Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1909 — JUDGMENT FOR $1,000 RENDERED [ARTICLE]

JUDGMENT FOR $1,000 RENDERED

Against the Elijahs In Dowling’s Suit For Personal Injuries. NEW TRIAL WIU A&tb FOfi. : >< t Xi V'.,. ,i i.MH.i Case Came Here From Newton County and Grew Out of an Altercation Dawlings Who Was Hoad Supervisor, Warned Defendants Out to Work the Roads.—Other Court Proceedings.

The jury in the Dowling-Elijah case from Newton county, which occupied the attention of the court on Thursday and Friday last, were given the case Friday evening and soon returned a verdict of SI,OOO in favor of the plaintiff. This is the case where Thomas Dowling, a road supervisor of near Morocco, was murderously assaulted, as alleged, by Orin and Archie Elijah when he went to warn them out on the.road, some argument preceding the assault, which it was alleged was made with both a knife and a spade in the hands of the Elijahs. A new trial will be asked for. The jury came back yesterday and the John Poole indictments were taken up. The one charging assault and battery on the person of Mary Fate was knocked out as being defective, and the prosecutor, on the refusal of Mrs. Fate to file an affidavit, made the affidavit himself. This was objected to by the defence and considerable argument was made by the attorneys as to but the court held that he could, and but the court held that he could and the examining of the jury to hear the case was going on as we went to press.

Horace Marble ditch; Chicago & Erie Railroad Co., files remonstrance' J. W. Heilscher ditch; payments; made by Superintendent in sum of j $1,604.05, less $72.82, to-wit, the sum of $1,531.23, is approved. The’ orders heretofore given Hanson i Bros. $584.53. and $240 02, approved. A. Halleck allowed S2O. J. W. Tilton allowed $125.30, less $65 heretofore allowed. Willis Kirkpatrick ditch; J. P. Carr allowed $19.45; G. L. Roby, $9.45; F. E. Babcock, $11; Healey & Clark, $23.50. Sale reported to Chicago Construction Co., for $8,765 Francis W. Powers ditch; Fred Haman moves to dismiss petition as to him, which motion is sustained. Thomas F. Dowling vs. Orin and Archie Elijah; jury trial, judgment for SI,OOO. In the case of Dr. Sawyer of Chicago, vs. Philip Blue, adm., of the: estate of the late Dr. Hartsell, wherein suit was brought for some S7OO alleged to be due for medical services in attendance on the latter, the jury returned a verdict for $l6O. •