South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-07


Upon his return to the farm
Strouse notified the sheriff that his
car had been stolen and the sheriff
led the South Bend officers to
apprehend Miss Burnham and Mr.
Martin. They voluntarily returned
with Deputy Martin. Strouse
showed the receipt for the money
and bill of sale made out 10 him
from the Chicago company and took
the car back to the farm. Miss
Burnham then replevined the car
and it was taken in charge by Reed
who held it until last Monday. when
the time having expired in which
Miss Burnham could file a bond.
the car was again driven back
home by Strouse. Monday Miss
Burnham appeared before Justice
Thomas 10 answer 10 the charge Of
larceny. but Prosecutor Huff de-
cided as to the ownership Of the car.
The case was set for October >.
The final settlement came when
the son, William Strouse. bought
the car of Miss Burnham. paying
her s715, and the latter returned
to Chicago. All charges have been
dropped.
The elder Strouse a married
man. his wife residing at Decatur
Mich. He had told Miss Burnham
he was divorced.
'nr Carl Wells. the 16 year old ne
gro boy who was arrested by Chief
Of Police Hurst of Dowagiac Thurs
day morning, after having stolen
pig iron from the Beckwith estate.
was tried before Juvenile Judge
U. S. Eby Thursday afternoon,
found guilty and sentenced to the
attain the age of seventeen which
will be next January.
Young Wells has been out of the
Juvenile court on parole for some
time and having violated tbs parole
will have TO serve his time at the
state institution.
The boy was nabbed by the police
when he attempted to sell the iron
TO the Dowagiac Coal Co.
George Dungey suffered the loss
OF great finger of his right hand
Thursday afternoon when it Became
caught in some way in the separa-
tor which he was operating at the
Dool farm. managed by Walter
Shattuck where his threshing crew
was at work. The finger was sew
cred at the first joint. DR.. S Lou
pee of Vandalia was called to at
tend the injured member and Dun
gey was driven to his home near
Calvin Center by Frank Johnson.
No one was near when the acct
dent occurred and Dungey was
in too great pain to be questioned
as to how it happened.
Mrs. Z. Cousins of this place was
called to EpwOrth hospital, South
OF her daughter in law, Mrs. Roy
Cousins, who was seriously injured
! Wednesday night when her car
plunged over a twenty foot en-
bankment.
Mrs. Cousins was driving the car
from Edwardsburg, where it had
been at the garage. to her home
when she either became frightened
by the close proximity Of the Grand
Trunk train or became blinded by
the headlight and left the road. The
road at that point is near the tracks.
No one has been able to ascertain
the exat ause Of the accident.
Physicians say the jaw is broken
and she may have suffered internal
injuries. She was removed TO the
hospital at once.
Two suits for divorces were filed
with the county clerk this week.
Mrs. Veda NJ. Ellsworth asks for a
divorce from Ora Ellsworth on the
grounds that he has provided no
home for her since their marriag e
on January this year, and that he
has treated her with extreme cruel
" and has failed to support her.
The couple separated April Is, when
! she charges he abandoned her.
Ella A. Turlbut married Andrew
| Lybrook of Silver Creek township
at Harvey, H., in 1899. and they
separated in April of this year. She
/ has begun suit for a divorce charg-
/ ing him with extreme cruelty, shift
/ lessness in the management of their
\ farm and failure 10 provide for her.
/ She has been granted an injunction
| by Court Commissioner Laing re
/ straining Mr.. Lybrook from enter
| ing upon her mothers premises or
| otherwise molesting his wife pend
ing the trial Of the suit
A bill in equity was filed in the
! L. S. court at Grand Rapids this
week to set aside the judgment of
\ $1,000 with G. II. Kimmerle Of this
place was awarded against Flick
| Lowitz, on the ground Of fraud The
/ bill sets forth that there was fraud
and misrepresentation 10 the court
at the previous trial, the Kimmerle
Concrete and Machinery Co. of Los
! Angeles. 10 which Mr.. Lowitz's at
! torneys have access since the pre-
vious trial failing TO show that Mr.
Kimmerle advanced the company
the amount he claimed.
Tbs suit has grown out Of the
/ business affairs Of the concrete
company in which both Mr.. Lowitz
and Mr.. Kirnmerle were stock
| holders
II was tried in the L. S court at
| Grand Rapids and later appealed
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