The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-03
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
BRING MATTERS TO CRISIS
After Declining to Speak to Each
Other for Years, Excepting in
Anger, Long Standing Family Feud
is at Last Adjasted-Brothers
Drive Home Together.

After seven years of bitter strife and
enmity. two brothers, Frank and
Ernest Buse. clasped hands in token
of friendship yesterday in Justice of
the Peace Jordans court. The recon
ciliation followed one of the most SEN
sational trials held in justice court
in years 1t was a most pathetic scene
when each grasped the others hand and
asserted in no uncertain tones that
never again would they stand apart
and glare at each other. as in the past
with a feeling of hatred. For seven
long years they had lived on large
estates adjoining each other and never
have they spoken to each other on any
occasion except in words of anger when
chance brought them together.
The long standing strife was about
to become more embittered as their
last meeting. a few weeks ago resulted
in the swearing out of a warrant for
the arrest of Frank Buse by his brother
| Ernest. Both anxiously seized the OPP
portunity to take the matter into court
and prove to the world that the other
was at fault. They We're at swords
points when arraigned before Justice
Jordan. ready apdzsslad to see, the other
punished, and lending a willing hand
( in the prosecution. And now all is
/ changed. The result was accomplished
by little fatherly advice administered
| in a firm and friendly manner by the
bench, which in not this case alone, has
accomplished wonders. Justice Jordan
acted as the dove of peace" and the
brothers are now united in brotherly
love as in years ago when they played
upon the banks of the Calumet river
near their little homes at Black Oak
story is Remarkable.
The story of their reconciliation is
no more remarkable than that of the
strife itself. Many years ago the
| brothers disagreed in some small mat
ter, and neither was willing to forget
and forgive. other grievances of a
more or less serious nature continually
helped to estrange them until all traces
OF affection were obliterated and the
formality of speaking to each other was
dropped. Envy and hatred was always
in evidence. The farms of both men
were adjoining. but never did they
allow their families to associate with
| each other The estate of both men
are among the best in the country
! Ninety acres of rich soil which each OF
With all of this. however they were
continually unhappy because of THEN
family infelicity.
The turning point in the memorable
feud came last Saturday when the tive
brothers met on the road, driving in op-
Posite directions. In passing they
hurled, according to custom. curses and
words of anger at each other. Ernes
felt that the matter should be settled
once and for all in court, after the las
encounter. A warrant was sworn ou-
for Frank and the case came up before
Justice Jordan yesterday afternoon.
After all the evidence was sifted t
the bottom. his Honor realized thai
there was really nothing to the case
He saw that he had a chance to unit,
the former enemies. He took ad
vantage of the opportunity and with
stern lecture and reproof brought
about the reconciliation. 1t is need
less to say that the case was dismissed
and that the Buse brothers drove hom.
together instead of alone, as they haC
come.