Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1917 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

The six boys from the Marion consolidated school, Leonard, Wesley and James Welsh, George Kresel, Fay Minniear and Edward Kirk, who were i arrested last week on of James McKinney, as noted in Saturday’s Democrat, were arraigned before Judge Hanley Saturday morning. The judge questioned the boys concerning their fighting at school, and after delivering a severe reprimand adj/* vised them that any further complaints would cause him to deal much more severely with them. The petit jury came in Monday, but the cases set for trial that day —State vs. Walters and the appealed case of Siate vs. Ellis—having been disposed of, the former continued for the term and Ellis withdrawing his appeal and paying the fine and costs invoked in the recent trial before Squire Spitler and from which he had appealed; there was nothing left for the jury to dp, • consequently it was excused until yesterday. The cases set for yesterday having been otherwise disposed of, the jury was excused again until this forenoon. - J

Other proceedings in. court since last report follow: Items from circuit court docket: Special Judge Marvin was over from Monticello Saturday and took up the matter of the Ryan ditch. Friday was the last day for filing remonstrances, and the number filed totaled 183. Judge Marvin set the cause for hearing for the second day of the April term. State vs. Frank M. Walters. Continued for term by agreement. F. Guy Barnard ditch. - Judge Wason of the Carroll-White circuit is agreed upon as special judge to sit in said cause. A. L. McDonald vs. J. P. Hammond, auditor, et al. Cause dismissed at costs of defendant, W. F. Osborne. Stipulation ordered copCarrie 'Thompson vs. James B. Thompson. Defendant files answer. Divorce granted plaintiff together with $421.60 alimony, payable in sixty days. Clyde Gunyon, adm. vs. Ross H. Bolt et al. Dismissed at cost of estate. Hulda Rosenbaum et al vs. August R. Schultz et al. Cause submitted and evidence heard in part. Alfred Stakley vs. David L. and Everett Halstead. Plaintiff files affidavit for change of venue and cause is sent to Newton county. Harry O. Marshall vs. Luella Marshall. Plaintiff granted divorce and custody of 5-year-old daughter. Rumsey & Co. vs. Garland Morrow. Plaintiff files verified motion for order on defendant to produce papers, telegrams and letters at trial of cause. Court so orders. Ransom °N. Edwards vs. Charles A. Jones. Defendant files affidavit for change of venue and cause is sent to Newton county.

CASES SET/ FOR TRIAL J. Victor Tate/vs. James DeWitt et al. Set for third Wednesday. John W. Ward vs. John W. Marlatt. Set for third Wednesday. William R. Clark vs. David L. Halstead. Set for third Wednesday Alfred Stakley vs. David L. and? Everett Halstead. Set for third Thursday. Elizabeth Johnson, admx. vs. Levi Walters et al. Set for third Friday. William H. Boyle vs. Floyd Cox. Set. for third Friday. Oscar L- Dinwiddie vs. Benjamin J. Gifford estate, et al. Set for fourth Monday. Rumsey & Co. vs. Garland T. Morrow Set for fourth Tuesday. State vs. John Lilly, charged with petit larceny. Set for fourth Wednesday Nellie M. Sawin et al. vs. Charles V. May et al. Set for fourth Wednesday. „ ~ M. V. Brown vs. George H. Hammerton, trustee. Set for fourth Wednesday. Indiana Refining Co. vs. Mark Schroer Set for fourth Thursday. Charles A. Myers vs. Bessie Myers Cause set for fourth Friday.

The body of the young man found murdered on the Jackson highway south of Hammond last week and which lay unidentified in the Hammond morgue for several days, has been identified as that of Fred L. Higgins, a paroled auto thief whose parents are said to reside in Kansas City and are wealthy. Young Higgins is ' said to have been a great favorite in the white-light district of Chicago and a liberal spender. The theory of the Hammond police is +hat Higgins and a party of kindred spirits were -on their 'way from Indianapolis to Chicago via ante and became engaged in an altercation in which Higgins was shot and left at the side of the road. No word has been received from his parents at this writing and it is probable that, the gilded youth will be buried in pottets’ field.