Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1902 — The Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

The Circuit Court.

The circuit court closed for the term Saturday, after a busy week. John Maxwell and J. A. Hodkins, oi Kouts, were fined S2O for trespass. -They were charged with cutting tim ber on the lands of Nelson Morris. Ed Maxwell and Sheridan Williams were dismissed on the same charge. Allie Crawford was granted a divorce from Eliza Crawford on the grounds of abandonment. The plaintiff lives at DeMotte and Mrs. Crawford is supposed to.be in Illinois. E. Stowers, of Fair Oaks, was sentenced to jail for five days and fined sl. He was charged with stealing a rick of straw from Edward Cull, of Parr. Laura Steel, of near Aix, was arrested for perjury and has been released on good behavior until the September term of court. The Steel girl was one of the principal witnesses in the Lewis rape case, In the preliminary trial she testified against Lewis, but at the last trial her testimoney was just the reverse and in favor of the defendant. The affidavit was made by the father of the Fay girl. In the Edwards oats stealing case from Remington, young Edwards was found guilty, but the jury failed to agree in the case of the elder Edwards and he will be tried again at the April term of court. Young Edwards will not be sentenced until after the trial of the latter.