Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-10
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Quartet Of Prisoners Given Jail
Sentences for Various
Offenses.
None Sentenced to Penitentiary
...Crais Given a Light
Sentence.
Soldier Property Owners Win
Tax Suit. Appealed From
Review Board.


term of the district court, and Judgment
was pronounced in four cases where the
prisoners had pleaded guilty to various
offenses of a minor character. Not one
of the four was given penitentiary
sentence.
Robert Mason, who pleaded guilty to
Larceny from building in the night
time, in the taking of couple Of coats.
was given four months in the county
jail at hard labor. John Craig, the old
soldier who sold liquors to Indians, was
sentenced to two months at hard labor.
Judge Caswell, in pronouncing sentence.
said he would take into consideration
the mans service for his country, at the
same time regretting that a man who
had fought in the service of his country
would forget his manhood to the extent
that Craig has. For James Mcclure.
who pleaded guilty to the larceny of
goods valued at $1.75 from the Brandon
store on South Third avenue, the court
had little sympathy. because of Nc
CURES efforts to escape from Jail, In
company with Murphy and Sanford.
Eight months In jail at hard labor was
the Judgment of the court in his case.
MCGUIRE has already served $50 days in
jail, so that he viii have served over
one year before he is released. James
Carroll. who stole pants pattern from
the Hopkins store, was sent to jail for
four months. CAROLS attorney pleaded
for leniency for his client by saying that
he was intoxicated at the time and did
not know what he was doing. Judge
sCaswell suggested that four months In
Jail would have the effect Of jogging
CARROTS memory in the future.
PROVED EXEMPTION.
An important case was tried before
the court Wednesday afternoon, when
the appeal Of number Of veterans Of
the civil war from the decision OF the
board of review was heard. The old SOL
diers went before the board. which Is
composed OF members OF the city coun-
Gil. and claimed exemption from taxa
ton on their homesteads to the amount
of $500. All these claims were rejected
by the board and an appeal was taken.
The statutes OF Iowa exempt the homes
Of all veterans TO the amount OF $500.
IN case that three conditions are shown.
These conditions are that the owners
must have served in the civil war, that
they have no means of support except
their own labors and that they are phys
ically incapacitated from performing
hard manual labor. The city attorney
admitted that the question was one OF
fact only. Eight OF the plaintiffs came
into court and established their right to
exemption under the law, while others
failed to appear and will not secure the
exemption Those who appeared and
proved their rights were Joseph john
ston. F. 4. Whitney, /. w. vertz, j. $.
Kunkle, L. L. Hotchklss, p. w. Watson.
w. H. Jameson and Obed Long. Mr..
Longs exemption was cut 500 because
he had other property aside from his
homestead. The application OF Ell
Mead was rejected on o technicality.
Hereafter the board OF review will make
the exemptions. in all probability. on the
proving by the old soldiers Of their right
tic sit.
AT the conclusion of the suit Of Adam
Eckert against Fred Eckert. involving
the title 70 a house and lot in Van
.cleye, the court held in favor OF the
plaintiff, thus giving him title to the
property.
3 Much Of today was spent In hearing
divorce cases Emma c. Thorpe was
granted "a divorce from Taylor G.
Thorpe. Evidence In the suit Of Anna
NJ. Homan w. Charles w Homan was
heard, but decision was. reserved. This
afternoon the suit Of Esther A. Radon
VI. Charles Radon is being heard.