Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 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. Former County Commissioner J. F. Pettit was down from Walker tp., yesterday. Charles J. Fell of Denver, Colo., is visiting here for a few days with his father, County Treasurer A. A. Fell, he having been called here by the death of his brother, Horace Fell. Marriage licenses issued: June 14, Arthur *\ Louette of Goodland, aged 23 July 24 last, occupation typographer, to Ora L. Ponton of Remington, aged 21 June 9, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The commencement exercises of the Union tp., schools will be held at Parr on next Wednesday evening, June 23. The address will be by Lee L. Driver, and will consist of an illustrated lecture. A large turnout is expected. Motion for a new trial in the damage suit of Frank C. Hill of Rensselaer, vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Co., in which defendant secured a judgment at the March term of the Xewton circuit! court, has been overruled and appeal taken to appellate court.

A new law requires that between June 15th and September Ist all grass, weeds, burs, dock and shrubbery growing along the highways shall be cut. The work must be done under the direction of the road supervisor, and the real estate owner who does the work will be allowed $1.50 per day. , Clerk J. H. Perkins took in and paid out the most money Saturday that he has ever handled in one day since he has been in office. The C. I. & S. Railroad Co., paid the Bayard Taylor judgment, amounting with interest to $11,261.67, and costs of $157.63. The amount of the judgment was paid to Taylor and also some of the costs were paid out on the same day. William Morris and William P. Michael, both of Jordan tp., had a little “argument” one day last week which ended in a fistic encounter. Morris afterwards came in and plead guilty to assault and battery before Squire Spitler and was fined $1 and costs, $7.50 in all. He then swore out a warrant for Michaels’ arrest, but there was not sufficent evidence to convict, and the latter was freed.

Mrs. Henley of Thayer, who with her sons, Cleve and Claude, and stepson, Fred Huff, have been confined in jail here for several weeks, as prisoners of Xewton county, on the charge of chicken stealing, was released Saturday morning under bonds of S2OO signed by Judge Burnett, George Gero and Fred Granger. Mrs. Henley, it is said, places all the blame for their perdicament on the; step-son, and intimates that he is the ! only guilty one. Frank Goff, Jr., son of Township Assessor F. M. Goff of Fair Oaks, was brought here Friday and placed in jail. The young man had developed symptoms of insanity and an inquest was held Saturday morning by Drs. English, Kresler and Hemphill, who found him to be of unsound mind, and application has been made for sending him to Longcliff. Young Goff managed to get his hand between the bars of his cell about noon Saturday, turned the key, which had been left in the lock, and walked out into the room where Mrs. McColly and daughter were and told them that the jail was on fire. He had previously offered to release the other prisoners, the alleged chicken thieves from Thayer. Mr. McColly was absent at the time, but the women

folks called Lou; Harmon and he induced Goff to go back in his cell.