Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1883 — An Outrageous Proceeding. [ARTICLE]

An Outrageous Proceeding.

About two months ago a tall, well dressed stranger entered Emmet Kannal’s store and addressing H. B. Smith, the gentlemanly clerk in the jewelry department, remarked that he had a watch which he was anxious to sell, inorder to raise some money to get out of town. Mr. Smith took the watch, examined it, found it of the “first water,” and paid the man his own price—-twenty-five dollars—for it. The transaction was fair in every respect, and Mr. Smith congratulated himself on getting an excellent bargain. On- Saturday last, an other Smith, whose front name is Grover, and who is high constable in the town of Rose Lawn, swooped down upon our Smith, and arrested him on a warrant issued by an other Smith, whose front name is George F., and who is a justice in the afore mentioned place. The warrant was issued on an affidavit made by one De Golyer, of vhrnish celebrity, who resides in the neighboring village of Chicago, and who is a nephew to the Washington De Golyer, of old, who was charged with filching from Uncle Sam’s capaciouszpockets to a considerable extent while paving the streets of the Capital. The affidavit charged our Smith, the first Smith referred to herein, with the larceny of the watch before referred to. It seems that the watch had been stolen, from De Golyer last fall while hunting near Beaver Lake, and being informed that our Smith, had in his possession one similar to it, he filed an affiidavit charging the latter with the theft of the watch, Mr. Smith went before his honor, the justice at Rose Lawn, accompanied bvWm. B. Austin, his attorney, when to the astonishment of all concerned, hishonor dismissed the proceedings against our Smith, the prosecuting witness ref using to proceed further with the case.. The whole affair was a high-handed outrage upon our fellow, townsman, and the man who filed the affidavit in the case, and who, .it is stated, is possessed of considerable property, should be made to know, that he cannot place in jeopardy the liberty of a fellow man, without cause, without placing also in jeopardy his own property in a civil proceeding for damages.

The rush, for Dakota still continues. In addition to the names mentioned, elsewhere in this paper of those who have departed for that booming land since our last issue,, are to be added, the names of Mr. Sam Scott, and son, who went last week, and of Robert Parris, who. started Tuesday morning.