Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1894 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The “Grind Jury” kept up its grind until Friday, by which time it had ground a grind of 23 indictments. An unusually large number for Jasper county. Most of them were for absent minded saloon keepers whose mental calendars sometimes slipped a cog when Sunday came around. Others were .cases of thieving of greater or less degree; and it- is said that two or three Remington business men got it in the neck for selling tobacco to children under 16. Sherman Stevenson, the Carpenter township party accused of extensive .forgeries, got off without being indicted. All his alleged forged notes were paid off by relatives; his poor old 80 years old father and other relatives interceded for him, and it appearing that the young man had been straight and hardworking heretofore, and the grand jury therefore gave him a very large benefit for a very

small doubt and let him go. Very likely they did right. Charles Johnson, the young Chicago Hun, who otherwise isn’t much of a “hun” except as a prevaricator, was indicted for permitting himself •to be eloped with by a horse two years his senior, and S2O his sup "erior in value, the property of Henry Marsh, of Carpenter township. He entered a plea of guilty and was given two years at Michigan City. By his own statement he was 18 years old, and therefore too old for the reform school, and it was either the penitentiary or nothing. It is a pretty severe sentence, and probably much more so than would have been the case had he not told several unblushing lies to the judge, such as that he had no father or mother, and immediately thereafter admitting that both parents were living in Chicago now. Though young in years he. is old in nerve and his two years sentence disconcerted him no more than if it had been an order for a square meal at the Makeever House, and a good deal less probably than a sentence to take a bath. Sheriff Hanley escorted him to the pen Monday. On Friday a bench warrant, returnable forthwith, was issued for Dawson L. Barrick, of Rensselaer, and the plaintiff in a sensational divorce case commenced last fall. In January Dawson L. was ordered to pay into the court S6O in two installments, for his wife to make a defense with. The first S3O was paid on time but the last S3O was not. Hence the bench warrant, but up to the present time it has not been served, as Mr. Barrick is out of town. It is not thought likely that he will return.

State vs. John Kosky, of Rensselaer. Plea of guilty of selling liquor on Sunday. Fine of $lO and costs. One similar indictment continued and one dismissed. State vs. Henry Hildebrand,, of Rensselaer; plea of guilty of selling liquor on Sunday. Fine S.O and costs. State vs George Eek, of Remingington. Selling liquor to minors. Plead guilty and fined S2O and costs. State vs. Dennis O’Conner, of Remington. Selling liquor to minors. Plea of guilty, S2O and costs. State vs. Thos. Johnson, of Remington. Frequenting gambling establishment. Plea of guilty and $5 fine. State vs. Charles Horner, of Remington. Selling tobacco to children. Plead guilty; fine of $lO and 1 hour in county jail. Jail sentence suspended during good behavior. State vs. Wm. Lyon, of Remington. Selling tobacco to children Plea of guilty and penalty same as in Horner’s case. State vs. Conrad Kellner, Rensselaer, liquor on Sunday. $lO.

State vs. John Minnicus, assault and battery in getting licked in Rosenbaum’s saloon, awhile back. $1 afid costs. State vs. John M. Johnson, Remington. Keeping gambling house. £lO and costs. Court adjourned Tuesday evening until next Monday. Prices you can buy furniture at Siglers as long as we have any left. Woven wire springs, £1 and upward, cotton top mattresses, $1 and up, cane dining chairs, 50 cents, cane rocking chairs, sl, high back wood dining chairs, 40, good hard Jwood bed stead, $1.50, good bed room suit, $lO