The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-23
COURT-HOUSE LOCALS.
A Number Of Interesting Cases In the
variors Courts.
A New Slancer Suit-John T. Wooderd
Thinks q New Trial Will Not
Be Granted Him.

- W. DptiGecl Will c&cct "@ r~'~0~ $500
dwelling at SCI North Noble street.
Eli Blanks entered plea OF guilty yes.
fardsy 10 stealing gun AID fish reel, and
was given two years norsn.
William A. Scott and William III. Sharpe
have given So coo bonds as administrators of
the estate of Jacob Scott, deceased.
Ida ID. Barley. yesterday, took judgment
by confession against Alfred and ]. @. S.
Harrison. In the Circuit Court, for 81, 252.
In the suit Of John w. O'Harrow ys. the
Adams Express Company for damages for
alleged false imprisonment, the defendant
has fled plea in abatement.
Judgments were yesterday entered in the
Circuit Court against the estate of Rufus
Barr, deceased. for several parties on claims
and notes, aggregating 81, 166.
The case of William Patterson VS.. the
estate Of G. II. Voss, deceased. to collect
50 SEQ for legal services, was argued before
the Circuit Court Jury yesterday.
James Board yesterday was put on trial
fer grand larceny and receiving stolen goods.
BE was indicted for the theft of parts OF
thrashiDg machine. The case was contin-
ued for further evidence.
The argument in the darnage-suit of Will
70
$4,000 for personal injuries was concluded
yesterday noon. The jury was charged in
In the afternoon and sent to the consultation
room.
Suit was filed yesterday by jeremiah Mil
Ter against John T. Woodland to collect the
81 1000, the embezzlement of which secured
for the latter fve-year term Ia the North
ern Prison. The complaint is in two para.
graphs.
The Coroner yesterday returned his verdict
in the inquest of DR.. Sutherland, finding that
the dece ased came to his death from opium
poisoning, but how and in what quantity
administered / am unable to learn. There is
no evidence of self-destruction.'
In the statement OF Emsley Wright, ad-
ministrator of the estate of John T. Jali an
VS.. John W. Julien ard Others to settle
partnership, w. 4. Elliott was yesterday
appointed Receiver by Judge Ayers. The
case has been to the Supreme Court once.
The motion for new trial in the case of
John T. Woodland for embezzlement, will
be presented and argued Monday. Woodland
has re- euested Sheriff Carter to allow him to
go out and settle up his business, saying he
has no hope OF relief short of the Supreme
Court.
The will OF John G. Brinkmeyer, deceased,
was filed for probate yesterday. The prop
erty is left to the widow, who. upon mar
rage, is to surrender all but that part TO
which she is entitled under the statute and
this Is TO be divided among the children
equally.
SAM uel Coleman entered plea OF guilty
TO petit larceny in the Criminal Court yes.
terday, and was given thirty days in the jail
and dollar fine. He stole pair of shoes,
- IF 70 oolA -hn11
of former good character was the cause of
the clemency of the Court.
George p. Kissell and Christian Piel yester-
day fled suit against the c., II. and l. Road
to recover certain real estate. The com.
plants are substantially the came in all par
ticulars. Demand is made in each for DOS
session and $1,000 damages for detention,
with iDterrogatories attached.
Ellen Garrovan yesterday filed complaint
against James L. Simpson tor SANDER, alleg.
ing for cause that on the 10th day of this
month Simpson, In the presence OF the plain
tiff and other good citizens, used language
imputing to her a want of chastity and vir-
tue. Demand is made for $1,000.
In the suit of William o. Patterson VS..
William Noble new trial has been refused
and judgment entered for plaintiff for S125.
This was the suit for damages growing out of
the death of q horse belonging to plaintiff
which defendant had hired, and which was
killed by careless and reckless driving.
George K. Perrin has filed suit against
George and SibiIla Lehrritter to collect S25S.40
for services rendered. The complaint charges
that after the Indebtedness had accrued de.
PENDANTS transferred their property valued
1t sd, COO, which was afterwards reconveyed
to the wife, for the purpose of defrauding
creditors. Demand is made for 5000 judg
ment.
The case of Gottlieb Williams VI. Henry
Weghorst and others is on trial by jury in
Room 2. The suit was tried two months ago
and the jury disagreed. Williams sues for
damages alleged to have been sustained by
reason of his wife's sickness, which was
caused by the raising Of the house of the de-
PENDANT in which plaintiffs family was liv.
ing, Mrs. Williams catching cold in conse.
quence thereof. :.
The suit of Charles L. Merrill VS.. Jacob s.
Hildebrand and others went to the jury in
Room yesterday, and special verdict in
the form OF nswers to interrogstories was
returned. The questions of law involved
will be decided by Judge Howe upon the
findings CT facts as disclosed in the answers
This Ia the case where plaintiff 10 suing for
certain rights in the Merrill Pump Com.
papy's business.
Suits have been fled within the last few
days BY Ida d. Barley, John Lassen, Peter
Wright, Edward CASTOR, C. F., Rocker, John
Burk and Fred Packard, Peter Lasssn and
Byron Hutchinson against John G. 6. Harri-
son and Judge Lamb, which are supplement-
al. judgments having been taken heretofore
sgainst the Harrisons in the Circuit Court.
The object OF these suits is to have the
defendants appear and testify as to what
property they have subject 10 execution, aud
were filed in view Of the recent decision OF
the Supreme Court upon the validity of the
appointment OF Judge Lamb, Receiver OF
Rank