Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments [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. Down at Lafayette the plan of working jail prisoners on the streets was recently adopted, and Thursday the jail was without an occupant, for the first time in thirty years. Old offenders who had been in the habit of spending their winters id jail on charges of intoxication and other trivial offenses are not inclined to acept jail sentences now.

— o—l While the county commissioners this week granted the application of Mrs. Vern Hopkins for admission to the state tuberculosis hospital, she will not be taken there, as the disease is too far advanced for the treatment to help her. She has been failing rapidly of late and her local physician received notice from the hospital that they received no patients in advanced stages of the disease. —o— A broken coupling on the 8-inch s'eam pipe main leading to the court house broke Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, and business in the court house was practically suspended until a new piece was secured from Lafayette on the 10:05 a. m., train, when Fred Cissle and Eph Hickman soon connected up the break and steam was turned on once more, making the building comfortably warm in the afternoon. —o— Marriage licenses issued: March 5, Peter Wesley Merritt of Remington, aged 21, occupation baker, to Myrtle Jane Bartee, daughter of George Bartee, also of Remington, aged 20. First marriage for each. March 6, Davis Winslow of Fair Oaks, aged 61, occupation retired, to Margaret Ann Dodge of Pontiac, 111., aged 62, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first wife of male having died May 13, 1908, and first husband of female died Feb. 4, 1907. . —o— ■ The jury in the case of the State vs. Roy Koepkey, son of section foreman Chris Kbepkey, alleging delinquency, for flourishing a revolver several weeks ago in Remley’s restaurant which was tried before Judge Hanley Wednesday, failed to agree and they were discharged by the judge after being out all night. It is said that the jury was equally divided, standing 6 for conviction and 6 for acquittal. It is not known whether the case will be pushed further or not. —o— ‘. v Robert VanAtta, formerly of Rensselaer, who is now judge of the superior court at Muncie, established the broad principle that merely because a husband and wife can not agree as to whether they should go visiting or stay at home nights, is not sufficient ground for divorce, in his decision in the case of Alma Powell, a girl of seventeen, against John W. Powell. The girlwife ' told the court that she and • her husband, who is nineteen, “can not agree on going about at nights J Sometimes he wants to go when I ■ want to stay at home, and some- i times I want to go when he wants to stay at home,” she pouted. “Better kiss and make up, arid go on with your playing, children,” said the court in dismissing the suit. An inquest was held at Remington Saturday before Squire A. H. Dickinson, and B. W. Hammonds, aged 78 years, who resides on the Range Line road about two miles north of Remington, was found to be insane and will be taken to the asylum at Longcliff. One of his hallucinations is that his house is on fire and he wants to throw the furniture outside. He also imagines that he is a prise fighter and wants to fight his wife. Some-

times he thinks he has by mistake got into the wrong house and that the owner wants to give him the property. Mr. Hammonds is a very large man, being six feet in height and weighing 240 pounds. His son “Bud” Hammonds, resides near Lisbon, No. Dak. —o—. The county commissioners completed the business of the March term Tuesday afternoon. Following is a report of the second day’s proceedings: Notice ordered for letting contract for repair of bridge in Carpenter tp., and for four new bridges in Kankakee and two in Walker tp. H. W. Barkley petition for highway; Richard Grow, Wm. Washbum and J. F. Irwin appointed viewers, to meet March 18. v George Naninga, petition for gravel road; C. J. Hobbs appointed engineer and John O’Connor and John Greve viewers, to meet March 12. ■ , , C. E. Kersey petition for highway improvement; same order.' Joseph Kosta, petition for vacation of highway; R. B. Harris, Ben Welsh and Warren Robinson appointed viewers, to meet March 22. Application of John J. Groom for scholarship at Purdue granted. Treasurer’s annual settlement with commissioners examined and approved * and ordered published in Rensselaer, Republican and Jasper County Democrat. —o —• Circuit court proceedings: No. 1459. ’ State vs. Robert Brock; defendant arrested and brougth into court and bond fixed at S3OO, cause set for trial March 7, at 10 a. m.

No. 99. Joseph Nessius, et al ditch; petition of uramage commissioners for cancelation of levy of 12 per cent in excess of 1 1-5 i>er cent. Rebates as stated in report allowed and ordered paid. Collection ordered. No. 107. Cecil Clyde Randle ditch; Supt. W. V. Porter reports sale to John Hack & Co. Allowances made: W. V. Porter, $94, Omar Osborne, $3; W. F. Osborne, $24; A. Halleck, $25. No. 109. Wm. H. Berry ditch; Supt. W. V. Porter files report showing Tyler lateral completed and main ditch completed from stake 124 to 169 Allowances made: Healey & Clark, $5; Mrs. Halleck, sl2; W. V. Porter, SSB; M. B. Price, sl6; F. Osborne, $4. No. 7605. Erhardt Wuerthner, Jr., et al. vs. Mary C. Weurthner, et al.; sale of real estate reported, w% sw>4 27-29-7, to Augustus Yeoman for $4,080. Deed ordered, presented, approved and cause dropped. Allowances- J. M. Sauser, bond, S4O; J. M. Sauser, commissioner, $120; G. A. Williams, attorney, $l5O. Commissioner directed to assign note and mortgage of S3OO from Frank King as part of 'distribution of Mary C. Weurthner. No. 7607. Aetna Life Ins. Co. vs. Iva C. Moffitt, et al. and Emmet L. Hollingsworth, cross-plaintiff, vs. Aetna Life Ins. Co.; Hollingsworth files motion for new trial. No. 7777. Z. A. Cox vs. Lida G. Monnett; evidence ’heard and cause taken under advisement. Meh. 6, on motion of plaintiff cause is dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. * No. 7788. Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., vs. St. Joseph’s College; commissioners’ report filed Oct. 30' 1911. Judgment on appraisement for SB4O. No. 7789. Same vs., same; judgment on appraisement for $75. No. 7806. Mary J. Low, adm. vs. Mathias Zimmer, et al.; court finds for defendant Mathias Zimmer; Christopher Zimmer defaults. No. 7815. Irving Shuman vs. Robert E. Van Gundy, et al.; plaintiff’s motion to re-tax costs sustained and defendants’ costs taxed at $8.50, paia ano cause dismissed.

No. 7820. Susan M. Denny vs. Edward L. Denny; plaintiff granted divorce and care and custody of child, Roger Denny, 6 years old, until further order of court. No. 7829. David Blitstein vs. Charles Walters; submitted to jury,, evidence heard; defendant moves for premptory instructions directing verdict for defendant. Plaintiff dismisses cause of action, judgment vs. plaintiff for costs. 1 '