Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Inttristing Paragraphs From the Various Dipartmints OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—-To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. Attorney M. E. Graves of Morocco was here Monday on business. Remember that next Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid delinquency.

E. M. Laßue has opened a law office by himself in rooms upstairs in the Stockton block, across the the hall from C. M. Sands’ office. Eli Gerber has sold his 400 acres of land in Keener township, in sections 5 and 8, to George Hamstra, the consideration stated in the contract being $22,000. The damage suit of Sam Duvall against the Rev. P. C. Curnick, former pastor of the M. E. church here, which had been set for hearing in the Newton circuit court Monday, has by agreement been continued to the January term.

Newton Circuit items from Kentland Democrat: J. I. Case Treshing Machine Co. vs. John Herr, note, motion for change of Venue from trial before Judge Hanley was granted Wednesday, and names of William Darroch, T. J 3. Cunningham and Frank Davis were submitted for parties to make selection of a special judge from. N. C. Shafer vs. C L. & L. R. R. Co., for damages, continued to next term Wednesday.

Marriage licenses issued: October 28, Harry Shaffer Partlow of Indianapolis, aged 21 March 16 last, occupation traveling salesman, to Sylvia Marie Corn of Kniman, aged 22 September 10 last. First marriage ' for male, second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by divorce in 1914. October 28, Samuel E. Cook of McCoysburg, aged 22 September 18 last, occupation merchant, to Evelyn A. Johns, also of McCoysburg, aged 17 October 23 last, occupation housekeeper. S'irst marriage for each. Female being under age her father, Roland B. Johns, gave consent to issuance of license.

New suits filed: No 8686. Frank H. Campbell vs. Everett Halstead et al; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand SI,OOO. No. 8687. Walter Adams vs. David L. and Everett Halstead; action for SIO,OOO damages for malicious prosecution. The complaint alleges that on October 11, 1916, defendants maliciously and without probable cause, caused plaintiff’s arrest and brought him before John M. Hufty, justice of the peace, at Mt. Ayr, on a warrant sworn out by Everett Halstead, charging plaintiff with taking possession unlawfully of onions belonging to L. F. Miller & Son of Danville, Illinois, and unlawfully carrying same away; that plaintiff and Edward Stakley—who was arrested at the same time on a like charge—were compelled to give a bond for sloo* for their appearance in said court on October 19, and that on said date defendants failed to appear to prosecute said charge and the justice dismissed the plaintiff and said Stakley, and that the defendant, David L. Halstead, did cause said justice of the peace to dismiss said charge after this plaintiff had been discharged from custody; that plaintiff was wrongfully and mafidiouilly and without any reasonable and probable cause therefor deprived of his liberty and arrested as a common malefactor and suffered great mental distress and anxiety and was put into public Infamy and disgrace, and that he was greatly and specifically damaged in his business and occupation by reason of the necessary damage to his reputation and good name. No. 8688. Alfred Stakley vs. David L. and Everett Halstead; ac-

tion for SIO,OOO damages on like charge as above. Messrs. M. Leopold and John A. Dunlap are attorneys for plaintiffs in both the above actions. No. 8689. Ruth C. Allis vs. Clark Allis; action for separate maintenance. The complaint alleges that the parties were married September 4, 1915, and lived together until September 16, 1916, and that on said mentioned day defendant without cause, deserted plaintiff without leaving her sufficient provision for her support and has not at any time since contributed to the support of, plaintiff except $5 paid her October 20, 1916; that defendant is ablebodied, healthy and has steady employment at good wages. Plaintiff asks for a payment of $25 per month for her support. Plaintiff resides in Rensselaer and her maiden name was Ruth Wiltshire.