Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on November 7, 1935.
NO HOME BIG ENOUGH FOR TWO FAMILIES JUDGE OBSERVES AND ADVISES SONS FIND NEW PLACE
Two husky Chesterton young men Alec and Edward Janoski, the latter a former prize fighter, were before Judge Mark B. Rockwell in Porter superior court Wednesday afternoon on charges of having mishandled their father, Joseph Janoski, during an argument in the Janoski home, in Chesterton, where all reside.
In getting at the facts of the squabble, Judge Rockwell waived aside all legal technicalities of presenting the evidence, and turned the hearing into a formal roundtable discussion.
It developed that the father, Joseph, pays the rent of the home, and that Alec and his family, and Edward, who is single, live with their father.
Judge Rockwell, believing in the old theory that no home is big enough for two families, informed the sons that they had better look for quarters elsewhere and leave the father alone.
To carry out this arrangement Judge Rockwell released the pair on their own recognizance and told them to report to the court on Nov. 16. He told them that if he heard of any further trouble he would order them committed to a place where they would not be able to carry on.
Given another chance by the court to make amends, the Janoskies promised Judge Rockwell there would be no more trouble.
Glen A. Dye, of Chesterton, was attorney for the Janoskis. Prosecutor Walter Crisman was present for the state.
