Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL the Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Judge parroch was over from Kentland on business Wednesday. No. 7817. Harvey Davissbn vs. Lee H. Wylie; Suit one note. Demand $225. O —• " New suits filed: No. 7816. Peter Stephen vs. Flora Stephen; petition to convey real estate without wife joining, the wife being Insane. —o —• Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 17, Josiah Coonrad of White county, aged 35, occupation .farmer, to Elizabeth Hookey of Jasper county, aged 28, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— Jan? 19, Bela Floyd Roberts, son of Preston F. .Roberts of Newton county, aged 31, occupation farmer, to Sadie M. Paulus, daughter of Philip Paulus of Newton tp., aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin at his office. Roy, the eldest son of Chris Koepkey, the Monon section boss, who has been called up before the juvenile court here a couple of times because of alleged misconduct and who has gotten off with a reprimand and a. little advice from the Judge, was again brought before the court Wednesday and charged with flourishing a revolver at the Remley restaurant near the old depot site. The hearing comes up this morning, *' —O— Rascom O’Hair, a rich of Greencastle, has begun suit for divorce from his wife, Blanche O’Hair, formerly a well known resident of Monon. The plaintiff alleges cruel and inhuman treatment, the contracting of debts by bls wife without his knowledge or consent, and her assertion that she had married him for his money, expected to spend it for him and that she had no affection for him. They were married Aug. 12, 1903, and separated Jan. 5, 1912.-—Monticello Herald. —o—The statistical report made by the clerk to the State * Bureau of Statistics shows that there were 123 civil cases filed during the year 1911, and 148 disposed of; 9 cases were venued to other counties and 5 cases venued to Jasper county. There were 7 cases in the Juvenile court, 28 letters of administration and 6 guardianships issued. There were nine decrees of foreclosure and six sheriff’s sales. One person was declared of unsound mind by the circuit court; 118 marriage licenses were issued. Ten divorces were grafted, all to wife, for abandonment, 2 for Cruel treatment and 6 for failure to provide. . There were 33 criminal cases filed during the year, 8 criminal cases were dismissed, 17 disposed of, 8 venued to other counties; , 1 conviction made for felony, 1 for misdemeandr. Twelve of the criminal cases brought were for violation of the liquor laws but no convictions resulted. (These were all the Dr. Kirk cases, the six indictments being quashed and new affidavits filed, making the record 12 cases. The cases were sent to Newton county on Change of venue.) Thirteen arrests were made during the year, 8 for violation of liquor laws, 1 for trespass, 1 for forgery, 1 for petit larceny and 2 for other mtedemeaners, of this number 3 were fined, 1 sent to the state prison and 1 to the reformatory,