Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 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. Clyde Tilton, the eight-year-old son of Recorder Tilton, has been out of school several days. While playing at school he fell on the fence and hurt his side. The sheriffs of Jasper, Newton, Starke and White counties met at Monticello Wednesday and canvassed the vote for joint-senator and representative, as required by law. New suits filed: No. 7950. Martin J, Bligh vs. Samuel M. Laßue; suit on account! Demand SIOO. No. 7951. Agnes L. Skeely vs. Emma Hershfield, et al; transcript from Newton county.

The Gypsy girl arrested recently near Surrey, charged with stealing SBO from Alexander Baily, an old man residing at Morocco, was cleared of the charge by a jury in the Newton circuit court last week.

The Starke County Republican says of Edward “Frawley,” who is in jail here for the murderous assault on | John Stowers of Fair Oaks, and who I lived for a number of years at Knox, i that the name is Fawley, instead of Frawley, as printed in the paper here.

Marriage licenses issued: Nov. 13, Adolph May of Rensselaer, aged 27, occupation clerk, to Mary Ethel Potts, also of Rensselaer, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. D. T. Halstead, at his residence at 8 p. m., the same day.

Just at present County Superintendent Lamson is conducting a guessing contest, with himself as the chief contestor. Some days ago he sent out some blanks for teachers to full out and return. He has .gotten a number of them back fiflled out but unsigned. Now he is guessing who sent them.

Rev. W. H. Groendyke, independent candidate for state senator, received 22 votes in Jasper; 6 in Newton; 68 in Starke, and 10 in White, a total of 104. Mr. Groendyke ought to be wiser than he was when he started out to defeat the regular democratic candidate after having been turned down himself for the nomination, even though he may be considerably poorer in purse.

The grand jury adjourned Wednesday afternoon after .returning five indictments, three of which are against Edward Fawley, of Fair Oaks, who has been in jail here for the past two weeks, two charging assault and battery, and one assault and battery with intent to commit murder, on the person of John Stowers of Fair Oaks, an account of which has heretofore been published; and two on which arrests have not been made.

Court item from the Newton County Enterprise: Frfed Brown vs. Dolly Brown, actioii for divorce. This trial began Wednesday and filled the court room with spectators. Young Brown lives at Goodland and his wife hails from Wolcott. The evidence disclosed the fact that Dolly had been writing too many letters to men other than her husband, and that her acts were unbecoming a rpodel wife. A divorce was granted plaintiff and the custody of their child was given to Mrs. Brown’s foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dobbins, of Wolcott. Brown is to pay his wife SSO. Two grand jury indictments stand against Browm one for wife desertion and one for assault and battery on his wife, both of which were continued to the next term and Mr. Brown was released on cash bond.