Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1902 — Court Notes. [ARTICLE]

Court Notes.

Emory White of the vicinity of Parr, accused of shooting a quail out of season, was discharged owing to the non-appearance of the prosecuting witness, John Lakin. The latter had waited around thp court house for a day or two, and the case not being called, he went Lome and during his absence the case was called. For failure to appear he was fined a dollar and costs for contempt of court. A. Parkison appealed to the circuit court from the commissioners court against a ditch assessment of sll2. The jury reduced the assessment to slll 70 In the replevin case of Pearl Leach vs. Frances M. Leach, their personal property was divided, Pearl receiving $370 50 worth and Frances $l2O worth. The case of James W. Edwards and his nephew, James Edwards, of Remington, was set for yesterday. Young Edwards was arrested charged with stealing 98 bushels of oats from the farm of Martin Donahoe, in Benton county. Both the Edwards were arrested, but at first young Edwards confessed, and said that he alone was guilty, and that he stole the grain to enable him to pay a board bill owing his uncle. Later, on the plea of his mother to tell the entire truth, he made another confession implicating his uncle equally with himself. Another case set for yesterday was that of E. Stowers, of Fair Oaks, charged with stealing a stack, of straw. Barney Clark, of Goodland, was given a judgment 0f5240 against Wm. Beahler, as commission for selling a farm for the latter The cases against Commissioners Halleck and Waymire were thrown out of court. Mrs. Laura Smith was granted a divorce from her husband, John Smith, on grounds of drunkenness. Th- replevin hog case of Hugh Brusnahan and Charles D Lakin, on appeal from Squire Fay’s court, was tried Tuesday, and resulted in favor of Brusnahan. Brusnahan lost a hog last November and later discovered a hog at Lakins’which he claimed was the lost porker. Lakins’ claimed to have bought the hog at tbe Ducharme public sale and refused to give it up. Brusnahan brought a replevin suit and a jury in Squire Fay’s court brought in a verdict in his favor. Lakins appealed to the circuit court. The case was tried before Special Judge William Cummings, and a jury brought in a verdict for Lakins. The costs will be in neighborhood of S2OO and will fall on Brusnahan.