Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1914 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE]

COURT NEWS

New suits filed: No. 8211. Edward G. Ledke vs. Lewis A. Ledke; action in partition. This is the last week of the March term of the Newton circuit court, and after one week’s vacation the April term will convene in Jasper county, which will be our last term until September. The April term will begin on Monday, April 13. Court, items from Newton County Eterprise: H. T. Griggs, receiver of the Goodland bank, makes current report showing balance on hand of $3,940.50. The cases of John Borntrager and Gus Platt,* charged with violating the road law hy heavy hauling, were sent to .Jasi»er county for trial, and the HQ.OOid damage suit of Nettie M. Hubbard vs. the Newton County Stone Co., and the suit of A. B. Jenkins vs. M. E. Graves, for commission, vtere venued to Benton county. Some little excitement was caused in town Tuesday evening over the

disappearance of Dr. S. H. Moore, against whose body an execution had been issued on a, judgment secured last week in the Newton circuit court for some $650 on a note given by the doctor to J. H. Hansson for an unpaid balance on an automobile bought by the doctor a couple of years ago, the note having come into the hands of D. S. Makeever, of Newton tp., who sued to recover on same. Dr. Moore was ordered by the court last Monday to turn over to the sheriff a chattel mortgage and note he held against Ancel Potts, also an alleged account against George \V. Casey, to whom the doctor had sold the automobile and whom, he stated, still owed him a balance on same. When the sheriff went to the doctor’s rooms over tne Model Clothing store, Tuesday afternoon, he found the same locked, and finally gaining access thereto, found no trace of the doctor nor of the property sought, it was thought that Dr. Moore had left town and gone to the home of his daughter in Los Angeles, Cal., where it was alleged he was getting ready to go when the execution was issued. Me returned, however, on the night train, and stated that he had been in Chicago on business. He stayed the remainder of the night at the Makeever House. Wednesday he declared that he had lost the note, and a search of his effects failed ot find it. Wtili the sheriff he went out to Potts’ and tho latter gave a new note to take the place of the one lost. Dr. Moore also turned over a check for S3O given him by George Casey, but the latter says this was for money he had loaned the doctor to get the automobile out of the garage, where it was held for storage. Mr. Casey says that he had given the doctor $320 for the automobile and paid him for it In full. This statement was borne out by a canceled check for $320 on the State bank given to Dr. Moore. Mr. Casey ordered payment stopped on the S3O cheek. At the hearing before Judge Han- , ley Monday, Dr. Moore stated that he was 85 years of age, and while he lias been finite a rugged and brilliant man, it is evident that he has failed rapidly in the last year or so and that bis mind is not just what it should be. He owns a 32C acre farm near Hamilton, N. Dak. This is understood to be clear except fob i $6,000 mortgage, and it is reported that the present difficulty win probably bo straightened out by his giving Mr, Makeever a second mortgage on this land.