Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Two Cases Pending in Justice Court
Adjudtcated without Trinl,

\ One or two quite important cases
have been pending a few days in JUS
tice court, one for forgery and the
other for obtaining goods by false pre-
lenses. Both We're settled Friday, with
out being brought to trial.
| The forgery case was an action in
| which an information was Issued from
Justice Aliens court charging A. F..
Laskey, of Eldora, with that crime. F..
w. Armstrong was the complaining
| witness. LaSkey was recently a resi-
| dent of this city, an employe of the
Glucose Sugar Refining Company. The
Information alleged that he forged the
name of Charles II. Kashiska to two
notes, one for $50 and the other for 500,
in favor of S. G. Armstrong, brother
of the complaining witness. Kashiska
is a well-to-do farmer residing between
Hubbard and Radcliffe. Armstrong
was given to understand, so it is al
legged, that Kashiska got his mail at
Union, and it is further alleged that
mail to that point was intercepted and
answered by Laskey, to give Arm
strong the idea that everything was all
right.
Sheriff Mitterer was informed of the
about o'clock Tuesday evening tele-
phoned Mr.. Armstrong and Constable
Nicholson that they could have Laskey
if they wanted him. Accordingly the
constable and the complaining witness
went to Eldora on the evening train,
which resulted in the matter being set
tied satisfactorily by the father of Las
key giving Armstrong mortgage on
his farm for 5000.
The other case was one against John
Hober, of Oskaloosa. Hober worked
last summer for Jasper Nanscoy, the
complaining witness in the action, and
a farmer residing near Nancleve. The
goods referred TO in the information
was watch, valued at SIS. which Ho-
Der obtained from Vanscoy on the pre-
tense that he had property at Oska-
loosa. Constable Leech made trip to
Oskaloosa Friday and got settlement
out of Hober, taking possession of the
watch and obtaining part of the
costs.
The cases of the four men, B. D. Ben
nett, II. Myers, T. Shears and William
Click, who were arrested by City Mar
shall Jones Friday afternoon upon a
charge of larceny of a pair of shoes
from the George Trautmann store, We're
taken on change of Venue to Justice
Mems court All of the cases We're
merged into one, and each of the pris-
oners was found guilty. A fine of $50
and costs or fifteen days in jail was i'm
| posed in each case, but the fines were
RENTED providing the costs We're paid
and the men would leave the city.
| Five men entered Putzel & Co.
store Friday evening. purporting to be
anxious to purchase some clothing.
| While the attention of the clerks was
called in another, direction one of the
! men attempted to make away with five
pairs of trousers. He was seen in time,
however, and was held until an officer
could be secured. The man, when ar
/ raigned before Justice Burritt this
4 morning, gave his name as Il. r. Page.
| The value of the goods was SIS, which
4 did not bring the crime under the head
of indictable offenses. He pleaded guilty
and was given the limit of the law for
larceny, thirty days in Jail.
NJ. Malloy, arrested by Officer Clark
/ for intoxication, was before Mayor
Pierce this morning and paid the costs
G. Smith, arrested by Officer Weaver
and b. Ryan. arrested by Officer Coch-
ran, We're each committed to Jail.