Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1915 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUHTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. 4- ' County Assessor G. L. Thornton went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the annual meeting of county assessors. He is expected to return home today. New suits filed: No. 8344. E. Makeever, A. M. Stockton and C. M? Williams vs. estate of I. N. Makeever, et al; claim on SI,OOO note given to John Makeever on Feb. 16, 1914.

An error occurred in Saturday’s Democrat in giving the amount of fees turned in for the last quarter by the clerk. The amount should have read $263.25, instead of but $26.25. Several of the old-township trustees were in Monday, including Parks of Milroy, Ship of Keener, Shirer of Kankakee and Keen of Wheatfield. The latter, who was serving by appointment, was eligible to re-elec-tion, and therefore succeeds himself. The new county board of education, composed of the township trustees and the presidents of the town and city school boards, will hold its first meeting next Monday. The the late Grover Smith of Wheatfield, was filed for probate Monday. The instrument was executed August 16, 1913, and leaves a life estate in all property of testator, both real and personal, to the widow, Lottie Smith. At her death the property is to be equally divided to testator’s children, Cora Gibbs, to her and her children, Maude Saidler, the two boys of Mary Yeagley, deceased, Freddie and Eddie Yeagley, as one heir, Mattie Bunch, Grover Smith, Jr., and George F. Smith. If any of the ■ children shall attempt to break the will during the lifetime of testator’s wife, such child or children shall be disinherited and shall receive but five dollars. Joseph Hilliard is named as executor of the will.

Judge Hanley heard, in chambers Monday the case of John D. Moore vs. the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., and Warren Robinson, for turning over of certain personal property belonging to said company that was stored in a room in the old Nowels house. The action prayed foi the turning over of this property to the sheriff that it might be sold to satisfy a judgment of $l5O secured by the plaintiff recently in the Jas« per circuit court for services as an office employe of said company while it was operating subsidy elections in Jasper county. /The court ordered everything turned over except some surveying instrument's, a typewriter, some clothing, etc., which are said to belong to H. J. Wilson, the engineer of said company, and The Democrat is informed that local creditors of Wilson who failed to get anything out of the sale of the latter’s household goods recently sold here on attachment, will now pounce -’down with all their feet on the Wilson belongings which they did not know about being here until this latter case was brought. Circuit Court Clerk J. H. Perkins has made out and filed with the state, his statistical report for the calendar year 14)14. Thjs report is as follows: Civil cases fi1ed......... 194 Civil cases disposed 0f........ 155 Civil cases venued to other < counties .................. 13 Civil cases venued from other counties . ...... , . . 14 Childpens’ cases in'juvenile court 3 Letters of administration issued 34 Guardianships issued ......... 16 Decrees of foreclosure entered. . 5 Sheriff’s sales ......7 .*. . . 3 Marriage licenses issued 128 Hunting licenses issued .314 Persons naturalized (4 from Germany, 1 from Holland). . . 5 Persons declaring intention of citizenship (1 from Austria, 1 from .England, 6 from Germany, 6 from-Holland and Belgium, 1 from Scotland, 1 from other countries)........ 16 Divorce cases filed ........... 10

x>.vorces granted 8 Divorces dismissed 2 Criminal cases filed . . v ,. ...... 54 Criminal cases dismissed 8 Criminal' cases disposed of. .". > 12 Criminal cases venued to other .counties 5 Criminal cases venued from •other counties 6 Convictions, felony . . 3 Convictions for felony released on probation 1 Convictions for misdemeanors. . 6 Convictions for misdemeanors released on probation . 2 Cases for violation liquor laws. . 3 Convictions for violation liquor laws . . i Arrests for grand larcency. .... 1 Convicted and sent to jail, for grand larcency .. . . 1 Arrests for petit larcency. . . ... 1 Convicted and sent to reformatory, petit larcency. 1 Arrests, all other felonies. ..... 2 Convicted and sent to Indiana prison, other felonies . 1 Arrests for misdemeanors (assault and battery 2, all other misdemeanors 4) . . . ... 6 Fined for misdemeanors; (assault apd battery 2, all other misdemeanors 3) . . . 5 Finedy£ndXmprisoned for misdemeanor . . . j