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WOMAN FINED ONSLANDER CHARGEIDA JUSTUS* OF FBEEPOBT, CONVICTED BY JUBT m JUSTICE OY THE PEACE COURT.c\tf\}CASE MAY BE APPEALED.'iIda JastQS. ol Freeport. Shelby county, was toond guilty on a charge of alander by a jury In the court of Harry C. Ray. local justice of tbe peace. Prtday nlBbt. The verdict of ibe jury was returned following a (rial which was begun about four o'clock in Ibe afternoon. Courl was held by the justice of the peace at the city building.Tbs defendant was flocd $25. which is the minimum amount provided for by law. The agreement of the jury, fiflding the defendant guilty of the charge, w’cs brought In after a short deliberation. McDaniel A Meyer rep* resented the defendant, It was Intt.9mated that an appeal to t|e Shelbyrircult Court might he taken. 'IEdith Steward, also of Freeport, i was the prosecuting witness. She Alert the diarge against the Justus woman. Proaocuting Attorney Arthur McLanc was assisted In presenting the Slate's case by M. 0. SnI-IIvan. Iocaf attorney.Tbe afndarit alleged that Ida Justus. on April 10. 1029. had mads a false and sUnderoua statement con* corning Fdltb Steward. It waa cbarg-Cl! that she bad declared the Steward woman operated a house of 1)1 fame.The following men were mernbere of the jury: K. E. Darls. Parker B.Chesser. Charles S. VanCleve. V. 0. Austin, Floyd B. WerU. H. Curry. Chester B. Worland. .Edward Boyd, James McCloakey* Russell P. Fleming. George Cussort and Ed Crlm. Seven of the Jury were Insurance agents who bad gathered at tbe city building to hear tbe trial of tbe case. Thej were gathered up by tbe bailiff and were later eelected for service on the jury.
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Shelbyville Shelby Republican
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1923
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