Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1886 — Some Additional Court Items. [ARTICLE]

Some Additional Court Items.

Of the 84 cases upon the docket cat thelyegitiiiifig of tire late termor Court 40 were disposed of—an unusually large number. Among the cases disposed of was the oldest one on ,t-he docket, that of John AY. Hughes vs. James Brannan, and others. This case was begun in October, 1878, aiid has been continued from term to term ever since, it was to foreoiose a mortgage. .The judgment is for plaintiff fof:49Co and costs. Another change of ■ venue was taken iu the slander case from ‘Pulaski county, that of Brick vs. Hazlett. .7 It notv goea "’to AYhite county. The Kopelka case, from Lake county was again continued. Twu divorce cases were disposed T>f at tltis term. They were both, from Jordan township, of course, Nancy A.- Raymond obtained a dK vorce from Leonard AY. Raymond, (The celebrated defendant,) on the grounds of desertion, rihe is' given tlje privilege of resuming her maiden name of Carr. She did not ask for alimony for the reason that Leonard \V., whose present residence is now lu.kuo.wn, Thas no kuhTvn property from which such alimony ■ could be collected. There are no children. They vveie married in April, 1879. Isabella M,Haas obtained a divorce from Reuben V. Haas bn the ground of cabandonmeut. She rec.fives' the tmstody of the twv• children, aged 7 and 2 respectively, and, by agreement of Mr. Flaas, 8300 of the judgment obtained by the latter against Francis Phelps, is assigned to Airs. Haas. . The couple were married in December,. 1877. The judgment above mentioned is for 82,500 and was given to Haas against Phelps, on account of the latter debauching the former’s wife, the plaintiff in this divorce case. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. The Judge appointed-the following named gentlemen as the appointed members of the Comity Board of Equalization for the present year: Lemuel Shortridge, of Keener township, Lucius Strong, of 'NewtOn township, James T. Randle and Harvey W 7 Wood, of Mariontownship.