Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — NEWTON COUNTY COURT ITEMS [ARTICLE]

NEWTON COUNTY COURT ITEMS

Of Interest to Many of the - People - of Jasper County. Newton circuit court items from the Newton County Enterprise of interest to readers of The Democrat, most of the cases mentioned having been taken from Jasper county on change of venue: The libel suit of Jacob Ochs vs. William Zimmerman is on trial in the circuit court before Judge B. B. Berry. The parties reside at Remington. Oths is a rural route carrier, and ' Zimmerman is night watchman. It is alleged that Zimmerman wrote a letter to the postoffice department at Washington charging that Ochs was a gambler, and in other ways violated the criminal laws. The letter is supposed to have been sent to the postmaster at Remington, and through him its contents leaked out. Ochs is demanding $5,000. The case was called yesterday with a big army of witnesses on hand, and will probably run through several days. Attorneys William Darroch, W. H. Parkinson and John A. Dunlap are prosecuting the case, and R. RCummings, Jasper Guy and A. K. Sills, Jr., are defending Mr. Zimmerman. Samuel Duvall vs. Paul C. Curnick, suit for damages, cause set for trial second Monday. A. E. Shafer et al vs. the C. I. & L. Railway Co., suit for damages, cause dismissed. State of Indiana vs. Bert Baker, charged with larceny, set for trial May 22. State of Indiana vs. Jay W. Stockton charged with perjury, set for trial third Monday. Alfred Starkley vs. David L. Halstead and Everett Halstead, suit for damages, set for trial fourth Mon-

day. Edward Shindler vs. James Prohosky, suit for damages, cause set for trial fourth Tuesday. Charles T. Otis et al vs. Clifford E. Fairchild, trustee, suit for injunction, cause set for trial second Monday. F. W. Rutherford vs, Joseph Putts, suit on account, set for hearing second Wednesday. Rensselaer Lumber Co. vs. Minnie Flat, suit on account, cause dismissed. ~ State of Indiana vs. Scott Chestnut, charged with burglary, set for trial second Monday.