliif. Pending this, however, his family was to look after him. As the asylum is chock full and there was no immediate prospect of its being ready to receive him, and the unfortunate man having grown so much worse that they could no longer look afte r him, they so notified Sheriff O’Connor Thursday, and the latter sent after him yesterday and he will be confined in jail here until such time as the asylum is ready to receive him, Mr. Caster is perhaps 60 years of age and has been in the asylum a couple of times heretofore.

Joe O’Connor went to Lafayette Sunday and arrested Frank Biddle, wanted for deserting his wife last July at Remington. Biddle attempted to escape from Joe after the arrest and gave him a chase through a swamp, but he finally overhauled him again with the aid of bis revolver, which he pulled on the fugitive, and then he put the “bracelets”on him and brought him here and put him in jail where he now is. A loaded revolver was found on his person when searched. Biddle has a wife to whom it is asserted he has been four times married and three times divorced. There are also four children, and it is said the family were left in destitute circumstances. Biddle went to Lafayette in search of work, it is stated, but failed to let his family know anything of him after leaving.