Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1904 — CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

CIRCUIT COURT.

Another divorce was granted by Judge Hanley, making the fifth for the present term of court, and everyone from marriages contract* ed in the year 1900. In this case the plaintiff was Nellie Mae Lansing and the defendant John W. Lansing. They were married at Shelbyville, Ind., Deo. Bth, 1900 and separated March 30th, 1904. She alleges that he is a habitual drunkard and spent all he earned for liquor, and much also that she worked for and earned for the support of herself and child. When she begged him to quit drinking hi would curse and swear at her and threaten her with a terrible beating, and say he would not quit drinking for any d—n woman. On one of these occasions he gave her a black eye that lasted two weeks. The court granted her a divorce and the custody of their two year old girl, The father is given permission to visit the child twice a month, in the day time, at his wife’s father’s home, and only when in company with Mr. Gedrge Foulks. The plaintiff was authorized to resume her maiden name of Barlow. She resides at MoCoysburg, or in that vicinity. She is only 22 years old while her husband was 44, A new suit just filed is that of Milton D. Noble vs Henry and Elizabeth Snyder, W. H. Hammelle and the Monticello Oil Company. It is for the foreclosure of a mortgage fcr 11798.65. on lands in the Jasper county oil fields, and represents the failure of one more attempt to get rich in that field.

The case of Hammond vs Bedford resulted in a disagreement. This was the case growing out of the contract for the sa J e by F. W> Bedford to Hammond, of the building occupied by the short order' restaurant. Hammond ostensibly bargained for it for a wire .fence factory, but really as it since strongly appeared, for a booze shop, and Bedford being apprised of this fact refused to consummate the sale. Hammoud then sued for SSOO, the sum named as a forfeit in case eithc r party refused to carry out the contract. Another affidavit and information charging embezzlement was filed Friday evening, against Walter M. White, as assistant cashier of the McCoy bank, This morning the affidavit was quashed by Judge Hanley, on motion of White’s attorneys, and on the same grounds as given by Judge Uhl, namely that an an employe of a private bank can not be indicted under that law. This affidavit was in a different form than the other indictments, and its purpose was to get the question before the Supreme Court. Notice of appeal was given by the state,

The last important work’of the September term of the oirouit court, was in reference to the children of Mrs. Mattie Morlan, whose previous jail sentence has been mentioned. On application of the prosecuting attorney, a guardian was appointed for her children, Cora, Pearl, Edna and Raymond. The court appointed B. F. Ferguson president of the local branch of the Indiana Children’s Aid Society, as the guardian of the three younger children, and Cora, the oldest, who is 15 years old and has a right to choose her own guardian, also selected him. What disposition will be made of the children will not be decided uutil Mr. Ferguson returns from North Dakota. It is understood however, that they will be removed entirely from their mother’s influence. The state case against Frank Wallace, of Kersey, the alleged assailant of a young girl, was continued to the November term.