Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 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. Ex-sheriff Hoover unloaded a carload of automobiles at Wheatfield last week. % New suits filed: No. 8387. Wiley F. Raker vs. Indiana Oil & Asphalt Co.; action to quiet title. County. Commissioner Swaeney Makeever is driving a fine new 5passenger Studebaker automobile, The machine was driven through from Chicago Saturday by W. C. Babcock and W. D. Bringle.

The contested will case of Burris vs. the estate of the late B. J. Gifford, which was taken from Jasper county to Newton on change of venue and set for trial Monday, has been postponed in order to get service by publication on the heirs of cue of the defendants. Marriage licenses issued: March 20, Johjjjs Harmon of Rensselaer, aged 21 August 6 last, occupation expressman, to Alice Rebecca Swim, daughter of Allen Swim of Rensselaer, aged 19 April 29 last, occupation telephone operator. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Titus in the clerk’s office at 9 p. m„ Saturday. The Pulaski County Democrat says that William J. Reed, a Knox attorney, a former resident of Jasper county, has filed an application for an allowance of S4OO from the funds of the county for his services in defending Leslie Stephey, who was tried and acquitted a year or so ago on a charge of having murdered Pearl Hettinger. Mr. Reed was appointed to defend Stephey as a poor person, and this application represents his bill for the work.

John Bennett of Mt. Ayr, was arrested last Thursday by Constable Childers of Rensselaer, and placed in jail here on the charge of bootlegging in Rensselaer recently. Bennett was here about a week before and the officers susplcioned that he was selling booze, but no direct evidence was secured until after he had left town. It is said that a young man who purchased some liquor of him has since made a confession to that effect and it is expected to secure a conviction. Bennett is a married, man and a laborer.

A list of the owners of cattle slaughtered in Indiana as a result of the alleged foot and mouth disease, was published in a late issue of the Indianapolis papers, together with the amounts each will receive from the state, such amounts representing one-half the total that will be paid, as the state pays one-half and the federal government onehalf. Thomas Logan of Gillam tp., will receive $941.73 from the State; Charles B. Franklin of near Brook, $916.51; John Brown and son, Chris Eielder and Osa Carlson, all of Lake county., $14,813.98, $1,116.63 and S9O, respectively.

The remaining chattels of Horace J. Wilson, engineer of the Indiana Northwestern Traction Company, which cut another splurge here a year or more ago, were sold on execution by Constable Childers Saturday. They consisted of surveyors’ instruments, a typewriter and some minor supplies, etc. The goods sold well, bringing a total of $199, or S6B more tilian the appraisement. Oply three claims had been filed against them, and ~ these claimants will receive their pay in full, while there will probably be in the neighborhood of $75 left in the hands of Squire Dean, which will be immediately pounced upon by other creditors. The claimants who had filed and receive the amount of their bills in full, are John M. Knapp, auto livery hire, $49.50; B. J. Moore, auto hire,' 1 S2B, and a balance due

the Monon Railroad Company on freight on household goods, etc., $0.85. .•