Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1904 — The Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

The Circuit Court.

The jury wa3 discharged Wednesday, for the term, after 7 days’ attendance, aud trying qply three cases. Mrs, Victoria Chaffin, of Rensselaer, was given a divorce from Albert Chaffin. The grounds were cruel and inhuman treatment; in the way of continual fault finding, cursing, bad names and injurious accusations. The defendant, who lives with his mother in LaPorte .county, and is a permanent invalid made appearance by attorney. No objection was made by him, but he asked for the cu-tody of the younger of the two children. This request however was denied by the court an i the mother* given the custody of both. The case of Henry Phillips against Charles and Isabel o Meyers, ad Wheatfield parties, was tried by the court, without a jury. This was the case, heretofore noted in which Phillips sued the other.two for a third interest in their general store, at Wheatfield. He worked in the store a number of years, on a salary, much of the time having full charge while Mr and Mrs. Myers traveled in the south. During 1903 he worked with the understanding, as he claimed, that he was to have “an interest” in the business He was unexpectedly let go at the end of year, and then demanded one third of the value of the stock and business, namely $2,000. The Myers offered him, in court $290, or his year’s salary. The Judge found there was not sufficient evidence on his part to entitle him to claim to be an equal -partner, and gave him judgement for $285.75, or s4.Thales'sjthan was offered him.