Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 24, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1901 — The Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

The Circuit Court.

Irving Lewis, the young man charged with criminal assault on Myrtie Fay, was re-arrested, the court holding that a justice’s bond was not good in court time. The amount of the bail was also increased from SSOO to S6OO. It was given by the boy’s father and Sam English, and he was again released to appear at the first day of the next term.

Albert Wilson, the wandering Willie who enticed the two little girls out of town with his “prize puzzle” scheme, plead guilty to assault and battery and was given 10 days in jail and fined $25 and costs. He will have to stay in jail 43 days. The charge of attempted rape was dismissed.

The prosecuting attorney entered a nolle pros in the case of Wm. Cale. He is the Rose Lawn man who prosecuted John Liggitt, of Fair Oaks, on a prarie chicken charge, and was himself fined by Squire Burnham for having the dead chicken in bis possession, having brought it along for evidence. He appealed to the circuit court, with the above result.