Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 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. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. .. —o— New suits filed: No. 7876. Citizens National Bank of Jamestown, No. Dak., vs. Vern J. Cristler; suit on note. Demand ssoe, o—• Former county superintendent Elmer E. Rodgers of Starke county recently purchased the Williamsport Republican and took charge of same this week. —o—— A petition and briefs have been filed in the supreme court for a rehearing in the Pancoast ditch ca'se from this county, which was recently decided in favor of the remonstrators, Almira M. Stockton, et ah —o —- With the opening of the May term of the supreme- and appellate courts Tuesday, Judge Charles E. Cox became chief justice of the supreme court and Milton B. Hottell chief justice of the appellate court. The chief justiceship in each court goes by rotation. ° The supreme court Tuesday affirmed the decision of the Newton circuit court in -the Everett Hal-stead-S. M. Laßue case taken from this county to Newton on change of venue. The case grew out of a land deal and the payment of a mortgage thereon. Halstead lost out in the lower court, and the decision is now affirmed by the higher court.

The mystery as to the taking of William Purcifull by officials of Tipton Co., from near McCoysburg and having him sent to the insane asylum at Indianapolis is not so mysterious as some would have it. Seems the facts are fast coming to the surface and in a short time the may all be known. We have heard that an attorney wijl be employed to get the facts of the case which are not already known.