Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1904 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Mrs. Mattie Morlan, of Rensselaer was tried on charge of keeping a bouse of ill-repute. The verdict was guilty, and the penalty a fine of $lO and costs, and for which the unfortunate and misguided woman has been sent to, jail. A White oonnty case was tried rere on change of venue, this week, before Judge Hanley and a , ury. Robert T. Dobbins was the pl intiff and James A. May the defendant. The controversy is over 40 sores of not very valuable and in White county. John L Deitrick became owner of the and in 1868. In 1873 he rented ’or one year to Mr. May. After ;bat it was out in the commons for some time, though used as pasture by Mr. May. In 1886 be snolosed it with a fence as a part of a 700 or 800 acre pasture. In 1882 he bought it in at a tax sale but did not take out a tax title until Deo. 3,1885. Feb. 13, 1902 Deitrick, the or.ginal owner, deeded the land to Robert A. Lowrie, and four days later, Lowrie deeded it to Dobbins, who began suit for possession in April of the same year He claim ed that May had not had possession of the knd for the 20 successive years needed to give him the ownership The jury 'in their verdict took this view and bought in a verdict in favor of Dobbins. The case has been tried twice before in White county and in both cases, the decision was for Mr. May. It is not likely that the litigation over thp land is yet ended.