Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1902 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Some of the Cases That Have Been Disposed Of. The circuit court is still in session. The grand jury adjourned Wednesday evening, after turning in fifteen indictments. They also visited the county asylum and jail. They report the former well kept and in good condition, except the water closet, which they recommend to be at once cleansed and disinfected. They report the jail building to be in bad condition in regard to heating and plumbing, and recommend that the commissioners at once change the heating system and the plumbing of the building so as to make a lawful and healthy place for the confinement of prisoners. This would have been done long ago if the county council had made sufficient appropriation to make the changes, but as only a trifling sum was appropriated for the purpose it was deemed not worth while to advertise for bids. At the last session of the county council S7OO was appropriated for this purpose, and the improvements recommended by the grand jury will probably now be made. George A. Strickfaden, August Rosenbaum and Conrad Kellner, on a plea of guilty, were each fined $lO and costs for knowingly permitting gambling on their premises. W. W. Burns and Clint Brown were indicted, charged with removing mortgaged property. This is an echo of the Halligan oattle case. The case of S. E. Yeoman vs. F. W. Bedford, mention of the filing of which was made in our last issue, was tried Monday and resulted In a verdict for Mr. Bedford. The court held that to renew an outlawed note there must be an agreement between the parties to that effect, and as there was nb such an agreement claimed, the jury took the court’s view of the law and decided against the plaintiff.