The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-23
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.
Several Small Damage Suits 70 the
Ccurte-The Lewis Divorce Case.

Mary Dickson was pronounced insane yes
terday and sent to the State Hospital.
The sust OF Amanda Mccullough vs. the
city. for damages, was argued before Judge
walkers jury yesterday.
The suit OF Mark Smith vs.. the /. B. and W.
Road, for so damages for q COW killed on the
road, is or trial before Judge AyTes.
John ". Wsughop. administrator, recoV-
cred Judgment in Rom 3 yesterday on
note against Charles ID. Pearson for 81 ,056.
The dsnasge suit of s. II. Bruce vs.. Leon
ard Williams is on trial by jury in Room ,.
P.sintif claims that deieudsuts COW broke
into bis potato patch and ruined it.
Judge Norton yesterday tried the case
against Michael Cain and John McCue, for
assault and battery. with intent to kill John
Smith, and took il under adyissment.
In the damage suit Of John Kidd. admin
istTator Of the estate Of Lille Clayton, de-
ceased. against Daniel Burton, the jury in
Room 2. yesterday, returned verdict for de-
fenesnt.
The viii of Nancy Reagan, OF Bridgeport,
was probstsd yesterday. The property is di-
yided among the legal heirs. Richard w.
Thompson qualified IS executor by giving
$4,000 bonds.
The suit Of Malnde Nixon vs. John
Nixor for divorce will be filed to day, il hay
ing been left with the Clerk yesterday for
that purpose Plaintiff alleges adultery,
drunkenness and cruel treatment for cause.
The parties live in franklin Township and
have been married since May, 1850. The
complaint alleges that the defendant Is
owner Of a farm OF 100 acres, worth SIC, 900,
resides personal property TO the value Of
4 -. 49,. k<<f
their Joint labors. For some years past
John he's been DEPRESSING from the paths OF
virtue, and about year ago she filed
suit for divorce from him. At that time
came up suit in the courts
hotween her husband and his brother 10 the
siferwaId there was an assignment by her
husband Of his property to several parties,
al OF whom are defendants in the present
suit Plaintiff alleges that she was per-
shaded by these other parties to dismiss her
former suit for divorce. and she also asserts
that the pretended assignment referred ID
was msde for the purpose OF defeating her
claim for allimoBy. She asks for - 600.
The suit of Lucy 4. VS.. Frank G. Lewis
was called up before Judge Taylor yesterday
afternoon, when the plaintiff asked leave to
substitute another complaint, which was
granted. The reason for this was that the
general charge OF cruel treatment clone Was
TO be relied on for cause, plaintiffs attorney
stating that while the proof would be the
same, vet for the sake Of the child the parties
did not want the record 70 show any other
cbsTge. The evidence did not differ ma.
teriglly from the usual testimony in such
cases, except in the introduction OF two let
tiers and the answers thereto. The Letters
were taken from Mr.. Lewis pocket by bis
wife, and are the came which we're referred
TO e. The time of the fling Of the complaint.
One CT THESE WAS from = wotoan in Sidney,
o, and the other from Mrs. Waltz. The
answers by Lewis, which were also IN evil
dence, we're full Of quotations from Whittier
and other poets and were OF decidedly
amatcry nature. Defendant admitted the
genuineness OF the Sidney. o., woman, but
swore Mrs. Welt was fictitious character,
and that be had prepared the letter in that
case in order to give his wife cause for d.
voIce, saying that he wanted her to get 3
divorce. Mrs. Lewis testified that she found
defendant one morning in the library copy
ing the poetry which be used in the letters
and said herefHsed to tell what he was doing
After examining the parties at some length
Judge Taylor said he would grant the divorce
and give the custody Of the child to the
mnfher