Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1911 — THE CIRCUIT COURT [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT

April Term Ends Today and May Term In Newton Co. Opens Monday. The case of the State vs. D. R. Brown of Chicago, who owns a farm northeast of Wheatfiekl, charged with having cut timber on an adjoining 80, known as the “lost 80,” was thrown out of court Thursday, it being shown that Brown’s men had inadvertently got over the line of Brown’s land 'onto this 80, of which C. G. Spitler of Rensselaer, is agent, and cut several white oak trees, but he stopped cutting and offered to pay for same when it was found tQ be another’s land. A little spite work seems to have figured in the matter, and the late grand jury returned an indictment. It was shown to the court that the defendant could not be guilty of larcency, as charged, but could only be guilty of trespass, and the court ordered a verdict returned by jury for the defendant. The case of Lewin vs. Hoover was continued for the term and the jury was discharged Thursday afternoon for the term. In the Marble ditqh, Mann Spitler files affidavit for change of venue from the court and names of Geo. Marvin, Ed Uhl and E. B. Sellers are suggested by the court from which -to select a judge to sit in the case. The Borntrager ditch matter was up yesterday.