Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1898 — The Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

The Circuit Court.

The Blomberg divorce case, from Fair Oaks, was stricken from the docket. Mrs. Blomberg, the plaintiff wanted time to fix up some property" matters before she got her divorce and the court dismissed the case. August Rosenbaum had another trial for illegal selling of liquor. There was no evidence to show that the fluid in question was otherwise than the , customary “beef tea” and the court ordered the jury to acquit the defendant. Uncle Jean Spitler awoke from his slumbers, late yesterday afternoon, in tinje to softly admit to the court that he had been keeping a gaming house. Ten dollars and costs was the size of the penalty. Uncle Jean, MaVourneen, Awake from your slumbers, The court house tower glows In the sun’s western light. Let go of those plunks You coralled in such numbers, From the chumps you had round you At midnight last night. O. A. Yeoman also admitted that he had taken a hand in a little game of some kind, and $5 apd costs were charged up against him. J. F. Warren, of the firm of Warren & Irwin was duly admitted as a member of the bar, and is entitled to practice in the courts of the state. The last case tried by the jury was a state case against August Rosenbaum, a Rensselaer saloon keeper who was charged with permitting unauthorized persons to enter his saloon after legal closing. It appears that some time ago A. T. Perkins and L. Hemphill were permitted' to enter the saloon after closing hours to place in position some truss rods to support the ceiling. The jury remained out about 5 hours and then brought in a verdict of not guilty. The jury was discharged for the term, Tuesday afternoon.