The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-08

State VS. John w. Marlett ieloni
Gus assault; trial by court, and find
ing Of guilty, and that he is unde
II years OF age, and that he be con
fined in the State Reform School 70
boys till he is II years Of age. whicl
will be on the 10th of Oct 1908.
State vs. Louis Hembree; 9. c
W.; plea Of guilty; the boy had
pistol in his pocket and it droppe,
out and shot off, and some person
seeing it made affidavit against him
being a young boz of general goo,
character, the court released hin
during good behavior.
CIvIL AcTIoNs.
State ex rel. Board of Commits
sioners VS. Henry Cassidy, ct al. OF
official bend; this was the mucl
talked Of and long drawn out case
and has already cost the taxpayer.
of Dubois several hundred dollars
After hearing the arguments OF
counsel for each side, the court filed
a special finding of facts, and con
illusions Of law, as per request Of
counsel for plaintiff, with the clerk
and made it a part of the record
herein; in substance as follows:
Conclusions of law as filed by
court
THAT the per diem allowed and
Received by Cassidy for attending
circuit court, or commissioner court
is no part of Sheritf's salary, and
that he is not required to pay the
said per diem into county treasury
or report 1t to the county commits
sicners, that as to said items the
law is with the defendants. =
The same conclusion was found
as to the allowances for boarding
prisoners and insane persons, for
taking them to the various State in
stitutions, and for cleaning and pre-
pairing court room and for washing
for prisoners.
That said Cassidy is not entitled
to recover $3.50 charged for coal
oil for lighting jail; nor the item Of
$40 for attending county Board o:
Review; that be is entitled to re
cover $40 for boarding insane, but
that the other items in No. "a are
part of the Sheriff. salary, and that
he had received his full salary OIL
s. 500 for his second term of Sher-
lff, without including them, there
fore the court finds for defendants
on the bond for the first term of
Cassidy as Sheriff, and for the plain
tiffs for $50 go on the 81 bond for
the second term.
The court, also, files a provision
as to costs, by which about one half
Of the costs, accrued subsequent to
the April term, 1900, is against the
plaintiff, and the balance against
defendants. To all this ruling the
plaintiff excerpts, and prays an APP
peal to the Supreme court, which i
granted the defendant also except
I'd to part Of the conclusions Of
law.
In the Madison township drain
lge case, the drainage commits
;icner reports total assessments
lf S4i22 So
Collections, 1888 .O6
Balance due, Sl2S3 so
Expended, 30i9. So
Balance on hand, 1881
;ause continued, with order to COL
ect balance due.
In the application Of Herman
tckert for construction Of law, the
court finds that the per diem al
owed the Clerk for attending court
) no part Of the Clerks salary, for
which he is to account to the coun-
y commissioners, and JOHN l..
3retz, attorney for the commits
'ioners, excerpts to this conclusion
ALI. G. Krutsinger, admir- est. Of
Iohn s. Borden, decd, petition to
'ell real estate continued Tor report.
Ada w. West, ct al, vs. Edward
tough; on change of venue from
Narrick county; continued by
agreement.
John p. Craig ct al, VS. w. W.
cooper, ct al; continued.
George Hedinger, admir- est of,
christ Hedinger, dec d; petition to
ell land continued. +.
The petition Of III. NJ. Kean,
administrator est of Sophia Kinder
II, to sell real estate was continued.
State ct rel. Louis Seng W Henry
,assidy ct al judgment for plain
if for $2l. 20, at his cost.
Frank b. Copp vs. John B. Miller
or damages; trial by court, taking ,
most Of three days, and then con-
inued for argument by counsel at
lrxt term,