Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 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 Gath* ered from the Several County Offices. And still come. Ex-clerk C. C. Warner is driving a fine new EMrF touring car bought this week of the local agents. —o—■ Marriage licenses issued: August 23, David Elmer Hufnagle of Logansport, aged 33, occupation railroader, to Jessie Maj 7 Koofi, of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male he having been divorced in 1896. First marriage for female. —O'New suits filed: No. 7900. Emma Herr vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Co.;, action, to recover for 20 acres of hay burned Aug. 10, of the alleged value of $420, and five rows of corn of the value of SSO, which it alleged was set on fire by a locomotive on defendant’s road. Demand $350. Mrs. Horace Gilbert and children of West Carpenter were in town yesterday, and regarding the report about Uhe and her husband having had a few words the morning of the day he committed suicide, was not true. Mr. Gilbert had left the house that morning apparently in good spirits, and the first intimation she had that the stock was mortgaged and was to be taken was when Mr. Shesler called for it.

Wil Mam Messenger, who recently completed a term in jail for bootlegging, le said to have been drinkitng again Wednesday night, and as Nightwatch Critser was mlaking Ms rounds about 10 o’clock he met Messenger near John EgerM store and he skid to Critser, “I suppose you are looking for me. If you are you can find me d— quick.” Critser bold him that he was not looking for him, but for him to quit hds dminking and get off the sreet. Messenger replied that he would do as he d — pleased, and struck at Critser. The latter then hit him a couple of times with his club, and proceeds- to run him in. Messenger said he would go peaceably, but when they got inside the jail office he became obstrepuous again, and tried to get hold of a chair to strike the nightwatch, the latter says, and he then hit him three more raps, good hard ones, and the prisoner was apparently knocked senseleet-i. The sheriff did not happen to be in, and with ho one to assist him, Critser came up town to get assistance. He soon found the sheriff and they hastened back to the jail but Messenger had recovered and skipped out through the ride door and evidently got out of town, as he has not been seen since. Miss Lorene Malone of Chicago, wcho has been visiting lher grandmother, Mrs. E. H. Shields, for the past two months, went to Monticello Thursday for a week’s visit with relative®. She will return here for a few days before going to her home in Chicago.