Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1911 — MT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

MT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER BOUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court convenes in regular monthly session Monday. —o—— Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes, —o— This is the last week of the October term of the Newton circuit court, and after a week’s vacation the November term of court will open here, on Monday, Nov. 13. —o— October was a vejy good month indeed for the marriage license business, 15 licenses being issued, against 10 for the month previous and 7 for the corresponding month - last year. —o —- Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 31, Levi Walters, son of Thomas Walters of Gillam tp., aged 19, occupation farmer, to Maggie L. E. Brandenburg, daughter of George W. Brandenburg of McCoysburg, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o—■ The county commissioners at their session next week should not fail to take some action regarding the collection of the Purtelle railroad subsidy election bonds.- These bonds have been forfeited, and it is the duty of the commissioners to see to it that they are paid, or at least make an -effort to collect on them.

——<o►— Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Goodland on business Tuesday afternoon. His son James who is attending the Indiana Law School, and who is also a graduate of Lake Forest .University, has been elected secretary and treasurer of the Juni ior class of the Law School, i whining out over another candidate after a spirited fight. —o— I In accordance with a new law that went into effect this year, the county auditors throughout i the state are preparing lists of all delinquent tax payers in their i respective counties, which as soon as they are completed are 'to be placed in the hands of all i township trustees, and the treasurer of the town, city and school corporations. The lists will be psed as references by these officials and when warrants are presented for payment by any person who owes any delinquent tax it will be the duty of the officer to deduct the amount of tax. Assignment of claims will not relieve the taxpayer. ■ •—e— New suits filed: No. 7793. Eva Greenlee vs. Herman er; action for ejectment of defendant from plaintiff’s farm, it being charged in the complaint that defendant has wrongfully and unlawfully held possession of said farm for the past five months and refuses to surrender possession; that he has damaged

said premises by destroying lupiber, fencing material and fencing, defaced the walks, floors and doors of the dwelling house by permitting hogs and poultry to run and feed thereon and permitting his children to mse part of same as a toilet room, let stock run on crops, etc., to the plaintiff’s damage of SSOO. Judgment for recovery of premises and SI,OOO damages is asked for. —o — ; Two cases from the Newton circuit court were’ reversed by the supreme court this week. One was that of David Frye

vs. State of Indiana, reversed on a confession of errors. The other that of Andrew Granger, et al., vs. Matt Bos winkle, where a judgment had been obtained against Boswinkle’s bondsmen, Granger and others. In reversing the latter case the court held: (1) A justice of the peace and his bondsmen are liable for the acts of a special constable' only so far as the bond is worded or the statute provides, and are not liable for an assault and battery committed upon a prisoner by a special constable appointed to make an arrest in a criminal case, (2) A suit for-damages against a justice's bond, is ex contractu and must show some promise either in the bond or imposed by law, and as the law regulating special constables in criminal cases simply recites the duties of the constable without imposing liability on the justice’s bond, there c;Aa be no recovery on the bond for an illegal assault and battery on the prisoner arrested by the special constable.