Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1916 — 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. New suits filed: No. 8680. J. .Victor Tate vs. James DeWitt,' and W. P. Gafiield; suit on note. Demand S3OO. More than one-fourth—l,loo —of all the voters in the county reside in the, four precincts of Marion township, which includes Rensselaer. The Hollingsworth ditch case has been set for hearing in the Benton circuit court for next Wednesday. This ditch affects lands in the southern part of Jasper county and the west part of White county.

The township trustees of the Tenth district will meet at Gary on October 19, on invitation of the township- trustees of Lake county. Their hosts will show them through the Gary steel plants and possibly take them over for a visit to the ■’Patch.'’ Marriage licenses issued: October 12, Harry Earl Forney of Lowell, aged 21 January 13 last, occupation farmer, to Ada May’Worley, also of Lowell, aged 18 December 12 last. First marriage for each. Marrjed in clerk's office by R a v Asa McDaniel, pastor of the Christian church.

In the matter of (he petition of James Hollingsworth et al for a public drain and ditch in Gilboa township, Benton county, and West Point township, White county, the remonstrators made a motion to dismiss the petition on the ground that the statute of 1915 gave the board of commissioners exclusive jurisdiction. It was argued in the Benton circuit court Wednesday afternoon, and the court took the motion under advisement.

Shejgff Hamilton and wife of Fowler were arraigned in the Benton circuit court Wednesday afternoon and asked to explain why they refused to permit C. M. Snyder, attorney, from seeing Boyd Slater, whom he will defend. Boyd Slater is the man who was arrested in Chicago, charged with, burglarizing the Messner & Son store at Oxford and will be tried Monday, November 6. It was also argued as to whether or not the sheriff should read all the mail which goes into the jail and which comes out. The ’ court said all miscellaneous articles and mail should be inspected but not read. Judge Berry asked for a few daj’s in which to decide the case. Among the Rensselaer attorneys that were in Kentland Tuesday for call day in the Newton circuit court were: G. A. Williams, W. H. Parkinson, Mose Leopold, J. A. Dunlap, C. M. Sands and A. Halleck. Court there adjourned Thursday until next Wednesday. Disposition of cases from this county taken to Newton on change of venue has been made: Everett Halstead vs. E. W. Stahl, dismissed. Charles W. Hickman vs. Roy Donnelly, suit on note, set for hearing October 24. Samuel Duvall vs. Paul C. Curnick, damage suit, set for hearing October 30. This case is brought from Jasper county and Curnick, a Methodist preacher, is charged with

'alienating the affections of plaintiff’s wife, who is the daughter of defendant. ' N. C. Shafer & Co. vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Co., suit for damages, set for hearing October 25. The J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. vs. John Herr, set for hearing October 25. Ross Ramey vsfl C. I. & L. Ry. Co., suit for damages, .dismissed. Wilson-Barr Co. vs. Herman Messman, suit on note, set for hearing November 2.