Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1902 — The Circuit Court [ARTICLE]

The Circuit Court

Emory White, of near Parr, was charged with violating the game law in killing one of his namesakes a “Bob White.” The proseeating witness was absent, when the case was called, and White was discharged. John Lakin, the witness in the White case, who was absent, was arrested for contempt of court and fined fl. He waited around for two days to testify and then went home to do'hie chores, and that is where he missed the trial and caught the fine. The spite oases against Commissioners Halleck and Waymirewere dismissed, by order of the court.

James W. Edwards and his nophew James Edwards, both of Remington, are under arrest charged with grand larceny. It is said that they “raised” a crop of 98 bushels of oats by simply shoveling them out of the bin of Martin Donahue, 13 miles south of Remington, in Benton county. At first,,the younger Edwards took the whole enterprise on himself, and said he “lifted” the oats, just

to pay a board bill due to his dear old uncle. But on the pleading of his mo her to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth he got out a revised confession and said his uncle was the head and front of the whole enterprise. Their trial’ is set for Wednesday *-at 1 p. m’ E. Stowers, the Fair Oaks party charged with stealing a stack of straw, has his trial set for Wednesday, also. The cietl case of Barney Clark, of Goedland, vs Wm.Beahler, was tried by a jury, Friday. Clark sued for compensation as a land agent for selling Beahler’s farm. The jury gave him $2lO, or at the rate of $1 per acre. The case of A. Parkison vs Nancy E. Brown, a ditch assessment case appealed from the commissioners’ court, was triejJ by a jury. Mr. Parkison’s assessment was 1112. The jury let him off easy by making it >111.70, taking off the sum of 30 cents. The replevin case of Pearl Leach vs Frances M. Leach, also a jury trial. They are busband and wife but live apart. The jury divided their personal effects giving Pearl >370.50 worth and Francis M.. >l2O worth. The case of Charles Schwanke vs R. B. Moffit, for money due for work, was settled by agreement The defendent paid the plaintiff >6O and the costs of the suit. Mrs. Laura Smith, of Rensselaer, was given a divorce from John Smith, on the grounds of habitual drunkenness. The defendant being a non-resident the plaintiff is forbidden to marry for two years.