Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1885 — Another Case in the Justice’s Court. [ARTICLE]

Another Case in the Justice’s Court.

John Lonorgan, the proprietor of the saloon on Van Rensselaer street, was arrested Monday, and taken before Squire Purcupile, charged with selling liquor to a minor, said minor in this case; being none other than Hattie Wilber, the young girl arrested a week or two ago, in company with theThresher woman, charged with being an inmate of a house of illfame. When the case came to trial Monday afternoon, Lonorgun, by his attorney M. P. Chil-; cote, tooir change of venue from Squire Purcupile, and the latter sent the case to Squire Churchill, who liven two or three miles north of town, .Lonorgan being released on S3OO recognizance. The trial was set for Tuesday morning, and Squire Churchill came in to hold it in the court house, but the defense decided to have the trial by jury, and thd case was again postponed until the afternoon. At the trial it was found that the constable had bagged an eminently respectable jury, consisting of a dozen of the solid business men and mechanics,of the town. After hearing the evidence and the arguments of counsel the .jury wrestled with the matter until 10 o'clock Yesterday aud then agreed to disagree and were discharged, the case will be tried again next Wednesday, we understand.