The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-17

guilty. he was given two years North, aud
by 10 o'clock was returned to jail. Williams
is q colored man.
Petition for q writ OF mandate against
Squire Smock was fled by Reed l.. Sullivan
yesterday, in which relator alleges that on
the 23d of February he was defend an in the
suit of Mrs. Garshmiler VS.. Z. l.. Sullivan
for the possession OF certain real estate.
Judgment was given plaintiff, and defendant
filed his bond for appeal. This was refused.
and the Squire would not file atIanscript.
Hence this suit
Catherine Gruenert, as guardian Of En-
ma W., Caroline NJ, William F., Rose K.
and George L. GrueneTt minor heirs OF Her
man Gruenert, deceased, has fled suit to
collect a policy on the life OF the decedent
by the Continental Life Insurance Company
fer 50, 900, lssued in February, 1852 The
complaint alleges the death of the insured
in May last: that the premium has been
paid up, aud that the company refuses to
pay the policy. Demand, =. 800
Jack Smith was put on trial yesterday
before Jury in The Criminal Court for
assault and battery with intent to kill
Waterman Smetd, o. the Pan. Handle yards.
Smith was in car which he had broken
open for PURPOSES of robbery He shot at
returned the shot :, hitting Smith in the leg
and crippling him so badly that be was un.
able TO escape Smith was also indicted by
the Grand Jury for burglary. His defense
on the trial is that be was on his way TO see
brother and that the Waterman was mis-.
taken IN the belief that he was engaged in
crime
The County Board yesterday awarded the
county stationery contract TO o. II. Hassel-
man. Caroline Keil was awarded the con-
tract for sprir king the Court house square
during the summer al s. week. She is the
womsu Who was awarded the contract last
surnms r. The Independent Ice Company
was q yen the contract for furnishing ice at
twenty 20 cents per hundred for the ensu-
ing u years. Ripley Il Hedges were
aware ] the contract for doing the county
under iaking. Their contract Is TO bury all
persons five feet tall at 81 90; all persons
from thee To five feet, ST. 90; all under three
feet at 81. The firm also agree to convey all
psupers 10 the poor farm at fifty cents each
and TO the City Hospital at twenty-five cents
each.
The suit OF Francis W. Pigg VS.. Sarah
Catharine Pigg aud John I. Woodland is on
trial by jury in Room p This is suit to
set aside deed and to quiet title 10 real es-
tate. The complaint alleges that years ago
the plaintiff, while an unmarried man, pur-
chased lot in this city, which be had con.
veyed 10 his brother David, the agreement
between them being that David should after.
ward, on request of this plaintiff, convey
the lot by deed to whomeYer plaintiff should
name. Afterward plaintiff married Nancy
Woodland. He then had mis- brother convey
the lot to his wife, and with her he had an
uD derstandiDg to the effect that the prop
erty was to be regarded at ell times as his
absolutely. Afterward, upon his order, his
wife conveyed the lot TO another person, and
new lot was purchased in Spann' s'ad.
dition to this city. Upon both lots plaintiff
had put valuable improvements and
be had this second lot also put in his wlfes
name, with the same understanding as be-
fore. Again the lot was sold and a new lot
was purchased and valuable improvements
were placed there n. Meanwhile plaintiffs
wife died, and upon hearing that he was
about to be sued on a bond, he consulted
with William Pattison, an attorney, who ad-
vised him to have the lot conveyed 70 his
daughter, defendant herein, which was done
on the same verbal understanding as that
which he bad With his wife in their for
mer transactions during her life ime. The
complaint says that Sarah CatharIne Pigg
now refuses TO surrender the property TO him
upon request, claiming ii as q bona fide
transfer OF the property by her father to her.
Plaintiff also alleges that Woodland,
his step.son, claims an interest
in the property as heir of
Nancy Pigg. deceased; that he, plaintiff, is
now sixty-fve years oil age; that all his
worldly possessions are in this piece of real
estate, and he ssks that the Court set aside
the deed TO Sarah Cathsrine Pigg and quiet
his title as against her and Woodland.