People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1893 — The Plummer Case Reversed. [ARTICLE]

The Plummer Case Reversed.

The case of the State vs Jackson Plummer, which was tried in the Benton circuit court last November term, has been reversed. and Plummer, who has served nearly one year of his fifteen year sentence for killing marshal Dorn, of Kentland, will be set at liberty. The opinion was rendered by Judge McCabe in substance is as follows: A town marshal’ is not author teed to arrest th all Cashs for misdemeanor Without a wahtont. He can only arrest for such ’offenses without U Warrant Whbn the otfense is Vottiinitted in his presence br sight. 2. When sUbh marshal stepped up behind a citizen and without requeslitog him to submit to arrest or informing him that he desired to arrest him, without any provoew tion or resistance on the past of the citizen struck him on the head with a billy, the officer wa& & IreSspas'ser in doing ho and was guilty bf an Aggravating assault and battery which gave the citizen a clear right to defend himself even to the taking' of the life of the assailant.— Fowler RevteW. &ome tobacco dealers were indicted by the grand jury at Kentland, a few days ago, and it to- 1 suited in their having to pay the penalties attafh’eA to selling to boys Cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco. That’s right. Some of our merchants had better be careful, for not a day passes but what you can see some “kid” with a package of cigarettes or a plug of tobacco, and hfe surely must have bought it soffit place.' Every dealer Who, ’violates that Uw should be ftn'ed to the full bxteUt bi 11.

Ueo. Fox, residing a few miles southeast of town, had nine sheep killed by dogs last Friday night and nineteen others badly bitten and torn, some of Which will also die. This will make a big hole in the dog fhncl. —Remih'gtdil Press. Ignorance of the merits of De Witt’s Little Early Risers is a misfortune. These little pills regulate the liver, cure headache, dyspepsia, bad breath, constipation and biliousness. A. F. Long & Co. Mrs. George Healey, who has been visiting her relatives and friends here for the past two weeks, left for her home in Missouri last Wednesday. She will stop at Chicago and Visit; the World’s Fair on her Way home. James Jacks and family, of Kingman, Kansas, have been visiting relatives and friends ip. this county for several days', and left for their western hOhie last Monday morriing. They formerly resided in this county. Dr. 1. B. Washburn, the optician, handles the celebrated Trolley’s Kohinoor eye glasses, the best made. Attention is called to the ad, “See Again as in Youth,” in another place in this paper. Some will say B. F. Ferguson can’t make you a loan, but call and see him. He has unlimited resources and capital from which to make loans. 6 per cent interest at the end of the year. The heaviest frost we have had so far occurred last Sunday night. The earth appeared to be covered with a coat of snow on Monday morning, and ice was frozen to the thickness of a half inch.

The high school will soon give its students a novelty in the way of having a mock presidential election, in order that they may fully understand the workings of the Australian system of voting. Send in your orders for job work to the Pilot. We have new type of all kinds and carry a first class stock of stationary and can do your work in a satisfactory manner at lowest prices. All the talk in the world will not convince you so quickly as one trial of De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for scalds, burns, bruises, skin affections and piles. A. F. Long & Co.

Henry Kolhoff. of this township. was a caller at this office and accepted our newspapei* offer in another column. Mr. K. believes in supporting the home paper. Have you ordered all the reading matter you want for the winter? If not call at this office and we will take your name for any paper or magazine published. Humphrey’s Specifics cure without drugging, purging or reducing the system, and are in fact and deed the soverign reme-