Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — SUDDEN END OF TAX CASE. [ARTICLE]

SUDDEN END OF TAX CASE.

Executor of Baldwin Estate Dismisses Action as Judge Heads Opinion. Logansport, Ind., Feb. 26.—Attorneys for plaintiff in the case of William T. Wilson, executor of the estate of Daniel P. Baldwin against Cass county in an action to enjoin 'the bounty from collecting $40,000 l in alleged sequestered taxes, interrupted Judge Joseph Claybaugh of Frankfort as he was reading the decision In the Cass circuit court today and dismissed the action. They saw the decision was to be rendered against the estate. The case took about three weeks to try, and during the trial the whole., life and history of Mr. Baldwin was exposed. His connection with the Baldwin-Dague banks at Ambia, Fowler and Goodland; \yhieh were closed several years ago by the state bank examiner, were reviewed, and attorneys for the county said he was a confirmed fax dodger. The j county will now start an action I against the estate to recover the I unpaid taxes which are on the duplicate.