Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1899 — Tried For Trespass. [ARTICLE]

Tried For Trespass.

Constable Viok went out in Hanging Grove tp., Saturday and arrested John Clapp, of Lafayette, and Peter Peterson, of Hanging Grove, on the charge of trespass on complaint of Cadwallader brothers. Clapp owns a farm in Hanging Grove and Cadwalladers are his tenants, their time being out next March, when Peterson is to ocj cupy the place. Caldwalladers charge that the other two,, went upon the land and took away some hogs in which the Cadwalladers claimed a partnership interest. Also that the other men went to plowing in oat stubble, ( for fall wheat. The Cadwalladers put the others off the land and then followed up with this prosecution. Squire Burnham heard the trial Saturday and reserved his decision until next Wednesday.