The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-14
IN the DISTRICT COURT
Grand Jury Adjourned On Saturday.
Rape Case trem Rlno0oId Coun-
wis Now Being Tried.

ty is Now BEING Tried.
Judge Maxwell convened the Oc-
tober term of court last Wednesday
evening, the first business transact
ed being the empanelling of the
grand jury for the term with the
following members: r. ]. Lambert,
foreman; J. r. Brown, Frank Lewis,
]. G. Cashen, T.. B. Ramsey, J. 5.
Beavers, b. N. Underwood and
JASPER Spargur. j. S. Parrish was
appointed clerk of the grand jury
and George Jennings bailif. The
grand jury were in session until Sat
urday, returning two indictments,
one against G. E. and Earl Hamp-
ton for assault with intent to COM
nit great bodily INJURY and the
other against Aubrey Hebener and
Artie Cave, charging them with NAL
icious mischief.
Geo. w. LaFollette is acting as
court bailiff and Frank Gardner as
jury baliff.
Since Monday the time of the
court has been occupied with the
trial of the case of State VS.. Geo. w.
Kelley, which was brought here TO:
trial on a change of venue from
R!nggold county. The defendant,
who is prominent farmer of Ring
gold county, was indicted on the
charge of statutory rape, for alleged
criminal relations with a young girl
named Hannah Smith, who is now
an inmate of the state industrial
school at Mitchellville. and she is
one of the witnesses in the case, be-
ing here in charge of an attendant.
The state is represented by county
attorney Lewis of Mt. Ayr, Geo. w.
Baker and E. H. Sharp, and the de-
PENDANTS attorneys are Spence 4
Smith, of Mt. Ayr and V. r. McGin-
mis- of this city. A large number of
Ringgold county witnesses are in
attendance and it will take several
days to try the case. A jury was Sc
cured Monday evening, Judge Max
well having ordered two special
panels of eighteen and thirty jurors
drawn, in addition to the regular
panel. The jury which is hearing
the case is composed of Dennis 'Hill,
J. ". Lemley, Charles Smith. ~. N.
Warrington, J. Benton, Frank Pick
ering, L. NJ. Hill, w. X. Smith, n.
u. Quick, r. I. Benef1el, Frank STAN
ley and Lee Pickering.
The following cases have been dis
posed of during the present term:
Criminal. t
state VS.. Pete. o. Parker, charge;
ignored by grand Jury, defendant
state vs. .Robbln sKizzire, Doss
Kizzire and Claude Butcher. De-
PENDANTS enter, plea Of not guilty and
5by agreement cause is continued to
January term for trial.
State va. Aubrey Hebener and Ar
Vie Cave. grand jury returns indict-
ment charging malicious mischief.
State vs.. G. E. and Earl Hampton,
grand jury returned Indictment
charging assault with intent to COM
NIT great bodily injury.
law and Equity.
Sophia B. iris VS.. Anna G.. Con-
nitt ct al. Report of sale approved.
" Earl B. Smith VS.. Ella r. Smith ct
al. S. A. Gates appointed guardian
ad Item, decree Of partition.
Ivan Beach VS.. C. B. & @. r. Il.
Go. Settled and dismissed.
Wilbur Loren Vaughn VS.. DR..
ehas. Lovett. Settled.
w. F. Briner VS.. w. A. Ramsey ct
al. Dismissed.
H. H. Brown VS.. Joe Edwards ct
al. Default and judgment, with
order for sale of attached property
Dr.. Oliver J. Fay VS.. DR.. o. 2.
Jamison ct al. Settled and dismiss
ed nFa
John D. Poland VS.. A. L. Arm
strong ct al. Default and Judgment
on note.
Farmers & Traders State Bank
VS.. Vincent X. Robinson ct al. G.
". Steele appointed guardian ad
litem for Vincent X. Robinson.
Judgment for amount of one promi-
sorry note.
G. w. Dunbar VS.. Len D. Hill.
Settled and dismissed.
Eva Chastain vs.. W. c. and Clos
son Campbell. Settled and dismiss
ed.
William c. Hines VS.. Dollie Hines.
Decree of divorce.
cOna Crawford vs.. Russell P. Craw-
1ord. Decree of divorce.
First National Bank of Waterloo
VS.. w. L. Barry Settled.
Nellie L. Dennis VS.. Charles w.
Dennis. Decree of divorce granted.
Coral Hankins VS.. Lewis Hankins.
Decree of divorce granted.
William Martindale vs. Lille Mar
tindale. Tried to the court. Decree
of divorce granted to plaintiff. Ord
cred that real estate be equally
divided Between the parties. The de-
fendant awarded all the household
goods, furniture, etc. Their child,
Gladys, to be left with the defendant
at present. No adjudication being
made at this time as to her custody
to the exclusion of either party. The
costs in the case to be equally divid-
ed. between plaintiff and defendant.
Ida NJ Webb vs.. James Thomas
Webb. Defendant appeared by his
attorney, Marion F. stookey Tried
to court, Decree of divorce granted.
Application of Phillip F.. Kopp for
a permit to sell intoxicating liquors
at Leon for a term of five years
granted.
Sunbury Savings Bank VS.. Alfred
E. Stephens ct al. Default and de-.
cree Of foreclosure