Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1914 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE]

COURT NEWS

The case of Leach and Leach vs. the Remington Elevator Company and Mrs. Catherine C. Gray, the plaintiffs being tenants on Mrs. Gray’s farm in Carpenter tp., and the case arising out of a dispute over the payment of rent for some ground used for pasture, was tried before a jury in t)h® Newton circuit court Thursday and plaintiffs given judgment for $135. The plaintiffs had delivered corn to the elevator at Remington and Mrs. Gray ordered the elevator company not to pay plaintiffs for same because of her alleged claim against them. Judge Hanley heard in chambers Monday Jae case against Dr. S. H. Moore, where defendant has been arrested and placed under SI,OOO bond, with George McElfresh as surety, on complaint of D. S. Makeever, who secured a judgment for some $650 against defendant in the Newton circuit court last Friday, and execution against body of defendant was issued on affidavit that he was about to leave the state and go to Los Angeles, Cal., where he has a daughter living. The note on which judgment was rendered was orginally secured by Mr. Makeever from Dr. J. H. Hansson, it being for an unpaid balance due on an Overland automobile purchased from Hansson. It was alleged that the defendant drew out $1,378, Which he had on deposit in the First National of Rensselaer, on Jan. 24 last, taking a draft for said money; that he had disposed of practically all of his property here except a very few office fixtures, which he had been trying to sell, and was preparing to leave the state. At this hearing the defendant admitted drawing the money from the bank and said that he sent it to his daughter, whom he was owing, but the plaintiff states that the draft has never come back to the bank here as having been paid. The defendant also admitted that he had thought some of leaving Rensselaer and going to his aaughter’s in California, but had given up the plan. The court found that the allegations \of the plaintiff were substantially correct, and ordered that defendant turn over to the sheriff q note for $238 given by Ancel Potts and secured by chattel mortgage; also an account against George W. Casey, who had bought the aforesaid automobile, and that on his failure to turn over saiid note, mortgage and account to the sheriff, the latter should arrest him and confine him in jail.