Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1891 — Jasper County “Held Up.” [ARTICLE]

Jasper County “Held Up.”

Last Monday Emmet Mulholland, deputy clerk of Cass circuit court, created consternation in the court house, by appearing with a certified copy of the court costs in the case Of Anson Wolcott against the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad, begun i n this county and taken to Cass on change of venue. The bill footed up to a total of $840.50, the various terns being as follows; ——— 12 Jurors, 18 days $432 4 Talesmen 18 days 144 Paul Eserlo, jury room bailiff 21 days, 31.50 Richard Baity riding bailiff 18 days,4s N. J. Gallagher, city bailiff, 18 days,27 John Donaldson sheriff, 36 C. W. Fish, clerk 36 Wilson, Humphreys & Co. stationery 9 Jesse Taber, Stenographer 75 C. M. Fish, clerk, records, certifying &c 5 The most of these items are probably all right, but same of them don’t look at all that way. What was the use, for instance, of the 4 talesmen, during the whole 18 days of the trial? And the jury room bailiff, what of him? He was probably in actual charge of the jury for 2 or 3 days, but he is allowed pay for 21 days. The riding bailiff’s bill for $45 is an interesting item too. It is doubtful if he did 1 day’s actual duty during the case, but he is allowed $45: Wilson, Humphreys & Co. get $9 for stationery which is a gool deal to use in a single trial. Perhaps it would not be amiss for his honor, Judge McConnell, to explain the merits of some of the above mentioned items.

'Qf course the bill was paid as our auditor and treasurer had no option but to comply with the order of the court, so to do. Furniture! Furniture!! Owing to the extra large stock on hands at present, we will for the next sixty day make special prices on furniture ts. Nowejls A Randle