Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 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. v , Judge Hanley and family and Abe llalleck and family returned Saturday night from their auto trip to Kentucky. They only went as far as Lincoln’s old home, they being told that the last 80 miles of the trip to Mammoth Cave was fierce. They had very" good roads most of the way, but encountered some bad roads and worse hills. They visited Wyandotte Cave and had a very nice trip. In all they traveled about 1,300 miles. Sheriff Hoover is now entertaining two prisoners from White county, who have been sent here because of the unsanitary condition of the White county jail. Thus we are furnishing jail quarters now for three counties, including our own, Newton county having for a great many years, in fact perhaps ever since the county was organized, sent her prisoners here for confinement. With the present cost of foodstuffs, our sheriff is not likely to get very rich at hoarding and lodging prisoners for the amount fixed by statute, 40 cents per day.

li is reported that a poor, hardworking Rensselaer woman who has a worthless husband and is compelled to take in washing to support the ■ "i’*y while the “head” of the Rouse puts in his time in the pool hail, was notified a few days ago to vacate the house they occupy because of being several months in arrears on the rent. The woman states that she has given her husband the money each month to pay the rent’, but instead of paying it, he has blowed in the money playing pool. If the report is true it is too bad that the whipping post has been abolished.

Sheriff Downey went to Rensselaer Saturday and brought Ed King back to serve a term in jail. When the suit went against him here in the spring over the trouble at the Almo, lie had friends to go on his hail bond. The time of this bond expired last week and nothing had been done towards satisfying the claim and the bondsmen turned him over to the sheriff. As soon as the necessary arrangements could be made Sheriff Downey took him back to Rensselaer and put him in the jail there at the expense of this county to serve out his sentence. Ellis, who was sentenced here last week, was transferred there at the same time. —Monticello Journal.

New suits filed; No. 8202. McDowell, Britton & Cheadle vs. estate of Samuel Pass; disallowed claim on note on which Pass was surety and Geo. L. Johnson principal. Demand $291.92. No. 8263. Baughman Bros. vs. same; same kind of claim. Demand SSB. No. 8264. T. M. Callahan vs. same; same kind of claim. Demand $58.03. This is a personal note given by Pass. No. 8265. First National Bank of Medaryville vs. Same; same principal and surety. Demand $325. No. 8266. Same vs. same; same kind of claim. Principal F. E. Maskell with S. G. Pass as surety. !)••- i .and s62.£>o. No. 826 7. G. D. Prevo vs ; same; same kind of claim. Johnson principal, Pass surety. Demand $77.93.