The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-30
ESTES, MILLS CASE
WILL COME BEFORE
OHIO SUPREME COURT

EATON, O., Aug. 3o.-County Prose
cutor r. G. Sever and Attorney Harry
L. Risinger have received official ad-
vices from the state supreme court to
the effect that the court has granted
the defendants in the Estes and Mills
automobile theft case leave to file
petition in error in the court. Argu-
ment of the motion relating to the
petition in error was presented before
the court some days ago. Attorney
Risinger was a defendant counsel.
Report received here to the effect
that Estes was shot by police author
tiles in an Illinois town is verified by
letter received here by Prosecutor
Sever and a newspaper clipping from
Champaign, H., newspaper received
by Phi SAVIOR, ex-county prosecutor.
Estes Shot in Hip.
According to the letter and clipping,
Estes was shot in the hip and wound
ed by police authorities in or near Sui
| livan. H., as the officers surprised him
and a companion in an alleged auto
! mobile theft job. Fired upon, the Of
! ficers returned the fire and wounded
| Estes, who later was found helpless
| in corn field. Police thought his
/ companion might have been fatally
wounded and that Estes had buried
him. Search for a grave was being
make.
| Estes is referred to as DR.. Logan
Estes, physician and skilled surgeon.
1t is presumed here Logan is his mid
die name He is in a hospital, receiv-
| ing treatment for his wound. Testify
| ing at his trial here Estes said he was
a physician, but had not been practic,
ing lately.
Alleges Cruel Treatment
Divorce, custody of children and ali
mony is sought in a suit brought by
Nola Hammer against Chester B
Hammer in common pleas court. She
alleges her husband struck her, tore
her clothing from her and threatened
her life. He did not provide properly
for her and their children and con
Quoted himself in such degrading
manner she was compelled to leave
him and take the children.
Hammer is enjoined by the cour
from molesting or in any way inter
fering with his wife and children
They were married in Richmond, Ind
They have two daughters, Ruth,
and Edith, 8.
Stephens Named Pastor
The Rev. C. w. Stephens was ap
pointed pastor of Eaton United Breth
rem church by the late United Breth
, rem church conference, held in Day
ton He succeeds the late Rev. J. E
/ Yingling The Rev. Walter Sing wa
| appointed to the West Elkton charge
and D. S. Eshleman to the Eldoradt
| charge.
Pastors returned to Preble count.
, charges are: Verona and Ithaca, J. A
| Pantle: Lewisburg, NJ w. Mumma
New Hope and Pleasant Hill, A. c
=; Barnhardt; West Manchester, o. F
Bilger.
The rather unique distinction of
court reversing itself has been gainet
by the court of appeals of this dis
; trict. The reversal is recorded in tw'
suits against the county board of edu
, cation in Preble county, which wer
in the nature of injunction actions.
]. E. Flora and l. NJ Biddinge
brought one of the actions agains
the board. Freddie Lock and J. "
Shively brought the other action
, Creation of new school districts wa
| involved The plaintiffs claimed i
was annexation to or extension @
school districts, as the districts en-
t bodied in the creation of new district
: were already established districts.
, Common Pleas Judge A. c. Risinge
e granted temporary injunctions. Judg
/. ]. D. Barnes, of Sidney, heard tn
e cases jointly and dissolved the injunC
:. tions. Taken to the appellate courr
!. Judge Barnes was reversed. In off
b cial advices received from the cour
:. by Prosecutor r. G. Sever, the cour
:, announces reversal of its former d.
i cision.
e According to the advices, the cour
|, in explanation states parallel cas-
S has just been decided by the stat
). supreme court which is not in accor
: with the appellate courts original d.
+, cision in the Preble county cases.