DINGMAN, Dr. James
JAMES DINGMAN - theft of corn
Source: Weekly Argus News Jan 6, 1900 p 5
Mrs. James O. DINGMAN, wife of the missing Linden doctor, who disappeared between two days not long since to evade paying the penalty prescribed by a jury for the theft of a few ears of corn was in the city last week to consult Judge West in regard to her husband's case. She hinted that he was itching to return but that he would like to know first what course the court might pursue. Of course the Judge declined to relieve her mind on this point declaring that Doc had exercised his own judgement in jumping his bond and that he must do the same in the matter of returning. Mrs. Dingman then enquired (sic), "when it would run out," meaning how long her husband would have to stay away before he would exempt from punishment and was greatly depressed when informed that it would "never run out."
In the face of it all she had the consumate nerve to deny that she had definite knowledge as to his whereabouts and whimpered not a little when Judge West took her sharply to task for such a bare faced misstatement. The Doctor doubtless realizes by this time that he made a great mistake in skipping and it is more than likely he will return before long and face the music -- kbz