Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol Commissioners’ court meets Monday in regular session. Mofiday is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid penalty. Judge A. W. Reynolds of Monticello, who has been in poor health for some time, died Thursday afternoon, aged 73 years. The county council is called to meet in special session next Wednesday, May 3, to make additional appropriations, chief among which is that for advance on ditches, 'Sheriff Hoover was without any star boarders yesterday for the first time since he went in office, Jan. 1. Most of the time he has had from two to six prisoners to look after. Joe McColly, the Wheatfield tp. man convicted of incest, was taken to Michigan City yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Guss Grant to begin his sentence of two to twenty-one years in the penitentiary. Prosecuting Attorney Longwell, George A, Williams and H. A. Steis of South Bend were in Indianapolis Tuesday arguing the Bader bridge graft case before the supreme court, Mr. Longwell representing the state, and Williams and Steis the defendant Bader. A decision is looked for almost any time now, and may be handed MowlWin the next couple of weeks. \

4 # * Sheriff Hoover took Wm. E. BraUileoburg, the Walker young man convicted of forgery, to Jeffersonville Wednesday morning, returning Thursday afternoon. Brandenburg gave the sheriff no trouble whatever and was not handcuffed at all. He behaved very nicely; said he blamed no one but himself for his trouble, and said he was anxious to begin his sentence and have it over with. Farm work in the southern part of the state, Mr. Hoover says, doesn’t seem to be much further advanced than here,, but the fruit trees are all in blossom there. Mr. Hoover was over in Louisville Wednesday afternoon and had a pretty good look at that city as well as the southern part of the state, it being his first visit down there. A county superintendent is to be elected in Jasper county again in June. The term is four years, and in addition to the present incumbent, Ernest Lamson, it is reported that former county superintendent L. H. Hamilton of Rensselaer and Morgan L. Sterrett of Wheatfield, formerly a teacher in the Rensselaer schools, will be candidates. Lee Fisher of Kankakee tp., and L. A. Sayers of Demotte, were among the candidates four years ago, but whether either will be a candidate this year we are unable to say. Mr. FisMer at present is superintendent of schools at Otterbein, and Mr. Sayers is teaching in Laporte county. The present political complexion' of the township trustees is publicans to four democr#ffS7the four democrats being in Gillam, Jordan, , Newton and Union townships. The Powell vs. Greenlee case, growing out of the sale of the Nowels House furniture, etc:,, to Mrs. Eva Greenlee last fall, was begun again in the circuit court Thursday and u»as still on as we go to' press. It was hoped to finish up the case yesterday. T rial of this case was begun last term, but after one day’s session Frank Tillett, a. juror from GiFlam tp., was taken so seriously sick that the case had to be continued to the April term. Mrs. Greenlee gave her notes for the goods purchased, but claims that when she went to take possession she found that not nearly all the stuff was there that she had bargained for. 'She refused to accept them and brought feuit for the recovery of her notes, but

the court ruled that the suit was not properly brought and that she had no standing in court; that the proper thing was to resist payment. This is what is now being done, Mrs. Powell having sued to collect the notes. Other proceedings in court since our last issue follow: Pancoast ditch; remonstrators Hie bond and precipe. C. J. Hobbs of Kersey was admitted to the bar as practicing attorney of the Jasper circuit court. State vs. A. Robbins (whose Christian name is unknown; jury finds: defendant guilty and fines him SSO and costs, the limit allowed by statute.

State vs. A. Robbins; defendant arrested and produced in court and bond fixed at SIOO. Defendant’s attorney, Geo. A. Williams, goes on bond and cause is continued to the September term. State vs. George Wilier; dismissed on motion of prosecutor. John Knight vs. E. A. Merrill; judgment for $25 and costs. Louis P. Hammond vs. Emma Herr and John Herr, plaintiff files amended complaint. James T. Randle vs. Martha A. Stoner, et al.; commissioners file report showing partition to plaintiff of lot 61, to defendants Stoner, et al. lot 10, bl 1, judgment for plaintiff $65 and judgment declared a lein on lot 10, bl 1. Commissioners allowed $5 each, Partition confirmed. Prudential Insurance Co. vs. Marguerite Springer, et al.; continued by agreement. New suits filed:. No. 7727. Leona May Lucas vs. Joseph W. Lucas paction for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married in Indianapolis Feb. 12, 1909, and separated April 26, 1911; that early in 1910 defendant purchased encumbered real estate in Union tp., Jasper county, using her separate property in the sum of $4,000, and that they moved to said farm, and last fall defendant began making frequent trips to Indianapolis, leaving plaintiff unattended at the farm house in a lonely place at various times before and since tire birth of their son, Nov. 13; that plaintiff is informed and believes that during these absences defendant has been engaged in attending parties, and theatres with various and divers women in Indianapolis, spending money lavishly while refusing to furnish plaintiff with money to buy herself and child clothing; that plaintiff is greatly worried in mind for fear the $4,000 invested in said farm will be lost; that she has plead and remonstrated with defendant to remain with her upon the farm instead of running about; that he takes offense at her for such action, is morose and sullen, and on April 26 said that either he or she must leave the farm, and that by reason of his treatment she has been compelled to leave. Plaintiff asks forthe custody of their infant son and $4,000 alimony.

The plaintiff is the Mrs. Lucas who with Mrs. Fannie Baker was thrown from a buggy near Aix several weeks ago by their horse getting scared at A. Robbins’ auto. 'Robbins was fined SSO and costs here Wednesday for reckless driving as a result of the accident, and a civil suit for $14,000 damages has been instituted against Robbing in Marion county by Mr. and Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Baker. Just what es--sect this divorce suit will have on the damage suit remains to be seen.