Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The examination of the county records under the contract recently let to an Indianapolis firm, was begun Monday, and when, completed we shall likely know who’s who in that alleged shortage in the county treasurer’s office. —o— New suits filed: No. 7507: Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. William Polsel, et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. ■ No. 7508. Petition for the appointment of a guardian for Jennie Guss, a person of unsound mind. The grand jury met again Monday and after returning one more indictment, the nature ot which has not yet been disclosed, adjourned. This indictment, it is believed, will be of a sensational character, that is, it will deal with a matter that has caused some commotion here and in other sections of tne state by charges made of vital interest to the people of numerous counties. At the time of going to press no arrest had been made.

'''r-Marriage licenses issued: September 18, Adam Flesher of Rensselaer, aged 32, occupation farmer, to Vidq Rees, also of Rensselaer, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first wife of male having died April 28, 1908, and husband of female hving died December 25, 1907. [This license was issued September 18, and the marriage ceremony performed the same day by Squire Irwin but the fact was suppressed by the keeping the license off the record until September 27, at request of the parties.] V September 28, Wade Greene of New York City, aged 28, occupation lawyer, to Pearl B. Jones, daughter of Dexter R. Jones of Remington, aged 30, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Sheriff Shirer took Charles O. Garland of Marion tp., to Longcliff Monday. The young man is but 22 years of age, and has been showing signs of being “off” for several months. The inquest was held last week, but as it was not desired to put him in jail pending the action of the asylum officials, the papers were requested to make no mention of the matter until he was taken away, for fear he would hear of it. He imagines that people are after him to put him in the penitentiary, has spells of laughing to himself, is sleepless and not considered a person fit to be left to himself, is the belief of the examining board. He is the tenth insane person Sheriff Shirer has taken to Longcliff from Jasper county since he was Inducted into office, nine months ago.