Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1917 — COURT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT

The case of Edward Jessup vs. the Interstate Public Service company, brought here from Newton county on change of venue, was submitted to the court Friday and judgment given plaintiff for $2,800 and costs. This case grew out of the death of one of the little Jessup boys and the terrible injury of his brother over at Goodland last summer. The boys were playing on the roof of a building there and caught hold of one of the high tension electric wires of the defendant I company. One of the boys died as a result of his injuries but the I other lad’s life was saved. This ’action followed for damages. John lA. Dunlap of this city and H. R. : Hopkins of Goodland were attor- ‘ neys for palintiff. I In the case of Daniel Wolfe vs. Clifford Fairchild, trustee of Keener township, tQ be released from bond of trustee, George Marr, Alfred Terpstra and Cornelius Evers, i Sr., appear and offer to sign bond lof trustee. Court so orders, and ‘plaintiff is released from further liability-. State vs. Jay W. Stockton. Affidavit filed, for - change of venue I from county Saturday and state ■ opposes granting same. Motion j-argued Monday and court grants I change and sends cause to Newton I county. Eight attorneys were repI resented in the argument, Deputy Prosecutor Sands, W. H. Parkison, George A. yvilliamg and M. Leopold for the state, and W. W. Lowery of Indianapolis, Palmer & Carr of Monticello and A. Halleck of Rensselaer for the defense. This case is identical with tlie one recently brought to trial in the White circuit court and thrown out because of a faulty indictment. Mr. Stockton is charged with giving false evidence to the state board of accounts when he testified that he saw teams belonging to County

[Commissioner D. S. Makeever hauling corn away from the Jasper county poor farm in 1915. The reports of the county farm superintendent contain no entry of Makeever purchasing any corn that year and the state contends that he did not get any corn from there during that year. Attorneys for the defense contend that Mr. Stockton was once placed in jeopardy on this charge when the case was called and considerable evidence heard at Monticello, and that, he can not again -be tried on the same charge. J. P. Ryah ditch. Parties agreed Monday on Attorney Elmore Barce of Fowler to sit as special judge, and the latter qualified and assumed jurisdiction. Cause set for hearing on May 5, the last* day of the present term, and it will probably Bp continued then to some date in the near future which will be satisfactory to the attorneys and the-'parties concerned. Allis vs. Allis. Cause continued. Samuel Price vs. Barney Daywitt et al. Cause dismissed. The jury was excused Monday until next Monday, April 29.