Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1915 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

Willis J. Imes of Indianapolis, was here as a witness in a law suit yesterday. Attorney Jesse E. Wilson of Hammond, was looking after business in court here Monday. The jury came in Monday, but the jury cases set for that day had been otherwise disposed of, and they were excused until yesterday, when the case of Norris et al vs. Warren et al came Up for trial. \ This is the last week of the April term of the Jasper circuit court.. There will be no court here again until the second Monday in geptem-

her, but the Newton circuit court has one more term, the May term, before the summer vacation. The petit jury in the case of Cullum vs .the Maguire estate, on-trial in the circuit court Friday and Saturday, returned a verdict Saturday afternoon. in favor of the plaintiff, giving plaintiff $4,000, or about onfehali' of. the estate. The suit was for services of plaintiff. The case was from Kankakee tp. Among the indictments returned by the date grand jury and not heretofore reported in The Democrat, were three against John Bicknel, two charging him with violation of the state motor vehicle law, in operating and driving an automible on April 14 and on April 15 while intoxicatand one charging him with public intoxication on April 15, He plead guilty Monday to one of the charges, that of operating and driving an automobile while intoxicated, and was fined $5 and costs, amounting in all to something over sls. The other two cases were dismissed. It is the duty of the clerk of the court to notify the department issuing automobile license# of this conviction, and the license to Mr. Bicknell will then be revoked.

Items from the probate docket: Edward P. Lane, adm. of estate of George Reusfh. deceased; final report filed and approved. Adm. charged with $863.4G, and credits of $392.02, allowed SSO for his services and P. R. Blue $25 for attor ney services. The five heirs of decedent allowed one-fifth each of balance in hands of administrator.

Richard Grevenst.uk, guardian of Gerret Grevenstuk, non compos mentus, files report showing that ward is indebted to Win. T. Kight s],746.40, and that said Kight is entitled to priorty payment, and that he is unable to borrow said sum, but said Kight is willing to accept note and mort gage .ott-real estate of ward. Court grants petition' of guardian that such settlement be made. George H. Gifford files semi-annual report as executor of estate of the late B. J. Gifford, showing charges of $89,7 73.63 and credits of $14,250.24, leaving balance of $75,532.39 in his hands; that said executor is charged with cash on hand, 613.06, and is credited with cash paid out of $2,840.35, which is in eluded in the totals above. John N. Baker estate; O. G Baker, adm., files second inventory showing total value of personal estate to be $6,7 7 3.76, and report of sales to be $2,5 4 1.50, amount of cash paid $4 9; 50 . and value bf unsold property to be $3,924.25. I. N. Makeever estate; A. M. Yeoman, adm., files inventory of sale, showing total to be $629.68, cash paid $ 1 53,50’. . Estate of Win. Van Cliff: Maggie Van Cliff, widow, vested with title to all : of said estate, amounting' to less ithan SSOO, arid. no letters of administration be issued.. David M. Peer estate: Eugenia T, Peer, admx.', files petition to sell certain personal jwoperty at pri vate sale consisting ,of 8 .--year-old steers and heifers- and 2 cows, and same is ordered at not less :than appraised value, . -

- Estate- of Mary E. (’lark; John A. Clark, ekecutor, files bond and shows that the value o f estate to be administered upon is probably about $ 4 50. Harvey Crain estate: John W. Keene, adm., widow petitions court to direct adm.. to pay widow SSOO, the statutory allowance, and court directs that administrator now pay her SSO. Estate of Lewis Davisson; Grant Davisson, adm., files final report, showing charges of $2.21 1.27 and is entitled to credits of $376.62. Distribution ordered, 'one-seventh to each of the surviving heirs. ~ " Theodore Phillips, guardian of minor heirs of Allie Phillips, files current report, showing charges of $ 3 20.65 and credits of $530, leaving balhnce of $315.35 in hands or guardian. Report approved, Estate of Abbie Roberts; E. P. Honan files final report showing charges of $103.75 and credits the same. Report approved and executor allowed $35 for his services. Report approved and executor discharged;