The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-16
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.
FIRST Suit Under the New Civil Rights
Law Filed Yesterday.
Suit on . Conetable's Bond-A Suit
Against the Encaustic Tile worke-
Other Court Notes.

The HumphYies- Admire SANDER suit Is
ttili on trial in the Circuit Court.
In the suit of Jane Kline vs.. the National
Benefit Associstion, to collect policy, Judge
Walkers jury returned verdict for the de-
fencanL
John Lee. of Crawfordsville, has filed
petition asking Judge Woods to allow him
q, GOO for services as President of the A., l..
and st. l.. Railway Company during the
past year.
Suit has bsen commenced in the Federal
Court against the Commissioners of Grant
due the F., st. L. and L. Railway from sew
sTai OF the townships Of the county.
NJ. L. Lloyd Will put up . 81, 500 frame
cottage on the corner Of Talbot avenue and
Houston street. Mary Foley will erect a
II, 900 frame cottage on Wslcott street be-
tween 6tste and Reformatorv streets.
The care against John 7. Woodland occu.
pied the day In the Criminal Court yesterday.
Woodland was on the stan in the afternoon.
end entered denial to everything, claiming
that Miller never drew any prize. and that
no never received anything for Miller.
Susan Roberts has filed for divorce from
Joel p. Roberts. They were married In Sep
TENDER, 1876, and in September, 1882, de-
PENDANT abandoned her. He has also failed
10 provide and has been guilty OF cruel
treatment Plaintiff lives at 30 Hoyt ave.
nue., and defendant lives In Shelby County.
Judge Norton, by invitation of Judge
Horc, goes TO Shelbyvlle the LIST OF June to
try the salt OF Isom wray VS.. The Shelby
Printing Company and Charles X. Mat.
thews, for damages growing out of IN al
legged libellous publication made by Mat
ihsws, % editor OF the Shelby Republican,
last summer.
Tho Equitable Trust Company has fled
agsipat William II. Hamiin and others to
foisclose mortgage given TO secure s., 900
In 1880. Since the execution of the mort
rage Elizabeth A. Hamlin, one OF the part.sy,
has been declared OF unsound mind and sent
TO the Insane Hospital Tor treatment De-
msnd 5000.
Ellen Mattler has filed snit against Nelson
Hoover on his band ~ Constable for dam
ages, alleging for cause that che was arrested
for provoking . couple OF women; aud that
Hoover unlAwfully charged and received
from her a. costs Sl2 % For this reason
she asks for Judgment for SCI %, or i've times
the amount Of the illegally collected costs.
The drst suit under the OWL Rights bill
which became law during the late session
Of the Legislature, was filed yesterday Ia the
Superior Court. The plaintiff is A. l.. Dud-
ley, and he files agaist Frank Gislsr, OF 1875
East Washington street, for 800 damages,
alleging for cause that on the 18th OF this
month plaintiff visited the billiard and pool
room Of the defendant and asked the priv
ileee OF playing game OF pool. Defendant
rsfufed the request because of the color Of
the plaintiff. on account OF which plaintiff
was n jured and damaged 500 under Senate
bill No. 49," by virtue of which no is citi-
zen Of the State and entitled to all rights,
civil and legal, etc.
Ann Addison yesterday fled petition to
sue the Encaustic Tile Works and Lee
Motherhood, which was granted by Judge
Walker. The complaint was then filed and
ALLEGES that before the appointment OF Re-
ceiver for the Tile Works that institution by
its officers, without right and having OBJ.
tanned no permission from plaintiff nor of
the City Council, nor having by lawful
means condemned the property, laid track
from the Big Four Road to the works, the
said track being over and across her lot, and
cutting Oh several feet OF one end of 1t.
This has been in use for some time. and the
Receiver threatens to continue to use the
same. Prayer is made for q perpetual in
junction and $500 damages.
Thomas J. Bryant has filed . suit against
Orren II. Wook, Emmett J. Heeb and Cor.
nelius Hamilton for damages This il the
case growing out of the Bryant & stratton
Business College dispute. The complaint
alleges an agreement in April of last year
whereby Heeb 4 Wook agreed to close up the
Granger Business College before the 9th of
April, 1884, and transfer the greater part of
the pupils to the Bryant & Stratton institu-
tiop, to teach there themselves Bryant & Co.
to furnish all fuel, lights, ETC., and each pay
half OF all other expenses. The opposition
college was not closed until November fol.
lowing the date agreed upon, to plaintiffs
injury $1,000. Hamilton claims to have
some interest in the matter and is made
party. Demand 81 575.
The Oolitic Quarry Company has filed suit
against William B. Howard, contractor for
the new State. house, for S., 600. on account.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff was
to furnish from its auarriss, in Owen County,
stone of sizes and dimensions required by
defendant a fast az called for, which was
to DO paid for at s. per cubic yard. On the
10th of last March the defendant agreed il
plaintiff would increase its force, clear of the
snow, and proceed with the quarrying, in
stead Of 100 cars he would take 200 cars OF the
stone. Under this agreement thirty five Car
loads were delivered, and on the 10Th of
April Howard refused to give any more d.
mensions. and notified plaintiff he would
not accept any more stone from plaintiff be-
sides failing TO pay for the stone delivered,
which amounts to 81 600. Under the con-
tract plaintiff expended 81, 200 for labor. etc
and the profits to have accrued from tbs
completion OF the contract would have been
s. 600. Demand 5000
Real Estate Transfers.
The following deeds were recorded on Fri
day. May Is. as reported by steeg 4 Bernhamer
abstract compilers. II and Is Thorpe Block. Tele-