The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-06
COURTHOUSE LOCALS
Several Interesting Suits Piled 10 the
Superior Court.
Charles Hensley To Be Tried on the
25th-Mollie Fette Suing
for SO 900.

Lucinda u. Morton yesterday took judg-
ment ia Room sgsinst the Tile Works on
notes for s. 800 CO.
The case against J. 7. Wood ward for grand
larceny and enlightenment is set fo- thu l4th
IN the Criminal Court
The County Board, yesterday, allowed bills
sggregatirg 81, 435. In the afternoon they
went TO the W0rE-hOuse.
The Merchants National Bank. of Chicago,
yesterday took JUDGMENT in Judge Taylor's
room, against the Encanstlc Tile Works, on
notes for$10 1862
The will Of Robsrt Schmidt, deceased, was
probated yesterday. The property is lefs
among his children, and his son Adolph is
named as executor.
Corydon +. Mclaughlin, recently sent to
the Insane Asylum, was yesterday declared
insane in the Circuit Court, for the purpose
of appointing trustee for his estate.
The suit OF Desdemoaa Rowland and others
against Charles Mayer and others was con-
cluded yesterday in the Circuit Court, and
taken under adyitement by Judge Ayres.
Charles S. Hensley is to be tried on the
18th in the Criminal Court. Hensley is the
man who was arrested and indicted for hav.
ing an abortion procured On his wife which
caused her death.
The surety of the peace case against Venda
Shultz is 10 come up for trial before Judge
Norton on the 18th. This is the case in
which a. w. Gregg made the original affi-
davit against the defendant in Squire Wood
wards Court.
Sarah r. Letta Root has filed for divorce
from Charles Root They were married in
April, 1882. She charges failure to provide
and cruel treatment. Ghey have one child
for The custody OF which the plaintiff petit
tons She lives at Southport.
The suit of John c. Thomss VS.. Catharine
Blatz is on trial in Room ,. Plaintiff is
suing on 8 warranty and Claims to have
bought horse OF defendant, which after.
ward proved to bs a stump sucker" De.
msnd Is made for full value OF the animal.
Thomas ]. Bryant has fled euit against
Christopher Higenberg and Henry Timer to
recover possession of Let 60 in Dunlap and
Tutewiler's subdivision. he slleges that de-
PENDANTS have possession without right aud
for ten years have kept him out of il. De-
mand IS also made for $500 damages.
A. V. Lawrence and " f. have fled suit
against W, A. Brokav snd wife and J. L.
Bradley to set aside deed and quiet title.
Plaintiffs slege ownership in January, 1879,
of parts Of lots II and 10 in outlet "a. On
that date Brokaw claimed 10 be owner Of
620 eeTes IN Greenwood County, Kansas, but
that he was not such owner as = matter OF
fact Upon his representations. however, a
trace vee made, after which Brokaw disap-
pesred and can not be found. Ths plaintiffs
can net, therefore, procure surrender of
the deed. The complaint is in two para.
graphs.
Ellis W. Redpsth & Co., for themselves
and others, have fled snit against Henry
Tutewilerssand W. G. Cock, his assignee, to
set aside the assignment. TIE complaint
alleges that in April judgments were re-
covered by plaintiffs and others against
Tutewiler i Son aggregsting 81. Dog. 20. The
Sheriff levied on lots 10 and l [, in square %,
but the judgments are not liens, because
TEtewiler conveyed, by deed of assignment
the real estate to Cook. 1t is claimed that
the several claims represented, which have
since taken the form of judgments, were
created long before the assignment. Because
OF the preference given certain creditors in
the assignment; therefore the assignment Is
void, and the deed conveys no title TO the
assignee. Cook claims TO hold 81 900 by
virtue of the deed of assignment, which the
plaintiffs ask may be applied TO their claims,
and at the same time have the assignment
set asiue.
The suit of David d. Long guardian, VS..
William Wallace administrator, which is on
trial in Room 5, is a case which was origin
ally in the Circuit Court. The complaint
alleges that MollIe Fetie, st the solicitation
OF Maria Fette and her husband, in 1871,
went to live with them in this city. They
had no children. Charles Fette died IN
March. 1881 and Maria Fette died in Deem
Der, 1881. at the time plaintiffs ward went
10 live with her uncle and aunt, the deceased,
they gave her thor name. They became
much attached to her and proposed
that If she would continue to
live with them during their life time, and
set toward them as their child, and nurse
them during their sickness. they would give
her their entire estate. Upon the death Of
Charles Fette, bis wife reteated the promise
to the claimant herein. bat because OF her
age aud infirmities she failed to make will
as was her intention Demand is made for
the entire amount OF ths estate, which il
valued at S6,0C0. Judge As res was origin
ally one Of the attorneys in the suit and for
this reason by agreement the case was sent
10 Judge Walker for trial.