Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

litinsHiK Puapapbs from the VariMSDepartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. i *> V New suits filed: No. 7867. L. H. Reedier vs. C. B. Wells; suit on note. Demand $l5O. Remember that Monday, May 6, is Lhe last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid the penalty. Constable W. S. Parks arrested B. X. Boyer, a Shelby druggist, under charges made by the caretaker for trespassing for the purpose of hunting on the Northern Indiana Land Co's, ranch. The case is set for hearing Thursday. A transfer of the Springer lands in Walker tp., 1,519 acres,, to E. L. Hollingsworth, consideration sl, was placed on record here a few days ago. Mr. Hollingsworth informs The Democrat, however, that it is merely a trust deed and not a bona-fide purchase. W. S. Parks was over at Watseka, 111., a few days ago, and says that Ray and Hubbard, recently convicted there for the Bradriek murder, are likely to get a new trial, many .people there, including the sheriff, having become convinced that they are innocent of the crime. The grand jury met Saturday again pursuant to adjournment, and after complimenting the management of the jail and poor farm ana returning two more indictments, adjourned for the term. A total of five indictments were returned, three of which were against Messenger and Xordyke for boot-legging, ahd the two latter have not been returns made upon, that is, no arrests have ben made, and therefore it is not made public who they are against.

According tp the sworn statements of the republican candidates filed with Clerk Warner, F. E. Lewis and C. J. Dean, unsuccessful candidates for recorder, expended $25.40 and $17.80, respectively, and Geo. Scott, the successful candidate, $21.30; Chas. Morlan, unsuccessful candidate for sheriff, expended $6.95, while his successful opponent, A. L. Padgett, expended $11.30 to get the nomination; Chas. Welch for commissioner expended $5.96 and D. S. Makeever $3; Fred Berger, unsuccessful candidate for commissioner, expended $3.50, and A. A. Fell, for treasurer and W. F. Osborne -for surveyor, expended $4 and $3.30, respectively, making a total of $101.51, $56.15 of which wont to the official , organ and its offspring, the Wheat field Review, for announcements and printing.

The petit jury came in Monday and heard one of the state cases against Wm. Nordyke 'for boot-leg- j giag, selling two pint bottles of whiskey to Geo. Platt) and he was found guilty and fined SSO, which* means fifty days more board for* him at Jasper county’s expanse in* addition to the forty-two days he has already had. The other indictment against Messenger was dismissed. 1 TlKf indictment against Nordyke, it was found, would not permit the use of evidence of his former convictions in White county on bootlegging charges, so it was dismissed and an affidavit filed that will .per-' mit the use of such evidence, it is! alleged. Nordyke then filed an as- 1 fidavit for a change of venue from • the county and the case was sent to 1 Newton county. In the meantime he is enjoying three square meals per day at Jasper county's expense.! In cases of this kind it would be! economy for the marshal to fill the' coat-tails of the offenders full of*, hob-nailed boots and keep up the good work until they were kicked 1 outside the corporation, with a

threat of more “boots" if they ever came back. The cases of the Crowder-Cooper Shoe Co. vs. Johnson, et a’; Grant vs. Reed. and. American Fertilizer Co. vs. Callahan were set for yesterday. ,