Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-11
APPEAL ABRAMS CASE
Case OF the Temperance Advo-
cate For Carrying Concealed
Weapons Taken Up
OTHER NOTABLE APPEALS
OTHER NOTABLE Ape
City of GrinnelI Has Case Involving
Right of City to Run Sewerage Into
Little Bear creek-crockett Wins
Case Against Former Wife for Gus
tody Of Their Child.
Special to Tmes-Republican

| Des Moines, April u.-An appeal to
| the case of the state against II. H
Abrams, the temperance worker, for
carrying concealed weapons. The ar
guments in behalf of Abrams have
been flied and the case will likely be
submitted to the supreme court at the
May term, which Will open early next
month Abrams was arrested at the
town of Rowley in Buchanan county on
a warrant issued by a justice from
Quasqueton in Liberty township. In
the arguments filed yesterday with the
clerk Of the supreme court he claims
that testimony was falsely admitted
and that the justice of the peace before
whom he was taken was allowed to tes-
tify that he pleaded guilty, when Alb
rams declares that he admitted to the
justice that he carried a revolver, but
pleaded not guilty on the claim that
he had authority from Justice of an
adjoining township to carry the wea-
pom.
The city of Grinnell has appealed to
the supreme court a case involving the
rights of the city to run its sewerage
into Little Bear creek. VIM. Vogt
brought suit against the city for $500
damages because the city sewer was
connected with this creek, which runs
thru his farm. He claims that from
time immemorial the creek has had
we'll defined banks and that the water
has been clear and COOL and that his
stock has increased much to his prof
ii because of this clear, cool stream. In
1896 the city built its sewer system and
ran the pipes to this creek. Nogt
claims great damage to his stock be-
cause of the injury to the water, and
the jury that tried the case awarded
him $4,000 damages. The abstract of
the case was flied with the clerk of the
supreme court yesterday.
The supreme court yesterday handed
down decision reversing the case of
Hattie w. Crockett VS.. Frank w.
Crockett, appellant, which is of con-
siderable interest in Hardin county.
Frank w. Crockett is a brother of
John Crockett, clerk of the supreme
court. In a divorce proceedings that
followed the separation of Mr.. and Mrs.
Crockett in June, 1901, at Eldora, Mrs.
Crockett was given the custody of their
only child, boy, for three years, after
which, according to the decree, the
father was to have the custody for
three years. AT the end of the first
three years the mother refused to give
up the child and started further pro-
ceedines to get permanent possession
of the child, and the district court list
ened to her prayer, and amended the
first decree, giving her permanent pos
session of the child. The father app
called and the supreme court yester-
day reversed the lower court in favor
of the father and ordered that he
should have the custody of the child
for three years dating from the de-
clslon and decree of the supreme court.
The annual general assembly OF the
Presbyterian church which will meet in
this city in May is to be a memora hle
occasion because it is not only tho
2O0th anniversary of the founding of
the hrst presbytery in America but is
also to mark the final contamination of
the reuniting of the Cumberland pres
bytery with the parent body the sep
aration of which took place ninety
six years ago. The Cumberland pres
bytery split off because of a claim
that the teachings Of the church were
too near akin to fatalism in the mat
ter Of predestination. When the
church some years ago issued an ex-
PLANTATION Of Its creed it was accepted
by the Cumberland general assembly
and the basis for the reuniting was
thus formed. 1t has taken some years
to affect the complete reunion for the
reason that there are millions of dol
lars in property to be taken over and
a vast number Of other details to be
looked after which only time and pa
thence could accomplish. This prop
assembly at the meeting in Des
Moines with all its membranes and
debts which the general assembly will
assume. When the delegates from the
body meet and participate
in the general assembly here the Cum
berland body will cease to exist as
separate organization and hereafter
will exist only as presbytery of the
general assembly. It was 200 years
ago that the first presbytery was or
ganized In Philadelphia and the ex-
pansion Of the church and it's growth
has caused that first presbytery to be-
come the general assembly which takes
in all Of America the presbyteries being
the divisions of the organizations un-
der that.
At the meeting here in Des Moines
three matters Of Importance are es-
pecially to be up for consideration. A
year ago the church decided to make
an effort to enlist and interest the la
boring people and union labor in par
ticular in the church. Ministers were
appointed who had arisen from the
ranks of union labor. to travel about
the country and organize the laboring
people. They have visited the large
cities first and especially the trades
and labor assemblies, which are the
of the various unions in
the various cities. They have sought
to get the unions to admit members
Of the ministerial associations as hon
orary delegates and the ministers in
Wanted = Everybody to know that