Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From hi Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomiaed—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Attorney George E. Hershman of Crown Point was in the city yesterday looking after cases he has in court here. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present except Councilman Waymire. Nothing was done except allow claims. The local conscription board has received the new regulations regarding physical examinations and will resume the examination of registrants in Class 1 today. Yesterday was “call day” in the circuit court and a few attorneys from out of town were in attendance, looking after cases in which they are employed as counsel. Marsh Warner, who was taken to the county hospital last week, remained there only a few days. Uncle Marsh proved a sort of obstrepuous patient and was quite hard to handle, therefore he was sent back home. Attorney John A. Dunlap was home from Fowler over Sunday. He returned there Sunday evening, the evidence in the big damage case of Hoaks vs. C. I. & S. railroad company having been completed last week and arg : ment was made Monday and the case went to the jury late Monday afternoon. Up to yesterday noon a verdict had not been reached. An inquest was held last Friday by Drs. English, Hemphill and Kresler and Justice Dean over the mental condition of Omar C. Iliff, of south of town, who has been stopping over at Watseka, Illinois, for a few weeks and while there became mentally unbalanced. He was declared of unsound mind and application made to take him to Longcliff. Pending the return of the necessary papers he is being cared for at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Iliff.