Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1915 — 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. Attorneys ParkiSon and Williams were in Kentland on legal business Thursday. Attorney G. E. Hershman of Crown Point was looking after a case im court here Tuesday.

Prosecuting Attorney Hess of Kentland, was over Tuesday looking after the peace and dignity of the state of Indiana; C. T. Otis of Chicago was a business visitor in the .city Wednesday. The Otis’ own several thousand acres of land in northern Jasper and Newton counties. D. F.* Maish of Frankfort, who owns 520 acres of land near Fair Oaks, including the S. B. Moffitt land, was in the city on business Tuesday. Mr. Maish has spent quite a bit of money in improving his Jasper county holdings, and expects to spend more, he says. He is a ’prominent democrat of Clinton county and was a member of the 1909 legislature.

licenses issued-: Feb. 9, Ross Bernard Hagen of Morocco, aged 23 March 30 last, occupation farmer, to Bessie L. Clark, daughter of A. L. Clark of Rensselaer, agecr 19 June 5 last. First marriage for each. Feb. 10, Homer Vernon Hensler of Remington, aged 21 Feb. 5, last, occupation farmer, to Zephyr Grace Crabb, also of Remington, aged 23 Aug. 27 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 11, John Peter Wagner of Remington, aged 22 June 30 last, occupation farmer, to Marguerite Helena Janssen, also of Remington, aged 17 Aug. 21 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage foi each.

Feb. 11, Jerome B. Martin of Lafountain county, aged 68 Aug. 24 last, occupation retired farmer, to Mary Elizabeth Troxell of Rensselaer, aged 66 July 29 last, occupa-j tion housekeeper. Second marriage ■or male, first having been dissolved by death April 10, 1912; third for female, first having been dissolved by death June 22, 1876, second, Nov. 10, 1905. Suit has been brought in Newton county by Francis M. Makeever for a partition of the real estate owned by Jasper and Newton Makeever, his brothers, the latter having recently died. The plaintiff alleges that he and his brothers were partners, although the title to the lands owned was in their individual names. A. M. Yeoman, administrator of the estate of Newton Makeever, who is a son of a sister of the Makeever boys, Mrs. Claude Stewart and Mrs. Vance Collins, are also made defendants. There is 570 acres of the land which is alleged to have been owned > in partnership, part of it lying in Newton county and part in Jasper. The plaintiff has title to 80 acres in Newton and Jasper Makeever 290 acres. Newton had title to 200 acres. Of the latter 160 acres was deeded to A. M. Yeoman before the decease of Newton Makeever. Mrs. Collins also has 80 acres, a part of which is not disputed land. John A. Dunlap represents the’ plaintiff and Parkison and. Williams, the defendants.

The case of the state of Indiana vs. Daniel Waymire of Rensselaer, has been venued from the Newton circuit court to the court here. The case is based on the evidence of Mr. Waymire in & suit brought by Ancil W. Pruett against Mr. Waymire for damages for a breach of warranty in a certain grey mare, sold by Waymire to Pruett in 1912. The damage case was tried in the Newton circuit court at the January term 1914 ancr Pruett lost out. He claims that the evidence of Waymire regarding an alleged conversation in the latter’s garage in Rensselaer along in the fall

of ,1912, was very material in the jury deliberations and their arriving to a decision in said case. According to the indictment it is aleged tha* Waymire testified that Pruett hired an automobile at the garage and a few days later called in person to pay for same, apd that as he was leaving the garSge Waymire called to him and asked how he liked the grey mare, meaning the mare he had purchased from Waymire, and that Pruett replied “all right” and walked out. Pruett denies that he called at the garage of Waymire at the time mentioned or any other time and that, any such conversation took place at all. The indictment was returned against Waymire by the Newton county grand jury last month, charging him with perjury, and he Was arrested on a bench warrant and bond was fixed at SSOO, his bfother, Fred Waymire, of Rensselaer,,* going bis surety. Defendant filed an affidavit for a change of venue and the ease was sent here as above noted.

Hagen-Clarjf*-A very pretty wedding took place Wednesday .at 2TSO p. m.; ,at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Clark, on Cullen street, when their daughter, Miss Bessie, was given in marriage to Mr. Ross B. Hagen of Morocco. An abreviated form of the Episcopal ceremony, including the ring was performed by Rev. P. C. Curnick, of the Rensselaer M. ,E. church, in the presence of about forty persons, most of whom were relatives. The home was beautifully decorated with large bunches of pink roses and ferns.

The out of town guests were, Mr. and Mrs. John Hagen, parents of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, Mrs. Margaret Hagen, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Billings, Mr. and Mrs. Graves and Mr. and Mrs. Whaley and families of near Moocco; Mr. John Moore of Purdue and Miss Mae Blue of Star City. The young couple left on the afternoon train for Chicago and were to return today for the infair dinner given by the groom’s parents. They will reside on Mr. Hagen's farm near Morocco. The Democrat joins the many friends Tk the young couple in extending congratulations.