Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1914 — 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. Fifteen marriage licenses were issued last month, against 14 for the month previous and 14 for the month of January, 1913. Charles Elder, who was sent to the reformatory at Jeffersonville a little more than a year ago from this county, was paroled last Friday and arrived in Rensselaer the same evening. He will now r support his family, he states.

The subsidy elections for Marion and Carpenter towmships will be held next Tuesday, and in Jordan tp., where an order for an election was made at a special session of the county commissioners held January 10, on the following Tuesday, or Feb. 17. New suits filed: Frank and John LeaCh vs. The Remington Farmers' Elevator Co., and Catherine C. Gray; action for refusal of fir t named defendants to pay for certain corn delivered to said elevator, amounting to $265.58, which amount is held because of the last named defendant having ordered said elevator company not to pay the amount to said plaintiffs.

No. 8169. Dora A. Knight vs. Malissa M. Hurley, et al; action in partition. No. 8170. Martin Pass Vs. estate of Samuel G. Pass, deceased; disallowed claim of $120.64. No. 8171. Jacob R. Rich vs. John B. Herriman and John White, suit" on notes. Transcript from the Newton circuit court. Nrt. STT2. Y\. W. CiTfrum vs. W. 1. Bingham;. suit on account. Transcript front Newton circuit court. Newt on circuit court notes from the Kent land Democrat: State ex rel. ..Advisory Board or Lincoln township vs. D. K. Fry, trustee, et al. settled by agreement of parties Monday. Case No. 1913 against Job Miller, for illegal sale of intoxicating liquors, was dismissed Monday, and case No. 1921, on like charge, Was venued to Jasper circuit court.

The two cases against Eugene Kirk, for larceny, were venued to Jasper circuit court Wednesday. Hiram Day vs. Albert E. Kirk, for possession, judgment for possiou rendered Wednesday. State vs. John Archer, for theft of some chickens, venued here from Jasper county, was submitted for trial by jury Wednesday, defendant entered a plea of not guilty, and the state’s portion of the evidence was given, whereon counsel for , defendant brought the case to a speedy close by a motion to court to instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty because of the State’s having failed to prove that the theft was committed in Jasper county, as charged in affidavit, and jury was so by the court instructed. Jacob D. Rich vs. J. B. Herriman and Sherman White, suit on notes, venued to Jasper circuit court yesterday. Ansel W. Pruitt 1 vs. Daniel W. Waymire. for breach of warranty in the matter of a horse purchase: case was tried by jury yesterday with the result of a verdict for the defendant.