Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — 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 N otes Gathered from the Several County Offices. No. 8767. Gertrude Niementsveryriet et al vs. Arthur H. Hopkins. Suit on note. Demand $5,600. |Hi •' 2 ■ 2 ■ Don’t forget that Monday, May 7, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid delinquency. Gus Grant has been drawn as a petit juror in the federal court at Indianapolis and is ordered to report May 15 for duty. Simon Fendig and son and Township Trustee A. S. Keene were among the Wheatfield people in the city on business yesterday.

Attorney George F. Marvin of Monticello, special judge in the Marble ditch case, was in the city Thursday and with Engineer Hobbs autoed to the north end of the county to look after some matters connected with the improvement. Governor Goodrich has requested all county and city school superintendents to meet with him in the chamber of the house of representatives at Indianapolis today. The Governor desires the co-operation of the school officials in planning to meet war exigencies. Both County Superintendent Lamson and City Superintendent Dean expect to attend the meeting.

Judge Berry of Fowler will preside in the $5,000 slander suit filed by Jake Ochs, a mail carrier out of Remington, against William Zimmerman, the town nightwatch, who created a sensation some time ago by cleaning out all of the poker joints in town. Altogether Officer Zimmerman arrested thirty-six law violators, and every one entered a plea of guilty. The suit is the outgrowth of a letter alleged to have been sent to the postoffice department by Zimmerman in which > he made a number of charges against the mail carrier’s reputation. An investigation was made and Ochs was exonerated. The case is set for hearing May 18 in the Newton circuit court. New state bases filed: No. 1683. State of Indiana vs. Floyd Moore; action in petit larceny. Complaint alleges that on the 22nd day of April, 1917, said Floyd Moore did unlawfully and feloniously steal, take and carry away one revolver and several loaded cartridges thereto belonging of the personal goods and chattels of Thomas C. Cain, then and there of the value of $5. No. 1684. State of Indiana vs. Fred Oxley; assault and battery. Complaint alleges that bn the first day of May, 1917, defendant did then and there in a rude, insolent and angry manner, unlawfully beat and strike the person of Erma Oxley, his wife. Civil suits; No. 8766. Max Sokolowski Vs. Lekomer Movers and Express Co.; action to replevin. In this case plaintiff, who is moving from Chicago to Newland, employed defendants for an agreed amount to move his goods by auto truck. At some point toward the journey's end they encountered bad roads and got stuck. They then demanded more pay, it is alleged, and on plaintiff’s refusal to come across they are holding his goods.