The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
FARMER OF PREBLE
COUNTY ACQuIT TED
ON LARCENY CHARGE

EATON, o., Dec. 9.-Upon instruc-
tons OF Judge A. G. Risinger, jury
in common pleas court Wednesday &C
quilted Lurton E. Bishop, farmer, of
a charge of petit larceny, after trial
Of the case.
After testimony in the case was COM
pleted, Attorney II. L. Risinser, coun-
sci for Bishop, offered a motion to
dismiss the case, upon grounds that
the evidence in no wise substantiated
!, the charge. Judge Risinger sustained
the motion and directed the jury to
return verdict of not guilty. The
Jury drafted it's verdict in accordance
nth the courts instructions without
-~avipg the courtroom.
Bishop was alleged to have stolen a
hog from Richard White. The de-
Tense proved that the hog in question
was owned by Bishop and had been
SOLD by him to White, but after the
hog was delivered to White it devel-
oped that a misunderstanding arose
over the sale price and later Bishop
went to Whites home and recovered
the animal.
-. Receives $1,000.
In recently-published list Of
amounts allowed by the county COM
missioners to officials with which to
pay salaries of deputies and clerks for
the year 1921, County Treasurer c. E.
Samuels was credited with receiving
i$2,76S47, when in fact the amount
asked for by him and granted him was
$500. The $2,76S.47 represented the
amount he is entitled to for deputy
and clerk hire, based upon a certain
per cent of the fees of his Office for
the present year. as fixed by law, but
he asked for only $1,000 of the
amount.
Owing to elimination, by law, of fees
for much work in the Offices of Clerk
of Courts v. o. Rookstool and Sheriff
George Jones, the fees of their Offices
rare curtailed to such an extent that
when allowances were computed upon
1.-THE lawful percentage basis the
amounts were insufficient to meet the
Aoffice needs and the county commits
sioners, under lawful authority, in
creased the amounts to the figure
asked for. ri ..'
Claims Allowed.
Claims aggregating $1,700 have been
filed with the county commissioners
by sheep growers of Preb1e county for
sheep killed by dogs but there is
slightly in excess of $500 in the fund
from which to pay the claims, accord
Ing 10 the COMMISSIONERS. uc SoioI'
ton exists because of a new law
providing for the payment of sheep
claims semi-annually instead of an
nually. as heretofore, it is said. The
claims are paid from funds received
from dog licenses. The commissioners
have under Amusement the carrying
over Of the claims until next June. AT
the annual payment of claims last
June the funds were heavily drawn
upon.
Huffman Endorsed.
Lester Huffman, of Lewisburg, has
received endorsement of the Repub
lican executive committee of Preble
county for assistant sergeant-at-arms
Of the state senate. The committee
also has endorsed George S. Kirshner
If Dayton, for assistant clerk of the
house. Both men have been similarly
endorsed by the Montgomery county
committee, it is said.
Solicits Membership.
.. T. Aydelotte. of Jackson township
has gone into Montgomery county as {
solicitor in a membership drive being
conducted by the farm bureau of tina
county. Aydelotte was selected by thu
Ohio Farm Bureau federation as ;
solicitor to take part in the drive.
Gold Stolen.
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