Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1884 — Circuit Court Notes. [ARTICLE]

Circuit Court Notes.

Last Week— On Thursday tho jury , in the Case cf William .Nichols, charged ! with petty larceny in “stealing conveying, carrying, array and concealing,'’ | some coal belonging to C. D. Newels, j found “Windy ILL” guilty and ie.nt... him to jail for thirty days and fined | hjm one dollar. The grand jury completed its labors 'on Thursday, having found 14 indictments, the most of which were for violations of the liquor and gaming laws. i Judge Ward found it necessary to be | in .Kowh-r on-—Friday, to here- a h-abeas | corpus case,but did not adjourn court’ i as at first indicated, but appointed M {F. ■ Chilcote Esq. as judge pro tern., who i presided over the court with very com- ' mandible dignity and . efficiency on I Friday and 'Matur'd njn On Thursday represe.itatives of each | of the drug stores in llcmsseLi.vr. came into the court and acknowledged that they had not kept the strict letter of the liquor law nml were lined one dollar . curb, and costs. Z The grand jury indicted Richard | Trade n, Imr-keegt r in Reynold's saloon. for playing pool With a minor, but when tl.o case came up for trial it wa h'oirad that the word table'’had been acwidentljy omitted in toe indictment aud that paper was acccrdiugly i “quashed 4 ” The law which allows :mm. to escape punishment on such’ frivolous pretexts is at fault and should be amended, This Week, —Court open Tuesday morning with Judge Ward presiding. J a, new trial irt the case oi’ Warren Wright, the brakesman. VS the Lsui-t----vide, >h w Albany Chicago railwaj comp my, and eutcrod up ju.lgement ag dn-t the. tiele’.alant, in lb - <-? tfldjlOO, .ill accordance with tf.e-.verdict . oi the jury in the pw.ohvr. .tvrqj. The i company w. LI probuhly carry the case j to the supreme, court. 1 • i